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month。;
;We were spending Sunday with a house party at Hyde Park�察 �and
driving to church�察�we passed an avenue gate with a lodge。 'Rockhurst�察�sir��'
said the coachman。 'Whose place��' I inquired。 'The old Beverly place�察�sir。'
Ethel heard him tell me this�察�and as we went on�察�we saw a carriage and
pair coming down the avenue toward the gate with that look which horses
always seem to have when they are taking the family to church on Sunday
morning。;
;'If I see her��' said Ethel to me as we entered the door�察�'I shall be unable
to say my prayers。';
;But only young people came into the Beverly pew�察�and Ethel said her
prayers and also sang the hymn and chants very sweetly。;
;After the service�察�we strolled together in the old and lovely grave yard
before starting homeward。 We had told them that we should prefer to walk
back。 The day was beautiful�察�and one could see a little blue piece of the
river�察�sparkling。;
;'Here is where they are all buried��' said Ethel�察�and we paused before
brown old headstones with Beverly upon them。 'Died 1750�察 �died 1767��'
continued Ethel�察 �reading the names and inscriptions。 'I think one doesn't
mind the idea of lying in such a place as this。';
;Some of the young people in the pew now came along the path。 'The
grandchildren��' said Ethel。 'She is probably too old to come to church。 Or
she is in Europe。';
;The young people had brought a basket with flowers from their place�察�
and now laid them over several of the grassy mounds。 'Give me some of
yours��' said one to the other�察 �presently�察 �'I've not enough for
grandmother's。';
;Ethel took me rather sharply by the arm。 'Did you hear that��' she
asked。;
;'It can't be she�察 �you know��' said I。 'He would have come back from
Europe。';
;But we found it out at lunch。 It was she�察�and she had been dead for
fifteen years。;
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;Ethel and I talked it over in the train going up to town on Monday
morning。 We had by that time grown calmer。 'If it is not false pretences��'
said she�察�'and you cannot sue him for damages�察�and if it is not stealing or
something�察�and you cannot put him in prison�察�what are you going to do to
him�察�Richard��';
;As this was a question which I had frequently asked myself during
the night�察�having found no satisfactory answer to it�察�I said�此�'What would
you do in my place�察�Ethel��' But Ethel knew。;
;'I should find out when he sails�察 �and meet his steamer with a
cowhide。';
;'Then he would sue me for damages。';
;'That would be nothing�察�if you got a few good cuts in on him。';
;'Ethel��' I said�察 �'please follow me carefully。 I should like dearly to
cowhide him。 and for the sake of argument we will consider it done Then
comes the lawsuit。 Then I get up and say that I beat him because he made
me buy Standard Egg at 63 by telling me that his mother had some�察�when
really the old lady had been dead for fifteen years。 When I think of it in
this way�察�I do not feel';
;I know��' interrupted Ethel�察�'you are afraid of ridicule。 All men are。';
;Had Ethel insisted�察�I believe that I should have cowhided Mr。 Beverly
for her sake。 But before his return our destinies were brightened。 Copper
had been found near Ethel's waste lands in Michigan�察 �and the family
business man was able to sell the property for seven hundred thousand
dollars。 He did this so promptly that I ventured to ask him if delay might
not have brought a greater price。 'Well'�察�he said�察�'I don't know。 You must
seize these things。 Blake and Beverly might have got tired waiting。;
;'Blake and Beverly��' I exclaimed 'So they made the purchase。 It Mr。
Beverly back��';
;'Just back。 To tell the truth I don't believe they're finding so much
copper as they hoped。';
;This turned out to be true。 And I am not sure that the business man
had not known it all the while。 'We looked over the property pretty
thoroughly at the time of the Tamarack excitement��' he said。 And in a few
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days more�察�in fact�察�it was generally known that this land had returned to its
old state of not quite paying the taxes。;
;Then I paid my visit to Mr。 Beverly�察 �but with no cowhide。 'Mr。
Beverly��' said I�察�'I want to announce to you my engagement to Miss Ethel
Lansing�察 �whose Michigan copper land you have lately acquired。 I hope
that you bought some for your mother。';
;Those�察─ �concluded Mr。 Richard Field�察 �are the circumstances
attending my engagement which I felt might interest you。 And now�察�Ethel�察�
tell your story�察�if they'll listen。;
;Richard�察─�said Ethel�察 �that is the story I was going to tell。;
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