Ruby's Reward — page 168: what you’re looking at

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He told her that which for a moment shocked her in spcechlessness, and then made her shriek and faint dead away. The man summonect help, and hung over her with a pitiful look until she revived and began to moan and wring her hands in anguish, when, unablo to bear the sight of her misery, he crept away to the Hbrary, where he tried to face ihe future and bear his burden az best he could. A little later there came a timid knock on the door, then it was opened, and Ruby, with a palo face and solemn eyos, stole softly in, and going to her brother’s side, slid one arm around his neck and gently asked : ** Roberé, is it true ?” **Ts what true, dear 2?” “What Estelle’s maid says —that Mr Currier hag been defaulting, and your com- pany is ruined 2” “Yea, darling, it is all true; and that is nob the worst, either,” _— Gamicbeoles.com