Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 129: what you’re looking at

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ENTER MRS. BOB. 121 from the same fate. Come, it is time we started. God bless you and yours, Bob Pemberton. A strange light 1s before me—I pray it may bring me peace.”’ CHAPTER XIV. ENTER MRS. BOB. Bob is mystified by these words. They leave the room together, and Bob is more than ever drawn toward this genial friend, who, to serve him, has opened this cruel wound of the past and brought new suffering on himself. After waiting below a little while, who should ap- pear but Miss Gordon and her maid—the former the cynosure of all eyes, since those in the office know she is the little woman who dared use a riding whip over the shoulders of aman who had in some way insulted her. ‘Why, it looks as though you were going for a walk, too,’’ she says, aloud. ‘We are—allow us to accompany you,’’ returns _ Bob, entering into the subterfuge. So Bob takes Gypsy and leads the way. Only a block or so and they turn a corner coming to a small church. ‘There are lights within. They enter. The dominie is waiting, and as all legal forms have COMMMELOOOKXSiEO© iin