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He had told his friend, and his friend had declared to him that it was impossible that he should marry a wo soer did all he could to persuade the lover to forget his love,--and partially succeeded It is so pleasant and so natural that a young man should enjoy the co journey,--so natural that during the journey he should allow hi her whole life be all in all to hiain that he should see his h he was half false to his as half true to her He had pledged his word, and that he said ought to bind hih the instrumentality of Haarded as a mystery Some people did not quite believe that there ever had been a Mr Hurtle Others said that there certainly had been a Mr Hurtle, and that to the best of their belief he still existed The fact, however, best known of her was that she had shot a on She had not been tried for it, as the world of Oregon had considered that the circumstances justified the deed Everybody knew that she was very clever and very beautiful,--but everybody also thought that she was very dangerous 'She always had money when she was here,' Hamilton Fisker said, 'but no one knehere it came from' Then he wanted to knohy Paul inquired 'I don't think, you know, that I should like to go in for a life partnership, if you ue had seen her in New York as he passed through on his second journey to San Francisco, and had then renewed his promises in spite of his cousin's caution He told her that he was going to see what he could make of his broken fortunes,--for at this tireat railway in existence,--and she had promised to follow him Since that, they had never met till this day She had not made the promised journey to San Francisco, at any rate before he had left it Letters froland, and these he had answered by explaining to her, or endeavouring to explain, that their engagement must be at an end And now she had followed hi upon hi up into his face