Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-11

work was finished and she withdrew.
Then the closet was opened and
Mrs. Goddard came out.
81 only want roll and a cup of
rofrce. she said. in whisper.
When they had both finished break
EAST. Mrs Goddard coilcd herself mp
| in bed and began 10 read novel
| About II o'clock there was n rap At
! the door, Mrs. Nolan opened ii about
an inch. 1t was the stewardess to say
! that the captain would like to see her
when it was convenient.
Tel him I'll come AT once" said
Mrs. Nolan. and she turned back into
4 The room, closing the door.
You had better go right on" said
Mrs. Goddard, with n white set face.
'He only wants the particulars about
me. Tell him straight tale. shall
not stay in the closet"
"But the risk protested the more
cautions woman.
! ooh. hang the risk" saia Mrs. God
dard, coarsely.
81 won't go q step unless you stay
| in the closet"
Every WELL I am glad Won are so
careful. after all. Ny Lord, it makes
me shiver 10 think of our being
caught"
~ think, Just 70 disarm suspicion.
I'd better leave +ho stateroom door
wide omen As we have both tho
closet Levs II would he safe"
"I told Won Won had hotter head
than have" said Mrs Goddard from
her seat in the closet; that's splen-
did idea"
Fifteen minutes lotcr Mrs Nolan
nassed a1oup .tla crowded dcck under
the gaze of a hundred mfrs Of curious
ewes md returned 70 her stateroom
"What did YOU tell him ." questioned
Mrs Goddard nc she Game ont blink
inc IN 1he licht
"1 answered every cuestior no rrt
+o mo .oid Nv Xo,an .1Ia .oo ra,
thororphlv satisfied. There was one
pojnt that was hard n oct around
lie had found ont from the nurser
that Won had NOT mn, any roone, in
+he safe and asked what had bocor,e
of vour funds"
"c-oo+ cod, 7 o, ..,. -.
+b,. WIZ. di5 ,o,, on
81 told him vour nurse with +e,v
! do11or on1,. ,,',. 49, - a
SION but that WOW wsre oy;ra ,no :,
1,r,,a or,o,,,,. ord .bo. .ho,L. T
ouoht 70 no allowed "a have Il ;"
"Ah first ratel"
"rhen he locked NJ tho socond oes.
Ger and said. How mrcb is in tho
nurseo'
81 told hin, That +bouo,,+ ,boro
was about $40 Thon he and tho of.
cor EXCHANGED looks amin and tho
cantain said. Is II Iil,clv do Won
think that n lady of Mrs ,,oddard.s
nosition would noLe , rovace to Tn.
rome y, en- sual1on amount o"
"Ah," Our female Ouixote was all
Of a o,iver "Wba+ did van sov ~
that. Iucv9"
"1 ,old hin, .bo. Wv, hoa +,,a -,
ro,, bod ,;o.h. 1,.,,f ,s
bonlx vbicb yo,, ir.orcod 80 40,
cashed nc soon ne we landed"
..yyto. u,L ,1ia
+oro. ,,.s,,od ~. caddsu.
Mrs \oIor s,,ilad .io,ifa.,,
81 told lir, ro, ol,,,a, !.
your io,e,s IN s.roro ha,t ro,,,,d
your ,,,i.,"
Mrs Goddord hold bor brao.h 10.
moment then.
"Did 4, nm so,,,, ." Gu ,o5
orIr vhor oo. ai,o. s
ohnr. no. 30 hohi,-t ,..
"y.e down ,.i,h ,o,, - .h -.
tom ~ Tho co, said A. No,a.
sr,iIino cr,r,,v
r, ,
- Nv. 10y
'', ~"
~ r-a,o.o.o,,, .aa,1ai.. - 49, 10y.
arad roor, ord NJ SaIan,a ah.a,s
for mic .o,,or os n,r, -. b. ro,o
now took walks by herself on those
parts OF the deck not frequented by
the other passengers, and went down
for her meals. The swell of the sea
had degenerated into mere rippes
and not white cap was visible. The
weather was IDEAL. The woman who
had profered her services to Mrs. No
| Ian on the night Of the supposed ac-
rident approached during one of these
walks and gave her piece OF infor-
nation which she Immediately bore
10 the impatient recluse.
1--WE are going 10 arrive al Liverpool
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