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There was a moment's embarrassment and an exchange of glances between mother and father before he replied, "Oh! that's coming back multiplied six times over, one of these days,  Allan has a very promising project on hand just now, Admiral." "Glad to hear it! A delightful fellow, and straight as a die. I only wish he could perform once in a while, instead of promising." THERE WAS A MOMENT'S EMBARRASSMENT AND AN EXCHANGE OF GLANCES BETWEEN MOTHER AND FATHER BEFORE HE REPLIED OH THAT'S COMING BACK MULTIPLIED SIX TIMES OVER ONE OF THESE DAYS ALLEN HAS A VERY PROMISING PROJECT ON HAND JUST NOW ADMIRAL GLAD TO HEAR IT A DELIGHTFUL FELLOW AND STRAIGHT AS A DYE ONLY WISH HE COULD PERFORM ONCE IN A WHILE INSTEAD OF PROMISING
nd Nannie by degrees, to soberer Nancy. "Nancy is ten to-day," mused the Admiral. "Bless my soul, how time flies! You were a young Ensign, Carey, and I well remember the letter you wrote me when this little lass came into harbor! Just wait a minute; I believe the scrap of newspaper verse you enclosed has been in my wallet ever since. I always liked it." "I recall writing to you," said Mr. Carey. "As you had lent me five hundred dollars to be married on, I thought I ought to keep you posted!" "Oh, father! did you have to borrow money?" cried Kathleen. "I did, my dear. There's no disgrace in borrowing, if you pay back, and I did. Your Uncle Allan was starting in business, and I had just put my little capital in with his when I met your mother. If you had met your mother wouldn't you have wanted to marry her?" "Yes!" cried Nancy eagerly. "Fifty of her!" At which everybody laughed. "And what became of the money you put in Uncle Allan's business?" asked Gilbert with unexpected intelligence.  AND MIDGET AND LADYBIRD AND FINALLY NAN AND NANNY BY DEGREES TO SOBER AND NANCY NANCY IS TEN TO DAY MUSED THE ADMIRAL BLESS MY SOUL HOW TIME FLIES YOU WERE A LITTLE ENSIN CAREY AND I WELL REMEMBER THE LETTER YOU WROTE ME WHEN THIS LITTLE LASS CAME INTO HARBOR JUST WAIT A MINUTE I BELIEVE THE SCRAP OF NEWSPAPER FOR I SHOULD ENCLOSED HAS BEEN IN MY WALLET EVER SINCE I ALWAYS LIKED IT I RECALL WRITING TO YOU SAID MISTER CAREY AS YOU HAD LENT ME FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO BE MARRIED ON I THOUGHT I OUGHT TO KEEP YOU POSTED OH FATHER DID YOU HAVE TO BORROW MONEY CRIED KATHLEEN I DID MY DEAR THERE'S NO DISGRACE IN BORROWING IF YOU PAY IT BACK AND I DID YOUR UNCLE ALLAN WAS STARTING IN BUSINESS AND I HAD JUST PUT MY LITTLE CAPITAL IN WITH HIS WHEN I MET YOUR MOTHER IF YOU HAD MET YOUR MOTHER WOULDN'T YOU HAVE WANTED TO MARRY HER YES CRIED NANCY EAGERLY FIFTY OF HER AT WHICH EVERYBODY LAUGHED AND WHAT BECAME OF THE MONEY YOU PUT IN UNCLE ALLAN'S BUSINESS ASKED GILBERT WITH UNEXPECTED INTELLIGENCE
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