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Quest moved to the bars. It was Laura who stood there. She wasted very little time in preliminaries. Having satisfied herself that the guard was out of hearing, she leaned as close as she could to Quest. "Look here," she said, "Lenora's crazy with the idea that Craig has done these jobs Craig, the Professor's servant, you know.
"Very likely," the Inspector observed. "Go on, please." "I left the two young ladies, at Miss Lenora's wish, to superintend the removal of the body. I myself had an engagement to deliver over her jewels to Mrs. Rheinholdt here at mid-day. I returned to where my automobile was waiting, started for the city and was attacked by two thugs near the section house.
I have no wish that Lenora's portion shall equal his. Your high birth, and especially your character, will make up what is wanting in her fortune; but what say you to the half, fifty thousand francs? You will consent to that, or I am much mistaken. What say you? Is it a bargain?" Pale and trembling, De Vlierbeck sat riveted to his chair; but at last, in a low, melancholy voice,
From the centre of one of the burning patches they saw a riderless horse gallop out, stop for a moment with his head almost between its fore-legs, shake himself furiously, and gallop blindly on again. "It's Lenora's horse!" Laura cried. "She must have been thrown. Come!" Laura would have turned her horse, but the Professor checked her. "Let us wait for Quest," he advised. "They are close here."
But soon those wasted arms fell heavily on the bed; my Margaret was gone; thy mother was no more!" De Vlierbeck's head fell on his breast. Lenora's bosom heaved convulsively as she took his hand without uttering a word; and, for a long time, nothing was heard in that sad confessional but the sobs of the maiden and the sighs of her heart-broken father.
In this way she talked all night; and though in the morning she was more rational, she turned away from the clergyman, who at Lenora's request had been sent for, saying: "It's of no use, no use, I know all you would say, but it's too late, too late!"
"Miss Macdougal stayed here the night before last," she said, "and her luggage is waiting for orders. She left here yesterday afternoon to go to her aunt's, and promised to send for her things later on during the day. There they stand, all ready for her." Quest followed the direction of the woman's finger. Lenora's familiar little belongings were there, standing in a corner of the hall.
Lenora's gone to try and warn the others." "She is a very brave young lady," the Professor declared, as he touched his pony with the spurs. "All the same, Miss Laura, you take my advice and leave that Chinaman alone." They rode to the very edge of the tract of country which was temporarily enveloped with smoke and flame.
"If you would permit me to offer you just a word of advice, it really doesn't pay to annoy these Chinese too much. They never forget. I didn't like the way that fellow was looking at you. I was watching him all the way from the rise there." "Pshaw!" she answered. "Who cares what a Chink thinks! The fellow's an idiot. I'm worried, Professor. Lenora's gone out after Mr. Quest and the Inspector.
But Willie saw only the wild eyes of Lenora, who caught him in her arms, overwhelming him with caresses. "Let me go, Leno," said he, "I want to see my ma. Where is she?" A smile of scorn curled Lenora's lips as she released him, and leading him toward her mother, she said, "There she is; there's your ma. Now hold up your head and make a bow."
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