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SENlEWEEKLY BANNER FRIDAY, AUG. 81, 1894

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Say that"
"of course had TO pretend. He asked
me every day if loved him, and stood
SO, your shrinking wood Violet, you
know" She clasped her hands and hung
her pretty head and looked up with limpid
eyes full of modesty and maidenly love.
YOU'RE little devil, said Bob.
Like that" continued the girl. "Then
Gilbert used to heave a sigh and begin to
talk about his ambitions Oh how truly
awful it would have been to be every day
and all day long with man who could
talk about nothing but his ambitionsl
SAID ne WASH gOuu enough to JaiI 10 mo
to me, Bob, after you'd been making
love to mel-about anything but the
higher aspirations of the soul How long,
do you think, before he would have found
it outP"
Would have found It outI" repeated
Bob Then it is Off"
Yes l got this letter yesterday morn.
ing. Read it, When ! read it, said to
my brother: George, it's no use pretend
ing. I'm glad of it. That is what said.
but Gilbert was gone. George said that
6OIuGJllnB OuBllb W DO uOuo tOI me- huu-
but read the letter first"
Bob read it. Once or twice he glanced
at the girl curiously. He was but young
fellow about town who thought of moth
ing but what his like call pleasure but
the letter touched him. He handed it back.
II understand him now," he said. You
never did care bit for him. You hated
him. Otherwise-well, it's straightfor-
ward letter. Violet He's good fellow,
and he has spared you mighty lot Of
trouble in refusing to see you. It's most
considerable letter. Poor beggarI He was
fond of you, and you don't deserve 1t.
Well, if it was dying I'd have you by the
bedside holding my hand all the time for
fear you'd go off with somebody else be-
fore was dead, and, hang it, Violet, 1
believe / should have killed you, too, so
that we might go off together. "
That's the sort of love 1 like, Bob, "
said she. Good real love without think
ing that girl'is an angel. Do you really
think could have married that thing of
ambitionsY You don't want an angel, do
you, BobP"
mo- don't I'm a man of the world,
and want woman of the world, and we
must both want all tho good things we
can get. Well-but-is this all2 You said
-frst-I must read that letter. What
nextS You are free. But are we any
nearer than before? I'm no richer-but
poorcr-and the debts are getting uncom-
Portable, and''-
You shall see, Bob. Read this"
1t was lawyers letter, stiff and form
al. Bob read it slowly. Then he cried,
20 Lord' US one in great establishment
He finished it. He looked up. Violet
nodded That's all, Bob"
"AllH Isn't that enough Good heav-
ens!"
zone of the partners called about II
o'clock and placed this in my hands l
wish I'd known he was coming, l would
have had the blinds down. AS it was, 1
slipped on black frock, threw myself on
tho sofa and buried my face in my hand
kcrchiof. He was much affected, poor
mani A good looking fellow, Bob"
Il dare say. Perhaps you'd like to be
engaged to him too 1t would be another
change, wouldn't it? But on what con-
ditionsP"
There are no conditions except one,
which ! am sure l shall keep with the
greatest joy-not to put on mourning.
That's all No nasty ones about marry
ing. Perfect confidence in me-perfect,
you see. That's the real beauty of the
thing isn't itY I've got to forget him and
be happy. l suppose we shall see an an
nouncement in The Times, shan'G WEI
After that, Bob, don't see WHY
"Violetl Eighty thousand pounds" He
held out his arms, and Violet fell into them,
and they kissed and purred delightfully."-
for five long minutes.
You are little devil" said her old
lover 1t was the greatest praise he had to
give and the greatest she desired. ''Those
angelic wood nymph's eyes have done the
trick. What a good fellow he isl What
a pity he couldn't give you the money and
go back to his old colony and live there!
And say Violet, dear, Wen have the
most glorious time"
1--WE will, Bob But remember I'm not
going topay your gambling debts Have
your little 1lutters if you like but if you
get into hole my money won't put you
out. And I'm going my way, and you
can go the same way or some other, what
you please"
"All right, my dear. It's more than
1000 year. We can do pretty well on
THAT, dare say. Let S have look at
your eyes again. l like 'em, whatever
they are, and-and you're little devil,
Violet and / love you all the better be-
cause you are"
Thus and thus was the news received.
Thus did the girl, who was all affection
and all constancy, mourn for the man she
had loved so tenderly, who was taken
from her SO cruelty.
In little seaside place, quite deserted
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