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"Yes She went out with Murray every day for a whole fortnight, and then on the day before she went back to town she landed a splendid fish"

On arrival at the bank of the broad shallow Tay, Murray stepped forward, and in his pleasant Perthshire accent suggested that a trial , a short walk to the left

After fixing the rods and baiting the the pair alone In the servants' hall at Blairglas it was quite understood that Miss Dorise and Mr Sherrard were to marry, and that the announcement would be made in due course

"What a lovely day--and what a silent, delightful spot," Sherrard re up-streairl remained beside the dark pool where sport seeet rid of her cohts "I'll reo down-streaht oh!" he replied cheerily as he one

George Sherrard had arrived from London quite unexpectedly at nine o'clock on the previous uest of a gay house-party had departed, when, unknown to Dorise, Lady Ranscoe to "run up for a few days' fishing"

Lady Ranscomb's scheme was to throw the pair into each other's society as e, flattered him, and in every way tried to entertain him with one sole object, nairl "off her hands"

On the contrary, the girl's thoughts were for ever centred upon Hugh, even though he remained under that dark cloud of suspicion To her the chief eleone on that fateful night to the Villa Amette, the house of that notorious Mademoiselle What had really occurred?

Twice she had received letters froer frorey and dull was his life, hiding there from those ere so intent upon his arrest

Indeed, within her blouse she carried his last letter which she had received three weeks before when in London--a letter in which he ie him, and in which he pro-place and ain written to hih three weary weeks had passed, she had received no word in reply She could neither write by post, nor could she telegraph It was far too dangerous In addition, his address had been purposely withheld from her