Beadle's Dime Novels No. 20: Florida; or, The Iron Will — page 102: what you’re looking at

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100 FLURIDA* OR, THE IRON WILL. the eye sparkled with the fullness of delight ! how she felt, for the moment, as if he was like a dear, dear father, and the wild thought came to tell him all—then she was sure he could not think her unmaidenly. She was too glad to speak for a time—there was so much gratitude in her heart, so much admiration for this man. “T do thank you so much, Mr. Le Roy,” she said, her eyes showing the gratitude she felt. | “You are entirely welcome, Miss Virginia. I never dida favor with more pleasure in my life. I assure you I am quite happy that you came, and at any time, when you are on your . rounds of charity, call upon me. Stop—I haye by me a little money unappropriated. I always delegate my friends to do my charitable acts, for I confess to no discrimination of that sort. Please accept this fifty dollars, and make some sad heart happy.” Virginia could not refuse—she was so much astonished by this magnificent liberality. She took the note mechanically, wondering in her mind to what she should apply it. - “T really don’t know any very poor people,” she said, timidly- “QO! you'll find them,” he replied. “ They swarm here; and I’m always ready to help if I find them worthy ; but I don’t like the trouble of going to see about it. Now for you it would be a nice little exercise;” and he smiled, making Virginia’s heart leap at the fancied resemblance in his face to another she had certainly seen and loved. He bowed her out, bewildered and happy, questioning if she were indeed the same girl who had entered trembling and fearful. She went home on wings, keeping her great gladness to herself, and only wishing she had asked him not to tell Florida. That she could easily do however. A note was immediately dispatched to Parker, and, occn- pied in the duties and lessons of the day, Virginia enjoyed it moment by moment. Now and then she would be lost in the sweet anticipation of what Parker would szy, how he would look, and with what an ecstasy of delight she should meet him—for that he would come directly there she waa certain. Florida regarded her with curious eyes. “Your walk seems to haye done you good,” she would CommiclooolkS.ceoln) -