Ruby's Reward — page 91: what you’re looking at

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i ican arate” meer ce”. And the farmer picked up Walter's satchel, and led the way to the house, where his good wife greeted the young man in the most hospitable manner, and then hastened to sct before him as tempting an array of viands as her well-filled larder could supply. After Walter had refreshed his inner man the family all adjourned to the verandah, where it was but natural that the young people shoyld seck each othet’s society, although the conversation was for a time general, ‘« How are you impressed with Redville, Miss Gordon?” Walter asked, after awhile, thinking that Ruby would perhaps enjoy talking about something else beside the farm, stock, mines, and the price of coal, ete. ‘*T have seen but very little of Redville,” she answered, ‘‘as we only drove on the outskirts of the town in coming here ; but I think itis a delightful place.” , a Te a indeed. I used 4) edie here freanent™y wnen I was a boy, for Uncle Ralnh always enjoyed the farm, and I have had many a good time among these grand old hills,” Walter replied. “Then you are 4 relative of Mr Ruggles,” Ruby remarked, feeling a little bit of curi- osity to hear from his own own lips just what relationship there did exist between them. “No,I am in no way ated to him; but Mr Ralph Carpenter—who was the best friend I ever had since my mother died— was Mr Ruggles’s half-brother, and he_ always came here to spend a couple of | weeks during the summer.” «My Ralph Carpenter was Mr Edmund Carpenter’s father, was he not?’ Ruby asked. __— @omitcboals.com fo a.