Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1901-07-18
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Az ne came in she put down the pot
and kissed him.
isn't the perfume IN here delicious?"
che exclaimed. Il feel as if were eat
ing IT like an impalpa bic ice made for
the delectaton of the gods"
why did you not go TO see DR..
Fleming. as you promsed?" Goddard
asked. as he stroked her beautiful
hair, which hung loose down her back,
after the manner she had worn it dur
tnr her school days.
because he won't he in New York
till Thursday" she laughed. 81 really
feel as if l am going to survive till
then. I noticed in the Herald that
he has again been delayed few
days. assure you l shall go then"
They turned and walked from the
conservatory into the drawing room.
There IS one other matter | have
been wanting to speak to you about,
dear" he said.
well, what is it. guardian?" she
asked, with a smile.
human me Is very uncertain dear
he said. The longer | live the more
al" cohN'nceo 'hat we onght 10 make
every preparation ior me in'ure' You
know you have considerable fortune.
In case of your death--and you are
as app 10 que as or anyone else--in
CASE Oh your oea'h you ough' 70 ieaVe
VIII No"' you nave an aunt ana
cousins
blanche put her "hite ha"d over his
NOUN ana ioohe" up INTO MS race
s'a"'y'
year u'd' su"'u,a"' ""'' 'S 'he
mater WIN you why are you con-
''an'iy ."'N"'s ABOUT my hea''h' anu
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my grave am thoroughly IN ear
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w. nov e''" 'n'n' ioi II 4 mao
"'''en my money " people ! 40 not
rove anu not 10 you sno"io never ne
happy again NO. you must not ask
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lot "''erance'
Presently she looked up, and with
hand on each side of his face she
gazed at INN from her big candid eyes
Her fea tires were set, as If with an
unpleasant thought.
Don t don't keep thing from me
darling, she said, using that term OF
endearment for the first time. Some
thing is wrong. What is it? rs It more
financial difficulties? II so. use all
have in the world If you wish. would
he happy with you on bread and
water
IN is not that" he declared. breath
ing rapidly
"We'i, what is it?"
Nothing that You can help" he
sighed, and he left her where she stood
at the window.
The threat contained in that cabled
message from London hung over him
like weight suspended by the hand
OF destiny. That the woman he had
once bIlndly worshiped would be guilty
of deliberate murder he did not doubt
and as the time which Jeanne would
take to recross the ocean went by his
fears increased until his waking and
ineh'a' p'c'u'e' ana 'hh' was 'he SUD
and Tho a,fv, cone.ovanoas 80 p,onah.
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