OR, CLARENCE MORTIMER. 101

 

acquainted with them. They had not gone
far, when they caine opposite to a large
billiard saloon, 3

a Let's go in here, and have a roll at the
balls,” said one of. the stranger youths.
‘* It’s prime fun.”

‘* What do you say, Clare?” said Dick.
‘“‘Would you mind just dropping in a
minute ?”

Clare felt bashful about expressing his
views, and besides could not bear to mar the
pleasure of the others.

‘I should like to go in,” he said, «I
cannot stay long, though.” |

66 We can come out whenever we like,
of course,” said Ben.

. And so they all entered the building, and
mounted to the room where the billiard
tables were. |

Clare had never been in just such a set