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pressed desire of Peggy to do so pleased

and astonished her.
Accordingly dinner for two was sent

up, and, the servant being dismissed,
Peggy in her pretty, patient way, waited

on Mrs. Moran, who appreciated each
little service, the only flaw in her hap­

piness being Peggy’s utter want of
appetite.
“ It. is so strange, dear, that you can

eat nothing,” she said. “ What can be

the matter with you ? ”
w>
“ Oh, I aint hungry, that’s all,’’'an­

swered Peggy,
11 Don’t sa}’ aint I t ’s ungrammat­

ical”
“ I know it;” cried Peggy. i; Mr. Bo­

land er told me that”
“ Mr, Bolander, Whv, who is h e ? 11

“ Well, h e ’s — cr — Mr. Bolander,11
faltered Peggy, realizing what she had

said.