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Show JpTETTERS AND A TELEGRAM BY OTHO B. SENGA. m !-c, -"" ,; "" rtr'iit- vNltlMt; .u lut5', nrtir S .v. Nob. I" nor Krwir ' 1 "m cl"1 ' v"" g about Mr Lloyd . al,d commatvlli He Wt ,lf a big ranch n ar In re, I bv n wealtfty man In hl- Wrn Amy MVS havc one V 90m H- ha - I. nt mo Kfnrl.l,- ..ff-n Tho clrls P ,; Id "I ' ouW ?Y,.r:. riu Is vorj h u dsomc and v . i.Ki.if..' "i ?;-!- V'Vt '"' '" K.L with hlni. "' f (-r n..r I BVi low- lllm ' ll'M'" I B ,M, ,nt f.niill IT'"' " I" "l 'iH BBBTl'tLInk I" ls lr'",h ' '' ' anv HLi ; thi l' l! i I.'ivmcly yours. 'GERTRUDE." Ha Helen Oat to OrlriKlc K- (rtru-l'' - It's Jt ;1S well that Hue do Intention of railing In love M ,lsll(r,,ui M.innn.L would n. v. r HJrV.'U " 'ft.'1 I,,r,' """T Kit In have-HBi'to have-HBi'to her satisfaction, and KkQf sh has si Iccted Plnkj Stauf- SSii?nyou"the doar "tUe -ith his ' ' " Ntct.K- :u,.i handsome' and like this Mr SASTm yU r0 S hail I'n''.'L Tnws ,'nzf'r 'vo, v nnute-h. is i k.iKwI n v.ilrt now. trylnc to be an '"r hk. '1'lnkV a.s ,.sld. me wmI!i,fxSola. to v,JUr 'eera lo ni". but sh.. shan't. if sh.- iiiMlsf I II " she'll think I'm "mini J, ", J Oh, I know how to fix momma. I wouldn't do thai to papa but 5?anda lote of thine tha?mainn?a aw an t--girls, for Instance Write m,- ,ii inv; ltttlo sister, HE EN From Gtrtrndo to Hflon ' J -!).-ar I-lttk. Sister: I wish I could toll you of the beautiful life hei-evethlng o " ; b nd natural and peoph s, em :ir'' u"v,' I know i am 11 - !" in.' utmosi.h. ro I think riding cvrrv day. 1 ,K v. r h.-.t,- knr- ,h. uil pleasure of rldlne Riding- around h. parks on oar horse" with their mlnolng nttio grait. isn t mu ri like Hying over tho prairies on this horse of Lloyd s She takes a long swinging lop--, and yon f, ,.) fts tf you .,nil ,hf. hnl. were ope. ami that you w. re being wafted through space without effort or care 1 nm . r happy, hut sometimes I am hall afral.l, h.raus,- I believe Llovd v lov with me, and If he Is. think how .lr.-M.lfo, tu haxe (,, c ha, k ,,, h, marry Pinky' stauffer! I suppose mamma and Plnkv have set the day and. I dare-sa dare-sa . the trousseau Phe m. l .- thoushl or I inky Sla.iffer makes m-- sick and lalnt. Wh.it :l terrible thinc to have to pas- vear- and .ars In his comiianv' l know I can never forK.-i M,,Vd Murk- as long as I live. I wish 1 f.-it as near to papa as yon do, Helen. Perhaps If 1 .,i,v kri.w how tO tell papa, he would find some wa I.. h"lo me. C,o.id-be for this time, i can see Lloyd coming w at.- Koing for " lotiK ride GKRTRi ril-: Fv. m Mrs. r.tes to lo r daughter i i -tru.le J "My Dear Daughter : Your sister Is QUlte 111 pr istrated with nervousness be- OUSe I took your letter from her How ever, i always obey the dictates r duty. iegnrdles of the consequi n. . to any one, and under the car.- ol VOUr father and I 'i Pnyne tr,,S she will soon r, cover "I desire your Immediate return t. Boston Bos-ton You make make Helen B Illness an excuse t.. Amy. Olve our kind regards to her and h.-r husband an1 extend to them w cordial initati.,n to visit us next winter As for this person Burke vou will If possible, make your d. parture win, out SeeinK him .iRain. If this Is not possible. I trust your .use of decorum will suggest that vou confine ours-lf slmplv to that kind of courtesy that a ladv always b' -stows upon n worthy person of the lower classes Your affectionate mother "NANCY ARABRLIA QATES." "P S No hint of this unfortunate affair af-fair must reach your brother. Claude is an i.i. ai gentleman; it would be n great sho.k t., his co,uuite sensibilities to know" that his BlSterl had held familiar cr.nverse with a hired man. 1 cannot Imagine how you came to be so unlike the rest of my children Helen of course, ls not responsible for her peculiarities "N. A. G." From Mi. Gates to his daughter Gertrude. Ger-trude. My Dear Utile Girl: Your mother ive m- her lett.-r to iinst. .-uM. (put. Incidentally. In-cidentally. I took the liberty of reading it. With Helen's permission. 1 bad previously previous-ly read your recent l.-ttern to her. 1 have never Interfered with your mothers discipline, dis-cipline, but In this carfe I feet called upon , to make a few remarks. "First you needn't come home until you choos.- North Platte ranch Is a healthful place, and you seem to be gaining gain-ing Strength and much else that Is of great value. "Second. If you care for this Mr. Burke and he naks you to become his wife, .s.iv 'yes.' and count on my blessing and a substantial dowry. It will be a r freshing fresh-ing chaiiRe to have a real man to .all sen. At present I have none, neither by bli t h nor acpilslt Ion. "Third, there are no classes In this country. Each man Is what he makes himself. My grandmother was a Purke end an Irishwoman, and I've always been proud of th, name and the ancestry "LAStly, your father Is very plad he has kept in ar enough to nc daughter to lenrn how to help the other. Your ad-bcJrllUZ ad-bcJrllUZ father. JAMES BURKE GATES. "N P.. if my aon Claude and old Pete SlAuffer's silly grandson are types of 'Ideal gentlemen.' I would rather you would mari v a hired man J. B. G." T. I.'Ki am to lames Burke Gates: "Have followed vour advice, dear. Love t.. Helen. GERTRUDE " |