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"I don't understand," she said at last "Why can't you say what you er?"

Mrs Wilcox looked uncoer But while

there is life there is--hope"

"If there is danger--" she paused, looking away toward the long highroad,

"if there is danger, I shall send for Nevill He will coerously ill Come at once"

She waited feverishly for an answer There was none To the horror of the

household, she gave orders that when Captain Stanistreet called she would

see him As she could not tear herself fro Stanistreet to her

To his intense astonishment Louis was led up into a wide bare room on the

third story: He was in that mood e are struck with the unconscious

syuard, the walls covered with

cheerful oleographs, the toys piled in the corner, he knew that this was

the abode of innocence, a child's nursery The place was flooded with

sunshine A woman sat by the fire with a small yellowish bundle in her

lap Opposite her sat Mrs Nevill Tyson, with her eyes fixed on the

bundle She looked up in Stanistreet's face as he came in, but held out

no hand

"Louis," she whispered hoarsely when he was near, "where's Nevill?"

"In London"

"Have you seen hi?"