Show pr I I lli I I I uRt WOIIrJJ lit very Mlt II ad ery ml + er bps as ab rat in her el < rle M I odx log one Hark November afternoon hue nucht to hu been In goal 1 spirits for she had won her cane In the law I ewuru but she was far from feeling so In fact she recalled more than enr Hut she had been persuuted by that pushing little lawyer law-yer Mcboto Thnmpson In bring the action for bnaeh of promise stall She blushed at the memory of the laughter In court vhcn her precious lore letters were rood Hhe had Jiul dropped them lao by one liohlnd the fire s they were given back I to her all enladged I with finger mark and redolent with tobacco f ntha hl never brought this action ac-tion srsloit Oliver TongooJ lime letters let-ters would l have remained a cherished p ooaeaJton a rooonl of her short love I nsnj The amount nf damage + nwardcd to her did not daunt hen l 000 would I buy her a great many things she did not really want but her actual wants were nmplr supplied by her own In I iluitrlniK lingers which were alwayn busy with typewriting and It would hl not give her the ono thing she wanted Mime ono to love A i tumble up the dingy stalreate Into whlali the fog xnelraleil with Impunity end n knock aL the dournn iiiiunei > d a visitor I omc In said Nom absently for potI nt the tearstained rye and fliiKr bcmokod with perusing her Ion letter In the dull smoky lire Ihr der opened and gee admit lance to a horn snara man wlm butt but-t I la ant wee all civic tics room be turn hr hind flnlslinl saying Whet 1 nflorninn and had laid I the hat and glares In n 111If of SMtirlty Sow do alt down do I sit down Iio UortUy lie I said with brisk lhi > uih emberriMwl 1 utUrana I lisle just dropped In to exchange cingiatulatlons about the verdict you know Thank you laM Nora without rnthiiilniin I am aura you did your tot forma suit of course I thank you youI I I dsriMiy ym know I am a lalelor That iirlley11 So I did mil Tlmmpvin rs yes I am Im sorry to say It > nl right you know mil I must say that I have been struck by lice nf dsKMltlon you hays ill + eled l Vim dont speak my dear Ara un in iv mi huh 1 It U to vury muuh struck Indeed In-deed In fet madam your affection Is a treMUn long I to laces 1 ace I dense ice sutd Kura hastily I have 110 affection fur scy one I Hut I am not golujf to take that for m answer It yon maws say yes tnilav I will call again tomorrow an I MI on every IIIY I assnrw you I mean nn mid Mis + Worlhy decidedly l I tag Yu will take that for an answer 1 shall never got engaged again I 1 our thing poor thlngl 1oa have Push an iifUotkmalo disposition your tin lights nro running tin tha Injury that great brute did you Never mind im loan 8000 makes a very excellent excel-lent piaster and will soothe tide wound very much That rcmtn Is me blest buy soul how will I It have escaped sueof otiursu you shall Inane entire conlrclufyour monar yourself I though I I mild Hud an excellent 1 Invottmont I Joe IL I Ihunk you Mr Thompson but I I sluill not marry you and as for tho manY you were Instrumental 1 In getting get-ting mo I am so ashamed of It that I think 1 shall glvo It to some charity Nonsense Mist orlley you will I get nor this I wish that fellow wa not such a groat huUlng brute I should t like login him a horsewhipping i horsewhip-ping at soon 110 the money U I paid I I of coarse 011lIomabool Komabod In the court wrote a pmiNMal of marrlaga and insect It to tau as soon at the damage ware I ansntrdi ho was beforehand with I I 011 I Do you mean that yon accepted I hlnTliompvm grow Mil wllh anger std bin hnlr stood up more nggres kivnlv than before I N I did not any atom than I bat accept you but I like him better thuu 1 do ynu Uhyho I 1 asked iiharpl llccaui0 he toolc no far an an I ewerload loud bye < Ils1 Worlllr fur the present Mild Mr Ihoinpton making a frantic rush for lilt hat and glove I i llnml Mr Jhomnvm Tlmmi n opencl the door and c e n gave admittance tn some one who was I about to knock Ha gave a look at the newcomer and heitlated to leave lint a very deeldeil nellon on the I other part Induced 1 him to do so I The donr which had bean halt open I so meaningly for him ws very promptly slammed after him not without a suspicion movement which looked like a kick almod at the departing guest The newcomer was Oliver Toogood l I a tall burly haartjrlooklng man of < 0 having the appearance of ooun I try gentleman though ha was really a horse dealer very well known In I his county for honesty and fair dealing i deal-ing I llo drew up a chair to ills lire I which burning brightly I I wn < now and flushed with excitement and without salutation began I Whist Will that cringing little beggar beg-gar doing here 1 Ha came to we me OllIr Too good Nora ssld nervously Nell the less you hare to do with him out of business hours the better he said brusquely cant deny but that ha has done your work well I suppmajouare grateful to him and all that Yes I suppose lamMls < port Ujr said doubtfully I dont know You might to know then Yon would not have got t 1000 damage If he had not gone about It In the right nay I havo got the money right I here for you lie slapped his poekat significantly Take my advice Nora and have his bill taxed Yoll are very kind to Interest yourself your-self about It said Nora vvearllyi but I dont think Mr Thompson Is likely overcharge or cheat IlleIll fact ha withes to mnko ma his wife Hut are you going to marry lilin I 11 don know Nora did know very well but there was something very confusing con-fusing In Oliver To joodi gate and the Interest he shnwcil 1 In liar oiiibnmv d her and aroutod strange Ideas I Surely yon will never the yourself I to n little peddling attorney chap like I that he burst mil Impetuously I Why leoiild buy him out and out four thin oven A little snip like that I could take up with my linger nnd lhcc l cubIt cub-It U t very lonely for me said Nora looking down so that Oliver Toogmid only SAW her long dark laihe laiheHut Hut you might do batter than that Oliver blurted out with what you have saved IIIIIlln1 money yo said Nora still keeping her eye cast down perhaps I could I hate ha I other offers The deuce you havo Hut = Uell1 he put In Impatiently Why dont you accept the best of them I rihnll never marry wllliout An equal sum on the part of the man lisp thoro the money I hive to hand over Ha plumped down a heavy jKickot boohThere There tako and count It I cant think what the tout you want to quarrel with mo furr Oh Oliver she said gently I always heard that the quarrels of lover tier the renewal love nail I never thought Jim would leave me becaus4 of what I sold WII I never meant to IIIIL you did and you said crual things about mo Which mischievous persons repeated re-peated Nora I alvus meant tn cHimo arnun I In lice end only I hoard ThompMii was urging you to bring nn action for broach nf promUt of marriage unit lids nmda mo turn stubborn Wrll count the mono girl 11 don t want It said Nora sobbing sob-bing toil hiding her toe In her hands I hate It and Aud mo too Oliver got up softly and stood before be-fore liar Mi fiora murmured I 1 Will you have me dear 1 dont sea why wo cant maka It up I now that the lawyers liar done tha worst of IL Will you Nora Nora turned up I n wet face glorified by happiness Oh Ollror was all she nail but ItMcmcd satisfy Mr 101100 I vastly vast-ly well |