Ruby's Reward — page 83: what you’re looking at

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. © You shall go everywhere you want to. Dan and Tip’ll take you twelve miles an hour for as many hours in the day as you'll care to go. I ain’t exactly a Philadelphy gallant, but I’lldo the honours the best 1 ‘know how,” Mr Ruggles concluded, with a roguish twinkle in his eyes. Ruby laughed.” ‘J don’t know of asingle Philadelphia gallant that I’d be willing to have take your place,” she retorted ‘archly, though before the weok jvas out ‘she iijrht’ have been willing to modify thab statement somewhat, The man actually blushed with: pleasure at her words, and remarked in a confiden- tial agide to Mr Gordon, ‘‘ She’s more like a di’mond than a ruby,” a statement which amused her brother intensely. Arriving at the farm, which was a thrifty- looking estate with a wide, roomy, old- fashioned mansion, built upon a green knoll that looked like a carpet of emerald velvet, and which was surrounded by magnificent oaks whose sheltering arms were stretched forth above it as ifin loving benediction, Mrs Ruggles appeared in the doorway to greet her guests. She was a plain, motherly-looking woman, having kind, dark eyes, in which there was a shade of sadness. Her hair was white as snow, and drawn back from her brow in smooth, silken bands, Her face was rather pale, and had a care-worn look, but there was a gentle smile upon her lips that won Ruby’s heart at onee, ——— oicbook.com