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It ain't right he should lose it simply because he had a quarrel with Frederick, for, by gad  not to speak unkindly of the dead, my dear  Frederick quarrelled with every one he ever knew, from the woman who nursed him to the doctor who gave him his last pill. He may have gotten his genius for money making from Heaven, but he certainly got his temper from the devil. IT AIN'T RIGHT HE SHOULD LOSE IT SIMPLY BECAUSE HE HAD A QUARREL WITH FREDERICK FOR BY GOD NOT TO SPEAK UNKINDLY OF THE DEAD MY DEAR FREDERICK QUARRELLED WITH EVERYONE HE EVER KNEW FROM THE WOMAN WHO NURSED HIM TO THE DOCTOR WHO GAVE HIM HIS LAST PILL HE MAY HAVE GOTTEN HIS GENIUS FOR MONEY MAKING FROM HEAVEN BUT HE CERTAINLY GOT HIS TEMPER FROM THE DEVIL
long time?" 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. "Because----" said Miss Hugonin; and after giving this really excellent reason, reflected for a moment and strengthened it by adding, "Because----" "See here," her father questioned, "what did you two quarrel about, anyway?" "I--I really don't remember," said she, reflectively; then continued, with hauteur and some inconsistency, "I am not aware that Mr. Woods and I have ever quarrelled." "By gad, then," said the Colonel, "you may as well prepare to, for I intend to marry you to Billy some day. Dear, dear, child," he interpolated, with malice aforethought, "have you a fever?--your cheek's like a coal. Billy's a man, I tell you--worth a dozen of your Kennastons and Charterises. I like Billy. And besides, it's only right he should have Selwoode--wasn't he brought up to expect it?  HIGHLY AGREEABLE DEAR DO YOU KNOW THAT IS THE NICEST LITTLE COMPLIMENT I'VE HAD FOR A LONG TIME 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 BECAUSE SAID MISS HUGON AND AFTER GIVING THIS REALLY EXCELLENT REASON REFLECTED FOR A MOMENT AND STRENGTHENED IT BY ADDING BECAUSE SEE HERE HER FATHER QUESTIONED WHAT DID YOU TWO QUARREL ABOUT ANYWAY I I REALLY DON'T REMEMBER SAID SHE REFLECTIVELY THEN CONTINUED WITH HAUL CHEER AND SOME INCONSISTENCY I AM NOT AWARE THAT MISTER WOODS AND I HAVE EVER QUARRELLED BY GOD THEN SAID THE COLONEL YOU MAY AS WELL PREPARE TO FOR I INTEND TO MARRY YOU TO BILLY SOME DAY DEAR DEAR CHILD HE INTERPOLATED WITH MALICE AFORETHOUGHT HAVE YOU A FEVER YOUR CHEEK'S LIKE A COAL BILLY'S A MAN I TELL YOU WITH A DOZEN OF YOUR CANASTONS AND SHAWL TREES I LIKE BILLY AND BESIDES IT'S ONLY RIGHT HE SHOULD HAVE SELLWOOD WASN'T HE BROUGHT UP TO EXPECT IT
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