"
"Well, I don't know," said Uncle Ike reflectively. "Perhaps she has
heard your father was worth a million dollars."
"No, I don't believe that," said Quincy. "Miss Mason is too true and
honest a girl to marry a man simply for his money."
"Well, I think you are right there," remarked Uncle Ike.
"New Year's night," said Quincy, "at the concert in the Town Hall,
Strout, the singing teacher, got down on me because Miss Putnam and I
received so much applause for singing a duet together. Then I broke his
heart by whistling a tune for the girls and boys, and then again he
doesn't like me because I am from the city! he hired a fellow to whip
me, but the fellow didn't know how to box and I knocked him out very
quickly. Now that Strout can't hurt me any other way he has gone to work
making up lies, and the village is full of gossip about Miss Mason and
me. Deacon Mason was going to talk to me about it, but I told him
yesterday morning that I was going to get another boarding place, and I
should have done so yesterday but for a very unfortunate accident."
"Accident?" said Uncle Ike; "why, you seem to be all right.
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