The Dugdale Millions — page 180: what you’re looking at

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CHAPTER XVIII. THE DUGDALE HEIR. THE intervening days were not marked by incidents of moment. ‘Though Dick had remained at Spring- hill, no opportunity to renew his conversation with Bessie had presented itself. They had met moze than once, but never alone or under such circum- stances as permitted him to press forward to the end he so much desired to reach. ‘The relations existing prior to the rupture had been resumed, perhaps with a little restraint upon Dick’s part and shyness upon that of Bessie. But he was ina far better frame of mind. If he was eager for a definite understanding, and chafed under the delay and suspense, he was yet hopeful as to a result which would be all that he could desire. So that he was comparatively happy. It had been arranged that the Springhill people were to dine with Mr. Hetlow on Friday, when Bob, or Harold Pierson, as he must be known when at ‘The Larches,”” would be present. After thedinuse it was proposed that Mr. Hetlow, in the presence of Mr. Stanton and Dick, should communicate to Harold Pierson the fact that he was supposed to be the Dug- dale heir. Friday afternoon arrived and with it Harold Pier- son. His arrival at “The Larches”’ was soon made known at Springhill, and Wallis entertained the Stanton family with whimsical speculations as to what he would be like. Mrs. Stanton had steadfastly believed and insisted that the story of the discovery of the heir, and of his coming to visit Mr. Hetlow, was a mere device to mis- 1790 Comicboclk C@ 3