The Dugdale Millions — page 215: what you’re looking at

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THe TiN BOX, 205 to the ground, if this were the truth. Under the in- fluence of Bob’s frankness, Dick thawed and actually became genial. The conversation drifted into other channels, and they conversed easily until they reached the station where they were to leave the cars. Mr. Hetlow had sent his carriage to meet Harold Pierson. As the latter undertook to enter it, he asked Dick if he would not ride with him. Dick, however, in no mood to accept the hospitality of Mr. Hetlow, and especially by proxy, made some excuse and turned away. Ashe did so he saw Wallis leaning from her Carriage, endeavoring to attract his attention. “I fancied you would come by this train, so I drove down for you,” she said, as he approached. “I want to talk with you. I was afraid you might do or say something that would prevent you from doing what we want you to do.” “And who may this ‘we’ be?” asked Dick. ‘Bessie and myself. Mr. Hetlow expects you to go over to ‘The Larches’ with us to-night. And Bessie got into a state of mind over the fear that be- cause of her letter you would refuse to come. Now, since Mr. Hetlow has never carried out his threat, you see it would look as if Bessie had communicated it to you, if you refused to go.” “Oh, so Mr. Hetlow did threaten to deny me the house ?”’ Wallis laughed merrily. “That is one little kitten out of the bag.” “Perhaps you'll let enough other little kittens out to make a whole cat,” said Dick, ‘so as to relieve me from my distressful condition.” “If you are patient and very watchful perhaps they may come,” replied Wallis. “I see that Mr. Pierson came up in the same train. Do you know anything more?” “Little going to prove his identity—a great deal toward setting up doubts and suspicions,” Comiclbooks.€© 3