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who bustled about to find card-tables, and induced Tonest in this bosoot Mr Ezra Barkley to ask statistical conundrus," she said in a dry

aside to Willia here And she lets that child sit up until this hour! I can't

understand how a sensible woman can deliberately spoil a child--I'd

like to knohat that perfu

It was after supper, while the husband and wife, still oppressed with

their responsibilities, were standing in the doorway looking in upon

the cheerful party now in full enjoyment of its own hospitality, that

Eddy Minns ca," he said breathlessly, "a telegram, sir For Mrs Richie

And mother said it was bad news!"

"Oh, William!" said Martha; "bad news! Do you knohat it is, Eddy?"

"Somebody is dead," the boy said, i asked in dismay

"Well, not the brother that comes here; his nains with 'F' Perhaps another

brother Mother showed the despatch to me; it just said: 'F died

suddenly yesterday in Paris' It was signed 'S R'"