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Thereupon the Colonel chuckled. "Pay me for it, then," said he, "by driving the dog cart over to meet Billy's train to day. Eh?" "I  I can't," said Miss Hugonin, promptly. "Why?" demanded her father. THEREUPON THE COLONEL CHUCKLED PAY ME FOR IT THEN SAID HE BY DRIVING THE DOGCART OVER TO MEET BILLY'S TRAIN TO DAY EH I CAN'T SAID MISSION PROMPTLY WHY DEMANDED HER FATHER
ous old fool," declared the Colonel, blowing his nose violently, "and that's why I'm quarrelling with the dearest, foolishest daughter man ever had. Ah, my dear, don't mind me--run your menagerie as you like, and I'll stand it." Margaret adopted her usual tactics; she perched herself on the arm of his chair and began to stroke his cheek very gently. She often wondered as to what dear sort of a woman that tender-eyed, pink-cheeked mother of the old miniature had been--the mother who had died when she was two years old. She loved the idea of her, vague as it was. And, just now, somehow, the notion of two grown people reading Ouida did not strike her as being especially ridiculous. "Was she very beautiful?" she asked, softly. "My dear," said her father, "you are the picture of her." "You dangerous old man!" said she, laughing and rubbing her cheek against his in a manner that must have been highly agreeable. "Dear, do you know that is the nicest little compliment I've had for a long time? BUT I AIN'T NOW ONLY A BROKEN DOWN CANTANKEROUS OLD FOOL DECLARED THE COLONEL BLOWING HIS NOSE VIOLENTLY AND THAT'S WHY I'M QUARRELLING WITH THE DEAREST FOOLISHEST DOLTER A MAN EVER HAD AH MY DEAR DON'T MIND ME RUN YOUR MENAGERIE AS YOU LIKE AND I'LL STAND IT MARGARET ADOPTED HER USUAL TACTICS SHE PERCHED HERSELF ON THE ARM OF HIS CHAIR AND BEGAN TO STROKE HIS CHEEK VERY GENTLY SHE OFTEN WONDERED AS TO WHAT DEAR SORT OF A WOMAN THAT TENDER EYED PINK CHEEKED MOTHER OF THE OLD MINIATURE HAD BEEN THE MOTHER WHO HAD DIED WHEN SHE WAS TWO YEARS OLD SHE LOVED THE IDEA OF HER VAGUE AS IT WAS AND JUST NOW SOMEHOW THE NOTION OF TWO GROWN PEOPLE READING WEEDA DID NOT STRIKE HER AS BEING ESPECIALLY RIDICULOUS WAS SHE VERY BEAUTIFUL SHE ASKED SOFTLY MY DEAR SAID HER FATHER YOU ARE THE PICTURE OF HER YOU DANGEROUS OLD MAN SAID SHE LAUGHING AND RUBBING HER CHEEK AGAINST HIS IN A MANNER THAT MUST HAVE BEEN HIGHLY AGREEABLE DEAR DO YOU KNOW THAT IS THE NICEST LITTLE COMPLIMENT I'VE HAD FOR A LONG TIME
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