Chapter 72

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the window which Gerelda had asked him to bring to her. He went and purchased it, and was about sending it to her by a messenger boy, when he thought it would look much better to take it himself; besides, he had business to attend to in that locality. As he stepped upon the street car, he purchased a daily paper to pass away the time. Upon opening it, an article met his view that nearly took his breath away. The caption read: "A Romance in Real Life.—The Prettiest Girl in the City and a Well-known Young Millionaire the Hero and Heroine of the Episode." Following this was an account of Gerelda's a*******n, as she had related it. In conclusion there was a statement by Mrs. Northrup to the effect that Gerelda's lover, Mr. Varrick, was anxious to have the ceremony consummated at once, and

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