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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-25
Whn tn Gookwar Barooma he asked

in front iv hotel showin that tn Grown Prince iv Pattygonya is stoppin' there. Tn pro-cissyon is niver interrupted but wanst an thin it is held up at crossin'. But tn escoort has on'y to raise his hand an say: It's all r-right, Mike, it's Taft an they go on an, tn crossn' copper is SO overwhelmed that he lets a pie wagon go through, too.
 But whin tn jock iv Connaught wint to New York 1t took most iv tn polls foorce to keep tn crowd away firm tn depot. Assinbled on tn platform was tn American ambassadure to Lon- don an nanny v tn most richly yelled ladies iv our old nobility Tn thrain was two nlinyits late, an tn American ambassadure cud not stand the sthrain but fell in faint an was removed to his home in an ambulance. As tn rifle family slipped onto tn platform tn assimbed ladies fell to their knees an remained in this graceful pos ture till tn jock an his party were smuggled into freight ilivator to avoid tn photygrafters. Tn ilivator stopped half way up to tn street Aure Whats tn matther? says tn jook ain a photygrafter firm tn Avnin'' Fluff,' says tn ilivator man. Stand just as ye ar-re. No, move little to wan side. There ye ar-re. That's all finished. Coin up,' he says. Escoorted be tn sthrong ar'rm squad tn rifle family got to tn ambassadure's autymobile. Whin they were seated tn shower turned, hauled out a camera an fired. Who ar-re yep demanded tn jock. T am tn oficyal photygrafter iv tn Wur-rkin' Ladies Advocate says tn young fellow. An I must get down to tn office in hurry. Yell
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find tn rig'lar shower bound an gagged in tn cellar in tn depot he says an hurrd away.
 An so it wint. Fifty thousan' lie cameras were livilled at thm as they rode up tn splendid avnoo. A lady fell in front iv tn autymobile an whin tn jock laned over her to ask her if she was hurted she took pitcher iv him, an wan entherprisin' fellow concealed hinlsilf in a hearse till they came by, whin he snapped thim. An fir tn nex' three days nawthn' was printed in tn pa-apers but tn pitchers an if tn prfsi- dnt had wanted to get proclynation iv war with Germany published he'd we had to pay dollar line fir it.
 How did I larn all this? Frirn me favrite journal, iv course, pa-aper devoted to tn in- tfrests v tn wurrukn people iv this counthry, be hvens Why, tn iditor iv this pa-aper wud cut off tn heads iv ivry king or potintate iv tn wurruld with wan blow iv his shears if he had tn chanct. But he feels it's his jooty to iddy- cate his readers SO that if tn czar iv Rooshya sfud dl1rop in fir a saucer iv tay i'll tn back flat iv twinty-sivin hundhred an ilivin Kusiusko sthreet, the people wud know how to act right Ye ought to read this palojeern iv our liberties Now what wud ye do if a mimbcr iv tn rilc family shud call on me as he pretty surely wud # he come to Chicago? Like as not whin him an me had give ache other tn high sign iv two men in akel station iv life, yed stick out ye'er fist at him an say, Plazcd to meet ye.' If ye did I'd have to throw ye into tn stl1reet. wud so. Whin free born American citizen meets 9
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Iv\ a recent visit of members of royal fanl- fly to New York.
 "Who's this look iv Connaught, amy how?' he demanded. Who ilicted him?"
 "I'l niver tell ye,' said Mr. Doolcy. "I lived th betther part iy me. life, tn first ten years, within a stones throw iy Connaught an often threw it an ] niver heerd tell iv him. But jock he is whether Connaught knows iv it or not. Ye sec Hinnissy, 'tis this way: l understand be tn pa-apers that he's brother iv tn late king iv England. So whin he come to be baptized twas Up to him to pick out some part iv tn kings realms to rule over. l don't know why this is so but 'tis so. We'll, not ben' very ma- chure at tn time, he thought Connaught was part iy tn kings realms, tn poor, misguided in- fant, an he picked 1t out fr himsf, Whin he grew up he larned diff rent, but thin it was too late to correct tn mistake But he don't live in Connaught. Life manes too much to him, He ant a member iv tn Connaught mans assocya- ton, If we're thinkin' iv wrtin' him askin per mission to go back twill do ye no good A lstther addressed to him in his re dukedom wud be returned be tn postn'asther narked' No such party known here
 Well, tn poor man found tn time hangin' heavy on his hands, 50 his nephew that's king iv England now snt him out to govern Canada, Whin tn jook got there he found Canada was so / thurly governed already be tn Canajien Passyfc railroad that there was hardly amy governn' left f'r him to do. Ali th' governin' th' gov'nor gin'ral iv Canada does is larniu to skate an gon to his wiie's parties Tn jock is smart man an active. an whn he eud stand it ne long CT he up an wrote to his nephew an says he. 1. Ye must find me a job, l have large family an l need wurruker can't stay around tn house all day.
 Tn king was in fndya at tn time lettin' his lie suhjicks see hin,, 'Tis an idee iv kings that they have to be seen be their subjicks to keep thim file. think lis mistake, If l was a king tn en'y way wan iv me subjicks cud see me wud be to peek through tn blinds an thin I'd have him kilt to keep him frNm tellin' th' others what he saw, But annyhow, th' king was enthusyasticalty rayceived, Wan pa-aper says: Tn silence as hs majesty proceeded through tn gr-Teat thyoags iv dark,hued natives was far far nere Impressive thin mere eheeriA,' QA.y wan thins N,arged tn visit, This was whin th' GeekwaE iv Rasoegna, fellow with no more naanReFs thin a thEoiley ear eoadsetoS, was in thFaieeeed. Instead iv doin' th' customary Whitetaw Reid in tn Tile pTlsince this here steve dore was heerd to say> What name2' an afther sthkikin' 9 match on th' sole iv his shoe walked off snokin' eigazeet There was sh' dSvyae to pay over this hEeak. Tn lAdyaA goyerrpaint sint letther to th' Goe&war denfandin' an apology, 1 don't kaow what they wese gola' to do to him if he ddAt efawt-naayhe they ctd pit him in iaM or praps rayioQce him to th ranks an sind hnM eAt to poAnd th' paxennt. AnnyAow he took no chances. He wrote a letter sayin' he meant no disrespict, but he was thinkin iv some dling else.
 ~Wncre Nas 1? Q, yes. Well, whin tn king get tl'" jocks denlard if wurruk he says to him
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kRR. HENNESSY was much disturbed over Iv\ recent visit of members of royal fanl- ily to New York
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-01-04

holly she had been toying with, and
fairly fiew TO the telephone.
In answer to her impatient sum
mons, she was quickly connected with
Brown & Co.'s book store. ''HaYe you
sent out those books that; were order
ed for Mr.. william Dunning?" she ask
ed anxionsly Is,
The answer evidently pleased, her.
for she breathed sigh Of relief.
That's all right; I'm glad you haven't,
for / have changed my mind about
them. Please cancel Che order"
q Marjorie hung up the receiver with
an air os triumph. ,s..There Pm glad I
thought OF that! Billy would have
construed a IChristmas present into an
AFFECT apology" she said, her indig-
nation rising 1T the very thought Of
such q thing. ~
= But when she went back TO her par
cells and picked up the little twig Of
holly she had intended tuckipg. away
into one OF them, her face softened. Il
know that isn't the right kind Of q
Christmas spirit to have, but / can't
have Billy, thinkingaAhst am admit
ting ! was wrong, when, know II
sxasn't,R she argued with herself, {
The joyous. ringing OF Christmas
bells and merry shouts Of hersyouuger
sisters and brothers. when they dis
covered their stockings the next morn
ing, only served to emphasize her de-
preston.
Billy never loved me; II he really
and, truly did be never could treat me
like this. she told herself as she stood
looking with uhsaeing eyes at the
snowy Chfistmas world.
.Juat then "a young man. fairly tear
ing around the.corners arrested her at
tenttom It was NO less a person than
Billy himself who was coming, post
haste. to see her.
Marjorie looked at him in won
der. What had come over Billy?
Why this sudden contrition. when. she
admitted it now TOR the nrst time.
even to heysalf she had been greatly.
Il not altogether, 70 blame for their
quarrel.
20, Bully, Pam ~ glad you came"
Rilly took some little time to emDhs-
'aiae his appreciation Of her welcome.
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don't want ID begin 4 wrc1g. yst +
don't know the right
u don't believe much ID saying
things" the young farmer remarked;
my poilcy Il to DO them. And now,
are you going to stay here in this
lonely place much longer? It Il
showing and II 10 late"
II suppose ought TO so" she
said doubtfulIy, but It 10 30 lovely
here IN the silence"
Look here" be said puddeply,
don't you keep your Yea things IN
that little cupboard7 I have got to
so to town, ard when / come back
I'll bring something for little sup
per, and we can watch the old year
out. Then I'll take you home IN the
sleigh"
How good Of you. She held out
her hand to him. You haven't
bothered me with advice, and you are
doing something to make me COM
Portable That IS Just like You. Jack
Norton.~
He blushed little. this big kindly
man. who looked upon the little
"a
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&
Yes" she answered. 4 am auits
alone. / have often come down here, z
But you are expecting somebody
DO said, calling attention to thestable.
She flushed prettilyy loehing alna6gt
as young as she had In his dHsane e
the morning. as she replied:
/ Il WAS exDsctins you, GeEaiG -
He smiled happily at hek; thea the
smile faded, and he sighed g. he sank
into a okair.
'aThis is all foolishHosa, Nance, he,
said sadly. "Yeu could not iIVs.shsre
in the old days. you could 20 30 fsss
noW, and coBld rot ltva here % sns
other mans tAouhande.~
A smile hoysrsa over the women's
face as she nitted Asrs ans theFs,
busily preparing things for Z meal
Then she slipped behind q chair snd
leaning over Whispersa With baERtng
cheeks: AZ
Perhaps you do not kSow, Gerald,
that-thst Mr.. Towhlsy.s money goes
back to his family III marry
again"
The man sDrsng 70 his tsets and,
took her into his stgons arms again.
1T is not to- late he cried. :sga
are still young. WIN you let me try
to make you. happyf"
Her answer was drowned IA the.
burst Of Christmas bells that pealsd
from the village church close by. But
be- did not need her words; be. could
{ see her eyes.
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+
and willing fancy led him stin further
into the realm Of might have been,
In an Instant he made up his mind
to visit once more the old-fashioned
'scottage not many miles, away TO;
which he had hoped fifteen years be-
!; fore to take q bride. He would go
and see 1t. even If It's neglected con-
dition only added to his loneliness
and pain.
Two. hours later he was striding
through the crisp Country air along 8
( winding path which led to ram
bling Uncovered cottage
!, Ass the last turn brought him in
sight Of the house, he stopped in CUR
prise. tHes had expected to see dirt,
ruin, aAdsdeca9 bqtsl4stead he looked
upon trim, well-kept cottage, and a
soft, grooming song, In voice which
reawakened the tender memories Of
long ago, came floating through the
Unattached door. ..:.-@
Half believing that II must be fancy
leading him still, be. entered the house
softly, and, following the voice, Went
into the inner room. and stood Ia the
glow of the warm freight. 80
The sweet. tired.faced, middle Jed
singer turned as his shadow fsll
across the light. and then stood white
and trembling.
Gerald" she whispered. "GeraIa!
have you come to reproach met Mot
today! Not tedays"
The strong mans voice broke as he
held out his arms.
"Nancsl" Ae cried ,Oyfsliy.
In moment she was crushed, sob
bing, TO his breast.
"Oh. Gerald! is>it really Jour God
is very good. ] thought you must be
dead
For several moments they stood
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have shaken me. If he hadn't rushed
out In time to prevent himself from
doing It, I" she continued, the ever
ready dimpIes venturing out-of their
hiding places, but she banished them
severely. I'll never, never forgive
him, even though he asks me to, which
Of course. he WON'T And he calls me
stubbornlv
Next morning Marjorie was tremen-
dously busy wrapping up dainty little
parcels, for the next day was Christ
mas, and her many friends must be
remembered; IN spite Of quarrels and
Billy.
Still, she seemed very much preoc-
cupied over her work, and quite sud-
denly she threw aside the piece Of
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-01-04

end, as he Otsned the chubby Gngsgas
revealed twenty 4ollar eoJd Dieoa ".
mS on bis upturneA palHa
4 loAeSss eaaned raiAp. He snatch'
"a the coin and examined It cTitaeally.
ssWheFs atd yOu ut thiss What
doss It naeaags
a feSAA Il In the attiels explained
Bobby. There aSe ts more aeses
Come On. III show 0as yheya
The neat mement the father and
mother. each erasptRg 9 Hand q the
frightened yeunsster. we're bastening
up tAs stsart W7hs4 they srtachsd tbs
attsc TIE VAois astouH ainG vas
hia bare to thszas Bobby lad bsea
FpHnagias. sa usual. finding 3 loose
sfick itstias en- bling masonry d The,
Big ehinsAeg, he 80 pun 6 raala
taaae Startling discovery.
wanted 10 And ellt how saAta
Cla0s e0nses down: the chimney said
the bsy, fesrstfuify. Z GBsnT mean
70 20 sAy harm
An exclsmatiea 'froz BIS fatAsF ~
terruptsd him. PAti4n. tearing away
tie bricks to enlarge the opsRinG. had
thrust BIS taTm fAte the cavity and
drawn forth two small boxes, ACCOM-
panied by9a shower Of yellow coins.
Among them vas scrap Of PAPER "a
which vas written:
Z hayes no heirs, no kith nor kin.
s'Ihis pserty goes 10 the finder. and
may be enjoy II. II consists Of $50
, 900 II gold and government bsHdn,
and twice; that amount in gems.
JEREMIAH gUcGs
Bobby was the hero Of the hour
and the rejoicing that followed NAY
better be imagined than described
: VAST merry Christmas for the
Drapersf Ask Bobby. who armIy BE-
lieyss be found Santa Claus treasure
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q series OF calauntsies befell HIM 6oen
after Philips marriage to pretty ISli-,
ellie Girard. his 1atker failed In hist
ness and died within q month there
after. leaving nothing but q mass d.
debts Dis q legacy TO hfa son.
Philip, who had just been taken Into
partnership with bis father. and whose
outlook On the future was tinged with
the color Of the tose. was crushed BIZ
this blow; but with 4 quixotie sense
Of duty he SET himself the tremendous
task Of paying 81 the debts OF tho
firm. 10 accomplish this he had noth-3
ing to depend upon but the sale ot.hia
pictures; yet, year In and syeaE out.
he toiled on stubbornly and uncom.
Dlainingly. while be and Lucille and
Z y
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their little boy were deprived OF many
of the comforts of lie that the bulk
Of his earnings nliglgs SO to bis cfedis
tors. The house in which they lived !.
was a roomy old mansion Oh thespps-
skirts of the city, aeft 70 Philip By q
maiden aups, VINO had passed away
since the death az his father; and !.
which Lucille had persuaded him not
to sell This houss By the way. had
originally belonged TO an eccentrit old :
sea. captain, SefeHlfa b sdgssby nalns, /
who was repusett I'd be. sransthing OF
4 zaiseE md who Tired and DIED 81; i
Cluse.
= The browning calamity came -
philip Draper whef the debt was 81
but cleared OF. II was then he was
Overtaken by q wasting illness, which
kept him. confined I'd fits led for ell
most 4 year, and lsavings .hia. dealt.
tute. Tke butchers and the "a bake:
threafened TO. deny him further
credit, and his home was heavily
mortgaged. The outlook was gloomy.
and tomorrow is he re-;
marked to his wife, win : er emile
Never mind. dea Jet us Old ~ Il
to our courage. said Mrs.. Draper
trying to speak scheerfully, though
there was IN Osnidons Quaver IN ner
voice,
what hurts me most y the
thoaght that Ghristmas is 80 close
at band and that there viii be 10
santa Claus tor Bobby
.pOor.- little deaDi satdiAdrs Draper
gnddSnly she started uD with an anx-
ious glance about sth6 room. 7 Won
der where that child 6anabe? ! haven't
seen him for 81 leaat two hours"
.sOh. don't Rs alarmed / dare say
W Is rummsging 9bout lathe cellar oF
attic Of Aon1 oatsoE-tAe-way closet,
and i wholly sheoTbsd in bis inyests-
cations
Mr. Dvanes had hardly finished
sbeak king whsn Bobby popped into the
room, AsaaA cut szimy httIe ast.
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where she might be- alone. on the
crest Of ahill. far up tho road, stood
the sctiOolhouse whore she taught. Il
was closed now and dark
4 viii 90 there" Nell said TO her
sell. and Just then a voice behind her
called supper is ready
a don't want any Men said
weasily. 'Pm going out for & little
while, Mrs. MCCfegor- III be back
b. ten s1'-
The snow began to sall softly as
che left the house. and by the time
she reached the school It was begin
ming 10 drift Rlnst the fences.
There WAS no IRE within. but Nell
lighted one. and when the warmth
began 30 steal into the room, she
drew the one big chair cloae to the
hearth and IN the peaceful loneliness
gave heraelf up TO her thoughts.
But she was not to remain In peace
long. There was q sound Of sleigh
BELLS without, heavy steps on the
threshold. and she looked up to zee
the burly form Of . young FARMER IN
the doorway.
"Wen, well" be said, II saw the
light and came In. Who would have
dreamed that you would be here
alonef"
Nell smiled YEARLY. II came 70 be-.
quiet"
"T'hen you don't want men
''Oh, eft down" she said. somewhat
ungraciossly.
But he stood BY The fireplace and
booked down at her.
whats the matterf' be asked ab-
Ruptly.
Nothing" faintiy.
-DOnt tell mo that; I know bet
Ger"
re tell you" she asked. ''9cu
mustn't give me any advice. ] have
haA 70 much advice hate Il"
He sat down beside her. sIeli
ahead he said, land III promise to
ilstan like the sphinx
-You nee. It Is this way. she said;
smy uncle IL town IL rich. He e
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The next day / looked again, But
either 5 thing was too expensive or l
would haze money left. It is remark.
nbie how few things there are IN the
world you can buy, for a26.se, no
more. no less. -
And then saw It. It was In a de-
partment store. and marked down
from $50 to S26.6el There Il was. to
q cent? A great. big. glittering. mag
lnifcent. Punch Bowl! Nobody had
thought Of thati -
But to make sure, I sent the. sales
ticket with It and told the Platts they
could exchange. the punch bowl. II
they wished, for something they liked
better.
And what do you suppose those
Platts didi
In January they traded in that mag
nincent punch bowl for three tons OF
coait
tcopsaeht lslD
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70 60, Jet be Is sick and old and
alone. told Mrs. Mcsregor and
she tells me 70 stay hers. Then al
the family talked about L and sveFy,'
body advised. They meant well-eet
I couldn't stand 4. III don't want to
so. but ! must"
He started 10 cay something. then
checked himself
'Td Ike 70 break that promise"
be said.
No. you mustn't" abe said firmly.
you've al been 90 good 70 me here.
and II you" she caught her breath.
~3oln the others n asking ne 70 stay.
Il win make It 90 hard for me
70 g"
~IIs doesn't deserve much e your
hands" the man stated.
= know she said YEARLY, "bui
tomorrow ] begin q new year, and !
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travelled two days and nights IN a
sleeper, vaguely connecting his Jour
ney's end with ali the love and friend
ship his starved nature was demand
ing.
When he arrived at his old club on
chin, grey Christmas morning, It
was only to find that fifteen years
silent absence had been too severe a
test for friendship. The place was
empty of all but servants; and they
were strange, unwelcoming faces,
He stood at the club window, look
ing out on. the desolate, deserted
street which he had always Eemem-
bered as being thronged. and great
sadness swept over him.
This was not what he wanted. From
his pocket he drew out the scrap OF
paper which had really brought him
so many miles. and looked at 1t BIT
terly. 1t was only a death announce
ment cut from paper of year ago.
and ran in the usual way. Michael
Townley, at his residence" etc.
y In fancy he saw q sweet-faced
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idea, that is, of course, except, Mr.,
Plat, whom. OF course, didn't CON
cult. So got up subscription paper
and went to everybody in the Office
. Except Mr.. Platt. Of course). Iegot
$3.50 Including ten cents from, tl.>
janitor, who wasn't expected to give
anything but wanted to give some.
thing, which shows Just how popular
Mr. Plat was with everyone in the,
building, when a janitor even would
chip in
Christmas shopping is hard enough.
goodness knows, when you do it for
yourself; but when you do lit for
stock company capitalized at $26.60,
With rs stockholders, with % different
kinds of Ideas and tastes, then Christ
mas, shopping rises above mere. an
noyance to the dignity OF real trou-
bic, And that's what was up against.
thought it would be nice to get an
expression OF opinion. So / went
around one morning and asked for
IDEAS. sRpt ] couldn't get a word. NO
body could think of anything. /
couldn't myself. At noon / went
out aad looked. walked miles
| priced. then / went back to-
tho office. You should have sees
my desk. Honest, you would haTN.
thought some one had turned In a gen
eral alarm. They couldn't wait for me
to get back. There they were 2S Of
them. that Is. 27,sor 80 with mel.
They Gil had suggestions. and they
were all different.
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.then '.Glad camef Why wouldn't
cone. deaf9 be asked.
s.BecaHbe you vowed you wouldn't
unless + apologised," MarjorSe explain
"a intellectually,
You didn't think I'd be 80 narrow
u and unforgiyinR a. to ignore your dear
little peace ofCerinaf / brought one Of
the books with me to read something
tos you.'. he told her, and diving into
his pocket he produced little cory
Of Romeo and Juliet" II
Marjorie ~As surprised for 4 second,
then II Aasbed over her what It all
meant Brown e Co. had forgotten to
cancel her order and Billy had Ps-
celvod The books. Billy had construed
her sending them into a humble plea
for forSivshAss
He most probably wouldn't have
come al an II II hadn't been for that.
she ssiffened Asibly and all her lcys
was swalloNed up in a wave OF rebel
Mous pride.
Yeu,sre mistaken. . she commenced
coldl2 but Billy interrupted her.
Here. : have9 1t.
Ny hounty Cts as boundless as the
sea,
Ny love as deep. the more give 70
thes.
The more have. for both are IN.
hnite," he was reading, and the simple
beauty Of the lines awoke something
10 Marjorie stronger than pride or re
sentiment and she only smiled when he
sdded .tenderly: NY Christmas greet
Ing to you. dee-" S
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misery old man.
and he made me
miserable when I
lived with him.
I'm not going to
cell you about my
childhood. how lit
lie love there
was IN It, and
how I was starved
spiritually an a
mentally. &c well
as physlcallys
When / grew old
enough 70 under
stand chat 10
could give mo
things. and had
not because he
wanted to save and
save. Ileft him ana
an . here 70
teach: and now
he has written to
me to come back,
and I donat want
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m aid en-, who
sought. her hap
piness only in
the eyes Of the
youth by her side.
There were joy
bells there, too,
as they left the
church with the;
fragrance Of mu-
tual love about
them,
The bells peal
ed - an outside.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-01-04

nncioa, or " you
Ike 1t bettpr, there
IL q cottage at the
edge Of the farm
where yoV could
stay II you wlah
*"
The Old man
flashed a crafty
glance al him.
Would It coat me
anythinGg.' be ask
ed Hks
N0shink, eAlQ
Jack.
Then marry her, I"
sald the old nncle
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