The Dugdale Millions — page 49: what you’re looking at

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A GOOD FRIEND. 39 ‘‘She manifested some curiosity as to it,’’ replied Dick again gravely. By this time he perceived that Wallis was vainly endeavoring to repress her laughter. ‘‘Poor aunt! She is desolated to-night for fear she made an exhibition of herself, and, wanting sympathy, confided all to me.”’ She broke into a hearty peal of laughter in which Dick joined from sheer sympathy, so contagious was it. “I think I shall go into convulsions when I picture to myself poor aunt’s demands, and your bewilder- ment. It is just too funny for anything. Poor aunt! She is absurdly jealous of uncle and not the slightest cause exists for it. She loves him so much herself that she thinks everyone else must see him as she does. You must know, she is the best soul in the world, but she isa firm believer in dreams and _ for- tune-telling by the cards, and when she thought you were not telling her the truth, she says she went into another room and drew the cards that told her you had called about a heart woman who was associated with uncle, and last night she had had a dream that POretoud ib.” ‘‘I saw her go into the other room and do some- thing with the cards,’’ said Dick, highly amused. “Oh, that is too good,’’ laughed Wallis again. Peace thinks you did not.”’ Wallis was again convulsed with laughter, and Dick, now comprehending the whole of the strange scene, laughed heartily with her. But Wallis turned sud- denly on him. “You must not laugh at her; itis her only weak- ness and is lost sight of in her many _ excellences. Did you call upon Mr. Hetlow this afternoon?”’ ‘“Yes,’’ briefly replied Dick, becoming suddenly sober. ‘Did you see him?’’ Comicloeoe <S C@ 3