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"A woman," she murmured, "likes ter look at sech things. An' I do
think these air good enough."
"Good enough!" we repeated. "They're fit for a queen."
"An' a queen is goin' ter wear 'em," said Gloriana proudly--"a queen
o' beauty."
We stared blankly at each other. Had Cupid robbed his victim of her
wits?
"They air fer Miss Miriam Standish, who was queen o' beauty at the San
Lorenzy carnival. Miss Standish is the granddaughter of Doctor
Standish. Ye've heard o' him--of course?"
She glanced keenly at Ajax, who rose to the occasion with an alacrity
that I trust the recording angel appreciated.
"Of course," he said hastily. "Doctor Standish is a man of mark; as a
physician, he----"
"He ain't a physician," said Gloriana. "He's a doctor o' divinity--a
learned, godly man."
"And his granddaughter is about to marry----"
"Mr. Hubert Leadbetter. I should say _Professor_ Leadbetter, who
keeps the biggest drug-store in town."
We had bought drugs from the Professor, and were happily able to
testify to his personal charms. Gloriana beamed.
"Ther ain't a finer young man in the land, Mr.


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