Breaking the Ice.
Tbe beau 1 iful girl came into the room and settled bersilf bo d s; to her father's big armchair that he looked up from bis newspaper to see what was tb.6 matter. " Mr W lkins likes you, father," she said as Boon as she satr that she had his attention. " Likes me ! " he exclaimed. " Yes. He thiuke a great deal of you." "Weil, I've bien under the impression for some time tb.it he liked comeone here," remarked tbe old gentlem9u, "but I've never eeen any indications that I was tbe one."
•• Well, you will tho very next time you see Mr "VVilkius," said the btautiful girl with conviction.
" What's he "going to do?" demanded the old gentle 03 an. "He's going io aek jou if you will consent to bs h : s fa'hir-in-law," explained the beautiful girl.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2287, 30 December 1897, Page 53
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141Breaking the Ice. Otago Witness, Issue 2287, 30 December 1897, Page 53
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