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Show "Belle," said one Washington treasury girl to another, as tin y wore disposing of their midday lunch, "do you know that I believe Senator lilank is Go if he is a day?" "Impossible, "Im-possible, Grace," returned tho other. "Why there isn't a gray hair in hie head, and his whiskers are ns black as jet. He doesn't look over 40." "BIces your innocent heart," said Grace, laughing, "don't you know that he is a rich widower, nnd has vowed never to marry again?" "Yes, but what of that?" "Why, you eilly little goose, he is afraid that some of ub girli will catch him if wo know how old he is, and he paintH 'and dyes rfnd wears corsets and dresses nobby pint on purpose to deceive de-ceive us. But he can't fool me, and I'm going to try for one;" and a smilo lull of coimciousnese of a pretty treasury girl's power over ancient senatorial hearts flitted over her countenance. |