The Van Buren press., 1895-02-23
THE ODD TRICK
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Letters BAefk

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Letters EAek
~Es beg gsns psr6srA Gd1assas lid
you speak 10 meS*
Speak 10 Yeus atasd Fsu aauss
tdnes 60 xbse ane saasatr eup Of eat-
fee~
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for sase evsnespp1-
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tie asrSssAag-
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~ Lihsrsrfs yesterday snd-r
my deas xSss- What eaa yan PpnmSaay
DO with Tnr2satA esnars6desTrs hnssr-
ypyaed Mr. Cpe1m. esyaaAessaq-
WELL DO you kn4ou sassss what rse
bnen wondering erkr tannes ane rrs
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taink 1t ~0rld lock- res1teaag 10relF 30
tssm . s<s xon'ns Is eonl1 osnsa5ne sart
ef esxpe De cAsse 7es kaer. and uo-
6esreasA-~
-'Tnat tast daeAs rana Tos ee'sk<sd
0us like . hanss hs haexaa@
sGfahsssf~
Il DON'T ffks sAnse n.em-ksnxsas
t&hnex wonsen get mp IN TO aoo'k like
hgurns ON y Jsyunese ssn-F
'1I$nsp my dsAr hnsaan6s taseysfs asosb-
inG Jspmnlese a&oms TGslisa ennhrDad-
esyr~ exclaimed LnedBey "a s1e ynsaae,t
knek h<x chair frsn the bsea2fsAa s@-
Bile.
Newer msnd~ DON'T like sah@ be-
Sides yos sre really 800 exsszpagsns.
L~e5lDe- essa's see she nenessSty fog
ali tse&e r0ns6<rfnl sosgesses.*
my dear Gilbert don't talk sbout
t&hmxx gon d0nss ss6erxsaad-"
And. gzshessnx mp she san&1l pile Of
Iessers shss were btssde hsr platte. Mrs
CORN made her usy 10 she A0sor.
'-Ohr by sbe way said her h2shsnS.
. gEssae besssas6nxiy, do yoa very
mnek msnd giving mp the Clsysons'
ball ton5xhsy"
"-csvfns mp thess ball, Way. In she
nsape Of all thzFs reasonAbse- sAould I
Do thssr~
'slseesnse s&k yoa-~
Mn~ Cosin shrugged her shoulders in
adlence.
-Ycu VII write to excuse your-
sesfy~
Certainly Do4- why. I've got . per-
feet dream 0s g0rn 10 wear. and I
m~sn 10 sbor~uxhly enjoy myseA-
THAT II 10 say. you intend 10 make
y0nsSegf conspicuous by your Airts-
tions, ~ nsusi@
LseiBe laughed
II will nos allow f. You shall mot
20 on In this rsdseulo1x fashion
my dear Gilbert, don't yo1 shink
thzs Is 10 yon who sse rdberlOss tass
p~wf You silly fellow she eosssnued,
dszsfnx near ksn, what does is mat
ter to yos II half the uen la ssse rooosn
are 10 lore with nse. when yOn know
thss I'm not 10 lore with sbern7 There.
don't talk no1sease, and be OF 80 your
ride
.swhy dos't you come, soo7- asked
her husband. half spoIiifed again
'sI-ch. mo. Icorid1's possibly spare
the time. DEAR heaps OF things TO do.
and letsers TO write. Gooi-by for tie
present
Ard with . laughing farewell she
tsipped out of fhe room-
The smiles, however, vznishcd ~ she
sank into ) low chair In her boudoir,
and picked one note out OF tie heap
thst isy I'm ber isp. Mrs Corin'x pretty
dfmple& dfaAppeaasi. and her brown
eontsscsed into fs0wn - she read
IDEAS Nns coxus Yss kso~. es eosrse.
ehss I - esgzxed ~ Miss KsskIeez NxJse-
Dos's yos thfrh shss. ns1eF sse ess<smssssees-
1t voslA be better for yos 70 fsssfE NE sore
yefy foolish edns5ozs ~ mise pht<h yos still
hsvss - suse yos pfl1 see the z1vfssbilitJ
q tb1s. ssA psii be sood esossh - Tfve the
ps<kes 70 ~ srsesd ApDsewsrsh- vbo Vii call
sSps ~ = u ssis norssnG
II shsl1 DO nothing Of the SORT ex-
claimed Lucile. when she had re-read
the letter fos the third time EN-
gagged 70 Kathleen Mayse, indeed. En-
gagged to her thousands. he ought 10
have ssid-a horrid, plain little red
haired thing, without an idea in her
head II Il perfectly disgusting, the
things men will do for money; but
did think WiIfrid was different l did
believe In him 1T least" And she rose
from her chair Indignantly. why,
not year ago he was ready to blow
his brains out because l would not
marry him. and now She finished
her sentence with . dramatic gesture
worthy Of Dusc herself
A dangerous little person she looked
- she paced up and down the pretty
boudoir. The fact WAS that Mrs Corin
was suffering aciteiy from the com
ylssns which ifi CIR nursery days We
called dog -she-manger-ness--