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beat bsasis's ssi-A sai vAirlsd her oH into
% isprsoSss vslts. spsstiing chairs sod
sssss saslss N . most ssdignissd asa
pss.
Whss tve circles shoss he room bad been
soeplstsd, she yoseg nan stopped. and turn
i.s V hsrdisss, nodded very esolly towards
hin.
'He. dy. cs.rli.' 1 dian, ... you
wsrs here -
Hsrdiess bi, bis lip. bs, kept down his
anger, ssd sssaDs1 . gay exterior He
would have felt great pleasure just then, IN
witnessing the slev torture Of the valtfer-
indeed, an not sure that be would not
have liked 10 perform the kind oeiee Of hang
ing him.
To sss the fellows cool inpudsnee, vas
most sassps aiing. There be stoo !, bic .rn
s,ill sressd Bsssis's waist, bsr bead almost
lying on hu shoulder, aud her little rosebud
mouth half epsa, psotipg With the sxer,ion
ct the brief bat stormy waits, lookiog 90
sonfessdly pretty, that H.rdipke eouId'n,
for the life Of him feel angry With her
oh, cousin Hair cried Bessie, reieas
ing herself, iva good-for-pothing f.l-
What's the matter passf
'Toavs been driafiag alrcaaJt Look
here, IL isot eleven o'clock, yet, and you
oh, for shame, sir Z
i know il I've had . leetle teeny glass
Of b'sndJ-snd m going TO have another.
II Hardings will 70 With me. Come slobg
Charlie, IL 10 tine TO vet your whistle
Hardiugs vss glad 10 do sos.ethiog 10
bad much rather have seen cousin Els
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brandy cocktails, . Ia modern philosophers
.Hsrdibgs,' said bis lively tormentor. ss
coon - they got outside, you re lucky dog,
70 DO engaged 70 90 charming {. girl as Miss
Bessie ! l swear, IL we're . marrying man,
] Soliess ! 4 ssEY yosi'
Couforting ssggsstionl
'A-hsn. yes, said Hardings, she IS =
nies girl, and be eyed his com paniou side
ways, with very usplcsssntly uslignsnt
look.
The other ratified away, 10 his usual oa
band style, talking about marriage, aud Bes
sic, and his sdnirstion OF women IN general,
every now and then touching unvit,ipgiy
90 some bare nerve In HsrdiDges heart -
The Arst cocktail vss succeeded by tvo
more. With eigsrs 10 match, sad the two
youog men grev 9aits friendly aad eobk
dental, bat Hssdings kept his eyes aud ears
open, TOT some eAancs 70 overthrow the
Amii,sf'ty szuusg between cousin Hal,
ana Desne
ine ua'a 70, tsAs hal sas no more bss'
:" eoo"o' thsn an. They bore the same
isoi'y nsms' os' u vas . con umou one 10
hN res'es, ssa no as OF consauguiniiy
existed between shsn.
nA vas esSseaiosy pleased with Bessie
.neu ns nso snt csso Der, Aad on hsd'ng
'n.' esr nsme sas Ls~otte, had at once Iu-
"S'e1 sPoo e'sie'sf fs'snonshiP ln order
.ese)oy mar seesssy freely, without ohsnding
Do, osuetAee :,
onIof'sa.'e'y, hafoiage N sde Bessie con-
Isss 'nss hA vas not related :" her, asd ss
sss W." Pse 70 osssVios 10 very
eSas',y neess' sossfo ni@ tSs result Vas
.eas tee es,rotesd cosPls bad . grsa. many
iss'Viess hks 'hs cue WIN shloa have
eo1seu 20 eon ny stery:
20, msa.Ens sSomsn me mAoagiog
aoohssy' lou oes isea eer snyNssrs, ous
y0a enostss.s 70 anSe heF-aoot Jou
"ne joy n'ge'!-ses's All
NoS Nsalhs hfainss vas good fellow,
%, one oa 'oese "A|sa,oi", wno always
@sss ~eddls o. sssfyshiDg lie vas SLOW
70 sPnseeiats' 1lo" 70 psresiVs, aed SLOW TO
so,; LoVlSg Bessie a. nuca be could soJ.
e0oy' looNssn meen tnai @'gnt De DC bad
no., coIo S'Oooso sy WIN MIN that
Ioosep very hte sPsteyi ys'' oo the shg htes'
P'o'oss'ou, % s0' 'S.IlOiy Jeai"as snd a.
aemeo PA'se'' ss'e'"y ISvsro ner' Teiee'
., "sn, mo" sn0ssa !" XII aay love
shs m'set nave tcr sin
lsse ssre'os % e'n' yoasg ~so. Don''
s''s~ps 70 plAy 'es PsSs OF master hil you
are married
bh Ls@o's, 90 tae eostrary, vas all i'm
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