Vashti's Fate — page 45: what you’re looking at

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40 AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE. The driver got down and opened the door for his pas- senger to alight. A military-capped head emerged from the depths of the close and rather ponderous vehicle. Below the cap a pair of bright, frankly-pleasant eyes flashed a look not altogether strange over the scene. A rather slender form in a military coat followed. He had barely put his foot upon ¢erra firma, when Bute leaped upon him, almost throwing him down, licking his face and his hands, leaping about him and over him, with the most extravagant demonstrations of joy. Not at all disconcerted by this rough welcome, the new-comer laughed and snapped his fingers at the huge shaggy fellow, while the driver stood with his eyes like saucers, saying : ‘That dog must a seed you afore, sir.” The stranger laughed again with quiet zest, and taking off his cap, looked sharply about him, A little way off was Nora, coming slowly toward him with a look of in-- quiry on her face. She was diminutive and graceful as a fairy, as she stood poised on slender foot, her coral lips apart. An instant she stood thus, shading her brown eyes with her hand, a shimmer in them like the twinkle of stars, and then, like an arrow shot from a bow, she fléw to him, crying ; ‘‘IT knew you would come; I knew you would come.” _He took her face in his haus as she clung to him, and gave her two or three laughing kisses, saying : ‘And how did you know that ?” ‘‘Because I wanted you to so much. I have said your name over to Bute every day, all this while. Leon— Leon Brown—Lee : +. =e -~. . we - : - on z - - 4 . . “? AP =” : ; PY A Ss | «5 ‘ <9 in ry. | == Tw . ‘ comrlepooKs.com — J wy - _ rane J « ¥e oe ea : Sore z 5 a =) ~ 4 “ Sen, tied iy PS - ee ta ‘ Sie” y* 1 A Se ihe Prey i De a, : - ‘ ee Ta bee bie