Beadle's Dime Novels No. 131 — page 46: what you’re looking at

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50 THE WRECKER’S DAUGHTER. Z shall marry you; so, little one, you must keep others away.” “ You'll never mary me, Olla ; Mr. Wetmore wouldn't allow it, nor your father.” ei ae “When I'm of age, I shall do as I please; only I should like you to be educated, Every body will be proud of you then. Do you loye me, Tangee ?—do you think you would like to marry me?” “Yes,” she said, simply, looking up into his eyes. _ “Then we are what people call engaged, are we ?” “ Just as you please, Olla,” “ Well, I please to say we are engaged. Give me another cup of coffee, Tangee; I’m so happy it makes me hun- gry.” “ if 1 ir wid a 1 “Then Pi get you the cookies; they are yery nice and Tangee sat looking at him, with a face as bright and splendid as the sun. There was a great affection between the two, cer- tainly ; and in the excitement of seeing her crying about him, and having fought in her bebalf, Oliver imagined, for the time, that-he loved her with such love as would make him choose her for his future wife. | Whether this was the beginning of areal passion which his maturer years would justify, or only the fancy of a romantic boy, remained to be proven. . When he left Katie Wetmore he had thought her more attractive than the brunette of the beach; but now, the enthusiasm of having defended Tangee we ae that he was doing the girl an injustice—and perhaps e was - Y _ Kes, Tange loved him! He saw it now in her palencss and tears ; and since this was the case, and he had made her love him by being so much with her, had he not better try to forget Katie and “cleave only” to this warm-bearted, inno- cent girl who was so fond of him? Itwas with such good resolutions as these that he bolstered up bis happiness during the first hours of .his“ engagement.” Yet Oliver was as true of nature as he was ardent. _ It was only that he was still a _ boy,.and while some delightfal vision of his @reaming hours COMICLWOOKS.COm