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Show His Strong Recommendation. The old gentleman showed his displeasure dis-pleasure plainly. "It seems to me rather presumptuous for a youth in your position to ask for my daughter's hand," he said. "Can you advance any good reason why I should give my consent?" "Yes, sir," replied one young man promptly. "What?" "I am comparatively modest and economical eco-nomical in the matter of my personal expenditures, and I think you win find me less costly to maintain than rny other son-in-law you could pick oat!" |