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"I should hope so," interrupted Watterly, laughing. "You've taken time enough, certainly, and I guess you've talked more than you have before in a year." "Yes, I know I'm almost as bad as an oyster about talking except when I'm with you. Somehow we've always had a good deal to say to each other.

"There aint no great difficulties in fact, but, after you've brooded out there a week or two alone, you think you're caught as fast as if you were in a bear trap. Here, Angy," addressing his wife, "I've coaxed Holcroft to take supper with us. You can hurry it up a little, can't you?" Mrs. Watterly gave their guest a cold, limp hand and a rather frigid welcome. But this did not disconcert him.

Watterly will go with us to the justice, who has known me all my life. Then, if anyone ever says a word against you, he'll have me to settle with. Come, Alida! Here's a strong hand that's able to take care of you." She hesitated a moment, then clasped it like one who is sinking, and before he divined her purpose, she kissed and bedewed it with tears. A Business Marriage

Mumpson's views," pursued Watterly, who could take only the broadest hint as to his social conduct. He received one now. "Tom Watterly," said the farmer sternly, "did I ever insult your wife?" "By jocks! No, you nor no other man. I should say not." "Well, then, don't you insult mine. Before I'd seen Mrs.

You have a good big bump of order, and I haven't any at all in little things. Tom Watterly was right. If I had tried to live here alone, things would have got into an awful mess. I feel ashamed of myself that I didn't clear up the yard before, but my whole mind's been on the main crops." "As it should be. Don't you worry about the little things. They belong to me.

But we kind of let the chances slip by and forget about it until like enough it's too late." "Well," replied Tom, with a deprecatory look at his wife, "Angy don't take to pettin' very much. She thinks it's a kind of foolishness for such middle-aged people as we're getting to be." "A husband can show his consideration without blarneying," remarked Mrs. Watterly coldly.

"All right, Holcroft!" said Watterly, as he entered the office, "here's the paper signed. Was there ever such an id " "Oh, how do you do, Mr. Holcroft?" cried the widow, bursting in and rushing forward with extended hand. The farmer turned away and looked as if made of stone.

"Jane," said Holcroft sternly, "don't speak so again. If strangers can be kind and patient with you, you can be so with your mother. She has no claims on me and has said things which make it impossible for me to speak to her again, but I shall insist on your visiting and treating her kindly. Goodbye, Watterly. You've proved yourself a friend again," and he went rapidly away, followed by Jane.

Watterly did know of anyone I would make the trial, but he does not. Your offer is very considerate and reasonable, but " and he hesitated again, scarcely knowing how to go on. "I am sorry, sir," she said, rising, as if to end the interview. "Stay," he said, "you do not understand me yet.

She was so pale and agitated that the justice asked, "do you enter into this marriage freely and without compulsion of any kind?" "Please let me sit down a moment," she faltered, and Watterly hastened to give her a chair. She fixed her eyes on Holcroft, and said anxiously, "You see, sir, how weak I am. I have been sick and and I fear I am far from being well now.