Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1914-02-14
CHAPTER xxx
D. You Know My Er9.asr2

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samo'ln" wonderful ''.'A'' .''"'"
.rson. TINS met. stared .'f F. nom.
at the vision b,.ar. ".". '..H -.'"'t
and with effort N...r."iu- his -'|"'
Eo sought the fac. OFF @r 'hh.'".t
with ua frs. .... @. o'." disturb
euca that gentleman had ever seen I'D
him.
IAN ! ia OSWALD Iroia'T-''
roa..7" Ee asked Oh was directed
r.re. IIt possibly there may 3D..
some r.srah.."
1T IS here he lives said she" NOV
ing back automatically I'LL 5h" stood
again by the threshold of the smaA
room in which She had received Nr.
Ch.rau.r. 40 you wish TO see MN
tauiarto r. so. ] fear il is impossible
Tie has been very IT'D and is not al
lowed to receive visits from
Strangers"
~i am not stranger" announced
the newcomer. with q smile few could
sep uumuyDd. il offered such a con
trast TO his stern and dominating fig
ure 81 Thought I heard SOM. words
. Of RECOGNITION which would prove your
t-ovlaGgo of that fact"
She did not answer. Her lips had
ra~+ed hut her thought or at least III"
.vr~,--i9r Of her thought hung sus-
rrnd.f I'M th. terror Of this meeting
for which she was not at all prepared.
Tra seemed to note this terror. wheth.
or or not he understood it's cause. and
smiled again. as he added.
MIR. Rrothersou must have spoken
of his brother Orlando. I am he Miss
. Scott Vii YOU let me come in now ~
Her eyes sought those OF MT thal-
loncr who quietly nodded. lmmedi-
atelv she stepped from bcfOr" the door
When her asurq had guarded and
motioning him 10 enter, she begged
Mr.. ChaIlorer, with an imploring look
TO sustain her in the interview she
saw before her He had no desire for
this encounter. especially as Mr..
} Brotherson's glance in his direction
had been anything but conciliatory
He was quite convinced that nothing
was to BE- gained by it, but he could
not resist her appeal, and followed
! them into the little room whose linn
tied dimensions made the tall Orlando
! look bigger and stronger and more
lorGiv in his sell-coutdeuCo than ever
3 81 am sorry il is SO late she began
y concentrating his intrusive trJr.
e with forced composure We have tt
be very quiet in the evenings so as
not to disturb your brothers mrs.
.H y r#sh NJ u
u him"
Then I'm not 70 see him tonight!
Il pray you to wait He's-hes beer
e a very sick man"
dangerously 500
r YES"
a Orlando continued to regarS he
D with a peculiar awakening gaze, SHOW
] ing, Mr.. Challoner thought, more III
terest in her than in his brother an
y when he spoke 1t was mechanlcaII
II and as if in sole obedience 70 the pre-
- prieties OF the occasion.
! i did not know ne was III 'll yer
! lately his last Iet'er was cheeI IL
one ana supposed ,ha' an was IIsH
| TIL chahce reVeaied 'he '[uu' ! cam
| Oh a. "HNo' - -
any way. nave business NeIe' de ~
probably Know MISS ocolt'
: she shook her heau. hHo" vel
q h'tie ABOUT business salu Sne'
n My brother mas not 'olu YOU VII
z he expected me =,
\ lie mas not even 'olu NE '''"'
81 eNpecIeu you
Y No" The WORD was hlShiy e
Il pressive; there was surprise IN II al
a touch OF WONDER but more IMAM d
Satisfaction. Os"dlu vas dlN"!
y close-mouthed,' he declared. us
81 good fault; m obnged 10 lhe BOY
y These last words were uttered WI
a lightness when imposed upon
Il two highly agltated hearers, causli
81 Mr.. Challoner to iroWn ana DORIS
81 shrink back IN Indignation al INC ID
81 who could indulge IN = spoFtlVa su