Ruby's Reward — page 71: what you’re looking at

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‘‘Bxcuse me, Florence Partridge wants me,” she said, and fitted from his side with- out further ceremony, leaving him greatly disturbed and crestiallon. He saw no more of her that evening, except to receive a brief ‘‘ good-night,” as he made his adieus. He went home very angry with Owen Ruggles for having come there in that strange fashion, which had so resulted in’ his own discomfiture. He was angry with himself also for having treated him so surlily, Such treatment was entirely un-_ called for ; he need mot have seen him atall, | and he knew he had yvendered himself con- temptible in Ruby Gordon's sight, while, if Owen Ruggles’s story was true, he was | destined to be ao very rich man, and he, the son of the half-brother whom he had dearly loved, might have become his heir, perbaps, if he had played his cards differ- ently, Then, too, he feared he had made an egregiv:~ hlunder in the sarcastic pro posal he had made, that Mr Ruggles should adopt Walter-—for the man had evidently seived it with eagerness fe eo nuted the young man—as one who joes another an injury always hates object—that he felt it would be a most mortifying and humiliating blow to have him stop in between*him and a large in- heritance, even though he had an abundance without it. He resolved, however, to do what he could toward making amends for his rude- ness; to remain at home the following day and exert himself to entertain his uncouth visitor; while Jater, he would rananp.dm