Geoffrey's Victory by Mrs Georgie Sheldon — page 120: what you’re looking at

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116 EVERET MAPLESON RETURNS TO VUE DE L’EAU. we must be thinking about trains, while I have some packing to attend to yet.” Mrs. Mapleson signified her readiness to go, and they passed out of the museum and repaired to Everet’s rooms. That evening they were en route to the great metrope- lis, whence they were to go to Newport. Mrs. Mapleson had arranged to spend the greater por- tion of the season at this fashionable resort, where she expected to meet some friends, who were also coming from the South But Everet had other plans for himself. He attended his mother to Newport, saw her comforta- bly and pleasantly settled there, and then informed her that he was geing home to Virginia. She was amazed at this information, and protested in- dignartly against his departure. “Why, Il ama total stranger here, Everet,” she said, “and it is too bad of you to desert me in this unceremoni- ous fashion.” “But the Ainslies and Worthingtons wili be hereina day or two, and then you will have plenty of company,” he told her. “But I want you for an escort. I donot like to be left alone.” “Then Dll try and persuade father to come on, if he is =. at home when 1 reach Vue de |’Eau,” Everet returned, but without relenting in the least from his purpose. “But what is your object? It seems inexplicable to me. [ supposed, of course, you were going to remain with me,” his mother said, searching his face curiously, and with some anxiety as well. *J have an object, but——” “But vou do not wish to tell me what it is,” she inter- posed. “Everett, you shall! I suspect it is some love affair.” He colored crimson, and then was enraged at himse! for doing so. “Well, and what if it is?” he demanded, somewhat de- fiantly. “Who is there at home in whom you are so deeply in- terested ?” “No one; I am going to trace out that Annie Dale’s history, if you must know. T believe Geoffrey Dale Hun- tress is in some way connected with her, and,” he burst out excitedly, “I am going to know !” Comiclooolkks.€