A Daughter of Maryland — page 61: what you’re looking at

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é Th eat ' 48 A DAUGHTER OF MARYLAND. issuing orders right and left for a search to be made for his missing daughter. At sight of her now, he hurried down from the veranda to greet her. ‘‘Where have you been? And what won’t you do next? Here we have been scouring the country in every direction; and nobody knowing where you were. ’’ ‘‘Do give me an opportunity to answer, father. I left word here where I was going. Uncle Frost sent for me to come and see him as soon as possible, and I barely got there before the storm. We had a fearful adventure there, but I will tell you all about it as soon as I can replace these bedraggled garments with some more comfort- able. Don’t you think, father, poor Frost is gone.’’ Major Lancier made some reply to this which Aurian did not catch, as she turned Maze over to the care of one of the servants and hastened into the manor, where she found everybody in an anxious state of mind. ‘*We all thought from the reports that you had been killed. Such a storm as we have had, too. Robert started to search for you before midnight, and we have not seen him since. Perhaps the poor boy has been killed, too. Where have you been ?’’ ! ‘‘Do give me time to remove these wet clothes, Mrs. Ralston, and see that Aunt Debby is cared for. Poor old ‘Uncle Frost is no more. Who are those gentlemen with father ?’’ ‘*Some men who came home with him, dear. I do not even know their names, and all they seem to have to say is about war. Oh, dear me! I don’t know what we are coming to.’’ Aurian sought her apartment without further delay, and it was fully an hour later when she reappeared showing little indication of her recent adventure. Robert had not yet returned, and seeing that her father was still occupied with his guests, she returned to the seclusion of her room, leaving word with the housekeeper to be called as soon as el - wor gas cee arase | ‘A ‘fA y Te fl an « wal te prey , hs Wh ou ae J | od lire : , ~ 2 -_ iy ‘ ot | : bia . ; be PY | aH \ ‘ , } . RU OR CRESS PONS RE MONON ORE NTA A Mis oe Nao NR Se REA ale Pre) VPS cr Oan ona ayn Dai WD ' CO PAR Cal We hs vt. Me Ns | Ss hubal ary pets | Pet k TW ee Pay Lt i \ A hy La! Wi, Se Re aN - "ea iin, at ; + hea A} 12. 2 a ‘ f i, > er, A oe Ps! | oe! ball hee 4 ea ; \ LO oe : ears VARA? aT ay § “% wy : Nl wy Pe ‘ MY 4) ie TN oe ' Tae ma pry J obi $ eres ‘ ‘a ME, v LY ie | at , if ¥ ne = asp , * 7 a Ji. "¢ . . Py et Sas eg ‘4 ; Ps . ps jy “comicbooks. co nm ‘ q