And Mrs. Hill was -- or believed herself to be -- a born matchmaker . Major Hill was in command of the detachment of Northwest Mounted Police at Dufferin Bluff . Mrs. Hill was wont to declare that it was the most forsaken place to be found in Canada or out of it ; but she did her very best to brighten it up , and it is only fair to say that the N.W.M.P. , officers and men , seconded her efforts . When Violet Thayer came west to pay a long-promised visit to her old schoolfellow , Mrs. Hill 's cup of happiness bubbled over . In her secret soul she vowed that Violet should never go back east unless it were post-haste to prepare a wedding trousseau . There were at least half a dozen eligibles among the M.P.s , and Mrs. Hill , after some reflection , settled on Ned Madison as the flower of the flock . `` He and Violet are simply made for each other , '' she told Major Hill the evening before Miss Thayer 's arrival . `` He has enough money and he is handsome and fascinating . And Violet is a beauty and a clever woman into the bargain . They ca n't help falling in love , I 'm sure ; it 's fate ! '' `` Perhaps Miss Thayer may be booked elsewhere already , '' suggested Major Hill . He had seen more than one of his wife 's card castles fall into heartbreaking ruin . `` Oh , no ; Violet would have told me if that were the case . It 's really quite time for her to think of settling down . She is twenty-five , you know . The men all go crazy over her , but she 's dreadfully hard to please . However , she ca n't help liking Ned . He has n't a single fault . I firmly believe it is foreordained . '' And in this belief Mrs. Hill rested securely , but nevertheless did not fail to concoct several feminine artifices for the helping on of foreordination .
It was a working belief with her that it was always well to have the gods XXXXX your debt .
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