Laura Brayton — page 125: what you’re looking at

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116 LAURA BRAYTON. CHAPTER XXIII. BAD NEWS. Eldridge Putnam had left his address with Sam- my Glenn so that the fireman could at any time communicate with him if it was deemed necessary. Therefore, early in the evening of the day when poor Laura Brayton had been taken away from her temporary home, young Putnam was startled by the sudden appearance of Glenn in his room, the latter not even waiting for the servant who opened the outer door to announce him. | As the young man was engaged in a game of chess with Monsieur Maret, he merely said: “How are you, my good friend? Take a seat.” “Not till P’ve told you what’s up!” cried Sammy, his face all aglow from haste. “And I reckon you won’t sit long after you’ve heard it. Your gal is gone!” “Laura gone! What do you mean?” “Why, that mean, limpin’ lawyer came with an officer to-day, and a warrant, and claimed her, and carried her off right before my mother, and the landlord, too, and they couldn’t help it; And my Annie is almost crazy about it. She says you’re no man if you don’t get Laura right away from the wretch; and you may bet your life what my Annie says, 18 so!” Putnam was on his feet in an instant, and ex- claimed: comicbooks.com —