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"Why, the people who've been traveling with Mr

Pickering came back with him, and Miss Devereux came

with thee And Mr Pickering is going to stay-"

"Pickering stay!"

"At his cottage on the lake for a while The reason

is that he's worn out with his work, and wishes quiet

The other people went back to New York in the car"

"He's opened a suh without this news Marian

Devereux had co;news She was now entitled to randfather's

property and she had lost no ti had discussed together at

the Arht fro than that there was a

strong tie between theround until I should be dispossessed and her rights

established She had led me to follow her, and my forfeiture

had been sealed by that stolen interview at the

Arered ainst one to St Agatha's,"

I said, and I was soon striding toward the school

A Sister admitted , and I consigned the inventor

of pianos to hideous torment as scales were

pursued endlessly up and down the keys Two girls

passing through the hallfor

a book and came in and exclaigling