Love at the Loom — page 314: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

eae ne cee “ Curses Comes Home ‘o Roost”. rs room, the girl missed her at first, but learned from : ane other maid that she was in the dining roome _ Fearing that the visitor would become impatient or the long delay, the girl went to him and told him that_ her mistress was engaged in the dining room, where she would go at once to find her. “I will go with you,” he said; and when the ca looked at him in amazement, he added confidently: “It will be all right.” So she led him along the hall into the great dining room, where Mildred, just finished putting away her poison vials, stood with pale face and compressed lips. “A gentleman, Mrs. Irwin!” the maid said. Mildred looked up with a wild start, and at bass of the visitor’s face, ars: a eT It was the andre Harry. He had changed his - tuffianly clothes for good ones in the height of the. fashion, and to a casual observer would have passed for a gentleman. He waited for the girl to leave the room, and then _ stepped hastily to the side of the table opposite Mil- dred. _ Yes, it is I,” he said quickly. _ “It is something about her—Goldie,” she breathed. | “What is it?” } “She has escaped from me, and I need your help.” sie ooks co En Gio ce