Ruby's Reward — page 193: what you’re looking at

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nobler a Woman can be when she has some object outside of self to live for and is willing to help bear the burden of others.” Edmund Carpenter regarded the beautiful girl won- derinely, She a never shown him such depths as these be- fore, and she had never scemed one-half so lovely as she was now, animated by the noblest impulses of her nature. 'He had not thoughtof such a thing as defeat. He had believed that Ruby would ac cept him without a demur, and be ouly too eager to lift herself out of her present poverty and obscurity, to reign in the bril- liant position he could vive her, The words that Walter had said to him on the night when he had threatened him, and warned him not to interfere with his plans, now came to him with startling force. “Tf you can win Miss Gordon’s heart,” he had said, “she will doubtless marry you; if you cannot, she wilt never be 80 untrue to herself as to take such a false step.*’ How uccurately Walter had read her character. And now Edmund's jealous wrath flamed up as he thought, perhaps, he had already won the girl be aspired to win. [TO BE CONTINUED. ] te SE TREE ET oe oe CE | <n’ [THs STORY WILL NOT BE PUBLISHED IN@ARboeRoal