In Sight of St. Paul's — page 39: what you’re looking at

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34 LOVE MAKING UNDER DIFFICULTIES. Gracie, with a look of trouble upon her pretty face came toward Tom and laid her hand upon his arm. ‘There’s something wrong, Tom, dear,’’ she said. ‘“Tell me what.’ “Its nothing, Gracie. At least—nothing you could understand. Where’s Aileen ?”’ “Tn the supper-room.’’ “Ves, dear boy,’’? putin the blonde young man, who had watched the preceding scene, not under- standing in the least what it meant, but conscious that something was wrong, ‘‘she wants you to come and help her. ‘There’s a heavy run on just now.”’ “T’ll go at once,’’ replied Tom. ‘‘But,’’ with an after-thought, ‘‘I say, both of you!”? The others looked up at the seriousness of his tone. ‘‘Ves, dear?’’ queried Gracie. ‘‘Not a word about Mrs. Dell’s indisposition to my father.’? | ‘““Not a word!’’ answered the others, in a breath. ‘“Thank you.’? Tom kissed his sister and went below. As he descended the stairs, his thoughts were not of the pleasantest. Mrs. Dell had said that she could ruin the Chichester family. What could she have meant? Surely, it could only have been an idle threat, and yet, for some reason or other, he could not explain to himself ‘Tom was greatly disturbed at the thought of it. cEomicbooks.com