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Eddring's heart quickened in his bosom as he saw Miss Lady smile once more. "Come," said she, "let's explore our desert island; yonder's such a pretty little path," and she pointed down the path which Eddring had already investigated. "No," he said, "the cane is very wet; you'd better sit close by the fire, so that you will not feel the damp.
One day not long subsequent to the little meeting of Decherd and Carson in Eddring's office, there chanced to be in the same southern city one James Thompson, traveling representative of a furnishing house in the North, he being then engaged in completing his regular business trip through that part of the country. Mr.
He seated himself, and cast one long leg across the other, as he threw his hat into a chair, in response to Eddring's invitation. "First," said Eddring, "tell me about yourself. It has been quite a while since I've been down at your place, hasn't it?" "Well, as to the place," replied Blount, "it's pretty much gone to pieces.
Upon Eddring's desk at that moment there lay close beside the opened letter certain papers, none other than the brief in the case of Louise Loisson against Henry Decherd, in ejectment, defendant charged with holding certain properties without legal title thereto.
"She isn't here," the planter said very quietly, and handed him the note which he had but a few moments earlier discovered. Eddring's face went as bloodless as his own as he read the few simple lines. "What's the reason of this?" he cried fiercely. "When did she go?" "I don't know," said Blount, "unless it was right now.
He was fumbling at the gate latch as he spoke, or he might have seen Eddring's face suddenly flush red. "Whom do you mean?" he managed to stammer. Blount whirled and looked him full in the eye. "You know mighty well who I mean." Eddring turned away. "I told you, Cal," he began. "Oh, you told me!
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