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Courtlandt turned on his heel and hurried back to the villa He did not

look over his shoulder If he had, he ainst the gate, his burning face pressed upon his

rain-soaked sleeve

When Courtlandt knocked at the door and was adized "I

came back for my umbrella"

"Umbrella!" exclaimed the padre "Why, we had no u for us this very minute by the

porter's lodge"

"Well, I am certainly absent-ot anything in all your

life, unless it was to go to bed You wanted an excuse to coood one in that case I think we'd better be

going, Padre And by the way, Herr Rosen begged io in the "

Nora turned her face once more to the