José — page 307: what you’re looking at

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300 JOSE. after Pepita left them—Geod bless the young woman, she did it to make peacein the family—then in- serted an advertisement three weeks in the news- papers, asking the young woman to come back lest Jose should consider himself divorced. It wasn’t altogether a matter of indifference to Joseph; but the old folks had designs upon a neighbor’s girl for a daughter-in-law, and the boy naturally was struck with her red cheeks. Still, nobody knew but Pepita would some day come back and insist upon her rights. Just about that time Uncle Bob arrived with a written explanation from the wild humming- bird, that came right in the nick of time—Marry, sir, aS soon as you like; it’s all right!” Green offered his hand to his old companion. “My affairs have changed since we parted,” he agit, but Pepita will not miss the tinsel and the ress——” “Hold!” interrupted Baumann; “I shall take the liberty to say a word first. The honorable Mr. Brown desires to buy Fort McGregor and all its land from his daughter—or rather from me, her attorney. He wants it to further his speculation.” “JT have arranged a satisfactory sale.” Green and old “Bob” sprang up and shook the young German’s hand heartily. sf se * 2 Ki * * A year after, the firm of Baumann & Green were among the important fur housesin the East. For a large portion of their good fortune they were in- debted to old “Bob,” who acted as mediator and agent for them among hunters, trappers, and fur stations, opening up forthem new and direct re- sources, and actually appearing to rejuvenate in this sphere of activity. Green was the traveling member of the firm, and upon his frequent visits to the Far West his youth- ful and happy wife was his inseparable companion, Old Bob, on his cccasional visits to his “new homes,” as he is wont to call Baumann’s and Green’s resi- Gomichoo cS (E(0) m