PUT HIMSELF OVER NOTHING.
“Jane!” lie cried in desperation. “t s h r J] no longer. Either yon must consent to become my wife or end this farce. Your repeated delays arc killing me.”
“Very well, Hubert,” she answered calmly ; “if you take that ground there is but one alternative tor me.” She drew off the diamond ring which sparkled oh her finger and handed it to him. . He took it sachy, and exclaimed bitterly : “Oh, false, cruel girl, to thus carelessly trample upon a heart whoso every throb is for you alone! For this bauble I have no further use. Let it perish, as I hope may also the love of which •it was the emblem.” His hand was raised to threw the ring into the fire, but she grasped It quickly. “I merely wished to say, Hubert, that I would like you to have the wed-ding-ring made just a trifle smaller than this.”
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Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 710, 28 February 1922, Page 6
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155PUT HIMSELF OVER NOTHING. Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 710, 28 February 1922, Page 6
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