Ruby's Reward — page 62: what you’re looking at

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UV pt ye She excused herself for a few moments, and ran up to her own room, where, after taking from her book-case a handsomely bound volume, she retraced her eteps to present it to her new acquaintance, Ad she reached the library door again she found it ajar, while she heard an angry, ex- cited voice say : ** Whatever braught you here, of all places in the world ?” Then Mr Ruggles explained why he had come. *¢Tt was the most outlandish thing I evor heard of,” yveturned that other voice; ** don’t you know any better than to intrude into a private residence like this? and of all times upon such an occasion as this? If you must have the man’s autograph, why on earth couldu’t you go to the hotel where he is stopping to get it?” ““f didn’t know where he put up, Edmund,” veplied Mr Ruggles, in a humble, hurt tone, ‘‘ and I didn’t think any- body would begrudge measight ofhim. IT did not know as I should ever have another chance, and —and I’ve loved him for years.” “ Pghaw ! that is all maudlin sentiment. What do you suppose this company must have thought to see such a guy as you aro in yonder drawing-room ? - in éhaé coat and thove hoots! Man! man! hadn't you any sense ?? and Edmund Carpenter’s tone was obnoxious in the extreme. “Really, Edmund, I consider that I look very respectable,” responded My Ruggles, with sonic show of spivil. ‘‘'To be sure, my coat isn’t hacked down to a point at the tails, and my shirt-bosom isn’t all out of doors. But as for my boots, they'll outwear a dozen pair of yours. The young Jady, Miss Gordon, hasn’t acted ag if there | was anything out of the way about my elothes. She has treated me just Iitke.any of the rest of the folks.” comidbookss.com