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CHAPTER VI. (continued.)
fear not" was the reply
s$ wonder what that will mean. to
= me!N she questioned, as IL speaking
to herself.
You have lost some vaIuables?"
don't mind the clothes or the
s dis OF jewelry But-but the silver
i box was at the bottom of the trunk,
and that held all the papers"
Valuable Dapers?"
really don't know. Now think
OF It, 4 suppose they would be value
glbie. That question had scarcely oc-
CURED to me TIL now"
Won't you tell me all about it?'
Bsther inquired, gently.
oh, I'll be glad to tell you IL you
care TO listen. But I'm so afraid OF
I Worrying people with my AFFAIRS
y Will not worry me at all, and
and II we can help you In any way
that Is, Glen or myself or mother
why, we shall be only too pleased to
do so.a
You are very good, and have put
youTto such a lot of trouble already.
OIL am ASHAMED Of being such a
4 burden to people,"
Please do not say that again. We
could not have done less than we have
done. II we were savages on a des.
ert island we should surely show pity
TO shipwrecked people,
Marion did not speak again for sew
oral minutes. Esther helped her
across to eEstnaii sitting room. on the
other side OF the landing she was
+ mot equal to descending the stairs as
yet.
The freight played on the chintz
covering OF the couch and chairs, and
ut up the gilt on the Early Victorian
L wall paper, and brought into relief the
i 'threadbare patches in the carpet, and
reflected itself In the mirror of an old
fashioned gilt considerable at the
back OF the room.
oh this Is delightful Marion said,
sinking with "A littleasigh into q COR
.ner Of the couch
This is mothers boudoir,n Esther
answered, "but 1t is not often used un-
less some one Is poorly. It's long
way to! the drawing ROOM
What a very big house you have!"
Yes, 1t is big; much too big, In
B fact. You see. it has been added to
again and again. In past generations
1.-THE Mewgans were we'll off, Then
she stopped abruptly and turned her
eyes toward the window
Outside the wind was still soughing
softly In the trees. and the rain was
falling with persistent drip, drip on
the brown leaves.
Marion began to talk after awhile.
slowly and In subdued tones.
Esther did not interrupt her. She
slallowed her to tell her story in her
own way-in detached fragments;
s,jumbling up dates and places, jump
ting from the past to the present, and
then back again to the past. She hid
nothing OF Importance save her faith
h ,erss real character. She idealized
him somewhat, as affection is apt to
do. She dWelt ON his courage and pa
tience and gentleness. Her mother
she never knew Her father had told
& her that she was very beautiful and
\ that she died at the time Of her birth.
3 and with that scrap Of information
1 she mad to be content 9 .al1S
SlS q her hardships she scarcely ''sa 81
SPOKE. hey did not seem an hardships'
.sto her now en-. e}dafo was begin.
ming 40 grow beantif1li IN her eyes.
Relatives she had none = her fatner
Il had or sisters ne never yer
spoke 81 the1 M tie was sllenl man
U 10 me main and rarely ai sllle 70 tne
past.
Why ne mad sent her % Engiana
she Old not know, since ne was Ainer II
can born ard bree-at least That la vas
her belief. But II was MS wlsn--his.
last ommand 10 fact--th az she
should come She had g letter from ON
him 70 ME-. dayhe AT, rttnately.
was safe. as was also her purse; but
the papers which would explain ey.ll
thing toS Mt q Mathew were at the g,
bottom 81 the sea
Very likely Glenn Will be able TO
help you. asther said when Marion
had Finished her story
keep wonde ring what Mr.. May