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each day they live,,. the little man went on with a disapproving sniff. "Now there is Felix Holt. He always was a funny chap. who lost his head when- ;made eves' at him He has tried his hand at all sorts of occupa- has become a kind of ;Jack of all trades.' Some time ago he decided in his 'happy-go-lucky' way to try farming. His father gave him a tract of land near Takoma Park and left him free to do as he pleased. Poor Felix hadn't an idea of his own how affairs should be managed, so he adopted the wise plan of advised him. And such a farm as he has! It looks a good an jungle. He make a good fanner and settle down to be a good business man some day, he would only stop to speak so many foreign languages. That always has been his strong surrounded by elms, stands a white cottage like a bird in its nest, and here the three friends live. Fannie Woodall is still the same delightful home-body she always was, and so she stays at home and keeps house for the other two. She has grown even more charming and than she was in her days, and her gentle dignity has won many friends [or her. Her friends always called her' old because she was so neat and tidy, but there is not much danger of her an 'old maid' all her life if the frequent visits of a certain young doctor can be said to signify "To May belongs the honor of being the most celebrated elocutionist the world has known. It is not at all surprising to her friends that she occupies such an elevated position in Fame's ladder. She always had the reputation of having; the most musical voice in the class. "She has just returned from a tour through the European countries. where she has been covered with glory wherever she has been heard. "Helen Hunter has turned out to be quite a remarkable woman. She is an artist, a literary and a lecturer Hers is a wonderful career. As an artist she has no talent; she excels in literature and as a -+ 6g -i-,
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