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"Mr Killigrehispered Haggerty, "will you get Miss Kitty an'

Tho?"

"Th' sapphires were in his trunk, all right Tucked away in th' toes

of a pair o' shoes Webb is in th' library now Jus' get Miss Kitty"

"Very well," replied Killigrew, leaden-hearted

Tho very tired, and often now

the point of his pen sputtered The second ht in his

dinner and set it on a srowing cold on the tray A sound He glanced up

wearily He saw Kitty and Killigrew, and behind theot up slowly

"Take it easy, Mr Webb," warned Haggerty "Go on, Miss Killigrew, an'

we'll see first if you've hit it"

Thomas stared, wide-eyed, from face to face What in heaven's na at the villa?

And as Kitty so white?