. Harper's weekly. ping a courtesy), you wouldbe so kind, now and then, as just to look out of the Polly-my-Lamb blushed scarlet, and executed a speak of, faded presently away. The blush, con-scious of itself, remained. You neednt look at him, you ace, pleaded , earnestly. Polly-my-Lamb smiled, and the landlady, witha womans quick perception, saw it was a favorablemoment to take her departure. It will ho tho saving of an innocent young life,if should, miss. This shot was fired from the door, and Polly-my-Lamb was alone. Suppose wo leave her so?What do you think? She is a dear,


. Harper's weekly. ping a courtesy), you wouldbe so kind, now and then, as just to look out of the Polly-my-Lamb blushed scarlet, and executed a speak of, faded presently away. The blush, con-scious of itself, remained. You neednt look at him, you ace, pleaded , earnestly. Polly-my-Lamb smiled, and the landlady, witha womans quick perception, saw it was a favorablemoment to take her departure. It will ho tho saving of an innocent young life,if should, miss. This shot was fired from the door, and Polly-my-Lamb was alone. Suppose wo leave her so?What do you think? She is a dear, good girl, andmay be trusted. Goodness forbid that we shouldbe guilty of the meanness of watching her ! All we know further is that, about three oclockthat same day, Master Arthur Haggcrdorn ralliedconsiderably: so much so that if, in the morning,be had reminded Mrs. Aseroft of a rose, he might,in the evening, have been easily mistaken for a CHAPTER .TAME3 Polhill sat in counc Yes, I think it will do, said t. vances, though it is certain that no securities intheir names can be found among his papers. Theclerks belief is grounded upon other circumstanceswith which I need not trouble you. Some suspicionof the rectitude of these people—Dietrich & Co.—may have induced Mr. Humpage to discontinue ipport—perhaps even to press for petrated. The younger Dietrich is known by theDutch police as one of the most reckless scoundrelsunhanged—a, commercial pirate. However, thislatter part, except as to Dietrichs character, isonly our conjecture, since no record exists of Mr. hem beyond ihi. apparent con-l passed through the lent of several large sands of their a likely aspect, Armour; and LordLob was a man exactly to their hand, said SirJames, as cheerfully as if the fact had been of themost providential character,what you j about in tackling this fellow. Youeh as you can manage. Im not ner his till I have his lordship in limbo and yourself int whole skin. You may


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