Ruby's Reward — page 25: what you’re looking at

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The first object that attracted his atton- tion, as he entered it, was a dainty hat with a long white feather. A pair of lustrous blue eyes met his, and then the golden head gavea little nod of recognition, which brought his hat off instantly in ro sponse, and a look into his face that made the lovely girl, whom he had met an hour before, blush delightfully. Walter felt strangely happy and elated over this second encounter, and when he signalled for the conductor to stop at the | corner where he was to got off, he assisted her to alight, and received a low, sweet “thank you” that thrilled him and made him resolve to seek a formal introduction to her the first opportunity, and become acquainted with her. Instead of going directly home, he walked past the house, after she had entered, and read upon the silver door-plate the name of *¢ Gordon.” “oR, G. The ‘G.’ must stand for Gordon,” he mused ; and then he went out to Forestvale, puzzling his brains more over what name the first initial stood for than upon what the issue of his next inter- view with Mr Conant would he, comicsosts.com