Vashti's Fate — page 108: what you’re looking at

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MISS DALE, 103 ‘“‘T shall not, certainly I shall not,” Mrs. Everleigh said, with some spirit. * ““Then I shall!” She was turning to leave the room, when Mrs. Evezleigh cried : “‘Vashti, you will drive me crazy—what are you going to do? Come back here directly. There is truth enough in ~ what they say of this Everleigh blood. Vashti, come back !” See ‘<Do come back, sister, do,” pleaded Nora, ‘‘you will make mamma ill; how can you vex her so?” Vashti stopped irresolutely, and Nora, passing her, fled swiftly to Miss Dale’s apartment. ‘*Miss Dale,” she cried, bursting in upon that lady, ‘‘did Aunt Margery call you a fool ?” ‘‘Why, no—not exactly,” answered she, with a guilty blush, thinking she might have got herself into trouble.” ‘Well, you had better see to Vashti, then, or there's trouble ahead. She says you said so, and she is bound for a fuss with Aunt Margery about it; be quick, if you would hinder her ?” Muttering something about Vashti having misunderstood her, Miss Dale hurried away, intercepted and - captured _Vashti, and bringing her to her room, turned the key in the door, while Nora, delighted with her success, returned to Mrs. Everleigh, laughing, and announcing, much to mam- | mas satisfaction, that Vashti was safe. — ««There is some mystery about it, mamma. Miss Dale has not told all the truth, I am satisfied. She was fright- ened, I can tell you, when I told her what Vashti was going todo. She muttered something about Vashti having mis- understood her, and went after her as quick as she could.” Mrs. Everleigh was grateful at having the storm averted ; y 2y . . : ‘ vos 2 ~ hes a a j : £ 7 J 5 é d Fs a a ‘de® ; iy fee ¥: Lee ’ bby ¥ - . fy “ rs oy Tange ses Geet age ee aes eee, gokeaee. Oe oe apis el SSM Es Oe AEE, Pd ky Be OF get ten | <4 tas : rt tarew § eh re — al Ls = -_ = — aa * a 2 E'S INS (SYR ‘s ‘<= 4 Rabi Falwe PPT E oY peer AAT Eom e+