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e CHAPTER XIX. WEAVING A NEW PLOT. Charles Selden’ was dead—murdered by his daiigh- -ter, and she was shut up in her own apartment, ‘not grieving, but plotting. He had lived to put his name to a codicil to his will ‘ by which Goldie, his widow, became the possessor | of over a million dollars. He had closed his eyes without agony because the © physician, knowing he could not save his patient, had given him drugs to drive away pain. ‘ ~ aN : i ; eee o>. ml Se es ae a . a » * Mag TH oA => —_ ays a ay i... ~ —, vee aa a we a. ee ; xy =a” we” = Ss i. wl a, & a wos HK Ci Rt ee Se FE ES IR Bang. a‘ | oe on ey Oe ‘oe ~ gr 245 “76 = ae BM , x 0 ait 2 ey = STs ¥ te ‘A “oa ~ Me, - “we a cite Paar x + —_—= << a » ~ - in » =) “ple He had died with a lie on his lips—a solemn lie — which had saved his daughter from her just doom as a murderess, or Goldie from an unjust one. He had gone from this life, holding in his the little a hand of his factory girl, whose wonderful beauty had | won his love. | ee “You will be rich, my beautiful Goldie,” he mur- mured. “You will be so rich that the world will seek E, you out, and worship at your feet. But when you are known you will be loved for buds goodness and beauty.” | She shook her head sadly, and did not ols He | went falteringly on as if he could see all he described: ECOmicbooks.co nm