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CHAPTER VII. Robert Harbut returned in a quarter of
hour to the two Indiew
Street; and down Bond Street again. That is our anal promenade: bàn wii haze dothing else to do. You know Studio in nok famtctoria shops, and, besides, all the aromal and bustle is new to me and very sinhling
"I wil go with you ital may; I aus very load of taking childran toir pantonime. Hy the way, Tavo yon bosh tax pantoming, Miss Corbysch No, I have not been Constance langhod "Do you think it will'struse me?”.”
"I am sure of it. I am alwaysninaed myself, anasingly. It will be a real treat to take pan
May we onsiden that settled, madame
Madame Daport Looked doubital, and Robert Harbat burst into a merry laugh.
There is no such record," he said, "the Parish Church is oridatly the established place
for marriages bere there were only half a daron celebrated during the whole year elawhore, and hot pre in the month in which we are searching. Now we have just litus to catch the four o'clock train
The contenenses, nadome Leath m in your eye. For do not reflect that I am the same as an old married mong b
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and Lettug altogether in a manner that would have driven ony woman but myself to the verge of distraction; and you call that having nothing to do with them. C
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It was a matter of business, Hilda. I took it up solely with the idas of Alstingamking tayo self and as I told you I put the matter on proper footing at once by taling her that was engaged
And a mora impudent thing to, do I never beard of, Robert. You met here a good op inion of yourself to consider it necessary to wara aneh girl an this, that she must not tall in inve with you.
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their surpides 6 Hilda's chofer, they in tim became quite reconciled to it and agreed that though Robert Harbut was about the feet mak In the world they should have thought she would have fandled; they were confident that the oboles was biso me in everything, ve tonsy and portion, and that she?was likely to be a very happy woman.TES Chungers was six monthe old and thorb whé de talk si na usrly pak ringe, for both were perfectly randy to walt, and he hart was anxions to make a step or two up in his profession before he married.
No answers were received to the advorting- ments for witnessee to the marriage, or for la "Nas: It was the other way, Hilda; I referation respecting the servant who had tra
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wished to asenre hes that I had not thought of falling in love with her which is quite different thing
travelling on the Costuint, He may boar wooner or later of Mr. Corbyn's death, and on Bading that bis nephew accorded him in the property would naturally say to bigself a child was born at St. Malo, so if that child is living. see that thuro is money to fe made out of the it is the lawful heir of the property. He wond thing, and would likely sacagh go over to 91 Melo and make enquiries there.
That is what I have been thinking, too,” the
girl said, but, unfortunately, the man, may be
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volled with Algernon Corbyn detective BA whom Robert had sent down to Bath with ind structions to discover some of the servants who But seriously, Robert, are you going to prave lived at Corbyn Court dating the time of Alges- Constance joined in the laugh
CM nion's father, und to find out from them whether "But where is the wife, Mr Harbat. After bar to be an heiress P
I am afraid not. Robert Harunt said, look anyone from that part apparied · Algernon It we already get ing dusk. Constancs lean all, I suppose that even married men do not take ed back in one corner of the earrings and closed ladies about unboktown, as it wore, to ring grave. It seemed all olan siling at firat, on his travel returned with the noge that so and na I told you Ithought I was going to carry far as they know he wont alone. Robert had her eye Robert Harbat occupied öka ocenecopi posite to her he did not try to break the current
"You are quite right, Miss Corbyn, and her through with flying colours, but we had a Constance two or three times in the in of the girl's thonghia, but est staring out of posed to mysnif when I made the offer that the uply check Fosterday. I will tell you about it. tarval. His own hopes bad fallen greatly, but
FLOOE of the Building; suitable for Dilves window and frylug to see some of the wife should make one of the parts, I base Than I get you-alone, I am glad you liked her he did his best to kop up an appearance of com.by the New Oriental Bank, also the GROUND NO MORRISON HILL Entry, Lat with a Pam-Book, which must be presented with
"You do not say so, but I can see that you or a Store diority tost, bad aboountered them. Antette ready spoken to hat many times about you, should not be surprised if you will be able to fluence,
Apply to think my vanse is hopeless Mr Harbut" abe Daport sat baltpright, produced a ball off and she would have called with ds to have misle de het some kindness before the matter is nick-
"I will do anything 1,sen. Robert; shà Jesaid one evening when he called upon her, and in Fourkong, 1st August, 1890, worsted from her hand-hag and began to Init your acquaintance before this had you nos always vigorously. It was not antil they were approach been on the wing face you ham baum her charming a thoroughly utce, natural girl, with formed her of the failure of his agent to obtain ing London that Constance broke the silence. Madame Duport, this coventhcar skall berobnary.
Did the nut soom to you a saw one or an alded. The young women in ghestion is god out the lens nonsense about her She bus any information about the man who had accom one Mr Harhat?"
ael more engaged thai I am, and 1 must ooz-groat canes of humour, and her description of panid har father.
"I do not think it is lost, Miss Corbyn. Mang *We could not decide, there was really nosalther as to her evenings off, and as soon as I her sabool-life was most as using" thing to-go-by it was evidently out witas starp sn that I will make our arikngements, for I The next day's drive osmented the friendship a mors hopeless asse ha bear pulled out of the kail id hastily, for the paint in some places know that your evenings are disengaged, and between Hilda Leiteter and Cantation Corbyn, ficsfers now. I boknowledge that for the pra-present ju the popstion-l-M-stat hud penetrated the next three or four feares that it will be the same to you okaster day we where each other all the better from the racent we are bead, and that think we I wiUT thical differences in their character. The straight can see no way, whatever of proving", "our point, fx upon The rotor laat be & magnifying glass, but eveank you, Mr. Harbut," Constance said forwardnem and outspokenness of Constance, ber The idea may dear to me er to you, or we may this told us thing. The book was as you are should indeed like to know the deelded views on many points, and her absolute come are to soldentally, I am as utcol în afl'èxoélient state of preservafiam and altega-
ignorance on others enrpcised and amissed the convinced as you are that the marriage took thor untouched by air or damp The colour of youg lady to whom you are engaged.”
You are thinking that she must be a queer London girl, while the Inter's little toniches of placo, and that being so, the proofs my BOOMST the paper in almost as fresh as when it was firab printed. My own opinion was that the cut girl, Miss Corbyn. To not shake your bead, for sarunu har habit of laughing at thingsingenin later fall into car hands. For instance, this not a few one, the reator and clerk both thonghow that must be in your mind. Yes, I'ain oral, and at herself and Robert in particular, courier, if he was a courier, may be at present
worn altogether now to Constance.!
Hilda Leicester had beers spoilt child. Her ilat it undn't ben done long but I do not wore all her feleads think she is a little mad. think that any of our opinions were worth shr: It is for her sake chiefly that I want to get my thing. If in the course of ear searches we first brief in a desp. dry as a case staan ng father was a wealthy banker het two brothers, find that the question of the date of this bet be great research and legal knowledge. Then you who were both in the bustness; were years older entres important, tre can get some exparts down how I shall kilince then She will of course, than she was, and. being the only daughter she to give he their opinion about it; blaskip the report of the case in her writing desk, had been the pot and plaything in the family, barrister. I or that I baro the amallees pt and when any allusions are made to my youth, indulgerery whim and caprice.
Fortunately for her; ber mother, a quiet-loving sible bite in experts. You can get half-a-doser she will hand it over to them and say severely gonau, had found her st a very early age toe
Read that And now let us start."- of them to dwase to almost saything, you want, whether it is a question of handwriting or the
They walked down the Strand together, stop. ok for her, and bad succeeded in having her Botion of a poison, or a proof of insanity, and his companions in a frequent laugh by his by a gerernoss as her father had intended should dead, or be may be sucul put of the way of ping and looking late many shops, Harbut keep rent to school instead of being educated at bome the other party will produce the a-qumber gains criticism and remarks, and by his sy be the case. Once finished she had, ou return hearing of my father's death. who will swear diametrically opposito
That may be thergas, of sonra, Miss Corbyn, After soring the ladies home to their lodging, treating for them to purchase the most unlikely ing hores resumed her position as pet and and promising that he would let them bear front articles. They orossed the top of Trafalgar grant of the hound, bat eren lur father desire and I think it would be well to insert the ad. him in the course of a day of two, when he had had Square and then went up Regent Strast. They to make her bappy bad failed to win his donsertisement for his case a month or so in hopes time to the matter quietly over in his rand, wete about half way up when Bobt Harbat soat to her wishes whom she had fret announced that it may, if he in slire, sooner or later ontoh Then you think thatit is of no use my wait- Robert Farbut strated slowly back to his champered an exclamation as an open carrieg with her intention of marrying Robert The thing bis eye." bere, with bi- 95os bent on the ground, and his pair of horses drive away from the Crimit of was, as both he and her brothere considered, a bands buried deep in his cont pockets. His mind just before they reached it. Hi, halloa piece of midsummer madness. In the first pisoning here any longer, Mr. Harbut
they had exported that she would bake grand was quite made up ea to the abstraction of sas be posted, but the cookman not draming that touch hay thought so much of how them Barb exclamaticas could be addressed to littuself. Ale beskid to himself, "that rascal nevar drive en mithout looking round. To the surprise selves that they naturally expected others would intended to do justion to his daughter after all the ladies, Robert Harbat dashed off at the see her as they did Her mother would not go with him without a of his post, neertook the urriage before it legal marriage, and perhaps bad she lived he had gone atty yards, and thrust the pint of bls might some day have acknowledged it, but affor broll into the achman's back. The "host time he determined to desting all traces of it, locked round with an expression of indignant and either he himself, or someone else for him, asteistment, and then seeing who it was palled out out that loaf Most likely ho did it himself; the horses with s'aurly salle be would not be such a foul as to give anyone when the whip: hand over bim He knew that the alergymen and the clerk and the pow-opener were all old people, and might wall renkon spen The peaker was the sala coenpant of the their death king before any enquiry would be carriage, a pretty girl of some nineteen years old, likely to be made for this register. You may with a bright pignant thos Lave been a frepeatably man in the age of the "If you could suggest, Hilds," Robert kald is world, Mr. Corbyn, but to my mind on ware's a lajurel volo, any other mathod by wilch rascal" only Robert Harbat used a care strong I could stop you I will adopt it next time. Your coachman and footman bolt appeared to be denf, and as there was no telegraph wire available, don't me how I could stop you without the ass. of my legs.” ̈~~-
But you are going to dine with us the evening, Robert "
"I have not forgotten the engagement, Hilis, suppans it occurs to you as pessible that I wish to speak to you before dinner."
"Well don't stand there in the middle of the rad but get in"
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word before the word rascal.
He went up to his rooms, applied a match to the fire already laid in the grate with a bottle fall of water spon it, brought out a small tray of ten things from a cupboard, and then, sitting dows in the great cost until the room beam 'narmed geed into the fire.
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*** My dear Robert, have you, gore but of your sessusver did fee such a boy, and in the middle of Regent Strept too
There is one point we have missed," he said.bat suddenly rising to his feet Wa prosumed that there were no other witnesses to the marriage beyond the clerk and pop-opener. There may have mau uther people who saatered in-ring the church door open. The question is hon. the dense to get at them."
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Frankly, I do not, Miss Curbyo. I do not that there is anything for you to do. I have al marcaigs which may have taken place sithor in s ready advertised a reward for the register of a It was not so wels a queation of money, a?- London Church or elsewhere and I shall do so though how Hilda, who had been accustomed to again at faterrain. If I sew that there was a every luxary, supposed she was going to exist phases of your doing any good by staying here, on the eight hundred a year that Robart had in-I should say by all menus stay, but I see no good herited from his parents was more than they in your wearing yourself out with anxiety with
I have been talking. it over with Madame gould imagine. This point was 'pressed upon out any prospect of best." her, but she replied, calmly:
ups, papi, you do not intend to aut me Duport, Mr. Harbat. Of sonese I gaunot tblak off with a penny. If you do, you have treated of her staying away from her home indennitely. sodatously, for in that casa I ought to have She has bead wonderfully good to mo, but I know how to nuok and other useful scoumplisk- been bught to make my two dresses, and to one not let har do that."
"I'm quite ready to stay Madame Duport
Leave her " Róbert repeated in surprins, then do you think of slaying hace slona, Miss Corbyn ?"
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mente for a poor man's wife. But even without said with tears in her eyes, "I cannot leave her." GROUND FLOOR No. 2, Blus Buildings bat, Roberi says that we on live extremely amfortably on eight hundred a year. Besides, there is bis incoms at the bar. You needn't
Lam not not thinking of living alone, Mr. langh, papa, he will earn an income in time.
But the question of money was a secondary Harbut, but I certainly intend to stay in Eng. one altogether in Mr. Leicester's ages. Robertand. I have told you before that I intend to Barbat was of good birth, and had a very fair devote my life to prove my mother was married income apart from his professions: It was the care nothing for the estate, ball will clear my man himself They had known Bobert almost mother's name if it takes me all my life to elo siño be was a child-for his father had been s My idea is to obtain a situation as governess or close friend of the banker's and he had not companion. If I were doing something I could eased to be a boy in their eyes. They had exalt patiently, but could not go back to St. Stalo to the quiet life there I must be doing: parted, somehow, that Bilds would chooés gomo
"It does not suit me to get in, but I will patinan that she coall look up to who would have selling to prevent my thinking. As pen
should want to communicate with you." strong influe avar her, and would of tasty, something may occur to ms or to you and I
somebody else in if you don't mind. Look lure, child, you know I told you about my French
Prissully he went to his writing table and client.” scribbled off the following-Twenty Pounds. The roung lady you are always going about Reward will be given for the discovery of anyone with, Robert who was meant at a marriage which took place "Yes,"
as her brother remarked, keep her in order,
"But he is pot a boy, papa, Hilda had neged; "it is ridiculous your talking in that way he is
"Of course --If your tried is quits mada up, Misa Cerbys "
My mind is quite adds up."
as old as Henry. You know they were in the
“I will do my best then to help you to obtain eatine form at Eton. Hela twenty-seven.”
"Well, hey be my door, but he looks aborto a post as you wish, but I own I do not ses at Felkésténo Parish Church on the 21st of And you know I am very jealous of her; she
that your presenos in England would be any eighteen." ... November, 1951. Both parting were young, the takes up more of your time than I do." gentleman fair and somewhat over middle height: “Well, you know,” he went on; ignoring the It appears to me, papa, that his looks ursmylvantage, la you could come over from St. Maio the lady was about eighteen years of age, had attack. I wanted you to call ou and hs kind to affair rather than yours. I am going to marry at & few hours notice. Still that is your affair. brown hair, and was very pretty. There were no her. There she is now, and it is a fire oppor Robert Harbut one of these days. He is in, no You will remember-I know the insig, re- bridezidula or friends nf illum of the pistics funity. So tell your man to drive to the side of herry, nor and I. He wants to make his markat pugnant to you, still it is right I should ther proant Aup information to anyathu parement, and gat onkel fet en introduce the bar-Rext, and--asbould like to ne i do it, lion it--that whatever you chose to sccept it, living who was present at the ceremony is to be you to her and her dragon the wants a friend and I know perfectly watt he will as con hyouz.comniu. Philip ja rendy to settle an al
Constanes Warod this idea aside.' sent to Mr. Harbat, Pump Court, Middle Temple, awfully. Don't pout, Hilde, but just do as you gets a chance. It will be much nicer and allowance upon you." by whom the above reward will be paid."
I would not have accepted it at the first, fear are told, and then take then for a drive iz the pleascuter for you all to regaine this, and to This notion was enclosed with a acto to the park or somewhore, and get acquainted with give your cordial approval to it. You bus to have done so would have bean to have Clerk of Felkastone Cherok, requesting him to them.
nothing whatever to say against Robert You admitted that my mother was not married. hayo always liked him, and you have always Now that we are rate that she was, although we have couple of hundred copies printed and The young lady raised her eyalirak exposed in the shops and other places in the town. I suppose I must do ar I am told. Robert. made him at home here."
may hayo no legal proof, it would indeed be a The tocount for expenses was to be sent to lilin. but inind I don't promien to like her. My predis
blr Lakcosler onnld not dang tha. "But he does look so young he arpostulated, basa at to do ao Whist would be the best way He then wrote a note to Coastuce, telling her positions at presst are guile the other way."
Doport says that it would be diffult without she had done, and want out and posted it at saying, sue gave the hecary orders to the rubbing his short hair violently with his hand to set to work to obtain a situation Madame
coneliraav, and a minute later Robart handed ber kerchief.
recommendations. Of course, I speak Frenati na out of the carrige, and then walked back with I have always thought you a seable-mau well as Flaglish, batter 11hink I have had good her to the spot whore lo had left his companions, till bow, papa, always. But if you tell me masters in musia and drawing, and carried of
That is Miss Corbyn, Hilds, the girl in the sacionsly that you object to a man sa a son-in-the prizes in both in my last year st school - I brown 'dress."
law becuase antara hasn't given him whiskere, jam sers that the mistress would give me festi b, Robert, you never told me she was all I own my is that I have been mistaken in my monials Had I botter adventies, do you think,
*You are a goose, Hilds; now belava nitdy, a bumbug, and doesn't like some people put sa says there are for govarqgues ?"zona
Once,
I am afraid the Will be terribly down in the warning.. When who gets this note at break fast time it will give her something to think about."
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I shamed to bother you again, Mr.I must apolorins for leasing you without cure an air of preternatural gravity as he goes up to I will think it over and let you know tomor Harbut
mony, Miss Corbyn, but you know a lost appor the City, and try to sasume the airs of a business No ither at all, Mies Carbra, my thoughts tenity never reours. I just caught sight of the man of fifty and aho emphasised her meaning keep on running on this business, and it is back of this young lady's honnot, and know by by waving her hand to her two brothers, who relief to me to talk about it. Have you come to the untidy way the hair blowing about who had been ondesronring to assist their father by suggest any improvement upon my idea?** it was. This in Miss Leicester, the young lady ocasional interjections, which she had hitherto
Ya ir: I think it is excellent, but Ausstref whom you have heard me speak. I thought I ignored
They both laughed at this sally. thepet of something while wa wers at dinner would bring you together at once, It is so much tely flat she did not montion before, sad nicer than forcoal oel Hilda, this in Miss although I do not consider it of any importance, Corbyn and Madams Duperi” I thought I had better come and tell you
The girls shook hands. Everything is of importanco, Misa Corbys there is no saying where light may flash from
I don't think it is necessary to say any more, she said with dignity," as far as I am concerned, the matter is entirely settled and the sooner
That sight Robert. Harbat meito a note, bu bliss Leleostor, saying that he would call at day at £e o'clock, and that to hoped she would manage to be in, if she could, as he particnbely wanted to see her. Hilda bad of conrao bean informed of all particulars relating to Constance and her claims, and was quits ready to fall in
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TO LÉTSZ Constance Corbyn said frankly, Mr. Harbutus all the stern parent, pape ridiculously about her. He began by telling her of the
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Apply to *I differ from you allogether, and I think it very difficult for her and her husband, svetling Hide said, as she shook hands with Malame, bayc thenght batter of it, and that you are quite so long abroad when she spoke no Ipench, and Duport. Of course, I have been very interest suru. I shall be wary bappy woman and that is perfectly natural that the should not like to
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smong all the young man you know there is no settle down to the dull life there. I shouldn't hee husband very ättle. She said that they got Now it is one sanding talking bore, and to whom you would more confidently hand think that anyone alawat bat not quite able to
Hongbong, 18th August, 1990, on very well because her husband had a servant who spoke French very folly Ke het heen Robert Harbut broke in. We are in the way me over. Good night, boys; I don't mean to prove that she is well born and Leiress to a strand-
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terfere when your time comes, that is, if you property, would settle down in s kom drum little and bad only left them just before they came to
• Will you go fora drive with mo Mise Corbyn, don't interfere with me zove „Good night, and Frangh town, with a slond over hạy name: Why
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it would be enough to make one for out of cus' OFFICES in BANK BUILDisca apposite. 4. Llocster looked at his two sons and the mind I think that she is perfectly right to get the Hongkong Hotal targe Stone Treasury This is most important Robert Hebat is quite strango to you. We ran go round the said in grest excitement. "I tell you we should parka, and T. should be so gind of a talk with three men burst into a fit of laughter.
something to occupy her time with,” Now how: get hold of some fresh one. People over ye. you."
"It is no use father Houry the elder is she going to sat about it? Of course, It makes attached, The central position of these Premises member everything at first. No-doubt this man should like it very mack,” Constance brother esld. It is your own fault you kup, it ailenit her not having been cut before No wake ni vory desirable for OFFICES was engaged before they started on their trip, said, and in another minute they were mated in for you trave always let her hare her own way doubt she could got a plus-in a school, but that and would probably enough hare bean in church the carriage, Coustance by the side of Miss and after all, Robert Hebat la a capital fellow would be slavery besides, she is sitogether too and I dressy alguet his name xa witness to the Leicester, as Modoins Upport insisted on taking of cour, Huda might have dons a great deal pretty and dica. That would he against her in marriage. If we can get hold of him, and he is the opposite soil.
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speciable men, whore untoondente will boorpos you are not coming, Robert Fall what we want is to see her happy and I would be falling in love with hor. No, the best cross-examination, bis evidence taken with all Miss Leicester seid potworden i want you, in don't think we need have day far on that swore thing would be for her to gu na companion with -wo know, would prove the marriage. He is not factyon would be a good slank in the many 27 with hire.
some nice pornon who would treat her ass friend. likely Eat, has it been worvant from their place at am got linking of oumire with "I don't care anything about the money," Mr. I hare half a sind, to sell popa that I want a home Carbyn would never put himself in the dignity, I know that if Ldo come, you will be Lemester said. "Of course, she will have a companion to self, and I am sure often do
· power of anyone who knew his people there.
able by think of cojoins alge, and I want you to handsome settlomer, and she would do well ** How about the bạnthers, Hilda P "It was probably some courier to hired here.make yourself greable Drive on John, the enough on that score, eren supposing he never Miss Imosaber one to bed She was a You see your mother said he spoke French very Marble Arch and then through the Park" does make any professional income
ardent chatopico,
No. 1 RICHMOND TERRAUE. Six Dwell- fairly, that would mean that he was not a French Neither of the girls wore shy; and they were: Robert's no fool, father. Weère, né Hilds) "A great deal worse, if she ever succeeds in ing Rooms, English Kitchen, Fewl House, Ven- manny slinge been some servant, who sign in full talk Constance enjoyed her drivă: says, in the same format Eton when we wont getting proofe of her mother's marriage, but servatory, and well shaded Tensis Lawn, had spoonipanted some friend of bis on a similar immensely. She won thoroughly taken out of there, but he was a long way ahead of me when acarooly otherwise
Apply to JANTON WASA # trip, for a courier would have pokin French herself and ber troubles, on the object for we lett He did not do suything particular at Don't talk in that old fashioned way, Robert,
HENRY HUEPHREYS......... woll. The only way that I see of getting at it, which she came to England was not Alindad to Cambridge, but that was simply because he She is charming, and I know nobody I would
My Secretary, at present, in by advertising. Of course it may the talk bearing almost entirely upon Her life at never tried. He said he didn't see the point of | rather have as a sister-in-law
RICHMOND TERRAOS ESTATOS not be an easy matter to find him; still-Frozerd 36, Mio, and incompreisns, batween her school wasting his time in working for high honour,That may be, Hilda, but I think it would be
BUILDING Co, LD. it ad very hopeful, Hofden ihis, we weren't stirs and that at which Mlavi Déicenter ind bean bilu. but there was ne fellor at Teluity who ind a better to ssoid complications of that sort alto- Hongkong. 12th August, 1800, that anyone was in a position to gisa na legal cated?: The latter would háss deive them home better library, or who was no wall read on gether. Tadmire in Corbyn as much as you evidends of this marriage; now we have every, when the driver was phar, but this they would general subjects: Hemed to grind away at law do, and schrómletg at that the would make a
TO BE LET. reason to believe that lurra is at fosil bris perunt hear of, and so they wars sak down falese toeren le those days. I should not bo at all ner: charming wife to anjong. Stil, Indulgentina son alive who cân do so,”
Piomadilly Kirtan, wkroate Choy..would be able to prised if he does make his mark some day, and your father is to you, I doubt if you could per
GODOWN at WEST POINT. "If he la alive, fr. Harbat. It is eighteen the airan ominbow, which wankd inks then close a high mark lot. I believe really the only thing made his in this matter. Besides it would be
te thish dooża 2 Ampak norwe have to say against him is that he does look aboard jour, having a companien, sspécially a ROOMS on Bycost Froor of (Marine) “Of course, if he is alive, Miss Corbyn; bat? Don't forget lyömisengagement for to cero hoyish, but after all that is a fault on the girl younger than yourself. What I did ink Telespl Henge, eighteen years are nothing, båd this sort of orion; was Dhabi Joms onitacle, alle 280, right side...Most follars in our days, look older was that among all your acquaintences, you * BENEE VILLA,” POKPOLUR. wandering Jow men live to any age. Besides, Center Equare; tière will be zobode at home than they are,
might be able to and momsone who wanted a
BREEZY POINT, BONHAH ROAD, With even if he is dead, we might find out his wife or but myself, and afterdarah we will drive down The next morning, when Mae Leicester one companion, and being a friend of yours, she Term's Lawn. annesos belonging to him, and it will be some to Richmondantemebel täteast side o'clock down to brezclast, she sainted har father with would of course ocupy zimuch mora pleasant
A WELL FURNISHED HOUSE, with thing to host from them that he had told them At dabar that Brazing Miss Leicester took the question, Well, papa. I suppose that it is position than if she was taken on in the brdinary Tennis Lowra be bad kompanind Mr. Corbyn and his wife on Robert Harbat vedlyubu tanke: 1495 en áll rigla pr
way. She would not require a largh Kalary. Apply to their wedding Eels and had boob present when **Romulder that had nostred one gránity, Lampposo so, Bilda"******
What she wants is a afifortablo homes, and a
SHARP & Co. · they were married at Folkstone, or at Landon, You paid that she was mon booking. Viso .......... That is good,' she said, but although the suppose songh money to keep her in olethes
Telegraph Hotas. or where it was. Well, this in great newd looking is not at allthe ward for béry I call hot words were for the klas, that accompanied them I KITA he would wish to be altogether inde
Hourkong, 20th August, 1890. did not feel thapaleks before, very far from it, beautiful You haid that she was ginine art of hold har father that she was grateful to him for pendent of those good people who broughtherap. " 31.Corby, but this gives an agreeable flip girl, which mandshing the isobaring, givul way to her wishes. Auto Mr. Leiter I have no doubt I es fad someone, Robert. and how one that there are all sorts of ww. If you were anyone but yourself, I should be the bad never made any pretence at remained it Idépos.now anyone who actually wants abilities that one has not contemplated. I wouder very jastoas. As it, I pity your short bat had said wildly,
companion, I have no doubs 1. öau par maila: why it did not strike me now that your sightedness." eri të b
HOT Wall, Hilas, of courus you will pisse your- a jae,une into isking lær.. Log her, I proposa father would probably have taken onbewith That nonused, Hilda, no doubt, by looking wet, but I should have fancied you would have that she should come here to slay with me as a bing on to the Continent. I have been geldtog vi do mach at you?” Mine glad rank has done padent some big man whom you would bek up to 7 frient for a bit. I can easily persuads papa inte litt patted up lately as to own sagassty, onanish, "Robket, we will not "Not at all, mother. I perfectly atlaid that they we could look about, and has face- This douche of coil waterspor my continue the souveraition, hunde se má podo with my own level, and have not the light would be a better intraduation than any I GRE and will make me more kumble-minded the future. ] Wall Insan, doar that I regard, you us as desire to look up to any one physically. In give her, and, in the meantime, hey guardien or Now what are you going to do The Bitish early approaching perfection that I don's sak other respects 1 seriainly know of no one I meet her uur or whitever you call her, can go quietly palla sual, have not cossion for my 617) bovialf whether any other girls when gietiesinely whom I'bould better look up to. Why, Lobert home again. I am sure she must be longing to vioos, and my time is my own "
prettyrusi pärsicularly nice, fimply bute both Harbut has a much sense in his little finger as be book at St. Malo, N *Manore, not thinking of anything pastion- ing to do with them and sand king an ormast of the young man I know in their Lords 41 think that that would be a expital plan, Jar, Mr. Kartat. We are both fond of lacking Nothing to do with them, siri when you have, and bodies, "27 Fanta)
Hilda, if your father sad melder would couangé
ite bops thought of going on the been junting one steht gang short with bag and so the matter war castled, and although to it" Straid and up Regent Street, sloog Oxford ber thers, and then going down to Folksstado My. Leicester and his was never quite got orat.
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