Abbeville progress., 1916-11-18
l hear that you are one Of the o,6es,

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cou,,I,'',. w" '''"ilh you said John.
-, '''''"' IdSN"d. Yes. in
''''' Ill., ''i' 1r~-FeS- really,
-, P'''' "'d friends. | assure
-
e. ,.., H'i''!h--l prompted
~ '''''''''
,.,..-.... a., .II>. NI'.'F. Lovely
''.'''l. 9".' John. ''.S-
rl(... ''''' '"'"'"~ toward ms
-, -''''i'f was i""-iunS "ur-
"'\ '\>.'II'H0 reason, "H!
~. '''''' ''''''''h lh r'~p"n>" +" his
i'''''', "N /" IN" qu"iity OF The
'''''''' u'''''N ah"Nhcd ana
a,', ,''''''i 'H'" Ms room and
N'.'' I''u''''F eNtra"rdi-
ne 'h'"Shi wonder
',,'' - y ''''' 'uea
-, ''i''",il'1 iothea III his room till
w. ,'' ,'''''''' l'ur' anu when he prompts
!! emerged Tor that occasion. there
,'"''''"'ie improvement IN his
','S'''"i appearance in point Of dress,
I,'T,' t"""Sh mere still fingered
,',.'t. ,ua"t Ms N'i''lhiy ShA'en features
,'',"'h h"ESard' care-worn, anxious
~, ,,'' "ou'l not OUT.
'in o"h at 'he laole ne found
N''''ii 'i''eu forward as though IN
-, '.'o" Ior some honored guest.
""t vi" II mean! oh' he r"m"m-
~,,'.t ~ NV. Ao,u 'he boy 10 tell E'S
'e "ouIu nave TREND to dine
i'''''' It-3'hi' "'aSt the tei-
""S' uoupIeSS' dlnlng then with
al -p'eI'rloie coinpanlon-his wife
~ P1iace car on the T.. {. X ST, L.,
"D.i'''ru H'i'eS away Ihe thought
"9 ''i,''''''iiiiiE- vi course now, tn"
'''''''"'' ""u'u nave material Tor
assault Anu now could he avert
- N'Nl'"i'uS MN blurred MS sight
'', '"''ItHt-tit'h tIe eyes flashed
'''''''e,S' VIII i1''t IL IKE man =
Nv SUD 'I"th'aily- yea Ike a states
'','' ''''' - VIII invite 1t. Let her 10
h'F worst
i ser '''"t giving some
v - - '-' u'''',i 'o''''
o,.. ..I,u l'',' 'iie "A'te,.''.' StrN-
=, ~ Isn't """S' aI' auC Ieit
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,.,,.... -,','iu,'S '''P9t'' ana 'Aeh
..I,1 ~ ms SI'ou'utr SIarIed MIA
nora ,,!,+ I'u s'.,u Io' me, Mr' Mchlh-
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q s,,,il, .i'a4 S"'u 'ne i"uS' VIII
.~n,,. - - ( '--O 'u
,o;lda.4 as 'P"ie 1ne even inc
cors,,o b.. u'e your
,,l-,.t..o,-,,, ''' ''"nu It coh
-. :. anu 'iiele was Pieaulhg
m, - '0i'h Hl'eu eyes lhat chahgeu
i0 ~ "oinai Stlile 10 an express
o " ne"i soiicituue' nave sent
'T"' '"ii'ihueu Joiih' 10 ask OF
sou 80 eIeaI I"NorS. fIease De
" iii'e e.'u'iier"te Iheih' flrSt
-, '"' S'u ~ lorEiNe anu forget that
- '''' III '"' ""C"'le'-lor sruihhIng OF
'-i4i,. 'hi' morning "ileh you awakened
'"e.
Nhy' certainly, said the landlady.
dsaIh sinlllhg' though quite seriously.
di'thN you S;ui John with dig
MY Ana second he continued
want your assurance that my ex-
IRENE CONFUSION anC awkwar' esS on
tEe occasion OF our meeting Ii. D.. we're
rishtly interpreted.
"Certainly-certainiy," said the land
lady with the kindliest sympathy.
Il ain grateful-utterly," said John,
with newer dignity. And then" he
went on-"after informing you that it
is impossible for the best friend have
III the "orlu 10 De with me at this
hour, as lhtehdeu, want you TO do
i-fo 'ne yer! great nonor OF dining with
ihe. WIN you!
why certaihly' Sald the charming
niue lanulauy- ana thousand
ui"iiNS peS'ues but tel me some
'ii"s VI your tftehd' She continued
40 '"e! were oelus ser'eu. "hat
10 iie lAe-aiiu what Is MS name
anu NiicIe II het
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