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"I can take care of myself"

"Perhaps I asked hih

I didn't knohat it was at the time Nohen a fellow steals a kiss

from a beautiful woman like you, Nora, I don't see why he should feel mad

about it When he had all but knocked your daddy to by-by, he said that

you could explain Don't press so hard," warningly "Well, can you?"

"Since you sahat he did, I do not see where explanations on my part are

necessary"

"Nora, I've never caught you in a lie I never want to When you were

little you were the truthfullest thing I ever saw Nowas in store for you, you weren't afraid; you told the truth

There, that'll do Put some cotton over it and bind it with a

handkerchief It'll be black all right, but the swelling will go down I

can tell 'eh

Say, Nora, you know I've always pooh-poohed these amateurs People used to

say that there were dozens of men in New York in h Well, I guess they were right Courtlandt's

got the stiffest kick I ever ran into A pile-driver, and if he had landed