Guy Hammersley; or, Clearing his Name — page 87: what you’re looking at

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98 GUY HAMMERSLEY, CHAPTER XII. RECALLING THE PAST, ‘¢TuHank you, Colonel Starr,” murmured Mrs. Hammersley, when the colonel presented himself at the door of her dressing-room, and introduced Judge Dodge. Then turning to Ruth, she added: ‘‘I am all right now, Miss Farleigh. Do not keep the audi- ence waiting any longer, but go back with Colonel Starr.” ‘‘Yes, Miss Farleigh,” spoke up the latter, ‘‘I promised that you would appear at once;” and the colonel stood back from the doorway to allow her to pass out first. When they were gone, ‘‘Madam,” began Judge Dodge, ‘‘ you wished to see me about my boy.” ‘‘Yours, is he really yours?” burst forth Mrs. Hammersley, starting up from her chair. ‘‘ No, it can't be possible. A mother’s heart cannot deceive her. And I thought him lost to me forever. Tell me, I implore you, that he is not your very own.” Brilling’s great man was strongly moved by the deep emotions ofthe woman whom, till this evening, Eomichbooks (E(o) m —=_