DESERVED THE GIRL
"Well," said the: square-jawed old gentlemam, who was the payer of an in|coine-tax that gtave him the chills evfery time he /thouight (of it, "go on. I'm anxioius to heair why you fchinik you are good enough for 1 my daughter'.^' , ' 1 graduated ab the head of my clafia in coilieige." "You'll have to give me a better reason than that." "I begtani working for two pounds a week and >a(m..now making a thousand a yeaa'." "Pretty fadr. Let's hear some more." "As you doubtilesis' know, I'm ai lawyer. A few days ago a lady who possessed a bundle of letters which you had written to her called ,on me. In most of them^ you addiesst-d her •as TDear Ba.by.' I offered her two thousand pounds for them. I have until toi-moi-a'aw— to pi-odltce the money."
"Pretty fadr. more."
"You say you gtradiuattieid *-he head of your class?'' "Yes."
L "Well, sir, I've never told a,nyi body about it before, but I always have Jioped Bessie would mairy a .scholar."
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Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13847, 6 November 1918, Page 6
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173DESERVED THE GIRL Thames Star, Volume LII, Issue 13847, 6 November 1918, Page 6
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