Evening star., 1907-09-01
CHAPTER XVIII.

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TWO S'""H N''"'-' - -
eyes upon the stranger. Mary was I'M
mcdiately aware of swift change IN heT
face and wondered if she recognized any
ra,,,tr,. ,,I,.,oss l.,r She dfd NOT ncruit her
l"'''.,' So, -. ,,.aY,,+f,,,. Che
MN" 10 "'"". I'm - -
walked across TO the desk ana addIrSSe"
her I'm a voice So composed that it startled
NI,r TTaFlfr,,
s.Itrz yyt|finr this IS yarr niece. Mary
Ua,I,I5nr. She said sfmply; II am only an
t,,ro-fIr an actress. fool, the mart for
NJ g, llar lrrerart rerfI.st and I have
,,i,,.4 - Eo,r She has come to claim her
rlI5rfnrsbir ana 10 dcuouncr me as though
/ ia I,r'.7.,rs,,l II and NOT eIe
Nrs ZyTrt.r.- looked from one to the other
in silence; then She carefully raised her
i1r,.rlc,, md tar-or7 bor own nice with a
I,rG1'rc,I s,aTr Nav Hadding redeemed
rlfs.raI,r,,. Ta,. co,Irltra nrzad 7lDder that
silent and unneTCifII scrutiny. but in her
Icart .I,f blamed Nar, for il
I'm, yo4Ir rjace !, She b}urtad ont. "voIr
hrn,har Joe.nb's ouIy child. of course it
,,-rs an ,,.r,r,,r 10 r,t Mar. ans, come bIt
VIZ a., "i'iS 80, =" :, :, N'''' i-''''7
.,I1I"cd o. "Lsnr,-ed Mrs Whiting. let
ting nor Iorgron drnn and arranging her
Chains cornrGscdI,-. and yyhv. pray. should
I I.If.,-, ni+Iar Of y,r,o $40 no possihle
reason why the Mar Haddinss NAV not
90 an rnrIfinI-I-,ss nj thfs rate bv the hun
drcd
NJ r,,ly,7 ~ I,c, ..r,14as+- sre was unite
lfT1s
hrr liI,a a bIov in tha fara. Il should
mini. ,-,,,,,d ,-n4l.J I,rovr mo She said. Il
h-Ifr<.a I Inolf like the farnfIz.'
TI.r aunt ro,,lIv surveyed Ter aeain from
under her haIf-closed eycIids Really"
che -.,iI ..I'U admit that there j. a nosSy-
biIjfy-fGaI Won look Iik, his v.f,..s family.
/ believe nv lamented brother married his
col,
'"VH. W,,,s colon. hooa,,a almost rnrn1e ..r
don't see how Won can insult your brothers
nrr,barad child SOL" she pasned. .'volI're
certainly a horrid old woman"
i've had that reputation for some time in
+b far,ily ." NTrs WHITING observed nm
Tno,ad. iii strikes me as curious thai ynu
shouId have atterpfed This imposftion If
either of Won is speaking the truth. in view
of my, u,au1,po,,-u cb9ractarietirs How
Oi my M %e,1HhoW w., az @ of ~ irs
yvas n nTrS1,, . biarkmaiIing scharnea I'm
not even sure that it isn't an indictable Of
fenea
Ma stood f,,,iDo unable IN answer the
sr"tTiro, attacL nF tbfs ,1yr,.rcif,,I nId
yvonnan and Nary rafrairad from aiding
her She sar. No reasnr - Interfere to
sa,a , ,rf,l Who mad iusuItad ana hatraved
- o. VIZ -
Accor,1irer ~ Nary Ta,,q tbera isn't a,x-
,,orey in II -. NJ Tl,Ir-ad o,,t. ..vni,
haven't eafd an,rLfncr to mako mo love ro,l
cithar NTv mniLar vas riaht 10 Keen ayyav
fror5 yoII
Ms W-bitfpg g1,ncad at Mary Tanp,s
raIa facn Win tie disdainf,,I smile then
aTa ,ra1c,.1 I'll, az NJ IIadding .,Sba
1,,as o,,ita riobt n sba I,.as ,-o,,r mother
Will, + a., ,,7t a5,,it =, che said dryIy. .,in
ary| case vow 1,H,Iid do y,au to nrGti+ nv
-, ,,,,,,,riI IL -. -, > ,ra az p ~,
secrotar,- Viii he bera ifvor, M have roTbins,
Of r,o1a irorortlpcc 10 sa1. J.C,, nav 90
NJ stnnd fGr n moment starinS 9t bar
Will bar nouth vide nnan in dee5 amaze
Vet tGa ,,ary s,ra,,,d u-aS ont frdn, ,,nder
r. faat rTber ~ mail h,za5 m
a.yo,,,,,o hoo,, daooi,,nd - ba criaJ ..,.n,i
.aor.t halis,,o me- -tbat dacaitf,I notnv 6as
,,0iso,tl ,.oI,, n,i,,d ao,ainst me no Io,,
,n..an 70 t1,rI II,Ir 80 ash and hIo3d
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-! ts to ' 80 9. - ". e, ..;., 49,,
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hay 80, - % Ne'Siieu II So ~ law
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hI"-'to VI fts t'i ny - o.. -
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