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Oh, hrst rate, was his reply, ~ Is
sp'endid' lsss yoa prhciiee 'Somao rixht..
and hire your own carriage Well. there's
no hsrm IN that u will answer admirably
for TO day and ,bsn the owner will have IL.
suppose
!, IbdOpb,rdly, said Jenny, With a smile
Afitt their marriage AZ the church The,
returued 20 Jeuuy's suut'>. aud "a, dom 20
await tho ARRIVAL OF some friends whom tbsv
we're going 90 treat to . fes yisnds pr.r.r.
ei for the occasion
why don: the driver ,Ase that earri,s.
home7'
Perhaps lie ia awaiting the order Of il,
owner, replied Jenny
It's owBer, where l. he"
His name j. George Leuox. aud be GO
cupie. tbe very Piace where YOU now .it'
said Jenny Is any farther sIplAnAtion ue
George Lcnor not mer said George
iairly s'Atung from Lis seat
les you, was the reply. j; was nv car
oft
n our carriage Why Jenny YOU surprise
me- said Ueorge, how eaDe you by such
40 expensive establishment
i bought Il and paid my SWu money for
l
Bought it--and-Taid d-your-oup.--
moeey-for--ii said George, slowly. and
passing slightly before each word, a. II
weighing their meaning, for be was pro.
fOuudly Perplexed
Yes nay dear, continued Jenny. IL va,
niue ~ ls now yours You are IL. owner
aud there 1t stands subject to your order.
/ IL you Wish, We will drive TO our country
house, just out Of the city this afternoon
! .bpupiry house just out Of the city I
George.
NO, am not
We'll, then what do You mean = said be.
Explain yonr,eif THCrs is s.ry- r,g.tr,v
that dout understand
i know you don't undsrstsnd IL. dear
replied Jenny and uow that lave mys
tined you little, wall solve the r,ddl,
And the Jenny with sparkling eve. and
IN her bapptest mod told bin how ,b,t No.,
| PATsats hao 1ied when she was quite youpy
aud icit her -nnilsss, aud ia the care Of her
aunt, Who bad adopted her. aud thai fsur
| years before, sealthy uncle ia Ehslabd-
her faihers bra'her--hsd died. leaving her
his lAEs prop y amounting TO seventy
hive thos>'nd do ass, and that A. there was
20 mucL eauTuBF actresses for their money
she bad rssolyed keep the matter a secret
aud pass amoDg people as dependent for
support upon her own exertious from day
10 day, 90 that II che was vootd at all II
might be for herself aud not for her money
and that for this reason she bad served an
apprenticeship in milliDer's shop.
Am dreamingg eGciaimcd George
amazed al a revelation from Jenuy's In.
50 astounding aud unexpected and which
increased, if possible the esteem he already
had Tor hsr who could conceive 90 noble a
project and so efectusliy carry il cut
No, George, u j. not dream, but pleas.
Jog reality You know said Jeunywould
show her value yet then referred 10 nv
fortune, or my value aside from Ihat il Is
not for me ~ speak And now, said she,
looking coIhdipgly 10 the face Of him whose
hove che priEed higher tbas ell earthly trea.
sures Jenny eBtTusts Co you herself aud
her fortune, without Ruy fears for their ia
ture safe keeping
GeOrges Iucome was noR amply sum
Gent for bis aud jouny's Wauts, but being
one who abhorred idleaess, be iu few
weeks opened wholesale grocery ia the
e'ty aud Sas soon eugGged III ca extensive
add AouTishiBg business.