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"By gad    !" said the Colonel. But Mr. Woods was half way out of the vestibule. Mr. Woods was in an unenviable state of perturbation. BY GOD SAID THE COLONEL BUT MISTER WOODS WAS HALF WAY OUT OF THE VESTIBULE MISTER WOODS WAS IN AN UNENVIABLE STATE OF PERTURBATION
m--soothing, priceless balm--to be had of the reflection that this change in his prospects affected materially the prospects of those cultured, broad-minded, philanthropic persons who had aforetime set his daughter to requiring of him a perusal of Herbert Spencer. Billy was pretty well aware how monetary matters stood with the old wastrel; and the sincerity of the man affected him far more than the most disinterested sentiments would have done. Mr. Woods accordingly shook hands, with entirely unnecessary violence. "You're a trump, that's what you are!" he declared; "oh, yes, you are, Colonel! You're an incorrigible, incurable old ace of trumps--the very best there is in the pack--and it's entirely useless for you to attempt to conceal it." "Gad----!" said the Colonel. "And don't you worry about that will," Mr. Woods advised. "I--I can't explain things just now, but it's all right. You just wait--just wait till I've seen Peggy," Billy urged, in desperation, "and I'll explain everything. DEAL FOR BILLY AND EVEN NOW THERE WAS BALM SOOTHING PRICELESS BALM TO BE HAD OF THE REFLECTION THAT THIS CHANGE IN HIS PROSPECTS AFFECTED MATERIALLY THE PROSPECTS OF THOSE CULTURED BROAD MINDED PHILANTHROPIC PERSONS WHO HAD AFORETIMES SET HIS DAUGHTER TO REQUIRING OF HIM A PERUSAL OF HERBERT SPENCER BILLY WAS PRETTY WELL AWARE HOW MONETARY MATTERS STOOD WITH THE OLD WASTREL AND THE SINCERITY OF THE MAN AFFECTED HIM FAR MORE THAN THE MOST DISINTERESTED SENTIMENTS WOULD HAVE DONE MISTER WOODS ACCORDINGLY SHOOK HANDS WITH ENTIRELY UNNECESSARY VIOLENCE YOU'RE A TRUMP THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE HE DECLARED OH YES YOU ARE COLONEL YOU'RE AN INCORRIGIBLE INCURABLE OLD ACE OF TRUMPS THE VERY BEST THERE IS IN THE PACK AND IT'S ENTIRELY USELESS FOR YOU TO ATTEMPT TO CONCEAL IT GAD SAID THE COLONEL AND DON'T YOU WORRY ABOUT THAT WILL MISTER WOODS ADVISED I I CAN'T EXPLAIN THINGS JUST NOW BUT IT'S ALL RIGHT YOU JUST WAIT JUST WAIT TILL I'VE SEEN PEGGY BILLY URGED IN DESPERATION AND I'LL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING
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