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“ Slavey !  slavey! "  cried  a  voice  at
                                        that  moment  in  the  hall.

                                            There  ’s  a  nice  young  i^oalieLiiin  in  the  next  door.
                                            Towels  are  wauled  at  number  forty-to ur,':

                                        hummed  Bolander.           “ T h at’s  Fullerton
                                        calling  you,'1

                                           “  Me? ”  exclaimed  Wilifred ; — and
                                        ■then,  recollecting  her  part,  she  added,

                                          Why,  yes,  of  course,”  and  ran  into
                                        the  hall.

                                           A   young  man  with  a  pitcher  in  his
                                        hand  immediately  hailed  her  with  the

                                        order,  “ Here,  you  slavey.        I  want  you
                                        to  cut  down  stairs  and  bring  me some

                                        hot  water.”
                                           Mr.  Fullerton was looking distractedly

                                       over the  numerous  articles  on  bis  table
                                       when  Wilifred,  after  many  difficulties,

                                       succeeded  in  getting  what  he  wanted.
                                       Evidently  something  was  missing.

                                          “ Look  here,  Peggy,” he  said,  on  see-
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