Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-01-28

tlat NEVER Ntdfltl. AL nl>I. lnc We
man seemed 10 listen 10 Mr. Duplessi
with sort of careless disdain, a
though nothing he might say could il
iluencc her resolves in the slightest dc
gree; he striving. meanwhile. to urg
some important point on her considern
tion. But by and by, she began {
show some signs of interest in his word
almost. as 1t were. in spite of hersel
an interest which seemed 10 deeper
I as he went on; and when with out
/ spread hands he came 10 a sudden stop
rs though appealing 10 her to confirm
what he had just said, she replied wit.
I three or four words only. and then hel,
out her hand for him 10 clasp. as though
that were the seal Of the compact be
tween them. He took her profrcrct
hand. and made as though he woult
have kissed it. but she drew il hacL
quickly with a shudlcr. and thrust il
into her muif- His eyebrows went ~
To point for one moment. and thcr
he turned and beckoncd 10 Abel Gar,
rod. who was lettering al the other end
of the platform.
This lady j. my sister" said Mr.
N"F'' -'"'''H 70 -t"''--a SISTER
She j. about 70 stay for a few davs in
this ncighhorhooi. aud want toknow
where ! can obtain two decent quiet
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"Lo"A here. now, sand Nj. Dupl"ss-
is, suddenly taking him by the hut
Ion "haNc Nou no spare rooms IN Your
own house
I'VE have spare bedroom" said
Ahcl ditiiiently.
AMI ? spare sIting-room. too
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TIA, ,i,,.v w,.r,.n,f, rlIrnIsn.tf fr,>I yrrI
humble -tyir. .ai perhaps tine lady
might not likc them. But all little
dinicul;ics were ~m"othcl over BY the
inicfaiigablo Canadian and Madame
was a once installed in thu rooms. AMI
Jane instructed ID prepare tea for her
without delay.
Mr. DDplc.,,s would f,iu have taken
81. lsay, i, ,bt- ipurtur.. I'm Ill. NOR
r.w h,t Madam. wnulI hot hear III
such thing il was cruel Of him. ,hc
aycrre,l. l. Quit 20 soon the sister whom
he haI uot seen for six long wears.
II, must take ten with her. ana pass
the evening With her. otherwise how
would tn. long trisf. hour, charm them.
selves away: Mr.. Dupl.ssi, submitted
with tolcrabl, grace. and drank tea
with III. sister. and affer that. they
had = long conversation together In
French and th,n they mai. Abel hun,
M an oll mack Of cards. and playe,
srar. tin the clock struck nine, wher
Mr. Dunlessis iunped nm. and declare,
absolutely that he must 90.
,yho, II. n,,,l.;. , o,,o IL,
L;s s;.,a- aar.,y all anI All g,,,,ox
ING in his essy-chair. Jane Garrod. viii
her apron thrown over her head, sa
| boodinp beside the diving fire. roiu,
carefully over In her own mind all tha
had been said and done since the ar
rival Of hcr mysterious lodger.
|, is 10 he borne in mind that Jan
had tolerablc conversational know
edge Of French, having. when Young
lived As lady's-maid in Paris for
couple of wears but she was particu
larly careful that neither Mr.. Duplcs-
is nor his sister shonld suspect her 0
such an requirement and when. one
or twice. while She was waiting On thel
at the tea-table. they preferred som
request TO her in that language. forget
ting for the moment her supposed ignc
rance Of il. She had merely stare
stolidly from one to the other. till the
repeated their request in Englisl
They tins considered. and naturally :,
that they were perfectly safe in talkin
over their secret concerns in her pre-,