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older woman only . laughed again. "You were always romantic, Margaret/' she declared, and Margaret's cheeks flushed hotly.
It was three days later that Pedro rushed into the basement room, where Florenza sat nursing her new. doll, and waved a note before her eyes.
"See, little sister !" he cried, capering about delightedly. "Your bu'ful lady has sent me this note. It is to tell me to go to the big hotel — the Waldorf — tomorrow. She has arranged for me to play at a great concert. It will make my fortune! Do you see, little one ? ' '
Florenza only half understood, but she smiled happily. Anything that her bu'ful lady did was sure to be delightful, so she sang contentedly to the dolly while Pedro re-read the little note, radiantly, until a sudden thought dashed all his hopes. He had no clothes which were fit for the concert ! But this trouble was short-lived, for, as Florenza 's innocent prattle spread the news of her brother's dilemma, the generosity and true-hearted spirit of the East Side asserted
itself, and from divers sources came a pair of trousers, a dress coat, a shirt, a tie — all loaned for the occasion.
Margaret's heart gave a happy bound when she saw Pedro looking so handsome in his borrowed finery. She had been afraid that he would not have suitable clothing, but could think of no way to help without offending him. Now everything was all right, and. as the concert progressed, and Pedro won even greater admiration than before, Margaret's joy increased. She did not stop to ask herself why she longed so ardently for this young musician's success; she was young and innocent, and not given to self-analysis. She only knew that the applause which greeted Pedro's efforts was sweet in her ears — that her heart beat happily whenever the dark eyes looked gratefully into hers.
But a new experience was coming into Pedro 's life ; he had suddenly become famous. Men and women crowded around him, vying with one another for his attention, and among this crowd was Mrs. Seton, the woman
MRS. SETON FASCINATES PEDRO