Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-01-22

Flossie took the letter and instantly rec.
ognzed jacks handwriting. She saw that
1t was still sealed, and she felt with sud.
den dismay how fat" It was. Her color
changed, and for a moment there came in.
to her eyes panied sparkle. Then she
went to one of the windows and let the
full, keen sunshine beat down upon it
while she scanned it inch by inch There
was no date visible in the postmark, and
both stamps, the more she peered at Them
showed signs of having been tampered
with. Turning the letter over she studied
its fastening This, too, looked suspicious.
A smile crept between her lips, and she
slowly nodded. All the trouble had gone
out Of her gaze but they who knew her
best could have seen there sly wickedness.
Il knew that girl was in for some nasty
trick she murmured to herself "Now
we shall see what we shall See"
Flossie soon went down stairs into the
drawing room with the letter in her pocket
She felt almost certain what would hap.
pen next. Five minutes later the hall bell
rang, and in came Leah seymour full OF
eager inquiry.
"Oh, Flossio," she snid, "lm confident
that must have DROPPED one of my letters
here-one Of those, you know, that took
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imnuIso tn ,sh fr',,, tI,',''.,,. 10y a.
presently entered she stood fngori,,, wi, :,
iittlo fa,ari i ,i'o So i'iseiins WIN
cLnir hehtnd ,vbicb li h .T 1''on w. eas
bnr..lf N--''09' - u
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her most ingennoms ,nannero mi Iiie 80
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full of ra a,'d ti,o q ''lo
it with nm air If search - sJd ioI ooo.
escared har '''o-' q 'u"'''" i''''o oiJ
"Whv Iero If =, oro of +ho so,ra+o
must h1yo fonrG r. audi - '"' 7'- ''"''
"Give il mer' cried oh s,inni, %
ward her.
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it Lehind her hacl, ~" a.'h ' - - pa
sternlv Gins let+er i diroctad 70 ,,o,' ~,
Jack' handyritiur WIZ Goo - ~ 80
Then she tnrrnd to,,..'rd IoU io,a.
plared AT him ..Jnrl, do ,n,, mic aab
such hie lottnrs nc ,Lt,y ,,'.,,i. 49,
that YOU corresnol,ded win her M olIr,
She held the letter So linn Lack could
clearly read lis suuerscrintion
Leah stood. colGrle,s yisihIv trembling
"Flossie. - she ,,nsund n,,i,o mo +b,t lof.
ter! It's mine. The address is in n hand
that may resemble Jack's-Alr. Trcscott's
but still
con, it is my land, " said Jack, with a
frightened look at tIussie. There no
denying that.
You admit it," mildly thundered Flos.
sic. VERY well, Jack. Then open it
open 1t in my presence AID she thrust
the letter into his lands.
Leah ) eyes ilasLcd like knife blades.
she Slnang toward jack. MIR PRESCOTT
she cried, Civ he that letter AS gen
tlenan you must
Jack held the letter tightly between both
hands. IL hope I'm Il gentleman, but
really III TINS case think ought to find
out whether I've been writing TO you in
my sleep or Whe,hor'-
''MIltlHg to Ter in ygUr SlcpUIi walled