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Show ! BY EIGHT 01" CONQUEST. Rear-Admiral Sir Dominic Denby, K. C. B., was a bachelor, and a most gallant gal-lant and polite old gentleman. Like most of his profession, he had an eye for a pretty face, and a well-turned ankle, and, In'spite of his years, he was still susceptible to their fascinations. He was, moreover, socially Inclined, entertained hospitably, and the officers of his squadron ably seconded his ef- clean looking, and irreproachably upholstered. up-holstered. However Impossible such a thing may seem, it was a case of love at first sight. They danced and sat out four numbers together, and, because It was the one thing they should have avoided, laid the foundation of a very strong attachment. Her friends noticed this behavior and told her mother, who next day carpeted her daughter soundly. forts. When the fleet had been In Sydney harbor a fortnight or so he issued cards for an afternoon "at home" aboard his flagship. Mrs. De Courcy Fennlng and Miss Ethelwyn Fennlng were among those invited. Sir Dominic had met the younger lady half a doxen times before, and on each occasion he had become more and more enamored of her beauty and accomplishments. On the evening of the day upon which the invitation arrived she attended at-tended the Beeton's Cinderella. A number num-ber of the naval men were present, and among them was a certain Sublieutenant, Sublieuten-ant, George Hoskyns. He was a nice enough young fellow, very pink and |