The Vestibule Limited Mystery — page 160: what you’re looking at

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THE VESTIBULE LIMITED MYSTERY. ey Bees of us all, they say, and it certainly has of Larz Andrews upon this occasion. | J muse upon the strange life this man has led— what a story it would make if written up in novel form. And the adventuress, too—I can compare her to none, even the Becky Sharpe of Thackeray fades into insignificance beside this wonderful creature—Becky had to depend wholly upon her wits, whereas Evangeline has a beauty besides that charms the hearts of men clean out of their bodies. What Ihave read about them in the clippings Billings gave me, has aroused the keenest interest in the pair of swindlers; and I firmly believe this country will owe Duncan Craig a heavy debt of gr atitude if he can persuade the couple to emigrate to some foreign strand. For Robert’s sake I mean to do so, and not from any imaginary philanthropical motive. It is still early. There remains plenty of ae to accomplish won- ders in the way of diplomacy. Given half an hour’s talk with Andrews, and I believe I can thoroughly convince the man it is decidedly to his interest to do just as I command. If things go as I intend they shall, the morrow will witness quite an exodus from the Palmer, at least of our party. Andrews and his clique will speed away, bound for California, Robert accom- pany the three Englishmen to the North-west, bound on a two months’ hunt, while Billings, Acton, and myself strike out for New York, the former to cross the ocean. Will these plans come out all right? A little time will tell that. Meanwhile I am de- termined to make it the effort of my life, Success cComicboo cS €o