Should She Have Left Him? — page 183: what you’re looking at

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FORTUNE'S FANTASTIC SPORTS. 177 plained,” she continued in a gentler tone, “‘some- thing I should know. But this is not the place for such a talk as we should have. Come.” | But where should they go? Her own room was occupied by Mrs. Trevor-Allen; in the library, her husband awaited an appointment; in the dining room, the servants were preparing lunch; the sa/oz was too public. The music room was the only place. “Come,” she said; ‘we will go where we can be safe from interruption.” | Mrs. Adams rose to follow, and stretched forth her hand to take that of her boy, when the outer door was opened and a man’s voice was heard inquiring for Mr. Trescotte. Mrs. Adams stopped, fairly staggered, and caught the back of the chair, and bending forward listened with halting breath. Dorothy had stopped on hear- ing the voice, but only to permit the caller to pass through the hall before they should enter it. She turned to say so to Mrs. Adams, when she was astounded to see the agitation of the other. “Are you the gentleman to see Mr. Trescotte at three?” asked the servant. “Yes.” The servant led the caller down the hall. They could be heard but not seen from the reception room. ‘‘Who was that?” eagerly asked Mrs. Adams, even with feverish intensity. ; “T do not know—a caller upon Mr. Trescotte,’ was Dorothy’s wondering reply. “It cannot be—cannot be possible,’ exclaimed cComicloo KS C@ 3}