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22 BLACK ARKOW;"/THE AVENGER. » Her voice dropped as she saw. the stranger; amish — and blushed. - “TI have been detained a aie, n repli’ ijiamals “bat am » He called a negra ye to whom: he gave. Whetatoneiacbonse leneimngeie and! led) the) way:to, the house; Rose preceeded _ them, looking back ‘every nowyand — as if to-amake sore that lier. lover was really safe, - te boro! yen VT e202) -- Colonel Landry and. his wife were rete “in the siting scent two years older than when we made their acquaintance ; but Panag SL their appearance of the lapse of two YR 8 xboorsiform i efenturt yort-s imiog #isi 3g .90d 5 m0 bs Weimpadatendaged: his friend; who. went: through the cere- re of introduction rather awkwardly, avd Mrs, Landry in: formed them that supper was feady.and waiting. George de clared:that-he had‘had nothing to eat since breakfast, and that he doubtedywhether his. friendihad fared. amy better... The young genuleman proved: thé trath -of-his |‘ statement, as_re- - garded himself, by eatingvas if he was famislied.;,but Whetstone appeared to have but little appetite, and his eyes (or eye) kept straying around the table, resting, with a peculiar expression, now on Colonel Landry and-his wife, and thea on Rose and George Warner. He spoke only when he was spoken to, using his words w vouchsafing little information in wily bade questions ew ere addressed to him. 'a00td VA 4AW OnW Colonel Landry, *f he hadvexpressed his his opinion, would then Siler not Sige ee look, of, the stranger ; . Approve., hetstone’s, ,styleof staring the a and Rone consdefed ia pleasant, it ight£ul object, especially when he lifted the patch that ty of his right eye. ¢ poy oo) lo omPrieg A + however,sves loud in. the praise. of his new, REE EOE! Si AO 20 es SERED ae » looked upon hi ~ tl ili niece otal ; isl oz ot yy vved Lagan ARE he said; ¢ and am conmcloooks.conn <—~ —