Love at the Loom — page 321: what you’re looking at

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For some minutes after Igaving the house Donald Haddressed no word to his companion; but presently | “he said sternly: | coe “1 owe you no mercy; but if you will tell me truly, _ where Mrs. Selden is, and how you came to be engaged in this nefarious enterprise, I will let you go free.” | The wretch did not believe Donald, judging him by his own base nature; but he saw no reason now for concealing the part Mildred had played, nor of endeav- oring to conceal the present whereabouts of Goldie. He, therefore, told Donald all that he knew of Mil-. | dred’s acts and intentions, and froze the blood of his listener by a faithful description of the terrible scene in Goldie’s apartments when Mildred was bent on de- : stroying her beauty with vitriol. | He also described to Donald where the cottage was in which Goldie Jay ill, so that there could be no difficulty in finding it. Ee | ) If he had been more honorable he would have. be- lieved the words of Donald, but it: was impossible for him to imagine that the latter would forgive him and | let him go free. ay, : ie He consequently talked on and on, but watched all the while through the darkness of the way for an opportunity to y leap" Pieced om the Jalbiog, 0 ane escape. anne eae at , send: at Last. | 317 on Eomicbooks.co m