Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 247: what you’re looking at

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CRAIG HAS IT ALL ARRANGED. 239 At this Senator John and Bob exchange a very significant glance, while Gypsy exclaims: ‘‘Oh! my mother!’’ as though the one wish of her heart might be to greet this long-lost relative. ‘‘T made other investigations—don’t pay to gointo particulars now—results what you want, and results we had sure enough. ‘‘Found that the colonel and that cunning old French lawyer had not given up the game, but were hanging around still, with some plot in their heads whereby they might accomplish their end. ‘“‘Made up my mind I would learn just what that scheme was, and when I set to work on anything like this, trifles don’t stop me. ‘‘All is plain sailing now, and if we can only carry out the line I’ve laid down, before many hours slip by we’ll have it as we wish. ‘The old gentleman has one weakness—he is very fond of music. I should imagine that he must have had all manner of musical instruments at Gordon Manor when he was alive—I mean before his sup- posed death and interment,’’ with a look at Gypsy, who hastens to say: ‘(What you remark is the exact truth. We had a piano, organ, harp, violin, flute, banjo, guitar, and numerous foreign instruments which grandfather picked up in Spain, Sweden, India, China and Persia —strange and uncouth some of them, but capable of making weird music. It was his one hobby—that col- lection, and though not a musician himself, he took great pleasure is hearing others play.”’ “Tust so. I could hazard a guess that far myself. GEomichbooksrco im