Ruby's Reward — page 37: what you’re looking at

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°° Git down a moment, young man,” he said, waving Walter toachair; “T would like jusb to glance at them, and then f may have some message I would like to send back to Mr Conant.” Walter obeyed, and took the chair offered him. Glancing around him, he noticed that the room was most luxuriously fur- nished, and that there were evidences of great wealth all about him. The many books in their rich bindings and elegantly carved cases; the choice pictures upon the walls, and costly busts of great authors, scattered here and there, all spoke of abundant means. Mr Gordon had become absorbed in his plans, ond the stillness was becoming awkward and oppressive to Walter, when all at once, from somewhere above, there came the sound of a fresh young voice trilling a popular opera air. He finshect to his temples, and his heart gave a sudden bound. He instantly recognised the voice, and it made him long to Took once more into the lovely face of its owner. «These plans are certainly very attrac- tive, Mr Richardson,” Mr Gordon observed, looking up jus then; ‘but 1 wish Mr Conant could have come himself this even- ing, for there are some questions I would like to ask—some things that:I do not quite understand. However, I suppose I ean go down to his office any day and he will make everything plain to me.” ‘Perhaps I can tell you, sir,” Walter said, rising, and moving toward the table. ©] assiated Mr Conant about the plans, and am quite familiar with them.” Mr Gordon seemed well pleased at this intelligence. Ho moved a chair to the table for him, and for an hour kept him busy explaining and talking over various matters connected with the new residence he was contemplating. comicboslss.com