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"Sammy," said the old man, and stopped "Sam, it can't be Don't you

understand aped at hiht said, in a low voice

"How dare you!" cried the other, his frowning bewilder

slowly to fury; "how dare you? If she had a relative here to protect

her, you would never dare! If her brother was here, he would shoot

you; but she has ht; "Sa back at hilad of

it; I hate hi back

"What difference does it make to me what he is? Her cousin, her

friend--what do I care? If she randfather looked up at hi, insulted innocence

of love blazed in the boy's face "Gad-a-ht, in a

whisper, "he doesn't understand!" He pulled hi ently, "he is her lover, asped heavily; his hands slowly opened and shut, and he swayed

from side to side; his wild eyes were fixed on that old face, all

softened and hter, he flung out his open hand and struck his grandfather full

in the face