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"And when will that be?" she asked, blushing and laughing. "A couple of months at the outside. I will come and claim you then, my darling. There's no one who can stand between us." "And how about father?" she asked. "He has given his consent, provided we get these mines working all right. I have no fear on that head." AND WHEN WILL THAT BE SHE ASKED BLUSHING AND LAUGHING A COUPLE OF MONTHS AT THE OUTSIDE I WILL COME AND CLAIM YOU THEN MY DARLING THERE IS NO ONE WHO CAN STAND BETWEEN US AND HOW ABOUT FATHER SHE ASKED HE HAS GIVEN HIS CONSENT PROVIDED WE GET THESE MINES WORKING ALL RIGHT I HAVE NO FEAR ON THAT HEAD
le of fortunes made and fortunes lost in those wild, halcyon days. He had been a scout too, and a trapper, a silver explorer, and a ranchman. Wherever stirring adventures were to be had, Jefferson Hope had been there in search of them. He soon became a favourite with the old farmer, who spoke eloquently of his virtues. On such occasions, Lucy was silent, but her blushing cheek and her bright, happy eyes, showed only too clearly that her young heart was no longer her own. Her honest father may not have observed these symptoms, but they were assuredly not thrown away upon the man who had won her affections. It was a summer evening when he came galloping down the road and pulled up at the gate. She was at the doorway, and came down to meet him. He threw the bridle over the fence and strode up the pathway. “I am off, Lucy,” he said, taking her two hands in his, and gazing tenderly down into her face; “I won’t ask you to come with me now, but will you be ready to come when I am here again?”  COULD NARRATE MANY A STRANGE TALE OF FORTUNES MADE AND FORTUNES LOST IN THOSE WILD HALCYON DAYS HE HAD BEEN A SCOUT TOO AND A TRAPPER A SILVER EXPLORER AND A RANCHMAN WHEREVER STIRRING ADVENTURES WERE TO BE HAD JEFFERSON HOPE HAD BEEN THERE IN SEARCH OF THEM HE SOON BECAME A FAVOURITE WITH THE OLD FARMER WHO SPOKE ELOQUENTLY OF HIS VIRTUES ON SUCH OCCASIONS LUCY WAS SILENT BUT HER BLUSHING CHEEK AND HER BRIGHT HAPPY EYES SHOWED ONLY TOO CLEARLY THAT HER YOUNG HEART WAS NO LONGER HER OWN HER HONEST FATHER MAY NOT HAVE OBSERVED THESE SYMPTOMS BUT THEY WERE ASSUREDLY NOT THROWN AWAY UPON THE MAN WHO HAD WON HER AFFECTIONS IT WAS A SUMMER EVENING WHEN HE CAME GALLOPING DOWN THE ROAD AND PULLED UP AT THE GATE SHE WAS AT THE DOORWAY AND CAME DOWN TO MEET HIM HE THREW HIS BRIDLE OVER THE FENCE AND STRODE UP THE PATHWAY I AM OFF LUCY HE SAID TAKING HER TWO HANDS IN HIS AND GAZING TENDERLY DOWN INTO HER FACE I WON'T ASK YOU TO COME WITH ME NOW BUT WILL YOU BE READY TO COME WHEN I AM HERE AGAIN
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