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Jonas Pri, within reason, that iven her for the asking; but Jonas Prins, while the love which Abigail craved is better expressed by any othermisunderstood and, to all outward appearances of sentiail's remarkably joyous te all the fun and excitement out of life which she could discover therein, or invent through the ination

But recently the first real sorrow had been thrust into her young life since the half-forgotten mother had been taken from her The second Mrs Priail, having finished school and college, was properly married As a matchmaker the second Mrs Pri to her that Abigail did not wish to marry anyone, or that theail's choice as though he had been an inhabitant of one of Orion's ail Prim detested Sa in life which she shrank froe, avoirdupois, infirmity, baldness, stupidity, and matrimony He was a prosaic old bachelor who had a three farms upon which an industrial city subsequently had been built Necessity rather than foresight had compelled him to hold on to his property; and six weeks of typhoid, arriving and departing, had saved hiure The first time he found himself able to be out and attend to business he likewise found hi wealthier without personal effort

All of which is to render evident just how impossible a ht, a beautiful, a gay, an iail Prim, who cared less forin the world

Nagged, scolded, reproached, pestered, threatened, Abigail had at last given a see assent to her stepmother's ambition; and had forthwith been packed off on a teeks visit to the sister of the bride-groouest of the Prims, and at a dinner for which cards already had been issued--so sure was Mrs Jonas Priement was to be announced