Ruby's Reward — page 44: what you’re looking at

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ENE SIE ENE TIES ANGE RAR NONE S A ELE and repartee. Beoides all this, it was a well-known fact that she was quite an heiress, independently of being the sister of the wealthy Robert Gordon, Esq., who eccupied an cnviable position in Phila- delphia. . Young Carpentcr was what might be called 1 handsome man. He possessed a tino form—tall, strong, and symmetrical —a well-shaped head, surmounted by rich dark hair, regular feature-, and fine, intelti- gent black eyes. He was weil educated, polished and affable in manner, and possoss- ing large wealth, was deemeta ‘ great catch” in society. But no one, as yet, seemed to possess power to secure more than friendly attention from him; for notwithstanding the fact that he was twenty-six years of age he had never been engaged, and no one had thought him likely to be, until Ruby Gordon appeared upon the scene. He was attentive to all the belles alike - rode, danced, flirted with and sent flowers to the many, but no one in particular. But from the moment of Ruby G-rdon's entranee into socicty, a change seemed to come over him. He hoverec about her continually ; he had no cyes or ears for anyone else, and devoted himself to her exclusively, while he appeared to regard the attention of others as an infringement upon his rights. People began to talk about it—to say that Edmund Carpenter, the ‘male coquette and flirt,” had been captured at last, and so it seemed. Robert Gordon was not displeased with this state of things: indeed, he viewed them with comp’acency. He had long known and respected Ralph | Carpénter, as évéry Sne tise Had done, and though he had not niet Edmund until quite recently, he believod he must be a worthy son to have had so noble a fatheraantcasts.com