Beautiful but Poor — page 41: what you’re looking at

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32 BEAUTIFUL BUT POOR. ‘‘Hrank, what do you think of this new discovery which our dear father has been telling us of? I never knew him to speak with such enthusiastic ad- miration of any one before.’’ “Neither did I, Lizzie,’’ said Frank, gravely. ‘Seriously, sister, 1 must go and see this peerless oirl—see her, too, before father goes there again, if Ican. I do not want astep-mother younger than you are, dear.”’ “Oh, Frank! Papa would never think of that!’ “I don’t know, Lizzie. He is young for his years. He has led a careful, temperate life, and is not be- yond his prime either mentally or physically. Stranger things have happened. I repeat, I must go and see this girl for myself. W—— is a warm friend of mine, and will help me if there’s any danger.” | ‘“‘T don’t know but you are right, Frank. Go, if you think best.”’ comicbooks (aXe) aq) z