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How _dare_ he disinherit Billy! I call it rank impertinence in him. Oh, boy dear, dear, _dear_ boy!" Miss Hugonin crooned, in an ecstacy of tenderness and woe. HOW DARE HE DISINHERIT BILLY I CALL IT RANK IMPERTINENCE IN HIM OH BOY DEAR DEAR DEAR BOY MISS HUGON AND CROONED IN AN ECSTASY OF TENDERNESS AND WOE
ly loves me--really! Billy's a millionaire, and I'm a pauper. Oh, I'm glad, glad, _glad!_" She caressed the paper that had rendered the world such a goodly place to live in--caressed it tenderly and rubbed her check against it. That was Margaret's way of showing affection, you know; and I protest it must have been very pleasant for the paper. The only wonder was that the ink it was written in didn't turn red with delight. Then she read it through again, for sheer enjoyment of those beautiful, incomprehensible words that disinherited her. How _lovely_ of Uncle Fred! she thought. Of course, he'd forgiven Billy; who wouldn't? What beautiful language Uncle Fred used! quite prayer-booky, she termed it. Then she gasped. The will in Billy's favour was dated a week earlier than the one they had found in the secret drawer. It was worthless, mere waste paper. At the last Frederick R. Woods's pride had conquered his love. "Oh, the horrid old man!" Margaret wailed; "he's left me everything he had! CH A BEAUTIFUL WORLD SUCH A BEAUTIFUL WORLD BILLY LOVES ME REALLY BILLY'S A MILLIONAIRE AND I'M A PAUPERH I'M GLAD GLAD GLAD SHE CARESSED THE PAPER THAT HAD RENDERED THE WORLD SUCH A GOODLY PLACE TO LIVE IN CARESSED IT TENDERLY AND RUBBED HER CHEEK AGAINST IT THAT WAS MARGARET'S WAY OF SHOWING AFFECTION YOU KNOW AND I PROTEST IT MUST HAVE BEEN VERY PLEASANT FOR THE PAPER THE ONLY WONDER WAS THAT THE INK IT WAS WRITTEN IN DIDN'T TURN RED WITH DELIGHT THEN SHE READ IT THROUGH AGAIN FOR SHEER ENJOYMENT OF THOSE BEAUTIFUL INCOMPREHENSIBLE WORDS THAT DISINHERITED HER HOW LOVELY OF UNCLE FRED SHE THOUGHT OF COURSE HE'D FORGIVEN BILLY WHO WOULDN'T WHAT BEAUTIFUL LANGUAGE UNCLE FRED USED QUITE PRAYER BOOKY SHE TERMED IT THEN SHE GASPED THE WILL IN BILLY'S FAVOR WAS DATED A WEEK EARLIER THAN THE ONE THEY HAD FOUND IN THE SECRET DRAWER IT WAS WORTHLESS MERE WASTE PAPER AT THE LAST FREDERICK ARWOOD'S PRIDE HAD CONQUERED HIS LOVE OH THE HORRID OLD MAN MARGARET WAILED HE'S LEFT ME EVERYTHING HE HAD
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