Who has been telling you such things?
I am sure it cannot be any one who has any honor." "It was some one who felt it to be his duty to warn me of the fact that my daughter is in danger of marrying a drunkard.

I thank him for it." "But, father, you would not take the unsupported word of any one, would you?
I know that Buck has touched liquor at times, just as nearly all the college men do, but he is not a drunkard, and he is not even a drinking man.

And he is now strictly temperate.

He told me so himself, that he has taken a pledge with himself never to touch anything of the kind again.

And Mr.Merriwell--you know that Mr.Merriwell wouldn't befriend and favor him as he is doing now if Buck were a drunkard." "But I know, Winnie, dear!" Lee firmly, yet kindly, insisted.
"And I know, father! Barney Lynn confessed to me that he drugged Buck; but he said nothing about Buck being intoxicated, which he would have done, wouldn't he, if Buck had really been intoxicated when he met Lynn ?" The girl was quick and alert.