Part 20 (1/2)
[Illustration: THE CHILD LAY QUITE DOCILE AND SUBMISSIVE]
”The things she had on her when she coone to nothing The children had run so far and rubbed over fences and sat in the grass I didn't even think it orth while to save the pieces; and I put
”It was her concert dress,” said the wo aunt Corinne's pantalets with soht to thank you, but since she was hinticed away, I can't When one 'as her feelings 'arrowed up for nearly a week as mine have been 'arrowed, one can't feel thankful I will send these 'ere things back by Jarvey Well, ladies and gentle The perforun and we professionals cannot shi+rk business”
”You give an exhibition in Greenfield to-night, do you?” inquired the lawyer
”Yes, sir,” replied the wo with Carrie in ar at her pocket, but threw hih the hall, she shut the front door behind her
There were two other front doors to the house, though only the central one was in constant use, being left open in the su on occasions such as the present, when Williaht it should be locked One of the other front doors opened into the sitting-room, but was barred with a tall bureau The third let into a square room devoted to the lumber accumulations of the house A bar and shelves for decanters remained there, but these William Sebastian had never pern
Mrs Sebastian felt a desire to confuse the outgoing woman by the three doors and imprison her in the old store room
”I don't think the child's hers,” exclaimed Mrs Sebastian
”Thee isn't Solo at his wife
”Thee cannot judge who the true ot in here if I'd had the keeping of the door,”
continued Mrs Sebastian ”I may not be Solomon, but I think I could keep the varett set her glasses in a perplexed stare at the door
”She didn't let us say good-by to Fairy Carrie,” exclainantly, ”and kept her face hid away all the time so she couldn't look at us I'd hate to have such aoff with us, when she gets her away,” said Robert Day, listening for doleful sounds
”Well, what does thee think of this business?” inquired Willia squares on the tablecloth with a steel fork ”It ought to come in thy line Thee deals with criminals and knows the deceitfulness of our human hearts
What does thee say to the woman?”
The lawyer smiled as he laid down his fork, and barelyfacts:
”She took considerable pains to tell so about herself: more than was necessary But if they kidnapped the child, they are dangerously bold and confident in exhibiting and clai her”
CHAPTER XX SUNDAY ON THE ROAD
Aunt Corinne occupied with her -room, in which was duplicated the fireplace below At this season the fireplace was closed with a black board on which paraded balloon-skirted women cut out of fashi+on plates
The chiable-ends of the house, outside the weather boarding: a plan the architects of this day utterly condemn The outside chimney was, however, as far beyond the stick-and-clay stacks of the cabin, as our fire-stone flues are now beyond it This house with log steps no longer stands as an old land it looked very pleasant, and the locust-trees in front of it made the air heavy with perfu honey to the sense of smell Half the bees fro overhead, when Bobaday and aunt Corinne sat down by Zene on the log steps to unload their troubles
All three were in their Sunday clothes Zene had even greased his boots, and looked with satisfaction on the moist surfaces which he stretched forth to dry in the sun