Mrs. Bob: A Novel — page 211: what you’re looking at

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HEARD AT THE FIFTH AVENUE. 203 opens her lips as though she would speak, but some- thing seems to hold her back. Rather early in the honeymoon to have any misunderstanding occur, but their marriage was a peculiar one, since they have hardly known each other long enough to understand the little failings, the defects we all have in our armor. This will wear away, since there are true love and appreciation beneath it. When they hear what Bob has to say it decides one meinber of the party, and as this 1s the sun around which the other planets revolve, they readily agree with what she says. “Tt is to New York. The search must go on there —unless you are weary of helping me,’’ and this last is uttered in such a pathetic tone that Bob, as well as the two others at once enter a decided protest; they are delighted to serve her, and would go to the end of the world if necessary, which proves what a hold Mrs. Bob has upon their hearts, and makes good her claim to the title of a witch. Consequently, they again embark, and are whirled to Washington. Bob, intent on duty, finding he has half an hour’s time here, asks numerous questions of the uniformed officials in the payee and picks up a few scraps of information. Now they leave for New York, on board the Con- gressional Limited, and the miles are clicked away behind them as regularly as clockwork. Baltimore is placed in their rear and it is on to Philadelphia. They have had so much difficulty that they sin- cerely hope there will be no further delay on the Gomichbooksrco im