A Final Triumph; or, A Lady Bachelor — page 61: what you’re looking at

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A RIFT. 59 CHAPTER VI. A RIFT. THAT same evening following the interview between Mr. and Mrs. Studevant, Eloise appeared down-stairs. A lit- tle incident had occurred which caused a momentary hope to revive in the girl’s heart, and it flickered just long enough for her to make the effort to descend to the parlor. The incident was but a slight one, but it did appear to furnish a clew toa probable explanation of George Kdi- cott’s conduct. ‘There was one of the usual periodical financial excite-. ments in Wall Street; all sorts of rumors were flying around, and the financial standing of several large houses was discussed. Among other houses included in the rumors was the house of which George was a junior member. Mr. Studevant secured the evening paper; he read the financial news and saw the reported disaster which threatened the house named, and it came to him like a revelation—the whole mystery was solved. George was not a villain; he had received a private intimation of the danger threatening his concern; it explained his illness on the night of the ball; it explained his sudden departure, and, what was more, it explained why he had deferred an explanation which might, in the’ course of events, never be required. He was a proud young man—singularly so, and his sensi- tiveness would not permit him to declare his real intentions while his financial prospects were in jeopardy. Gomirchbooks (EO)