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 Squire Harding had a hobby. It was health. He would marry none but healthy woman. Gladys Ray had just come from Q year's stay with her grandparents To | New York and was barely l6 Prettyi | Well. that Is no word for lt. She was | lust as lovely as new blown rosN And she was as good as she was pretty and as loving as she was good, and every | ,nc would have seen lt was out of the question for her Co marry SQuiro Hard ng, a worldly man of 70, with a ahreWd pyc for the main chance. She was just as unselhsh as sun beam, Ss lmpulsive as a kitten, as guile | ess as violet and cared nothing for tho position Squire Harding could offer his wife. She never knew what Co say Go Aim when be camo Co Clematis cottage, is her home was caned-was afraid or his bass voice and shy of hls facetlouS- ness. and yet be came and came, and her father encouraged his suit, and Gladys vas told she must agree Co parry him. Must. because business was dull, and there was a mortgage on Clcmaus cot ,age. and there was no sense In a girl re- tuslng such a chance. Of course, she would never havo another like it in a lifo- ,ime.
 She had no mother. but her brothers protested. telling her that sho was goose. and at last the poor girl was bar asscd into making a half promise that perhaps some time she would
 But her father at once set In motion preparations for the wedding and sent Tor Aunt Phpbe.
 Aunt Phobe was an uncommonly skill iui necdlewoman. but. what was more 10 Gladys case. she was a person with a heart
 One morning she went Into Gladys' chamber and fsuud Che girl hastily put dne away a lettcr-u letter postmarked New York and directed Co herself in the boliest and handsomcst of chirography. Having put the letter under lock and key. Gladys turned silently Co be meas ired for @ new embroidered waist.
 "Are you tired. G.adysF Aunt PhGos asked.
 "A little" replied the girl
 "Dldn't you rest well last nightr
 'N0t very"
 "Gladys. you are my dear dead sisters ,hild. Tell me what alls you"
 "Oh. auntle. my hcort nches.
 And sho put her facc on tho broad. wo- manly shoulder and burst Into tears.
 sThere. there. dcarie. l knew lt was O heart trouble. Tel auntie on about it [ don't believe you want Co marry Squire Harding"
 "I don't-I dou'tr' sobbcd Gladys
 "Then you shau't marry him. Tll put q stop Co this work. sure as my name S Phube Ray. don't know how now. but willr
 One morning she presented herself at sQulro Harllug's door and was shown Into bis private room where be received hls clients
 "Slt down. mndam. sIt down." said the squire.
 ''Thc subject of my call Is my niece"
 "Ahg
 "Yes. I suppose you win be deeply la- ,crCstcd .n thlsT
 "Certainly. certainly. Anything which concerns my pretty little Gladys! An, that is on uncommon girl Mrs. Ray-ss gentle. SO fair. so healthy
 "Ahcmr crookcd Aunt PhUbc omi aously
 weul"
 "Far from it"
 "You amaze me, Has some outrageous disease approached that lovely girlr
 Aunt Pbutc shook her head and sol smnly said:
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 "What-vhat Is it5"
 "A heart trouble" pronounced Aun, l Phpbc soiemnly What the poor chLs mders from it DO words c0n tclL'
 "Yes. yes. Well. now, my dear hd7 what course ought ! Co pursue undGi these remarkable circumstauccsl Win my peculiar views on Che subject 0- hc.;.h-my very decided yiews-I really cannot be expected Co proceed as n-h the circumstances wcro different"
 "I don't know anything about tbat. ] cannot C3vise you. But I fcei as if had done my duty"
 "But lean I honorably rctractf Can [ withdraw from my prop0salf'
 "My brOthcr-ln-law is of a very cholerie temper. cannot say But you migh bo called away"
 "I am called away have urgent business In Liverpool. and ! am the man who should be on che spot No indirect agency will prevail | shall go abroad at once. Mrs Ray. And Mlss Gladys-she Is very prctty-no doubt iuay supply my place ln the course of year vtth som0 one who-who has not the peculiar and very decided views on health that ] hold And you- since you seem a Indy of un- common sense and superior Ideas of the fitness of things will perhaps use your Influence to--to'--
 Certainly. Co smooth my nlece's path way. of course"
 So the conversation camo pucldcally Co an end. and two days later tho squire sailed for Liverpool The news came to tho Rays Ike a thunderbolt for the fa. ther and son had prospcctively secured O large slice of the good fortune from Gladys wedding the rich squire But he was gonc-for a year or more, report said and after a furious and senseless angcf against Gladys. the poor girl waa Rta h peace
 When Aunt PhUbe went home ts her qulet seaside dwelling at Bayport she book Gladys with her on Q visit. and one day she privately wrote O letter Co DicA Archer who she had learned through