Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-02-27
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British front lines, kiiiine : score OF
mon. He has forgotten that 3ust be.
s0re iesvinE London he became On.
NAN hARRABY. who 1. heart.
broken because her Attempts 10 RI.
kIndle his love have failed. Man.
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JOAN ES IsesSr NV, Mso.. hu.s.,a
= coming home on leave. WORD OF
an excuse tor goinx home and iSUx.
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S Fetsr. SETON has taken Nan
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COR tho arst time In many years.
NOW 60 ON WITH fHs Stony
MAN walked straight into the han.
In Everything WAS silent. Out.
side In the garden . blackbird
darted suddenly down from Q tree
and flashed across the lawn like q
black shadow. piping ahriliy. It
sounded a great sound in the silence.
Nan went into her fathers study.
There was nobody In the room.
A. letter lay on the blotting.pad. a
II II had just been written and left
there. It was addressed to HARLEY
SETON. ESQ. The Red House. Little
Gadsden.' &'N}f IT, = Z - y.
Harley Seton! The name caught
Mans eyes. She had noticed the !
same name painted In small letters
on the side Of Sefton's suit case 40
they drove through the village to.
gether. z lssol.3S s6au2
She took the letter ND aad locked
at 1t curiously: jnstinctivefy she had
not liked Seton: evon all those
months ago syShsn she and Peter had
met him In London she had not been
prepossessed In his favor.
Peter had laughed ut her when she
told him.
She dropped the letter again to the
blotter.
I'm fun OF suspiciens." she
thought vexedIy. "Whateves. has
come over met"
She had turned to leave the room
when she heard her fathers voice IN
the hall: she went out euIckly--there
was a moment Of silence when they
came face TO face.
Mr. Marraby was tall thin man.
with. SHOULDERS that droepsA a. u
they had q heavy burden 20 carry.
Nan was not IN the least like him
nobody would ever have thought
they were any relation, q 49,.
We'll. my dear.c he said. ,.sE tea9a>|
Nan said. well. father" She vAa
afraid to say she twas sorry Tor her
stepmother's death. because she felt |
that she would, not be believed; she
went up to hiM and; laid her hands !
on his shoulders. kissing him gently
~ came as soon, es ! could" she
said h~ ~ e-~
yes, yes. -. :" She had the
curious impression that he was hard |
~ listening to- what she was saying;
she stood for moment. looking at
him keipfessly.
"ShallfI go up TO my room?t she |
asked ..And where are the boys?"
.'Tlpe boys?" Mr.. Marraby passed
a hand across hfs eyes as IL TO try
and collect, his thoughts u really |
don't know he said apoiogeticaliy.
Perhaps one OF the maids"
/. He looked so helpless that Mans
heart melted. .I'llf find them" she
said. Shestook her suitcase and went |
sup To she room that had always been
hers. IL looked bare and unfriendly. |
,is'.,s tors off her hat end coal She
weiNtP The window and opened IL
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