Should She Have Left Him? — page 279: what you’re looking at

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—ha. 360 SHOULD SHE HAVE LEFT HIM? of the chase, she would not permit herself to be unhorsed at the end, declared that she would be in at the death, so she also accompanied them. The terms of this declaration proved to me that the lively widow had followed the anise seed bag on Long Island. At the time specified, Dorothy and Trescotte, Mrs. Trevor-Allen and Mr. Magrane assembled at the office of Mr. Dayton—rather, one should say, series of offices, for there were many rooms, the doors between which, on this occasion at least, were closed. The party was led into an inner room, where it was greeted by Mr. Dayton warmly and with smiles. Great satisfaction was pictured on his broad face. After seating his visitors he went to his desk, and taking from it a paper called Mr. Magrane aside. ““Where is Mr. Adams?” he asked. “At the hotel, awaiting summons.” “That is very good,” said Mr. Dayton. ‘“‘We will need him. Indeed I think I will send for him now.” He excused himself while he gave the necessary instructions ana returned to Mr. Magrane, handing him the paper he had held in his hand. It was a certified copy of a law of the State of New York, recently passed. “What is this?” asked Mr. Magrane. “The short cut.” “I do not understand it,” said Mr. Magrane, puzzled. “Well,” said Mr. Dayton, his face positively beam. GOMMGIOO cS (GO)