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THE FACE OF ROSENFEL. 187 yes,’ said I, ‘ quite right.” ‘ And black eyes—good again, isn’t it?? ‘Oh, yes,’ said JI, ‘perfectly good.’ And so he went on, making a sort of inventory of her distinctive points, much as though she had been a horse which he was trying to sell me. And finally, you can’t guess what happened.” | They all gave it up, without trying. ‘« Well,” said Doctor Lamar, ‘“ finally the lawyer per- suaded the girl to pull off her stocking and show me her left foot!” Mr. and Mrs. Maxey were so intent on what the physician had to say that they did not observe Mrs. Forsythe; but Ellen saw that she looked really ill, and in the midst of it darted a wild, searching, suspicious glance into her own eyes. *« He made her show me her foot,” said the physician, «and then I saw that one of the toes was missing. Here was the scar about which he had so mysteriously hinted. ‘Well,’ said he, ‘when we were out of the place once more, ‘was it old or recent?? ‘Iam sure I don’t know how to answer that,’ I said with a laugh. ‘ Well, can you tell me this? Is it eighteen years old?’ Fostelle, you are ill! It is useless for you to deny it. You look as though you had seen a ghost. Your face is pale. Your hands tremble. J am afraid you are going to be sick. We had better go at once.” **No,” cried out Mrs. Forsythe, in a husky voice, ‘don’t stop your story at such an interesting point on my account! Give your answer to the lawyer first. Old or recent, which?” ces oo no possibility eighteen years.’ That was my an- swer.’ Mrs. Forsythe rose ‘up with avehemence that startled ftir tes oh (gh alga liye Seco Banepa b yas CARTERS AD, tas + py ni ? niet % > L - he, & . ~¢ . be c“s ee TE Oe re al dy. ORO ER HP A os ea A Fe ee ~ 4 “ : : f 7 o7 4 t>} . ‘ Lae > - f - : 4 ve rs 7% + “hb — ‘ : { . . : ae CRY 7 <a cr Foe: a a= Da OG ee - at mS ee oo Oe - “ery ode BELT Wey sak Stee Yaa aero Sh id mh 7 wore Neon Oe > re: &, eer kas <<. 2 ee fee ee 4 a . ‘; ey ane » rt Ak ee wan n- $F 4! *2@ s ai % ar cand. ‘ AR eee, J vie +3 aed my 900 v= a AY ; “ei Mat eaten ape tee <S corr