'1 DON'T MEAN TO HOLD A CLUB sOVER YOUR HEAD, ASNER- BUT IP tlx. make that letter PUBLIC AND I WANT YOUR DECISION RIGHT NOW sSSZ. I CANT MARRY YOU, STELLA1. I LOVE ELLEN FERGUSON Y LOVE YOU STELLA., I APPEALTOVOUR TOO ,ABNER, AND NO ONE1S GOING TO TAKE YOU FROM SENSE OF FAIR PLAY"- PLEASE GIVE ME THAT LETTER AKD PROMISE TO KEEP ITS CONTENTS A SECRET! I CAMT MARRY YOU BECAUSE. I DONT LOVE YOU! MOTH INC BUT UN HAPPINESS WOULD COME OF IT; IF YOU'LL GIVE ME THE CHANCE, I LL MAKE YOU LOVE ME, ABnER, AND WE WOULD BE VERY WAPPY EVENTUALLY! I'VE BEEN VERY" PATIENT WITH YOU AND I'LL GIVE YOU JUST FIVE MORE MWUTESTO I WILL NOT MARRY YOU,1 stella;and DECIDE! h Hi ;.TUArs final! LET ME HAVE MY HATI 71 I'M GOING! M L I LOVE ELLEN AND SHE LOVES ME IT WOULD BREAI HtK HcAKI IF, I MARRIED -.AMfMe crrci a EXPOSES THAT LETTER TT WILL BE DISASTROUS! STELLA CLINKER 1'LL NEVER DO THAT I pONT CARE ABOUT MYSELFBUT BUT i OH. IT'S YOU' X f AGAIN, MR.ABNER!) ( YES, IT'S ) , I F YOU'RE. GOING TO BE V NO! I WILL NOT! YOU'RE STELLA! I'M DESPERATE! AQMER UAVF DESPERATE BECAUSE I LOVE I CSiLOSTYO I ELLEN AND I WONT ALLOW ( MIND? VOLI ) YOU OR ANYONE TO J LIKE A R NE! NOW THAT l KNOW WHERE STELLA! DON'T-