A Final Triumph; or, A Lady Bachelor — page 42: what you’re looking at

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40 A LADY BACHELOR. That same afternoon George Edicott departed. He did not see Eloise again. His friend accompanied him to the depot. ‘So you will remain here a few days?’’ ** Yes; it isa beautiful place. 1 need rest. When do you sail for France?” ‘* In less than a week.’’ ** Let me hear from you before you sail. ’’ TW Lai, The train came thundering along, and a little later it thundered away, and every mile it covered widened a chasm over which one poor soul looked. ‘Laurence went toward the hotel, and as he walked he was lost in deep meditation. He knew that George Edi- cott had not been self-deceived in his first conclusion; he knew that he was deceived in his last, and he muttered the inquiry: | ** Did I do right?”’ _ Later, meditatingly, he again muttered: ** Under all the. circumstances, 1 believe I did. It was better to let him go, believing he had made a mistake in the first instance—better to let him be self-deceived in the latter. ’’ We. will explain the basis of Laurence Adams’ conclu- sions. He had been an unobserved witness of the last meeting between George and Eloise; his eyes had been fixed upon the expressive face of the doomed girl, and his keen powers of perception permitted him to interpret her greeting smile. He read the momentary return of hope, and then he saw the shadow fall over her face, There icomicbooks: