Under Lock and Key; or, Marion Marlowe's Last Role — page 4: what you’re looking at

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z hand and only aroused himself when the MY QUEEN owen A WEEKLY JOURNAL FOR YOUNG WOMEN F : _* ry Ww ' he N. ¥. Post Office, by STREET & SMITH, 278 William St., N.Y. y— bscription $2.50 per year. Entered as Second Class Matter att , ‘ | ey = seme Nedate z Act of Congress, in the year 1901 in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, Washington, D. C. UNDER LOCK AND KEY; Marion Marlowe’s Last Role. By GRACE SHIRLEY. - CHAP EER gd: touched the filmy drapery and before it fell A DARK NIGHT'S WORK. back into place he caught a glimpse of two. people just the other side of the false par- tition. A moment later a sweet voice reached his ears, and the words, although spoken softly, sent a thrill of horror through his whole being. “Is your mother better, Reginald?” asked the musical voice, “and when do you think I can see her, dearest?” The reply came quickly in a*well-known voice, and Richard Carson leaned more heavily upon the table and his breath came faster. “She will see you in a day or two, Mar- “This won’t do,” he muttered, under his ion. darling! She is quite ill now, but I am breath, as the man hurried away, “I must sure she will be better soon, and then it is not give up. I must fight it out. I’ll feel her wish to have a little talk with you.” better, no doubt, when I have had a cup “Oh, Reginald! Do you think she will of coffee.” give her consent?’ was the young girl’s He leaned back in his chair, and, as he quick answer. . did so, a curtain at his side fluttered. A window was open and the light breeze had It was eleven o’clock and the theatres were just pouring their streams of human beings into the main thoroughfares of the city when Richard Carson, attorney-at-law, entered one of the most popular restaurants and seated himself at a table. Mr. Carson had been at his office the en- tire evening, a thing which he would never have done had he not been very anxious over business matters, and, as he seated him- self, he leaned his head wearily upon one waiter came for his order. . The lawyer stopped breathing almost, as he listened eagerly for the reply, and there CONMUCVOOKS «GO