Guy Hammersley; or, Clearing his Name — page 91: what you’re looking at

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82 GUY HAMMERSLEY. child to be brought up by public charity. Oh, Judge Dodge, you must see, you must feel, that it is a mother’s heart pleads with you not to keep her longer away from her son!” At this instant a burst of applause from the audito- rium made its way intothedressing-room. Ruth had finished her first selection, and the audience was clamoring for an encore. The sound served to re- mind the judge that he had left his boy a long time alone, and that the little fellow must be wondering what had become of him. But before he could decide what to do, Mrs. Ham- mersley continued : ‘‘Let me see him, speak with him, if only for a moment. You neednot say anything to him about —about that of which we have been speaking. You will grant me this favor to-night, will you not?” ‘*Certainly, if you will accompany me back to the box. It has an ante-room, and the audience will not see you. But—but how shall I introduce you to Reginald ?” ‘Can you not tell him that I am a friend—Mrs. Hammersley—say a friend ofhis fathers? That will make it all right, will it not?” ‘¢T think so; but the mention of his father reminds me toask you if you have not a photograph of your husband that I could see. I could then satisfy my- self of the resemblance.” ‘*No, I have none here, but there is one in a trunk that is in storage in New York. Iwill send for it.” Mrs. Hammersley rose as she spoke, and the judge opened the door for her co pass out. The softened Gomichbooks (€() m