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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Getting Ready for Fun,

Quietly and without any, blowing Of
trumpea about II gEeat ds nd q nlewsf nfs
+ Is.s Eb' necessary to make II great
pleasure resort tho coming sumher. The
managers haye but little. to say about i
vet awhile but the fnGt Is th 81 lIyd nnon Y
iSi and In addltIon,s, s., to 7 the b,
sources Of fun and amusement, The work
Is being pushed forward. and the park
ing trumpets early in tho season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
PosToFFIcEs ADVANCED.
Forty-nine New Ones for Presi-
Dental Class April lst.
I(By Associated. II,

WAsHlNGTON. d. e., March l2,--
There will be forty-nine fourth-class
most oft1ces advanced to the presidential
class April LIST, They tnclude;f
Virginia Dayton. rlda-Du
ION and Milton. South Carolina asley
and Westminster. Ala bama--Pedmo mont,
Louisiana a strap ard WINFIELD Mis-,
sisslppi- ntesyille.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
81 M1lS DoRR st II Fl4lDEN

Miss Dora IIa yden, 7s4 18th Street, S. ~,
Washington. ?. G., writes: 553,S Il .5s
8.Ss..WIthout Il hesitation I write to thank
you for the great relief I have found IN
your valuable medicine, Perula, and Will
call the attention of all my friends ~
SferIng with the catarrhE to that fact. Be-
aides, Hi cheerfully recommend Tito all
suffering with catarrh in any Tor
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Colored y. M. &c. A.

Professor -. II, New liams. OF the Nirrl
ginia Union University, will address i'lps
men OF the city snnday5at $3.50 F. nj, at
the True Refornlers Hall, under the am
spices of the Colored Young Mons Chris
tiian Association. Subject: The IoHns
MANS wilderness Temptation, Good
singing. All men are invileds sy{ ss Il
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Have Branch Office Here.

n Mr., William r., ,Bnsby. chief OF Applica-
ton Division, Civil Service Commission,
Washington, p. G., was in tho city to-day
comforting with II, II Archer ios,ll secre 9,
branch headquarters here for tho States
OF Virginia and North Carolina, Room
No, Is, Shnfer building, will BIO occupied
by the commission
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
The South's Share,

(By Associated Press,)
WASHINGTON, p. o., March 12,--'Elle 4
Senate to-day passed tho bill for the
erection Of u public building at Fer
Snaudina, Fla, also tho bill for lie pay 4
ment OF S2l5,s2o TO the Citizens Bapk Of
Louisiana on account of 4 claim found
due BY ths Court of Claims,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Official Visitors

Among tho out-of-townS oftic lals who
have paid calls the past week q the
library building for the transnct 1. 2. OF
official business were w 7. s shell tom
sheriff Of Hanover county: J, a. Brown,
County Court clerk az the same county,
and u, p. Majors, clerA Of the courts OF
Xii Of these had business in tho auditors
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
A CLOSE CONTEST.
Epes Defeats Lee by Only Four
teen Votes. Il
(s,n,eclnl to rhe TImes-DIspatch.)

GREWE. VA, March 1sa,---The result q
!, NJ Z wo:d ayg primary Of last week. or
d AZ BY the Democratic County Com
m mite has at last been settled, Ihe
3coun Contest had had narrowed down until there
We're but two candidates to be voted ios
Enc az ~ Blu ckstono.FS 1t was generally
Understood by those who Wsre at az ~, y,
tho successful aspiralt could OILY .Wln
by n small margin was io1sgohei
eaci h't one OF these gentlemen wosld glye
almost a solid vote for the local man,
and That the two precincts II the eXtrem,s
upper and Of the COUNTY ~ w IS "
other Two precincts OF tho county as
the points where the deciding Yote Wngld
DO TecoEd & q DO ret uFna shoW that thls
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
MARI STATUE,
Memorial to the First Soldier O
Civil War Killed in Battle.

Especial to The Tlmes -Dlspatch.l n
IEESBURG, VA. March l2-Nlarr
Camp, Confederate Veterans, OF Fairfax
county, have arranged for the dedication
Courthouse A Lawn, at Fairfax &C. HI
June list, In honor Of Captain John c.,
Mari, the first soldier OF tho civil War
TO te killed In battle. 5s5} 5i3ig
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Mainly About People,

Airs. w. w Pierce, OF No, n South
Cherry Street. who has been III for the
past month. has been taken to the VIE
Mrs. Gus. Dettelbach, WIN Is at the
Virginia Hospital, where she has under
gone nm operation, Is now conya lescent.t
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
MI. Levy Here.

MI. Dmmett Levy, REPRESENTING tho
Baltimore house OF Elliott, Ottenheiiner 8
Elliott, makers OF he Man a bout COW
cigars, Is IN tho city. \,
IN the midst of the fire district, but
suffered slightly. "The building stands up
like a monument In the mi6st of destruc-
tion,, he said.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13

this county. last Tuesday. Junius, Allen len
an negro. shot and killed Henry Mon roe.
another negro Allen surreaderea 10 j ;ail
n TIE sale Of tobacco is very heavy, AT at
white Hall now. One day this week R ,In ~
RAJ, I'm to ono hundred thousand pout''luss'
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
HER GREAT FORTUNE.
1A8Wotr1at, Saved From Life Long
Misery and Made Happy
and Useful. II

4
"A woman confined to the house for Sew
cral years withyn chronic female deranRs.
tnent had finally given ,ip hope 81 being
cured. M 81 ne 4 l$S 8l 35s5 MAJ
4 Sic had tried physician after physician
and remedy after remedy, without any,
permanent Improvement 10 y S
l{s1 Her treatment had cost her husband
who was Il poor man, hundreds Of doll
lars. Theys had been obliged To deny
themselves many comforts OF life In order
to get money enough to Duy tho phys-Ss3
clans. Il 4 Y a q 81 tilS i!ltl5s !, 4l$s IN
Tho woman had become weak. nervous
and wretched. ard scarcely abla to keep
out of Ter bed. 3Her hildren were GROVE
Ing up neglected and ragged, because OF
tho want Of q mothers care. Her hils-
band was becoming discoura god and bros
ken down with overwork Ssf Il. X n;
pened to read an item which contained
the news TINT Or. Hartman would treat
such cases free of char ge by lei ter. 8 heE
Immediately wrote the doctor. describing Y
her case and giving him all her syrnp-5
toms. * a ssBiS4
exactly what to do and what m edictncs
and appliances to got. She beg an the !
treatment tthe principal remedy being
Peruna) at once. and In Al few weeks she y
was well and strong a gain, able to do Z
her own work. 9ss III SStsSsS 5S
tss This offer o. free homo tire atrnent To-
women rs still open To- all who may need
the service Of this eminent physician. AT
letters applying for treatment VII be-
promptly answered and be- held & strictly
confidential. y YAH a 4,
Catarrhal Dyspepsia Cured:
" Miss Annie Hobnn. Past Focal ontaSof
EYcmasse Council Of Rcd Men Vomanisg
Branch) \ writes from S72 Eighth Avenue,
New York: St 5ss$3 a. % \. .;sl
t"rhree months ago I was troubl led Wit b
backacie and B troublesome heavlne sss
about 4 the stomach. Nj Sleep brough 1T me-
no rest, for 1t was Q, restless sleep. The
doctor said my nervous system was out Of
order, but his prescriptions did not Heens
to relieve me. I was told tie. Per,ln ~
was good for building up the nervous ssy y
TEN. After using III. for two a month"; IS
know now that It is. | want to say thats.
St made a. new woman Of mo. 81 Z he tor!
turing symptoms have all "a dfsappe req Ii
and i feel myself gain. Per1lna& did mo
more good than all the Q Their lncdl cincs
, + have taken.'''---Annie Ioban. II
Secretary w oman s State as ede I.-5
ration Says: P'e-ru-na . Does ::'s
4. M ore Than Is Claimed for j t.''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Dr.. R. p. Zacher,y.

Especial to The Times Dispa tch.)
:yyILNLINGT ON, ~ N. CT, March 4 s.-----1r.
Robert Edgar zachery, a prominent young
physician, OF Wilmington died here TINS ~
eveninrH nj III ~ clock from appendicitis,
For several years lie was superintendent
of tho City Hospital. n H tgSl 4,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
ICE FROM "A WELL
WITH! NAME ENGRAVED

RI Especial to Tho 'rlmes-D ispatch)
u CIIATHAI, VA. March l2--R eport
comes sfrom Hlnesville. In this county,
that during the past cold weather g sheet
Of ice was drawn frcfn a we'll In hat los
oality with the word Miner neatly and
plainly engraved thereon, 8iH
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13

II IN Broaddus Memorial the Rev. c. ~
5stealey tho pastor, will preach morning
3cni night AZ night the subject will 'be
3.nrhc Story OF IIlijhh.''s s8 Special views
viii be used to illustrate the sermon.
The Rev. David "A. Solly will preach
morning and night to the congregation
Eof Emmanuel Baptist Church in the Cav,
airy Armory in North Seventh Street. At
tho morning service his theme will he
THE Administrator Of AffSirs ~ the
SRevels In Modern Times y he publ Is
cordially invited. ISL
,"'Daniel or Religion IN Political ldfe, u
Will be the theme on which the Rev.
DrFHenry u. Johnson. the Ifistor q: L az
rel Street Methodist Church. will preach
tonight. The Rev. Dr. X. q. vilsol.s the
presiding elder Of the West Richmond
district. will occupy the pulpit In I'll the
morning. Fl q WI
Tho Rev W. r.. Robertson viii preach
st DO II services in Randolph Street Bap-
fist Church. The subject at the morn
Ing hour will be-. "The Great Com-
mission" and at night Facts Con-
corning Sim II. y, Ii Is & ,s
The services in Grace Street Baptist
Church will be conducted by the pastor
DIR. &. s, Gardner. lie Will preach IN the
Grace \ Street presbyterian, Church, VIII
ship" and In tho evening on '"rhe Return
OF the Prodigal. !"
The Rev, Dr., Witherspoon. pastor Of
Grace Street Presbyterian hCurch, Will.
preach morning and night. His morn
ms subject will be. THE Perpetual
Covenant With God, and az nigh. ms
subject VIII be, "christ's Antidote for q
Troubled Heart" II, u II
The Rev DR.. F.. a, Cave will occupy
his pulpit In Third NJ Christian Church
this morning. Or. j. Nv, Williams Will
deliver an address Mt night on s"The
Times of the Gen tiles. H
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Board to Meet.

The Board OF Aldermen VII meet 70
take IN thu budget aext Tuesday night
1t Is believed the l'aPet, VIII so N sils
as II came from the lower bfanch
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Miss Belle johnson,
1922 SWest11th ST., Chi

q NJ 1879 WcStlltn . VII
n cago, III. writes:
u had been troubled with
.catarrh for a number OF
years but II really, never Z
bothered me until last sum.
mer. While sp ending smyjy,'a va.
cation ! caught atsevere cold
and tho pains In; my nose and y 9
head were terrible. thought,
naturally, they would pass
away With the cold, but
was mistaken, 3finallyEbe-
"a Il TO re- Ilze the seriousness
/ az $my trouble and that !
must do something for It.
fi5heard Of Peruna as q great
rem edy for catarrh, and
bouah. a bottle Of It. After
$usinu II for three weeks !
could breathe through my
nose quite freely and the
obstruction lad nearly dis.
appeared. l continued using
III until j used nearly three
bottles. am thankful 70 70
say, 1 am entirely cured, n
I'll Agnes Homyer, Clayton,
Mo-, writes: " Z VS. II!
'.As a catarrh reinedY.asP,e'-
runa has no superior. LII have Y :
used 1t for an aggravated
case of catarrh In the head
and throat. Four bottles
brought ME great relief. II
heals the mucouse membrane ln
Quickly, taking away al the
inflammation. !.
Z 81 NJ also found that y
strengthened my whole sys-i
tenn. and Icertainly consider iFt'1e Ne'!'
il a valuable remedy for ca
tarrh in all forms and sto Ir,
ach troubles. ! am pleased
to reciprocate for the neneht
derived from Perunn.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13

After a y cold has been contracted ~
|teaspoonfui Of Peruna every hour wi
shortly euro Il, leaving no trace OF It
behind. After chronic tcatarrh has be. n
come established, or the first stages
5of chronic bronchitis or consumption
have been reached, X Will take much;
longer TO effect a cure. i,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13

understanding of the conditions was in
the main correct. 3
& The returns show a majority OF IA votes
for L. Freeman Epes. Fs.f HI t55,r
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
No Charters Granted,

No charters were granted b!i the s5orr5
poration Commission yesterday. Clerk
John 4. lgpshur Is oEt of tive city gu
business Of oificial Importance, 4 Sd y
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Pe.ru.na cures catarrh Wherever %

table Brothers Insurance Company, OF
Keysville, Washington county. Is char ter
ed. 1t Is a. colored Organiza ton.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Richmonders in New York.

"a tSpeoiaIB 10, Tke Times pispateh.l II
X NEW YORK. March la,N Navarro ].
&. White and wife, MarlharouGll. 4. u.
crutchheld, M f5s s31s b Il # " "a Sc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
an,
FEMALE WEAKNESS
4 iE..ss.,8 IS PELVIC CATAR!R r 4
Always Ialf Sick A' I:r' the W \ g;
men Who I Have Pelvic i5,5a3s
\! ..la. Y " C tarrI1. l

Catarrh of any organ. II allowed to,
progress. will affect tho whole body
.Catarrh without nervousness Is very rare 71re
but pelvic ca tarrhS and nervousness 81 50
hand in hand. Il
Il What Is SO distressing a sis TIA 3 y ~ n
poor, half-sick, IS nervous woman, suffer
Ing from the many almost un beara 1 BILE e.
isympt toms Sof pelvic cntarrtl She does does
not consider herself "a enough to- 80 e
bed but she is far from being able &tos 90
her work without the greatest ex f1au V
This Is a very common sight, and Is al
most always due to pelvic catarTll. KS
1t is worse than foolish & for SD many
women to suffer year a fter year vi ~ a
disease that can be permanently cured 'll. 3s
Pe.ru.r,a cures catarrh W her K. ,, o,
i u ,243s Gated M s 5SSs
Peruna cures catarrh, wherever lo &C TED.
Peruna cures catarrh In " hateve r. I form.
Accept no substitute for Peruna. I'crunai
is the only systemic remedy for cata 1.l,f'.
yet devised. y,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
Tragedy in BuckinghanA

aTfl11. ISp6CIHI 10 TE6
GRAVEL hi ILL., Bu cFlI n CHAM CO.
March WhllG h l'a w :. pistio .
|on the farBl oe Mt, 2a1Y2a = asso WsysEaa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13

Miss Flora aser 1882 81 street Ind writes
troubled with eatarrh was
caught did
sufficiently my
felt sorethlng
Peruna friend USED Y Tor onr
have had BIZ
Of trouble since ny that Peruna
rnev Lisa lorash 80
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13

IN Broaddus Memorial the Rev. G. p
5stealey, tho pastor, will preach morning
end night. q nigt 1T the subject Will sbe
1.-THE Story OF Elijah. Special views
Will be used to illustrate the sermon.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13

preach-subjeet. Faith Overcoming Dir
ficuitlcs.''
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
SERVICES in
THE CHURCHES
Dedication Of 81 Fairnount B zap,
tist-MIass-Meeting for

The dedication Of the Fairmount Ba l''
8tists Church will take place this Is after
8 room. with interesting exercises. nuns ~ I'M
& bcrS Of the local minis ters will be present.
me sermon VIII be Il prca ched BY the
Il Rev DR.. Y {, I. 81 Black WE'LL u Il }
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13

Miss Carrie Schultz No. I $50 Dun.
ming Street, Chicago, lli., writes
nPcruna, ! think, saved my. life AZ
teri had been suffering With catarrt
$of the lungs for several months.
jeoughed at8nfght SO that ! could not
rest, my 4 lungs ant throat were sore
land thought at .one time that
had onsumptlon.8 As soon as q had
used Peruna a few days felt the
soreness decrease and did not cough
nearly so hard at light. Gradually
Il beg an to I'm prove. 4. M y: friends had
all Sadvlsed me to 40 West, here the
climate was not SO severe. but tn nks
20 Peruna this was not necessary
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13
5Nls5EplTH.REAMEs

/ r Miss Edith5t1eamcs, III Eorth Main
iEtrect, Dayton, Ohio. writes: y sl}
X suffered for some time with both
lung and female troubles. I had
been under the treatment OF a. good
physician for about ,ilne months
without obtaining any relief, when
Peruna was recomm ended to me-
After taking twelve bottles Of this
medicine have completely re-
gained my health. / am pleased to
recommend Peruna to anyone suffer
linz from the d bovc ailmet1ts.' IA
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-13

venting chronic rcatarrh.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

To Morton. or the wife of Nor
ton, must be credited the first Ameri-
can novel. This was THE Power OF
Sympathy" by Sarah, wife of Perez
Morton, of Plymouth. 1t was published
in 1888. Robert Treat Paine called her
"the American Sappho," and TO be
mentioned in her verse-she wrote an
epic, Beacon Hill, and Other Poems,
was 10 be immortalized.
Almost all the records of the Ply
mouth colony and the united colonies
were the work. or are in the hand
writing, Of Nathaniel Morton. who was
secretary of the colony. One of his
records is now in the possession Of the
Massachusetts Historical Society. 1t
is a carefully document.
At the first celebration of the landing
Of the pilgrims Dec. p. 1863. he third
Of the twelve toasts given at the ban
quet was ITO the memory Of that
pious man and faithful historian, Mr..
Secretary Morton"
Another early ancestor in this coun-
try was the Puritan divine. Charles
Morton, who came over in 1856. Il is
said that the Office of vice president
of Harvard was created for him. In
the high-flown description of the time.
he was the soul Of philosophy. the re-
pository of an the arts anu sciences,
ana OF the GrdCeS. 100.
Under a charter creating a nobility
Joseph Morton, who settled in South
Carolina in 1882 was made a land
grave. and given about $4,000 acres of
land in that state and there is a ira
dition that William Morton. the set
tier or his sons, owned large tracts OF
land upon which portions of Washing
ton. D. c.. are now built.
The first absolutely free public school
in America was established Ly John
Morton. This was at Plymouth IN
1911. He erected and kept the school
for the education of children and
youth
In Colonial wars and in the Revo-
luton, the Mortons proved themselves
mighty men of valor nearly every line
can trace back to a warlike ancestor,
and sons" and daughters thus es-
tablish eligibility to membership in pa
triotic societies.
The aristocratic photography "de
Mortaigne" has undergone various
transitions before reaching Morton.
There was Morteyn, Mertaln. Mortein,
Moretoin Morton. Moretons. Moreton,
and finally the only form now used
Morton. In France the family IS rep
resented by the Marquis Morton de
Chabrillon.
The Morton arms are quarterly gules
and ermine; in the dexter chief and
sinister base, each, a goats head erased
argent, attired, or, Crest, a goats head,
argent, attired, or.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
When Elizabeth Packed
BY HARRISON SMITH.
Copyright. 1904. by NJ. Wood.

Elizabeth was packing. To anyone
unacquainted with Elizabeth this
seems d simple statement, but to those
fortunate ones who know the young
lady we'll, it suggests complications.
In one corner OF the little room was
an open trunk, the tray resting uncer-
tainly on a nearby chair and in the
diagonal corner was an ugly packing
case filled TO the brim. Elizabeth sat
disconsolately on the arm of a chair,
staring helplessly at numerous pictures,
studies and casts which still adorned
the walls.
Ii is extremely doubtful if Hilary
could have chosen a better moment.
psychologically considered. for his en-
trance. There was something re-assur-
ing about his face and bearing Eliz-
abeth felt the load of her responsibility
lifted Immediately
You're an angel to come, Hilary, -
she FASTENED to assure him. I'VE must
get all these things on the wall into
that packing case, somehow. I'm on
the verge of nervous prostration fgur-
ing it out. I'd like the pictures taken
down first. The hammer is On the
couch there somewhere. OF course you
may take off your coat, silly!"
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22
Sensible furnishings
For Summer Homes

The feature Of this years trade in
furnishing summer cottages. say the
furniture dealers, is the passion for
simplicity. In the selection of sum
mer furnishings of all sorts, the home
maker seems to aim at primeval sim
plicity and sensibleness of living. This
may be due 10 the fact that city folk
live d strenuous winter life and really
hunger for quiet in summer; or it
may be due to one of those unwritten
mandates of Dame Fashion. who in
vades even the furniture world.
Be that as it may, the fact remains
that the family which takes possession
of a summer home, whether for three
months or one, no longer drags out
furnishings from it's town house. but
buys inexpensive furniture and house,
hold essentials, which are delivered
at the expense of the firm which sells
them, thus saving considerable in
freight, express and carriage.
If the country house is taken on a
lease for several seasons-and many
are now rented in this way-the
household goods are not moved back
to town. but left in charge of some
neighborhood caretaker, who goes
through the house at intervals 10 see
that neither thieves nor rats break
in to destroy.
To meet this demand the trade has
supplied all sorts of light furniture,
inexpensive hangings and space-sav-
ing devices.
For the bedrooms the furnishings
are almost Spartan in their simplicity
The favorite arrangement shows a rug
of finely woven mating. to place be-
fore the bed, another for the wash
stand, low, iron cot, a chest of draw
The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-22

not going to strike, are you?''
Il am" he announced, calmly.
But you can't" Elizabeth protest.
ed. There are all the pictures to
come down yet, and those casts must
all be wrapped up"
"A strike is absolutely without con-
science, said Hilary folding his arms.
IF you strike. shan't cream the
shrimps for YOU she said.
I'D rather you'd listen TO me for a
few moments, Elizabeth. Sit down.
please
She seated herself on the edge of
the couch, the spirit lamp still in her
hands.
Now" said he, sternly. 81 intend to
lay down the law
Indeed" said she with arching
brows.
Exactly" he pursued. LAS far as
you are concerned, the collar boxes
must do without pink roses. You are
not going
Il must"
You must not
And why not, Mr.. Law-maker?" she
asked.
Elizabeth said he, "for four hap
py years"
Elizabeth knew that preface.
ooh, Hilary she said, don't spoil
it all now Don't say any more,
please"
The reading of the law is not yet
finished" said he. You must mar
ry me-"
She tried to look at him reproach-
fully: instead she smiled tearfully.
Il thought-We were such friends,
you know" she faltered.
Il shan't be your mortal enemy
when we're married" said he. "Tll
let you paint the collar boxes just the
same" he laughed.
Twelve always hated the thought
OF il. anyway" said Elizabeth.