Witch Hazel; or, The Secret of the Locket — page 49: what you’re looking at

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

~~ ee ee ee ee eee me aa ee ae “This is horrible!’ she murmured; then she turned to look the other way toward the mammoth grana- ries stationed at the mouth of the river. “Do you suppose it willsweep onward to the lake ?” she asked. “T see nothing to prevent it; It seems as if nothing could quench the fury of the flames but that vast ex- panse of water itself.” her companion replied. “Then, of course, the granaries will have to go,” she sighed. “Yes; have you friends connected with them 9” “My husband was largely interested in them and his interest has not yet been disposed of, although Mr. Tufts has been nerotiating for the sale of his shares for more than a month past.’ Mr. Harlescourt made no reply, but he wondered if this terrible conflagration would not make her a poor woman; he knew it must impoverish hundreds, yes, thonsands. They passed through Rush street to Whitney, thence to the upper end of Dearborn, where they found their progress greatly impeded by the crowd of vehicles and people, who, like themselves, were hurrying toward the park for safety. Once they had to stop; it was just as they came into Walcot street, and, close by them C2Hsporeron