Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 239: what you’re looking at

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LOOKING BACKWARD. 231 washed his hands of him altogether. Gypsy can tell you that for years he has been in the habit of taking periodical trips to New York. She believed it to be on business, but we know it was to see his daughter, who lived there. ‘There is no other person on earth in whom Rudolph Gordon could take an interest but her. I am almost positive of it, and only require one look at the lady of the Alhambra. ”’ ‘You shall have it. Perhaps, then, you could hazard a guess with regard to another thing.’’ ‘“What is it?” | ‘“The old man carries something that Colonel Cor- neel desires to get possession of very much—can this be family treasures, valuable gems or papers ?”? ‘‘Not knowing the peculiarities of Squire Gordon for the last fifteen years, I cannot positively say, and only guess. I believe he has a packet of papers relating to this affair of mine—of Ruth’s. Many things point to it. You remember the two men went to Gordon Manor to look for it. Perhaps they believe his last will and testament may be among these papers, and this destroyed would leave Colonel Cor- neel the heir by some old will.”’ ‘“Yes, and you remember that even Gypsy was anxious to find something when we were at the Gor- don Manor; she searched three separate hiding-places in vain and was dreadfully disappointed at not find- ing it.’? ‘‘T remember every instance, for though outwardly calm, I was secretly trembling in every nerve as she looked in vain, She must have understood for a long Gomicbooks (C@ im