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CHAPTER Iv.-Continued.


But it was too late. Aubrey Mon
tresor. was already in the room Agnes
greeted him with warmth proportion
ate to what she supposed he had come
to tell her, and introduced him to Miss
Anselm in a perfunctory manner.
Montresor looked at the miniature
painter with an air in which admiration,
interest and perplexity were subtly
blended. The girl, however, acknowl-
edged the introduction as perfunctorily
Rs it was made, and seemed entirely alb
porbed in the business of packing up her
painting materials.
"Sit down and tell me all about it."
began Agnes eagerly. "You have found
out something"
/ mo, indeed" he answered deiectedlv.
with his glances rowing still in Miss
ATselrn's direction. 81 have found out
nothing"
Miss Anselm turned slightly and
looked at him with a pretty smile.
Il should not think" she observed,
with sort of half shy, half-malicious
occurrences, "that you are very good
person to find anything out that some
body wants to conceal"
81 am not SO sure of that" he retort-
ed. II mean, at any rate. to find out
who played this Photographic trick on
Miss Matthieson"
"And then you mean to find Miss Den
giIia Lavenham herself?"
II mean to try" replied Montresor.
Montresor then proceeded to explain
how the trick on Agnes photograph
could have been done. The two girls
listened with interest, and Miss Anslem
drew near and looked over Agnes shout
der at his book of illustrations.
Il wonder" she said, what sort of
girl this Denzilia really is. Do YOU
think it possible that she can be, as her
uncle think, hiding herself for reasons
of her own!"
moi" returned Moniresor sturdilv
IT don't believe it for a moment"
"Why?" asked Miss Anselm, looking
at him very intentIy
Because should not like to think the
woman to whom belongs the face saw
at Nottingham could be capable of any
sort of deception
AT this moment the footman came
Into the room.
"Mr. Langrishe is downstairs" he be-
gan hesitatingly, "and is very anxious
to see you, miss"
ooh, show him up here!" exclaimed
Agnes impulsively. Then she checked
herself and looked at Miss Anselm.
''That Is if
Il am going" Miss AnseIm said
quickly.
She rose as The spoke and took up her
little bag.
Goodbye Miss Matthieson. 1 hope
next time you will be more inclined for
your lesson"
She held out her hand to Agnes, but
bade farewell to Montresor with very
formal bow.
The footman had already gone down
10 usher the new visitor up Before the
miniature painter reached the door it
was opened and the footman announced:
Mr.. Langrishe"
4 LAngTishe came in rather hurriedlv,
and never glanced aside at the young
lady who stood by the door waiting till
de had passed in to go out.
She, however, looked at him with some
Curiosity, and made her exit from the
room so carelessly that she caught her
little open straw bag on the door handle
and upset it's contents
Montresor instantly sprang forward
10 help her to pick them up. She was,
however, herself on her knees gathering
them together.
please don't mind" she murmured.
Fl can do it myself"
B LAngrishe glanced somewhat impa-
kently at the girl he did not know, and
whose face he could not see.
u want to see you and Montresor
alone" he said to Agnes. 1--WE have got
a clue"