When London Sleeps — page 222: what you’re looking at

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A GUARD OF THE HEATHEN. 217 CHAPTER XX. A GUARD OF THE HEATHEN, The Indian Exhibition was the rage of London, both fashionable and unfashionable, and all classes of society thronged there. It was really a very inter- esting place, giving, as it did, a clear and succinct picture of the different phases of the great Indian Empire. On this particular Saturday afternoon it was more than usually crowded, for the Star of the Air, whose provincial fame had reached London, was to make his first appearance 1n what was announced as his last professional engagement. Additional interest was obtained from the fact that it was generally known he was the betrothed husband of the young girl whose brave and marvelous escape from the burning house was on every one’s tongue. Of course Queenie went to the Exhibition in order to be present at David’s performance, and so did Mrs. Jones, Carrie and Sammy Blythe. ‘The latter was in the seventh heaven of delight, for that very morning Miss Caroline Jones had promised to take upon herself the matrimonial vows and become Mrs, Samuel Blythe the same day that made Dave and | Queenie one. Sammy suited at last. comicbooks : _ ne : ’ + * we le t : ‘ *». 7 r '