Should She Have Left Him? — page 216: what you’re looking at

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MRS. TREVOR-ALLEN'S PLAN. 203 who had dropped in as he did once or twice a week. Suddenly Mrs, Trevor-Allen changed the topic of conversation : “Mr. and Mrs. Adams have not been reconciled yet?” “No, replied Mr. Magrane, rather startled by the abrupt manner the subject had been introduced. “It is singular you should speak of it to-day, for I have just received a letter from Adams, announcing his early return and his determination to arrive at some settlement of his marital perplexities.” “Do you know what he proposes?” asked the lady. “No. He gives no indications.” He laughed amusedly. “I tried to bring about a reconciliation the last time he was here. I laid a deep and, as I thought, astute plan. But chance broke it up. I got him to call on Trescotte, but as ill luck would have it, he met Mrs. Adams here and the boy—his stumbling-block.” “I was here at the time.” “Oh, were you? Adams said there was a lady other than Mrs. Trescotte present.” “The boy is handsome and attractive,’ said the widow. , “Is he? And resembles his father, I hear,” laughed Mr. Magrane. “Marvelously. His mother is very fond of him.” “Mothers usually are fond of their sons, are they not?” | a COIN @ NOOKS (GO)