A Daughter of Delilah — page 96: what you’re looking at

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A LIVELY SCHEME. 87 She tripped away, flashing upon the men one of her be- wildering glances, and Roseberry gazed at his companion in wonderment. ‘You speak of Jabez Alston, the father of the young fool whom Isabel is fleecing, as a personal friend,’’ he said, biting the end off his cigar. ‘You have hit it exactly, but let me continue my story in the presence of Isabel. What do you think of these Havanas?’’ ‘‘Dusedly good!”’ The table was soon sparkling with glass and wines of the choicest vintage, and while the men talked, Isabel re- clined on a satin divan, eagerly watching every expression of their faces. ) ‘‘Tt is all summed up in a nut-shell,’’ proceeded Palmer. “Not knowing which way to turn a few weeks since, I was walking down Broadway, praying that I might meet a confederate whom I could trust to assist me in playing a new confidence trick which my fertile brain had just evolved, when I was tapped on the shoulder by a stranger. Iam too old a hand to start or change a hair, although I expected to come face to face with a detective, though I was pretty sure of my present disguise, and generally manage to cover my tracks.’’ “You are right there,’’ was the sarcastic observation from Roseberry. ‘‘Well, you can imagine my astonishment,’’ proceeded Palmer, as though unmindful of the interruption, “‘when I found myself being addressed as St. Leonards, by Mr. Terhune, the up-town banker. By sight, I knew him well, and inan instant it flashed upon me that I really did re- Gomichooks (E()