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"Not till I know the truth," said I

"About what?"

"Well, for instance, about the waistcoat with pink stripes"

"You are silly"

"Yes How do you like my suit?"

"I never saw Mr Davidson wear that one," said she

"For good reasons It is my own, and four years old You see, a poor

man has to economize And you know, since I lostalmost from hand to one out fishing, trying to catch irl have to econo of the truth this , Helena, my dear," I

said

"How dare you!" she blazed now at the tender phrase "Fine, isn't it,

when I can't get away? If I could, I'd go where I'd never see or hear

of you again I thought I had"

"But you have not You shall hear and see me daily till I know from

your own lips the truth about you and--and every and any other man on

earth ell, ears waistcoats with pink stripes"

"We'll have a long ride then," said she calmly, and rose

I rose also and bowed