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She stood as far as possible from the door, closed it without noise, and was walking away again when Clo's arm slid round her waist. "Darling, what has he said, what has he done to you?" the girl implored. Beverley seized Clo by the wrist, and pulled her toward the lift. "Hurry!" she whispered. "We must get away as soon as we can, for Roger's sake!" "But what about the papers, and the pearls?"
"Hullo, look at the scarecrow!" called out Ham Spink, as he swept up on an elegant pair of silver-plated hockey skates. "Wonder what cornfield he came from," put in Carl Dudder. "Got any old clo's' to sell!" cried Barney Hedge, imitating a street merchant. Kiddy Leech scowled at the trio and said nothing at first. Then, as Ham Spink threw a snowball at him, he arose and beckoned the boys nearer.
In the receptacle lay a pile of greenbacks held together with a paper band. There was also an envelope, but not the envelope the girl had pictured. It was larger, longer, wider, and thicker. It seemed to be made of coarse linen, and instead of the dainty gold seals with the monogram there were five official-looking red ones. Clo's heart contracted. It seemed too bad to be true.
"I believe every word of it, Sandy; now tell me about the clothes that you are said to have been found cleaning, and the suspicious articles that were found in your room?" "Dat's w'at beats me, Mars John," replied Sandy, shaking his head mournfully. "Wen I lef home las' night after supper, my clo's wuz all put erway in de closet in my room, folded up on de she'f ter keep de moths out.
I guess it ain't all; an' I guess you won't need to ask many questions when I get through! I nodded, and she went on rapidly: 'When I see that feller dodge back and shet the winder, I remembered what you had said about him and the others, and 'bout their tellin' me, to that office, how you was a detective yourself; and I jest sez to myself, says I, "I'm goin' to try an' git another look at that house;" so I went on past it till I come to a little store, and I went in an' bought ten cents' worth of green tea, and when I comes out I goes back, jest as if I was going home with my shoppin'. By the way, you ain't seemed to notice these new clo's.
Hopkins and Miss Dinah, and the evening was made a festive one, with Clo's pies, the hard cider which Mrs. Hopkins provided, and other delicacies which composed a sumptuous entertainment.
Sands forgot to say that she was glad. The girl glanced at the older woman, and saw that she was staring straight ahead, with a withdrawn look in her eyes, which told that she saw nothing. Clo's heart beat fast. This drive was to have been a glorious experience. She had seen Central Park more than once, and had walked there, miserable in her loneliness.
She jes' wrap' her cloak 'roun' her shoulders, an' wen' 'long back by herse'f, widout doin' more'n jes' look up once at Marse Chan leanin' dyah 'g'inst de gate-pos' in he sodger clo's, wid he eyes on de groun'. She said 'Good-bye' sort o' sorf, an' Marse Chan, widout lookin' up, shake han's wid her, an' she wuz done gone down de road.
"She took 'n' hid his pipe one day, and her clo's was hangin' out on the line she wears the mos' beautiful, 'labberotest-trimmed clo's you ever see so what does he do but go an' git a padlock an' padlocked them clo's onto the line. 'When you git me my pipe, says he, 'I'll unlock your wardrobe, says he." "Wal, I never! Ain't them ructions!" "Did the peddler come around to your house this month?"
Clo guessed, by the slight start Angel gave, that she must have caught sight of his reflection. He turned and came back. "If he asks to see the pearls!" was the thought in Clo's head. Her eyes met Beverley's and read the same terror there. Roger spoke to Miss Blackburne, pausing on the threshold. "What do you think of the baubles?" he asked with elaborate carelessness.
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