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lodgtlied roada to pot worth whom door by hundrola roam wttoro uoglih jjortln fir ccouiriea ii a to callod uioir jiauoo hotnq than bock to wiuoy illafo wlimw church wilh iy eud una ntood tfio conlurioa rataoa and tiiado jto illjora glatl wiui ito taoaaafu of comfort to tho tnaity loaoly oooa whoso moo aro fighting bravoly gajnb tiio ltorco and hateful ni lhodj tnak ng u imd rm iktibhu uu a l3uh kiluo oforwiaa x canada my ome iltchtjt crtam r- lflt week x kobr allen 40 j i ailcu 3s higiot cash j- u juying hit r livo poultry rubinoff acton creamery j cnr aaonhhaqdeannnouu a i business life it may require wimogacnfico for you to tfovoto tlio timo and nionoy but what better gift thaaaprac tical bnidct ulucatiou can you ajkfor klglit now 1a iho timo to ctaxt on n cpeclfic courirfi at tho guelph business college a ouelph ontario a n wiour term rtart january 3rd o 1918 get partkuluru for tbosa g n crtrollnr now witli a copy of thm d ud n a l oooch prom prtnnjll m kxmhhaanrjnndcmnann shaws business school toronto prrparo for every knows oiiualiau commoitiul diploma or cortificatt nouo lt high for our l rado of work frco cutalogu0 lntoratiy tiiiu- w ii shaw prca p mciutoli trm head offices youfo ami gorrard ltii toronto conscript ono or tho jo navy tjluo suits and senvo thursday i plate on ale 15 only suits of villtnnen genuine all wool riiuriuteld colors in navy blue elotli your order tak en for any one suit made to your measure for st8ro iliib the greatest v tlue in tlie trade r e nelson mirwa oo rfltlbii uuulpli otitavtlo william bankh to lblitt liwaki townsknd cxjft arniroil in canada from ltmlaod wicli hi wife their four children nnd adoop routed liohof in tlio aapoiiofity of all thing kogltah oror otcrything olaa in tho world boon u jo bo did not fear war bo had no diflicully in ohlotning employ moat iu tlio hij aaw making cataliluhmont la ploaaanlnido tho ouly mauufaotory tho villagu hero but very english accent aad hia height tlvo foot four inches nub- joe ted him to a good deal of charting 00 n from a number uf old countrymen who bad tiot long preceded him aa mmigraata thcro waa lesa of fun m uio cliafuog ojt tho daya npod on and albert edward ponsia tootly preached uio oxcollenca of english mouioda in tho tnaking and testing of aawa tlio climax waa reached at tho lunchooo hour one day when billy ileajloraoo who topped albert edward by not oral inchon and outwoighod hi in by twenty pouuda in unnipted tho englishman ealogiatin monologuo uitb a snoonnk dry up you oawedoft broncho you malto taooirk j laughter 111 which ahcrt edward did not join gyoetod uio remark tho eog ludimana eyea narrowed m lie auked of a felloir worker wot dooa o moan f well ho atu t exactly throw jug bouquets at you waa tho ana wo r no iald albert etlward quiouy ho took off hifi coat and vent aad walked ovor to billy houdcrwiii who gnnnod at him derisively whan you ayo tidaga to mo kodarocji aye am nicely aiil albert idward ho to blntrvi you runt i aaajiod hon doruon j w smack i jho blow dolitcrod hy tbo englialimana open band on ileadoraou olieck jarred and aurpritod tho bigger man who huaovor pulled of hia coat aod upiarod up to big attacker aa uio men crowded excitedly around tho antacontou a quiot bcoto voice aaid iflo to 000 on ui woo uu a chorus of laughter and joortf grooted uio remark but ioma of uio acoflera took up tho offer albert lviward omiled broadly put a fior uu fr uio tjcott he called gaily well aotuo it liter doho aald 1km molhomon uio hoot udlfiuy anpuhalp taa aeo fair play ltobortaou hatly and jaiihaou gio uio a hand tao lot thjjchtorn hau olbow room u waa a hat light wiui all tho aklil aud punch on one ndu and it lasted juat live limui at uio oid or which tnno billy hondorattu criod quit ilia oyoa wore ao wouou that ho cold hardly boo bta out llpd were addlu tlwnra tt tho stream of ro tliat was flowing frdm hia uoio bin ly mil aoro und hia breath aluioat kdhu vo hail auiiui ho nail rankty and an i eal you hrenclm after uia ill do willjou obako laiida albert im i uteau bert may 1 udl you that j you may old top lrea mo flipper a bit of uio oart toui vrir it aaid at ik rt ilward liwruafter t be known aa i 11 huw you w to uao yr auda proper too ihata whro yor wuli lieu ho hotting limerti among uio utilook urn choered at uiu into coiulataut ahuok hundo heartily tinenti at thg m rnlialui ud en 1 urn proud nfanunll hut aula laiua hout ill children wero dnlntf welt at nrlionl null iloinlupinc a uplrlnf aturdy cualianiitii md iho unfailing rondinsai of bi lf to xtd all uio rhlldrnn and mnuiata f tlm iolgl lorhool hail won fnr her tiiiitrenallaii 1 rowirt whore one tlifie bad ijoni mkory of hor ao chnu and ihin came uio war tiiwntiond nwiiro qo yoara off ida ago aad onluuxl in tho company raietl- in pleaaantvlllo k n root rlhi to tho first canadian rouliiifenb for ororfftpa ho lngad funoully nt uio ilooimon la ilniij tho uro nf th rnnluigent and rtrtod to aomonf ha old time cntiriama of canada aud uio canadians dont run lb cob a try down ftart aaid hia wife itn o grand plaoo and uio podpla aro baeci good to ua why ahnumnc ueyt aligulod bert angrily dont wo own em pnd ui country too i tliat ardly tho wya to put it alio anawemd see mi to nio ai ow thayro doin ui andaorne ananma mo iiok retorted bert they nrter tyko ory men an 11 mat theyll iw arakin fr am iooii tlib aint koui to 1k no pic nlc but tli eld rount ry dont want aoy mrro vet iwt ow do wa know wo rot noudnk to to on hut wot th pyiora ere ayo waa borta elating argument noighhora omniiaicratotl with mra townnond notno oven urged uiab ahe ahould acok to have bert aecura hm dis charye n uio ground tliab there wore the boy who whistles a hai1c1i tho boy who goes down uio atreot wblthni a march jiuta a new ajurit into the rmnil drnggitif nlepi quicken tiruvl podailtmiih f r ut tht ir hrnn norx and move on hi uuikjii au if lh lively umludy liad wrought a cliarm ukiii uieui it in nut itich up bill work at poop to fancy to put trnod cheer ami am malum into tho laarta about un if ou havofhoujdil uorc waa uu uao in your trying to hol uui plodding worl 1 movo forward more rhoenly and bopcfnlly to member uio lioy who whiitlca a march mid liuitato bin tactica johknys gahdeh fk havo a ganlon yea but you i1imi iiufupao iat in it will b plauteda tulip oraroao r i am mni in urrj0jm tho planta that i like lb a a llat if aqui uioulit up tho iu l i not rilling to oiillat i nb i uiero i aay oring uieir prppoi ixiu moimw tquaring up aecuui iui bort later bad liluo tu tuy about the titht and atxiutaa uiub aatobia wintnua hut ad ha placed hia ah are of uio muuoy carufully in a atriug ncckod pouch ho ro rko1 dryly artdlory aro uiinkini kiihk o i black watch v wrdo jooil una loo aaid bert warnlly and altuta paute ito a wye wo avn in ui army an th udn vlu fullnwthl ua 11 eoo tau it ayu ihiiii th way uddud mtphaomii in time juwiisaii1 1hhuio lam aaaertivu aa tutlio luerita uf tho old land ita ouitoma and ita orkora ho octaaluually ailmitted grutlmiijly that in uomo uilna cauadliu workmen uru nut vtf bad uix yoara niter the day uf tho thru ho waa a fornmau io w nil id not admit that nod roaaqn for ceoald ita mo aa know aotna altabt uiujo fu aho told the k aorvod ia timo in lh army an if ho aint too ken hororvoaa aa libla to atari a mootiny right cro to bert aho always showed a trailing face but tt did not decairo him dont tyke jt loo ard eld lydio bo would nay yorml bo all right what ir th iiay an u palriouo fund an bill their oldest imy will bo a elp it wouldnt bcnfilit fr mo to be outer this fight buu former military training hia will incncns to uno it to aid bta com radon bla acronb and hia atrane mixture of etigliuh and canadian nlaug and phrftaca made him a creat favorite with uio company and especially with thu nativolxirn canadians bom tho dutciphno and drill were at timea irkaemo tho company a unit in a county lt- talion liad its fitnt oijxiriencea of camp ida at vai car tier those rvoemod liko unliappy dreamy to all tho facn ai within a few wceku thoy nailed for enn coondent uiat they woul i soon lo in rauce and ia tbo thick of uio fighting- inatoad uwy were condoinnod to apund weary mouuia in tiaining on hal la bury plain a name india aalubly associated in uiomomory of all tho firat canadian contingent men with uio words ruin and mud private albert edward townaond whose eye i had boon aaapicloualy moiat when he again atoppod on engliaji eoi waa at firat voliemonb in his oxjilanauoiia andoxquaea fur the wcauior couditiona bub bta buoy aut npirita liegan to droop under uio atcady external aoakiug for h was tomjmrato ruan and did not try to combat uio moisture from the alciea hy imbibing too much moisture from botuoa ho pok ed his bead out af tho tent which ho nhar- od with ee oral comrados ono morning when an unusually heavy rainfall waa making more liquid still uio already float ing mud and cried lorluvmo wot a cllm- ucacucd tnvoral man and ioaislod upon uioir woundn lotng attended to liefere his own wore drcaiod tho oditor wan reading again awarded uio victoria crpoa aliooled tbo mariagor tinned on lila breant by lho king him aelf uioy chanted in uniaon e didnt toll mo that part aaid mra townaond whoao eyea wore shining witb delight i wonder if er majesty waa uinro- 8ho rhowod uio viattora uio cablegram of which uio oditor took a copy ho also obtained from tho family album a group photograph of bert airs townnend and their children and from uio lady horsel all tho dotsila ho ormld think of ajiklng reoafdlop uio wienorof tlis v c tbo- two men finally loft after telling mnt town send uiat uio baovo had already cabled cao- gratulmtinns to boit in the nazno of tho municipality and that a publio reception to uio gallant soldier waa 1efng arranged uio manager adding uiat bert aliould noror want for employment sergeant albert edward townaend v c ca mo heck to picaaanuido wiui hia left arm in a allng and hia faro rauier ralc bo fore uio cheering crowd at uio railway atatioo ho kinged hia wfo and children many timet knd cared nob who aay that hia even worn tear dimmed and his lips tram bling in tho park gmondn whore fhe formal waleomo look place bert waa pro- aentod wiui an illnminatoi addreai and a purao of gold lln bltialiod furiously whl e uia addrnaa waa being roail and quirmad uneasily whon uio local memtkir of parba menl th reave and other colobntiea to ado apoechon in eulogy of hia valour and uui honor ho had brought to iloavuitalde ami canada ab last ho was railed upon to speak and ha had to ntand fnr many mlnutoa beforo tho crowdu tired of eboenng him- whoa uiot wore ready to baton aomo nf tl twehty yeabs aoo from tho icuo of tho froo rosa of thursday doc oth 1807 it hi reported uiat acton ia to liava an other drug a to re mra bocord a block will lio uio location the hockoy club was reorganised at a meeting on monday avomng a committee waa appointed to make arrange men ta for a giggled and laughed aa he iiegan hia ad s i to uio aarcasdo shout of itvlfugliah ita english from his canadian pela in uio tent bort anawonxl good hutnorodly lb must avo ohaugod ainco i useter livo ore now in canada tlireo cheuni tor canada elioutod hia oompauiouv bort joined in heartily and then wont on now in canada yor can generally bank on th weather hcin cuo for sotoral dy aa torgouior but una do lieat 1 hereafter bo hocamo an ardant and xaaloua apoauo and canada waa the burden of tho mom ho proacbod to who ovot would hslon thorogiinoojt waa ono of tho drat from canada to get into uio firing buo with an engtiah county regiment in cloao proximl ty bert waa aoon on familiar lor ma with muny of uio man and to uiem ho preached wiui burning oulhushum uio llury of hia adopted cuuu try ho found oagoraudloncaa as a tulo lutbomo oguitod at hia glowing word pictures of th laud of hupportunky to uieao bin answers waa usually wyo till yer uco thoao ore fan i dbui tala o uunii iu ruul baetiun yer no or root uiau uu yer uta tboro yarll wan lor atay if yer aint afraid o work bl j u lion 4avo barb uud his cauadiau pals uio oppirtuuity thoy nought aud truly ui lory of that action ahall tiovur fail of the lkaauiuldu luun forty wuro killed or woundod and bort was among the latter oo to it aald bert laughingly avo a good laugh at me hacconb x dont care tm too old to he cured th crawdn brake in with ehoera here presently ho waa able to resume there waa deep nirtcoritr in lua thanks for uio greeting uioy bad accorded him and very even taoon they began to undors land- uiat accent notwithstanding born waa a soldier and a man speaking atralght from tho heart in th city in tl old land where i waa tirougbt ujj uioy did ma proud after i got th v c ho aaid offered mo a job on beasy street for life lb was tompun but dyor itnow why 1 didnt tyke it til tell yor it waa u h attain men la an joya ivo roalixod ere i nyca to em thank yo no whon uiia scrap atartad i cajno throe ui ouaand- mi loo f got toto it anmoab on cm as came on th boat wot brought mo was can ldians thoy dropped all thoy ad in a land where any man wotll work aa a grand chance an uioy iked across ut seas to fjghb for th bold mother just onb o sentiment like since ive brad in uiat land syeo i io boon hle to buy a ouso o roe own with enough land for ogertablo garden an i couldno have done that ore in a ui ouaand years an i oyoa ray kldall bo able to go through collage h uioy wants and assoclato with th boat in ui land if uioy koepatrito aa mo an my miaaua knows uioy will no i ayes therell always bo a warm apoti in my oart for this ore city an ita pooplo an for tii hold mo ui or land but im go in back i aye to wkero th weauior is one thing or tother for a fairish leagui o umetogeuier back to a uud whore uieroo room an a chance for all hack to canada ray uma canadian magaslna hon tlio m mr luajy aa d tlui ahlo uiat brought ud aminlaiiiod u cboorful ain t dood that a om com j uu long aa o inn nut avu vury uiuuh to n iwforu aho got a uiona in a eauugraui that attitude i- fort alio aald vii aond me u co mo back wo ullur auhl ilwu iwotn ag timet frui read lelt hand u goner ouminy homo boou horgeaiit bert townooud vu thou mra tqwiiaontl wupt for jy and prlda in uio uchiavauioiito uf hor man and gtiuf fur uio band uiat waa a ijiior tliat aftarnoou iho manager of uio aaw plant accompanied by uio udttur of uio local weekly nowapaper each waving u copy of a iiiotropuutau daily twwapaper ruabwd luto tho townaend homo lfao y aeon iho iily 1 t proas t uioy tioinandud eager ly of mrs lowueiul bart i it about him ahuutod tho timnagpr ixd romiiaiiln uf regunojil wheu all olltcnrs hailialloii uio editor road ptupito eurlous wouftda tbo manager quoted nk ltuit friday while running a bus planer in hia planing mill mr john cameron bad uio miafoxtuno to amputate hut right thumb at tho grab joint venly uieso are trmes tliafj try mens aolea tlio annual firemans concert held on friday night waa a financial suoocaa and gae our citiiooa an enjoyable oven ing tho programme waa gtvon hy local talent and waa interesting and variod among ouiar itema waa a duet hy measra gihhona and mann tho acton fire brigade which was very amoaing a london england tourist agency baa engaged 4000 heda at uia beat hotels io vancouver for its jatrooa en roato for the elondyko during tho month of fobruary there baa iecu cocaidarnljlo talk aboub wido tiroa and good roada tlio council has prepared a by law on tho auhjoct which will lie introduced m uio near future mr b agnow baa uiroo of hia fat hogn at tho cuelph fat stock ahow they weigh ii2y5 ounda mjtubici bafiiioiiu tiiomitios at uio roaidence of uio hri fo a motbnr on wednoaday dec lit by bov il powlio mr wm bar liour to maud daughter of mrs goorgo thominon all of erin of them ivo not ory food of oyatur ntuw and oytitora roild r fne1 bo 1 ii luivs an uilur plont to keep 1 just in tiiiolo a tlirifty gplaiit i ii mb out and pok uio tjgga oacii tlay thou im very fond of pie and theyre kept out of reach ho ill havo thrs urge pin planta an appla tni uco and ponob and i hliall havoa ruldier pluut and whon theres ruin or frot ill just run eat and pick a pilr for mine aro alwaya i oat another plant i want to buy ive no tcfl neon it yet but aeema to me lb would bo wiao lomo candytuft to got arid hoyou ace pvo uu ht up alt tbo thlngatliat ilikotent and as i said i liavont yet docitioti oz uio rest youths companion the secbet deaweb discbhaihatinq pfiaise if you wish your opinioua to count get out uf tho way of using euperlauvoa- it pleasea mo vory much t liavo mary eo on uiijaiaauo over my singing remark od an olieervajitgirl till ono day i happened to atop at a confection or n when slio waa try lug a now sort of sundao aud she aaid uio very oatno thiuga aboub uiat auudao uiat oho i aaid about my musio i it waa per foctly wonderful meughuui oxqulsito aud a fow more of uiat aort liar good opinion no or meant anything to uio after uiak unloaa tiraiao ia givoo with diacrimiua tiui it uiiht as well not bo gtvon ab all bo gouorous wiui pralae hay all tho mco uilnfa you can and nay uiem heartily but btf discriminating in your approbation to irjtfto orory thing alike and alwaya iu uio auporlativodograe is a vury sure way to uiako your approval worui nothing cottlnu to palltlculalu- i am aeuaiula of uio honor you do mo mr upootiymnns ui uie proposal of uiarn ajo you havo juat maiio said uio young woman wiui a alight uurl of uio lip but circimatatioett ovor which i liavo no control will compel iuo to ducluio uio honor what aro tin no iireuwatanooj miaa gnmaliaw y llorcoly inquired uio jrouug yaur ciruumalaucoa mr hpoonymoro imutuirr bvum ouvo had plenty of rain iu your sc tiuu op hurt my crujia too will you loao much money i no 1 it break about oven ty hauling autua oubaf mujhuhuc grandmouier ponder by waa ono uioeu n woo t- faced aidory haired old ladies who seema urhnvo huppotl straight out ei uio pagea of aouiu rtovunteaaui century novol she rulod hy love hut unquestionably in uio old house of lyubrook noikxij would oer havo dreamod of diaolmyiog or thwarting i j rand mother pen derby even sxiuiro iondorby hot beaded and impetuous aa ho waa liad oover dono that ono glance from grand mother ono wave of uio uplifted finger aud uio hqmro u reduced to a condition of trembling o bod i ooco that waa why uio quarrel betwoan mjl- drod uio old ladys grandjaughlflr and bar liaoco will ilurlbuc waa mado up ho quickly thoy liad been engaged two yoara and wore to be married at christmas bub will had boon attaotivo to another girl at least ao mildred fancied and harsh wurdu left harahor feelings in tbolr wako and the end of it waa tbab mi id rod throw lier ring at will and will clapped on lua bat and alainmed the door ouarrolod did you oay you and will had quarreled mildred f oxclaltnod her grandmother that evening when aha lukd- soccoodod in forcing an o j lu nation of hor grandchildo tear staiuoot faoo and dejoatod a pin la how can a girl quarrel witb uio man aim is engaged to marry i because i havo found oub that ho ia false sobbed mildred uuhapiilly ho bo ho didnt love mo ho has novor carod fox me at alh ho carod for you enough to ofter you bin luuid and name mildred replied her grandmother and i proauino thai you liad uomo knowlodgo uf his nature aad dia- poaiuon boforo you accepted him t i waa deceived said mildred all girls may o decoivod wo chum tbo right to act fur ouroelvoa nowadays it fan t liko it waa when you were young and woman bait no power uf initiative didnt you ever break an engagement grajidma- tho old ladyn chock a had suddenly grown acarlol from the day i accepted mr poihorhy alio raid my will waa hi will aud hia wishes worutuino aud 1 placed uia taunt ibijtllclt trust m him ha uio quarrel oudod bocauao uiati oven ing when will came back iu a peuitoub i oraudtnaruiua icuderhy lod him atraigbi lulu mildreds bouduir aud made mildred put her liand iu willn and then wiaoly went out aud left uiom together and ton iumutoa later wheu they apjkoar od lioforo imr aa aho nat lu her chair knit tiug tho faced of both wura radianu the ponder hy humoatoad was uu of thuao quaint ohl faahluuotl house that uro till to be louil hero aud thoro upou uio ory hurdor of our mod or u citiua il wau full ui lltuo- uooki and chiaulo aud iu altlcu were atackud wiui uio aocumulatod lolrfla of geiiaruliuua aid truuka old fur iltum uld luperit a week boforo tbulr marnoo gruuduiouiur iondorby who had imxui ruiumagiug lu wliat nhu callotl hor private aturu ruuui appeared leforo mildre1 and will flushed and triumphant hor uniui aho bore a heavy old faabluuo1 lufrdoak lliia ia to bo ouo of my woddiug proa ta to you chiltlrou aho aaid and iul turn up your uoaaa at it oiuior uf u ijooauao my tuouiur thought enough of lu tlo it to uio whoa i was uugagod mildred bad uflen ooau uio lltue desk it luuuiiuuvuly olio had rofraiuod from tamjieriug with iu tilio knew unit bur crn buuuor valuod it bigblyeo highly uiat aho hail novor allowed it to ix uod but bad kept ib on uie high oljolf anion jj or inoit churuhod trunmroa hho liad al ya nuapocted that oomo of grand niothero irvmured rallci wmro np6 btddeo la it bub when she openatl ib it waa empty and only uio faint odor of dead rote loaves be tray od uio fact tliat it had contained any thing huttluiitr i well koop what ahall wo keep in it will r mil irod oakod our lovo loltora roapondod will prompuy tliab is if ib is bg enoegtu bat isnt it btrange millio uiat a desk of this site ahould havo aucb a very imall in- tenor t it almost looks aa uiough it tnighb contain a secreb drawer there docs ooem bo bo a lot of apacsj undomoaui uio drawer aald mildred angering uio odgea of uio donk why will it ringi quite hollow juat tap ic and uitco it certainly did ring hollow and ic did xeorn an uiough thoro were eomoaeoond drawer under tho firat bub tho caonlngl arranged veneering gave- no evidence of any opening will tapped and tupped ta vain i goeaa uicro isnt any secret drawer millio and net uio desk upon tho tahhi with a bang and then a certain thing liapponod tim jar apparently set soxno long davliod npnug to working for the wholo front of uio desk qowopon revealing a littlo flat compartment immediately be neath uio drawer a aingloaheetof pollow paper ooverad with writing lay there will looked at i and uioo nualchid it up and began reading is will exclaimed mildred roprofingly bobi must read lb he exclaimed look at thia mgnaturo it in that of my grandfather elionexar ifurlhul it may bo somo long lost will but it was no will it waa a letter ad dressed to grandmother pondecby and ib ran aa follows my dearest own ulitahotb your cruel words to rno to day though they have sorely wounded mo cannot quoneh uio paasion for you that burna id ray boaom so smcoyou havo said thaa this unhappy tnisund era tend ing of ottra mtub endbur engagement ainco you havo forbid mo to spjiroach the ahnne and altax of my devotion i shall place this within yeur mouicro wnung desk hoping thai somo impalse will draw yoa hither to cpea tho ifttlo drawer you once showed ma and to find this outpouring of my aoui eha- beuj yon cannot mean that we moat pari forovor uiatyuu will boatow your pricft- tfiaa self upon that dullard nat en derby for whon your marriage holla ring oat toy life will become unbearable to mo and i ahall end this wretched existence wllboofc you ido will bocomo impoisihie till tlxno khali ond thine jebflanecx hazlbtil jan 24 1857 will iiurlhutfotdod up tho paper aad looked al mildred hor eyes wore molse and her lips were tjuivoring ib muab havo lain uicre annoticod uiom fifty years and more aho aald wo mnab nob lot hor know now no answered will and teariog tho paper into strips bo lob them flutter elowly out uio opon window will nald mildred presenuy do yoa remember uio date of your grand fathers marriage r it waa in uio apring of lsh 1 think it must havo been eecamoo my father was bom uiat christmas aad grandmother was married in the buuiiuor uf 1837 it didnt last long thia doaerato tiaasiun will t but dearest do you know what grand mother told mo ouco it waa juab aitar our atupid quxrrel 1 thit wbea aha waa young no girl aver d roamed of quarrehug with uio man aha iaa uugagod to marry will laughed aa ho kusod her oh ell i guona that humn nature waa pret ty much tho tuuiin iu these timoa an ib ta uowadayaho aaid bub mildred doax- uat will r thiuk bow lucky it la for ua aho djdub marry your grandfather bocauaa uiat would liavu uiadu ua cuuaiiui aud marriage botweeu couama ta imjioaoiblo iu thiaetate k hilaun gentlli ults wo can nut hlauio a man who leads a dogolkoif hogiowl a wuuiuu tnjvor fuuht alualuuily euro that hor hualuind liaa looao liabitd uuul bo cotnoo homo tight if a fub woman oould mjo a moving pic ture uf hornulf running to eutch a stroec oar alio would wait for tho next car if our f nulla showed uu uio uurfaoo in uio funn uf piiuploo many of ua would look liko wo liad tho itcarlot fokr women droaa tho wuy uioy do booauao uieyare diffurvut from uuui the moro uiab ia aoou uf a man tbo toad thoro ia ta admire in biuw it la n ouo of our buaiiioaa etutitalwaya makea us ami kor wbiji wo buer a woman whu m w oaring a mir uf nhooa ulab txtlu complaining ulnuit uio high ooab of living i bo iord luvnui a cheerful hvur vuuvu quotud uiab wrung ita aimer- ful giver oh well lb smouiili to uianamu thing 1 uio man wiui a ehoorful livar oanb help being a cheerful jirar s i j