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SHORT STORY.

PIGGY GOES HUNTING.

BY MARAVENB KENNEDY THOMPSON

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Still Steve, she knew had never Ed darling. I'm so thṛught of Letty sentimentally, I've besu just dying for you to or in any sense, but as a friendly notice her hair. And I thought soul who did not find him in the you never would look. Steve likes way or expect him to talk. Since waved."

There was nothing but tender Taggy's marriage lo bad wun- dered every week or fortnightness in Peggy's voice." She had into Letty a cheery kitchen, or pricked for Ed's delight and why humped himself upon the porch Dot Lotty for Steve's. stops, Letty going on with her work, each in a silence that bad in it nothing nasociat and each apparently regardless of the other's presence. But Peggy like her her mother knew the value of counter-suggestion on Et∙11'Steve. And now.-

THA HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1913.

im't a barter. And Latty wants to be married just as "you"did-for herself. How do you think she'd feel when she found out, as she soon would; that her poor crimpa and her poor old self meant less to this man who married her than a clod of earth? wouldn't hurt

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It was a int sticky August day. Trowbride had spent three Oh, Ed dear, you don't under "A couple to live with her. hours under the blistering up, stand. She force bim. She told the usual insebanic along with me this morning that she's loved half the hands not having shown him for years. She remembere himself that morning the after the clothes be wore the first time effects of the circus the day before she saw him. Steve's good and

kind; he'll treat her well." " and he still tasted the ala'y pie- For the first time in his life he lovo folt really wrathful with bis wife. Ehewas

"What's Steve marrying on? Has he came into property ?" He

"Isaid she loves him just as I Baked ironically.

love you. But it's more se I love "He will when when he marries baby. Sell to happy junt in Loity," bubbled the caspiratoicing love. There wasn't a word in her talk about what he could I'm awfuly glad it'a

phor Steve; I'm mighty fond of him. Oh could do for him. Et, don't do for her; it was all what she dear, let'emove theld Waite. you see? plac.-Lotty would just love that snuggy house,"

Steve and Labky affair! Renape a-quiver with it."

It was a week lier.

What is the thunderation's

the matter with 1 ty?" ejaculat ed Trowbridge. "There's all in this pie instead of sugar, and Jesterday she put curry in the applesauce! What's the matterly with you Letty ?" he shouted, as Letty appeared from the kitchen.

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are you losing your taste? Or is it your eyes?

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"Your pa sent Steve over this morning to help out," be returned. "I'm going to give hit ten minutes to get off my plater The skunk."

He swung biniself out of tho door. Peggy, stunned at this turn the affair, run frantically aftero im.

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Ilis own eyes grew round, and he drew off and looked at her stupidly. Crimps!" he mut tered "By the Lord Harry. !"

As one not believing his own Vision he continued to stare at the crimps that for the first time in. "Ed!," she panted. "nd!".- his memory, relieved Latty's

"Go baek," be command stern, smoothly parted hair. Staringly. "I'll come and talk to you longer he discovered an unpreced when I've settled with your tool ented low at her throat and an i Ile was gone "less than five altogether new look pervading

her.

Hia bewildered guze turned from her to his wife. She shook her head, waiting until Lotty once more disappeared into the vastness of the kitchen. Then :

minutes. It was not a triumph anily joyous wife who met him on bis return, but a wife white faced, moist-eyes, lips a-tremble.

"Oh, Ed, what bave you dute What have you done! Letty loves bim loves him just as I love you.'

"And duas Steve love her just as I love you?"

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Peggy drew back slowly, blin. king as before a sudden glare of light, her eyes filled with vague, bewildered questioning.

"Letty and Still. Steve are engaged!" she cried in costatic breaths. "Last night; she told me this morning. I knew there was "Pet, don't think you under some one for her-of course? stand just what you've ploted to But I'dian's expost to find him do," said be, and there was no au right at my door waiting. On gor now in his voics. Marriage

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Letty walked in, silent, as usual, handed Peggy a folded walked out again. Deep-bus med then of writing paper, and

broad-bipped, her massive frame "I see plain enough that if he'd carrying its weight with stond - wanted her he wouldn't have diguity, her impsesive face un-

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"El, it'll break her heart," she sobbed. If you had seen the look in her eyes which she told me! Steve's good; he is; Ed Do this for me for me, darling." Ife swang ber lightly if he feet and to his arms.

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"Read it," she quavered. | Optician in D'Aguilar St. .. Blowly hadouiphered inescrawi:' "Lands esa gʊot but love eEY much more better. Letty me takes lauds eff Ed gifos est fres- ties. Butt enyhow we marries. We has littel moneya an we nutt frade work. You not to bagg Ed for farm orr to make us pres eente. Letty me hale eche otther an we tank you ferry much. Sieve."

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