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But Mary responded not at all Rather, as Bennington arose, she fell,

until at last she hardly even moved in her place

"Chirk up, chirk up!" cried Mrs Lawton gaily, for her "I know soly froton felt a ust at her tactlessness, but covered it

with soood

humour Mrs Lawton and Maude Eliza remained to clear away the dishes

Mr Lawton reet back to work, and shook hands in

farewell ly proain Then he escaped, and followed Mary up the

hill, surone on toward the Rock He

thought he caught a glih the elders He hastened his

footsteps At this he stuhtly Fro He picked it up and looked at it idly

It was froes

As he was about to thrust it back into his pocket a single sentence

caught his eye It read: "Sally Ogletree gave a supper last week, which

was a very pretty affair"

He stopped short on the trail, and the world seeo black around

him He al

and slow, and he walked with his eyes bent thoughtfully on the ground