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business　man　was　able　to　sell　the　property　for　seven　hundred　thousand

dollars。　He　did　this　so　promptly　that　I　ventured　to　ask　him　if　delay

might　not　have　brought　a　greater　price。　'Well'；　he　said；　'I　don't　know。

You　must　seize　these　things。　Blake　and　Beverly　might　have　got　tired

waiting。〃



〃'Blake　and　Beverly！'　I　exclaimed　'So　they　made　the　purchase。　It　Mr。

Beverly　back？'〃



〃'Just　back。　To　tell　the　truth　I　don't　believe　they're　finding　so　much

copper　as　they　hoped。'〃



〃This　turned　out　to　be　true。　And　I　am　not　sure　that　the　business　man　had

not　known　it　all　the　while。　'We　looked　over　the　property　pretty

thoroughly　at　the　time　of　the　Tamarack　excitement；'　he　said。　And　in　a　few

days　more；　in　fact；　it　was　generally　known　that　this　land　had　returned　to

its　old　state　of　not　quite　paying　the　taxes。〃



〃Then　I　paid　my　visit　to　Mr。　Beverly；　but　with　no　cowhide。　'Mr。　Beverly；'

said　I；　'I　want　to　announce　to　you　my　engagement　to　Miss　Ethel　Lansing；

whose　Michigan　copper　land　you　have　lately　acquired。　I　hope　that　you

bought　some　for　your　mother。'〃



〃Those；〃　concluded　Mr。　Richard　Field；　〃are　the　circumstances　attending　my

engagement　which　I　felt　might　interest　you。　And　now；　Ethel；　tell　your

story；　if　they'll　listen。〃



〃Richard；〃　said　Ethel；　〃that　is　the　story　I　was　going　to　tell。〃











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