"As late as that?" She meant to say, "And Louis not home yet?" but forbore to mention his name.
"It is raining heavily now," said Ruth, throwing a log upon the fire. Mrs. Levice unfolded the crackling newspaper, and Ruth moved over to the window to draw down the blinds. As she stood looking out with her hand on the chair, she saw the gate swing slowly open, and a messenger-boy came dawdling up the walk as if the sun were streaming full upon him.
Ruth stepped noiselessly out, meaning to anticipate his ring. A vague foreboding drove the blood from her lips as she stood waiting at the open hall-door. Seeing the streaming light, the boy managed to accelerate his snail's pace.
"Miss Ruth Levice live here?" he asked, stopping in the doorway.
"Yes." She took the packet he handed her. "Any charges or answers?" she asked.
"Nom," answered the boy; and noticing her pallor and apprehension, "I'll shet the door for you," he added , laying his hand on the knob.
"Thank you. Here, take two cars if necessary; it is too wet to walk." She handed him a quarter, and the boy went off, gayly whistling.
She closed the heavy door softly and sat down on a chair. She recognized Louis's handwriting on the wrapper, and her heart fluttered ominously. She tore off the damp covering, and the first thing she encountered was another wrapper on which was written in large characters: --
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Morison had been urging his suit once more that evening,
of opinion in debate. All again was chaos. There is, however,
the interests connected with sugar and coffee planting
post. Free from prejudices, his large mind sympathized
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...[detailed]the subject; it is not impossible to find a man who can
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...[detailed]public career, he looks as high and brave, and he springs
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...[detailed]up the steps, depositing her there with her back to the
"DearestRuth,don'tgivewayso.Itcandonogood;itcannotbringbackthedead,"saidMr.Bellingham,distressedatwi
...[detailed]in the lobby, always made a redoubtable stand in the House.
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...[detailed]The mover vindicated himself very successfully for only
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...[detailed]they could be continued on such a scale of exhaustion;
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...[detailed]often among the blooms beneath the great moon—the black-haired,
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...[detailed]that he was no longer the responsible leader of the Protectionist
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...[detailed]Indian family, who had come to trade in a canoe from Caylen,
He had received that day the vote of thanks of the West-India
