When London Sleeps — page 135: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

MM Sew asda: te. PO Aas Lo ae hen oly. Zr T. Wey he bet. Fras hee ie - “ ‘Pee Set ck pe ee Re gee % Von ' ’ - es 1S *t ; RAYS) : ee ‘ : / es i r “ > e , » ¥ Yes, David fs he pooled. Hae eyes wandering . about the room in search of some one who was not ry Live.) . Eel’ nal yee. # eh ee : we 4 ya wry . ‘ Hat oy A, P Lis $f 4 * : ie " ‘ , : - . he) Se ey kt * 7 ‘we ae EP J pele of >. ab oeiat Ctat t > 2A ae ae Mel heel el’ at, (ptt, Sar ARVs Pats bated Pelle) fg ee eee (Mart Ge a ea, LAN ae ‘a lead & teil +t oe a PE A ae Pee atk \ fe we eS ere. there. ‘‘Forgive me for not warning you of my atrival, but I could endure the suspense no longer. This silence was slowly driving me mad. So, after your departure, Mrs. Jones, I took the next train. I wauted to hear from her own lips whether she was true or false, whether the coming of this great fortune had turned her heart from me.”’ ‘No, my poor David,’’ said Mrs. Jones, with a sob. ‘‘Her heart is as true, good and kind as when we called her our little White Queen. But—but— tell him, Carrie.’’ And the big-hearted woman broke down com- pletely. David’s roving eyes were instantly riveted upon their faces, and his own cheeks were blanched with a sudden agony of fear. ‘“Why, what is it?’ he exclaimed in low, tense tones. °*You are both weeping. It cannot be—— My God, it isn’t death !”? ‘'Oh, no, David, not that,’? Carrie hastened to reply, controlling herself as well as possible. ‘‘Per- haps nothing at all serious, but we are a little frightened, and—and——”’ David caught her by the shoulder and absolutely shook her in the torture of his suspense. He neither thought nor cared whether he were hurting her or not, he who had always been gentle courtesy itself - to women. But, in his agony, he had become almost a savage, with one object in view, to discover aonthe truth without delay. { : na ‘ f pay - : , ’ : - : . - ‘ ‘ if wa Sr ( se or aa ' ‘it : * ‘ * sis : oe 4i3 J ear ae at sh 4 . . r e ; f 4 Pw ts (an, f a - fn : 4 ms , ‘ “ae f pita, Mik gos > | J : y i pet eS a ede é a4 & . " yk ae } PUR st hn? Woacth caeeen Bie Set ‘Seats ne cae Fh! aie ahs ek Pron | t