A Daughter of Delilah — page 93: what you’re looking at

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84 A LIVELY SCHEME. CHAPTER VIII. A LIVELY SCHEME. Mitford Palmer came into the room with a swift, cat- like tread. He glanced at Roseberry, smiled at his dis- guise, and walked forward with outstretched hand. ‘‘Tam glad that you are out, old man,’’ he said. ‘*We are friends, I hope?’’ ‘*Yes,’’ was the somewhat surly rejoinder. ‘‘I have half- doubted you, but Isabel speaks in your favor.”’ — | ‘‘T have done all I could for you,’’ Palmer said; ‘‘and I will make no promises for the future. Actions speak louder than words. Itis childieh to nurse an old grievance. But for the fact of young Alston being so near to you, after your escape, I should have ventured to your relief, dangerous though the experiment might have been. The cipher in the Herald told you that.”’ “Ves ’? admitted Roseberry. He held out his hand now, and the other shook it heartily. | | ‘‘T ran the risk of receiving your letters at Brooklyn, so that Isabel should never be suspected of aiding you.”’ Roseberry glanced at him swiftly, and remarked: **You always were very considerate where my wife was concerned. ”’ ‘‘Let that pass, old man. I am not going to quarrel with you. Ihave never done time myself yet, but others have (E(0) =) Eomichbooks