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Show Wilkins Was at Winning 1 Post and Knew It Not Wilkins felt that he could never ask Valerie to become his wife because be-cause she was an angel, whereas he himself had many little weaknesses weak-nesses of which no angel would approve. Valerie, on the other hand, kept thinking it was about time he popped the question. One moonlight night, he spoke. "Valerie, w-will you-you m-mar-ry me?" he stuttered, hardly daring dar-ing to hope she had heard him. "You bet!" she replied, briskly, already deciding on white satin and four bridesmaids. "I know, darling. I know," he almost wept, "but if you'll only say 'Yes' I'll never back another horse as long as I live!" |