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marry him, I knew I was doing a wicked 

 thing to disobey you, but we eloped.'* 



"Why, Becky, I'm astonished at you!" 



She hung her head and stammered inco- 

 herently, but looking up with a smile said : 



"Yes, sir, but you haven't seen 'em 

 come, look at 'em. They're every one of 

 them raving beauties. You see, I was so in 

 love with Bob, they all took after him. Not 

 one of them seems to have a drop of setter 

 blood in him. They all have the short silky 

 hair of their father and the most beautiful 

 spots!" 



It was true. Every one of them was a 

 pointer and the cutest little fellows I ever 

 saw. 



When Becky saw I was pleased she began 

 to sob. 



" There, there, Becky, it's all right now ; we 

 will make fine hunters out of them, and no- 

 body will ever suspect they are droppers." 



"You see, sir, I've been so lonely since 



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