Bonny Jean, and A Severe Threat — page 193: what you’re looking at

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186 A SEVERE THREAT. soft like, and followed after. The dark figger just seemed to skim over the ground, and flying along in its haste, the cloak which covered it caught ina bush. The person came to a dead halt, and I heard some mutterin’ words, but couldn't clearly un- derstand. Then the figger started on again, but as it did so, clank comes somethin’ down on the walk. I springs out o’ the bushes and catches it up, and brings it in here—and there itis. ” And Bob’s round eyes gleamed triumphantly, Lloyd Vernon’s earnest gaze was fastened upon the golden bauble which Lola held. He put out one thin hand, and, taking the bracelet, turned it slowly around. He lifted his eyes to the girl’s face. Bob had retired. ‘‘Lola,” he panted, a strange excitement in his eyes, and with utmost beseeching in his tone, ‘‘I beg you asa favor to say nothing—-do nothing to ascertain the identity of the guilty wretch. Lola, darling’”—the word seemed to fall from his white lips unaware—‘‘ I ask you to do this for my sake.” She knew then that there was a guilty secret toconceal. And she caught her breath with a gasp of horror, for she remembered now that she had seen the bracelet before ; she had seen it upon the round, white arm of my Lady Venetia/ CHAPTER XVII. _ A PLOT IS LAID, ‘‘Give the medicine according to directions. If there is no change for the better in two hours, send for me.” Doctor Denzil issued his orders gravely—his face pale and anxious. Then he bowed himself out of the sumptuous cham- ber where Geraldine, Lady Sydney, lay tossing to and fro, and raving in wild delirium,, The time for an expected crisis was nigh ; after that he could tell if there was hope for her life. At the door ot the sick-room the good doctor paused. Gomicboo <5) (ee) =}