"Ho ain't bad any peace' o' mind since he camo into tlint fortune." "How's that?" "Well, if ho puts it in hank, life can't steep fof thinkirt' tile bank'll break on him; if he carries it around with him, he's in constant fear o' bein' held up on the highway, an' if ho puts it in rqnl estate lie's afraid it'll be swallered by a earthquake. nil' the poor fellor ain't got a minutos peace; day or night 1" "Why," he Asked, "do girls like so much to display diamond rings on their engagement fingers?" "Well," she replied, as slio carelessly tivifled tlio jewel on her third finger, ''you know tliore is nothing like a shining example to stimulate one" when lie/ has a purpose in mind." When she had time to speak again she cried, "Oh, Fred, I hope yoii don't think I Was trying to throw out a hint. . I noret' suspected that you cared about m© at all"
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 98, 18 January 1908, Page 12
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161Untitled Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 98, 18 January 1908, Page 12
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