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Abner walked on down the road, wondering at Tug's taste. What a noisy brunette sort of girl compared to the fairness and sweetness of Nessie! He couldn't understand Tug!

When Abner reached the hotel he entered his room and found his friend sitting gloomily on the bed. His first words were,

"I forgot to tell you, Ab, to sort o' shy aroun' the ol' man. I don't guess you got no answer."

"I got a verbal one," grinned Abner. "She said come on."

"What!"

"She yelled at me, 'Tell him, yes!'"

"Tell who yes?"

"Well, if she knowed who she was talkin' 'bout, I reckon you ort to!" and Abner began laughing outright.

Mr. Beavers's spirits improved somewhat, but even at that he fumbled gloomily in his pocket, drew out a very small envelope, and handed it in silence to Abner. With it came a whiff of perfume. It was directed in a girl's large wobbly hand to "Mr. Abner Teeftallow, City." It was unsealed, the flap turned inside.

Abner suddenly became so nervous he could hardly pull out the flap. This tremulousness swiftly spread over his whole body down to his very knees. At last he did have the note out and open in his fingers. He could barely read the unsteady page.

Mr. Abner Teeftallow, City.Dear Mr. Teeftallow, Miss Nessie Sutton regrets her inability to accompany Mr. Teeftallow to the dance but she has a previous engagement.Very sincerely yours,
Nessie Sutton.

Added to this was a woman's postscript, evidently not copied from the Ever Ready Letter Writer. The postscript said:

I couldn't have went anyway, I belong to the church.
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