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With a little cry the girl thren her brush, ran to the , and raised and lowered the curtain once Then she turned to Kent, swiftly dividing her hair into thick strands and weaving the!"

She caught his hand and hurried hi curtains were strung on a wire She drew these apart Behind thearments

"You must hide in them, if you have to," she said, the excited little treain "I don't think it will come to that, but if it does, you must! Bury yourself way back in them, and keep quiet If Kedsty finds you are here--"

She looked into his eyes, and it see which was very near to fear in the terrible forto his arms "I can not tell you what it is now, but it would be worse than death Will you promise to stay here, no matter what happens down there, no matter what you may hear? Will you--Mr Kent?"

"Not if you callin his throat

"Will you--Jeems? Will you--no matter what happens--if I promise--when I come back--to kiss you?"

Her hands slipped ally froone through the partly open door, closing it after her, before he could give his promise