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his betrothed, as they moved away ; and Herbert 

 bowed an affirmative. 



As he walked along he was haunted by the 

 strange look on the face he loved. What could she 

 see repulsive in an animal possessing so many noble 

 qualities ? To Herbert's eyes he seemed more than 

 human ; why should he not to others ? Was it pos- 

 sible her heart was not so warm as he had thought 

 it to be ? No ; he would not believe it. She was 

 noble, charitable, loving, and could not but feel 

 generous toward the dependent creatures around her. 

 And with this feeling he finished his walk. 



4 You cannot imagine, my dear,' she said that 

 evening, ' how embarrassed I was to-day at seeing 

 you by the side of that horrid little Mexican donkey. 

 The Forsythe girls were with me, and you know 

 how swell they are, and how particular. They asked 

 me, after we drove along, if you chose your own 

 society. Now promise me, wo n't you, never to be 

 seen with that dreadful animal again ? ' 



1 But,' said Herbert, ' you do not know that 

 animal as well as I do. I owe both my fortune and 

 my life to him. It was through an accident, by 



