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"\'No，\'Ianswered。\'HewenttoEuropeearlylastmonth。\'"
"\'Verylikelyhetookherwithhim。SheisprobablyatMonteCarlo。\'"
"\'ScarcelyinAugust，Ifancy。AndI\'lltellyouwhat，Ethel。Ihavebeencountingitup。Shehaslosttwenty-fourthousanddollarsintheStandardEggalone。Ittakesagooddealofsurplustostandthat。\'"
"\'Serveherright，\'saidEthel\'AndIwouldsaysotoherface。\'"
"Septemberbroughtfreshnesstothestockmarketbutnottome。Mr。
Beverly，likethewell-to-domanthathewas，remainedawayinEuropeuntilOctobershouldrequirehispresenceasaguidinghandintheoffice。ThuswasIleftwithouthisbuoyantconsolationinthefaceofmyinvestments。"
"Petuniaswerebeingadjustedonafourpercentbasis；DutchessandColumbiaTractionwasholdingitsown；IcouldnotcomplainofAmalgamatedElectric，thoughitwasnowlowerthanwhenIhadboughtit，whilehadIsolditonthatWednesdayinMaywhenEthelbeggedme，beforetheincreaseddividendturnedoutamistake，Ishouldhavemademoney。
ButPhilippiSewerswerethreatened；PasteurisedFeedershadbeennumbsinceJune；PollyopolisHeat，Light，Power，Paving，Pressing，andPackingwasgoingtopassitsquarterlydividend；andStandardEgghadgonedownfrom63to71/8。Mymilliondollarsonpapernowwasworthinrealitylessthanaquarterofthatsum，andalthoughwecouldstillmakebothendsmeetfairlywellinsomeplacewhereyouwouldn\'twanttolive，likePhiladelphia，inNewYorkweshoulddropintoapinchedanddwarfedobscurity。"
"Imustsaynow，andIshallneverforget，thatEthelduringthesegloomyweeksbehavedmuchbetterthanIdid。Thegrayertheoutlookbecame，themorewordsofhopeandsensesheseemedtofindSheremindedmethat，afterallmyUncleGodfrey\'slegacyhadbeenathingunlookedfor，somethingoutofmyschemeoflifethatIhadmyyouth，mysalaryandmywriting；andthatshewouldwaittillshewasasoldatMr。Beverly\'smother。"
"ItwasthethoughtofthatladywhichbroughtfromEtheltheonlynoteofcomplaintsheutteredinmypresenceduringthatwholedrearymonth。"
"WewerespendingSundaywithahousepartyatHydePark；anddrivingtochurch，wepassedanavenuegatewithalodge。\'Rockhurst，sir，\'saidthecoachman。\'Whoseplace？\'Iinquired。\'TheoldBeverlyplace，sir。\'Ethelheardhimtellmethis；andaswewenton，wesawacarriageandpaircomingdowntheavenuetowardthegatewiththatlookwhichhorsesalwaysseemtohavewhentheyaretakingthefamilytochurchonSundaymorning。"
"\'IfIseeher，\'saidEtheltomeasweenteredthedoor，\'Ishallbeunabletosaymyprayers。\'"
"ButonlyyoungpeoplecameintotheBeverlypew，andEthelsaidherprayersandalsosangthehymnandchantsverysweetly。"
"Aftertheservice，westrolledtogetherintheoldandlovelygraveyardbeforestartinghomeward。Wehadtoldthemthatweshouldprefertowalkback。Thedaywasbeautiful，andonecouldseealittlebluepieceoftheriver，sparkling。"
"\'Hereiswheretheyareallburied，\'saidEthel，andwepausedbeforebrownoldheadstoneswithBeverlyuponthem。\'Died1750；died1767，\'
continuedEthel，readingthenamesandinscriptions。\'Ithinkonedoesn\'tmindtheideaoflyinginsuchaplaceasthis。\'"
"Someoftheyoungpeopleinthepewnowcamealongthepath。\'Thegrandchildren，\'saidEthel。\'Sheisprobablytoooldtocometochurch。
OrsheisinEurope。\'"
"Theyoungpeoplehadbroughtabasketwithflowersfromtheirplace，andnowlaidthemoverseveralofthegrassymounds。\'Givemesomeofyours，\'
saidonetotheother，presently；\'I\'venotenoughforgrandmother\'s。\'"
"Etheltookmerathersharplybythearm。\'Didyouhearthat？\'sheasked。"
"\'Itcan\'tbeshe，youknow，\'saidI。\'HewouldhavecomebackfromEurope。\'"
"Butwefounditoutatlunch。Itwasshe，andshehadbeendeadforfifteenyears。"
"EthelandItalkeditoverinthetraingoinguptotownonMondaymorning。Wehadbythattimegrowncalmer。\'Ifitisnotfalsepretences，\'saidshe，\'andyoucannotsuehimfordamages，andifitisnotstealingorsomething，andyoucannotputhiminprison，whatareyougoingtodotohim，Richard？\'"
"AsthiswasaquestionwhichIhadfrequentlyaskedmyselfduringthenight，havingfoundnosatisfactoryanswertoit，Isaid:\'Whatwouldyoudoinmyplace，Ethel？\'ButEthelknew。"
"\'Ishouldfindoutwhenhesails，andmeethissteamerwithacowhide。\'"
"\'Thenhewouldsuemefordamages。\'"
"\'Thatwouldbenothing，ifyougotafewgoodcutsinonhim。\'"
"\'Ethel，\'Isaid，\'pleasefollowmecarefully。Ishouldlikedearlytocowhidehim。andforthesakeofargumentwewillconsideritdoneThencomesthelawsuit。ThenIgetupandsaythatIbeathimbecausehemademebuyStandardEggat63bytellingmethathismotherhadsome，whenreallytheoldladyhadbeendeadforfifteenyears。WhenIthinkofitinthisway，Idonotfeel\'"
"Iknow，\'interruptedEthel，\'youareafraidofridicule。Allmenare。\'"
"HadEthelinsisted，IbelievethatIshouldhavecowhidedMr。Beverlyforhersake。Butbeforehisreturnourdestinieswerebrightened。CopperhadbeenfoundnearEthel\'swastelandsinMichigan，andthefamilybusinessmanwasabletosellthepropertyforsevenhundredthousanddollars。HedidthissopromptlythatIventuredtoaskhimifdelaymightnothavebroughtagreaterprice。\'Well\'，hesaid，\'Idon\'tknow。
Youmustseizethesethings。BlakeandBeverlymighthavegottiredwaiting。"
"\'BlakeandBeverly！\'Iexclaimed\'Sotheymadethepurchase。ItMr。
Beverlyback？\'"
"\'Justback。TotellthetruthIdon\'tbelievethey\'refindingsomuchcopperastheyhoped。\'"
"Thisturnedouttobetrue。AndIamnotsurethatthebusinessmanhadnotknownitallthewhile。\'WelookedoverthepropertyprettythoroughlyatthetimeoftheTamarackexcitement，\'hesaid。Andinafewdaysmore，infact，itwasgenerallyknownthatthislandhadreturnedtoitsoldstateofnotquitepayingthetaxes。"
"ThenIpaidmyvisittoMr。Beverly，butwithnocowhide。\'Mr。Beverly，\'
saidI，\'IwanttoannouncetoyoumyengagementtoMissEthelLansing，whoseMichigancopperlandyouhavelatelyacquired。Ihopethatyouboughtsomeforyourmother。\'"
"Those，"concludedMr。RichardField，"arethecircumstancesattendingmyengagementwhichIfeltmightinterestyou。Andnow，Ethel，tellyourstory，ifthey\'lllisten。"
"Richard，"saidEthel，"thatisthestoryIwasgoingtotell。"
