Beadle's Dime Novels No. 131 — page 47: what you’re looking at

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> A CONFECTION FOR WHICIE THERE IS NO RECEIPT. 561 always hovered about Katie, gratitude and sympathetic tastes led him to a great liking for the fisherinan’s dark-eyed daughter. ' 7 * Those little cakes, which Tangee had baked for their lunch- eon, had an abfosial flavor which made him fancy that he was taking-a meal in the garden of Eden. When young lovers ‘are Out Of their stispéise; and are happy, they no longer re- fuse to be hungry; there is a delicious sweetness about dainties then which “ Professor” Blot nevercould give. in conjunction with extract of rose and essence of lemon, and frost thent over with fancy as well as sugar, you get up a con- fection for which there is no receipt, but which, having once béen tasted, leaves a Juscious memory which lingers Fihges ate a cake, too, after a while, when the flutter of her spirits had subsided a Tittle. It tasted very delectably, but her greatest enjoyment consisted in watching Oliver par- take of her cooking. When the coffee was all gone they drank a little nectar from each other's eyes; then they packed their cooking utensils in a basket, and, with a lingering look at the spot where their fate had been decided, floated off again jnto the sea, with not a care upon their minds except to get home before dark. ) , "Phat is, there was no care, after Tangee had won a pro- mise ffofi her companion that he would not renew the quarrel with Will Williams, unless obliged to in self-de- fense. Sul tog r ce Fae #2 : yf i That person was lingering about the beach in frout of the Jolly Jack when the two returned home ‘half an hour after sunset. ‘The girl’s heart stood still in fear of another collision ; but Will walked off, when he saw them land, without further interference. = | — | He had-another plan of revenge in his brain which he immediately put into operation. He hung about until he saw Hardy Joe landing from his fishing-boat, when he over- hatiled him, and took the privilege of a friend in reminding him that Tangee had no mother, and that he, Joe, was not doing right in letting her run around so much with that city chap. ; conmicldoookks.conn