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Show Ills "lt"t Cllrl." He hurilul up to the oflice when he entered the hotel and without wilting to register Inquired eagerly, "Any letter for me?" The clerk , sorUd over a picl at,e with the attention that comes of practice, then threw one a vcrj smill one on the counter. the trivcling silesnnn look it tip with a curious smile tint twisted his pleasant Uoklng fice into n masl ol Jo)fuI expectancy. lie smiled more n,s he read It Then oblivion) orother Irnvcleis who Jostkd him, he hid It tenderl) against his lips and actuill) I Issed It Aloud gulTaw stulled him 'Now look here, old fellow,' said a voice, ' tint won't do, jou know loo spooney for an) thing Confess, now, jour wife did not write that letter" ".No, she didnt,' said the, traveling man, with an amazed look,1 as If he would like to change the subicct "That letter I" from my best Url " This admission wis m unexpected that the trio of friend) who hid caught him said 110 more until they had eaten n good dinner Hid were sealed In i chum s room Then thr) began to badger him ' lis uouse jou'icgutto rcidlt tons, Dick," said one of them 'We want to know all about j our best girl ' ' no jou sh ill." said Dick willi creit coolness ' I will (.lvevou Ihe letter nnd ) one 111 read it )nurselvcs, there It Is," ind he lild It on the table "I rues not,' sild tlio one who Ind been the loudest in dcniiindlng It ' t Hie to clnlfa little, but I hope tint we nre gentlemen The Inly wou'd hardly eare to have her letter read bj this crowd ' ' Hut I Insist 011 III' was the answer " Thcro's nothing to he ashamed of, ex cent llm spelling 1 1 t a little shakj, I II admit butsliewonicarelnlhelenst Head It, Hard), and Judge foryourself" rhusurLed, llnrdy took up the letter and. read It I here were only n lev w ords Urst he laULhcd, then w allow ed siupicioud), and as he Imlshed It threw It on the tilile again and nibbed his hands across his ejcn "I'sl awl ' ho said, "if I had a love letter like that 'lair play," cried one ol the others, with an unensy liugh, ' 1 II renl It to you, bojs," slid their friend, seeing Ihcy made no move to take it And this was whit he read Ml otn deer Ial"a I n n I I Ruin every nlie an I wen 1 kli yute l cuhurs I Aik ixl lu Moss rou good III I a I a yurs Utt gurl Dooly. for a moment or two you have said Ihe whole company had hay fever. |
