Ruby's Reward — page 81: what you’re looking at

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eee ee ee Se ee See ee eC meee ere ee eer | Bnt the weather was unusually warm ; the days so hot, the nights so exceeding oppressive, that life in the city became in- tolerable, and Ruby wilted perceptibly - ©*We have madea mistake, Estelle, in ‘coming home so early,” she said one day to her sister, and tlien all at once she started up with animation. ‘*T know what I will do; I will go to Redville for a little trip,” she said, and seoking her brother, she interviewed him upon the subject, though Mrs Gordon laughed the project: to scorn. “Go with me, Robert, will you? You have often wanted to visit a coal mine, and this will be such a good opportunity,” she pleaded. ‘Can you porsuade Estelle to go?” asked Mr Gordon. ‘No, indeed,” Ruby answered, with a light laugh, “it would be altogother too humble and uninteresting a trip for her rerthetic tastes ; but she will not mind our going,” “Yes, I will go,” replied Mr Gordon; ‘it will be just such a trip as I should like ; the mountain scenery will be fine, while I be- came quite interested in that quaint old man when he was here, and I would really like to become better acquainted with him.” So the brother and sister went away for another holiday among the mountains, while Mrs Gordon fitted off to visit a friend in the country. Owen Rugglos was very much pleased to find that the beautiful girl, who had won, -his heart by her kindness the previous winter, and her polished brother should ro- member him with interest enongreivessnie