The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1911-05-26
CHAPTER It.


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:, simple and sincere uoonron.
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aas nothing loath to initiate NC 'o sa'.
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m. e w, hrow strong yet absolutely lem
no 49, ohin and mouth "o'''
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an s.a.ures he had mental porfal. VI
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lannters 40 pretty a girl in the WINS
~ ~ Long Islands southern sno.' Va
a. anywhere else. for that "s''e''
,an felt sure of this. ~ .,.. he
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bu' AZ ,,nb stranger TO her as
SAe Che W on her part, had been pus'
~ satisfying herself that ne was 49, -
~ nresentable young man, IN spl'e "
- somewhat formidable reputa''o'
INC so 90 q nerson Of learned attain
+ ments II his looks attracted ~ 20
not because he was handsome ..a,
,hat he wasn't, but because Oh Gel "a
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an. which he owned by right OF
ces,rv, his ascendants for several g.
orat,ons having been notable fep'
- a,a,,ves NJ one Of the First famili
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l Tho nause which fell upon the 81,
S use of his name. ana aui ins ~,
thew looked one another over. :
srf,cieptly prolonged to excuse
sosarence to it which Amber choSe
make. IL, his 81
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never met before. Aren we
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~ "That only makes 1t the n'''e -
~ ferrous, of course
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,. no asserted. I'm rapidly
a,nn,ng to entertain doubts Oh
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"a komis station met man ny oa
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~ little later. I encounter s''s
~ mad Bengal, who apparently
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w "1t isn't so very remarkapie'
1t Il CO.,, come to consider 1t" she re''
VIZ sohor,v "Mr. David Amber Is
we'll known, even in his own co'
might very well have seen your
NJ tograph published in connec.'0h
M some review of-let me see.
. 1 yo,,r latest book was entitled
~ pson,es of the Hindu kush'
. " ~ You see. haven't read IT,
That's sensible OF you' I'm
? Why should you? nu'
theory doesn't hold water pee
won't permit my publishers to '
my picture, and, besides, Is re-
suited to Sncb stupid books generally
preston in profound monthlies which al
'll'ne .nn Illustrations ~
'oor than "oh," She received this
note Of disappointment. Then
reproach. PLANTATION won't do?' Co.,,
ould seek "rm sorry" he laughed, ou
not eyes hova to he more ingenious-ar
eau "ea teal" A,
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i, the ap- ent the babu made you!
Voice!" ia closed his fingers jealou
dice or its the bronze box mot untli
'ou are no "You insist on RECIPROCITY
or ihso'en' Absolutely"
And IN ex- "That's very unkind of you
tep toward "How?" he demanded blank
, effect his ITO BE CONTINUED
ed and re- His Seif-pefense.
denly. rails "When a mans married,