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Rh "Hoping you have been a good boy during my absence, I am,

"Very sincerely your (s),

"Penelope."

To

'Richard Treadwell, Esqre.,

"'The Washington,'

"New York City."

"I forgot to say that Clara's fianceé, I have been told, is the sole proprietor of some kind of a factory downtown which assures him quite a nice income. His name is Tolman Bike. Did you ever hear of him?"

"The name sounds familiar to me," thought Dick, as he folded the letter and put it in his pocket. "Still I do not remember ever knowing such a person. Probably I recollect it, from reading that notice of Clara's engagement, although I had forgotten the whole matter."