Ruby's Reward — page 340: what you’re looking at

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come out and tell him what she had done with his father’s will. She had been shrewd enough to attach the key to a cord, aud this she had fastened around her neck; and thus the servant had never been able to secure if, as she had been ordered to; 80, cursing ber willfulness and pluck, Edinund Carpenter had finally given up trying to subdue her, and only kept her there until E =? settle his affairs and get out of the country. =e time for Walter’s trial drew near, Ruby seryous and rebellious. Sbe was certain i ‘e 1ton unless she could get out to tell her fore cinicss*e him—her sister’s diamonds would be ‘found upor Lis person, and that would be conclusive proof 9! his wuilt. She simply felt that she could nol stay there. she must get out or she would certainly become insunc herself, and fit only to remain there all her lite. She tried bribing the girl who waited upon her, but she might as well have talked to the walls, for she was as immovable as they. Once, in her desperation, she sprang behind her, as she came into the roon, pinioned her arms, and tried to take the key from her. But the girl, with one movement, swung herself free, and, catching Ruby up in her arms set herupon a chair, saying con- temptuously, yet not unkindly : ; “You poor little pigmy! you’ve got will and spirit enough for three such bodies, but it is of no use—you can't go out of here until orders come trom head- quarters.” And so all that Ruby could do was to go back to her window and watch, ‘At last the dreaded day came, and, hour after hour, the poor girl sat there and prayed that some way might be opened for her to give her testimony in court and save her lover. : : Suddenly a bright idea came into her ming and she wondered why she had not thought of ieee. Om sat