Sword and shield., 1885-02-28
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Jasper rn.nd rolly ANA Cllyc,irn ii N
ou.int Queen Anne .rar,3.n in t,oat.of q
\ I!ou1n
~Nhy couldn't yon wait 4 r.a i,
I noll, : IL a..al in,,atie,,tI,. 80,
would think you "a l1.dr."
..6b. vnry likoI," sand na., rsa3.y. 4
which C.ilra,ton iai,.rs.c.i
"Ye~ tllat. all ,na ii ink Il. q
off will C.ily,ltel to con" i. ait#.-
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+ nitbnr nf ,a,,n
III l.a. c,Ii &. -, 81, bor, s.i3
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/ ontn,,ad IL
..Then M Ii.,.r,... ..,rfy ,or,self abont
n,otn 49,, III, ~ IN, ',LD .Ion,t
want tos..1,,., y, ,..n ~ p5a, g,o
i you y
No .:af conn, 10, IanoIi{o m
herself lion.
.0h. n.oth.r. safll Jasper III hour later.
vbcn ti,c,- n.,,,.at I,,n,L ..,ia,.an Lpo,,,
taat thc villa Is takent"
~ es. dear" sl,r returned l,laci,ll,-
.iatl you have hon NJ Io,,n MI ii a
time vifhoi,t b.,.in., ,,il. i ~L..sLad ~
rredulonslv.
We" With nore ,,I,ciIif,. tbap be-
fore.
We'll. / tald ti,en vo3 woplJ call to-
morrow" III saitl deri,lrdlv
lies: yon had lrfter cali to-mo,1o,v. nv
dear" nut IN the Sonirc-..on Eosnitabie
tiIonrlits intent" Is vas usual With rim
Il don't know at all said tbe Mistress.
closing Ter lins very TIGHTLY. and sitting
quite upright. Il don't know that shall
call at all"
..But whyi" asked ,Jasppr imnatientlv.
"Oh. you must call motbc1l Whatever
viii they think # vou do not -
"Anvtllilg thcy choose" answered Mrs.
Nugcnt. with indifference.
"But whv should yoll notY"
MY dear .Jasper who are tbese noo-
ple 2"
..Oh. | don't know-lalies certainIvrs-
though rs he snake = remembrance Of
Mrs Caye-Fox almost made him II ,'',fo dopbt
his own words. Mrs. Carrntbers saws
they were very great friends Of the Count
ess.'
At this information Mrs. Nuoent Iooked
hlanklv at nothing. and Jasper aprealed
to Cuiverton fur corroboration Of his as
scrtion.
We'll, I do moi really know who thev
are" rcplicd Culyclton. MY mother
picked them up at n Freuch WATERING Mace
-Tronville. believe # was-and. after
her impulsiye Italian wav. took 70 hem.
I know notbine, moro of tbem"
..Arl I never nven heard of any, C.va-
Fovas ). ;,,t,.,',,a.e5 tho M;.troes caIn,iv
s.T Ia LaIin,.o M. e,,.b f,,n;I,, oyisfs~
..Afta, an ,iaos, i ,,,,tto,.z, asl,ad Tos-
na,. ;n,,ot;n,ti,, ..yon k,ou, n,otber Il
/. nj ~ e ~, ;,.o,.o af,;5 of ios;n,r eaeta.
.vo,.,, ono knows nc !"
.FxactJv" sbe answered ..tberef,re 7
am snra + fbar bad mentioned - sny one
If on, cot H. tbnv ,,' uc,a ,S co,ono 70 ,esde
# naona EIIa ~, Y,,,,l3 baye h,ongbt
lettnrs ~ ;r+,.o5,,,.+ian - M Yon SEQ
.Jaena,.o sbe ended With crrat innocence'
..everv one knows rs"
..Jasre, boatan ot tbat no;n+. tried an
other
well. and # thev are Of no .familv.s
only simnIc ~entlovomrn. is that any rea-
so,, wI, ,m sbonll refuse f. know
ti,n,,, ;"
..esa,+a;rI,, not Jaenar look at the
,,atte f,a,1' I'm ni,r"lv Nv. con,1m-sense ponf
- ,:ew Thcip nco,,Ie ,.,.om Lady Cal.
,.a,ta,, ,,icl,ed ~ at = forcirn wateril
,,Iaca INT tna,v notiin,, nf have 8os.sl
1;tti( +b,co m 81.
Torr,.s-ti,cir friend Law
culvelfon being dead. Surely YOU can
dr.ly ,,o,l. av,n Inference fiom such 4 pro-
rooding ~ flat. | confess mine is not +
very fiatterins- one"
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