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Thanks to the gossiping tongue of old Doctor Shirley, the interesting news regarding Mrs. St. John speedily became a widespread and accepted fact in society. It was quite a nine days' wonder at …
"Darling, how beautiful the sea is. Look how the sun sparkles on the emerald waves, like millions and millions of the brightest diamonds." Poor little Lora, sitting in the easy-chair on the…
Xenie sat down in the easy-chair on the veranda and looked out at the mystical sea spread out before her gaze, with the moon and stars mirrored in its restless bosom. Everything was very still. No so…
Xenie sprang to her feet, broad awake at those fearful words. "Oh, mamma!" she gasped, in terror-stricken accents, "what is it? My sister—is she worse? Is she——" She thought of de…
Like one stricken motionless by terror, she stood still and looked up into the proud face and scornful blue eyes of the man she had thought far, far away beneath the skies of his native land. The gro…
Half dead with weariness and sorrow, Mrs. St. John staggered into her mother's presence with the wailing infant in her arms. She sank down upon the floor by the side of the couch and laid the ch…
Xenie's heart beat so fast at the sight of what Ninon was carrying that she could not move another step. She had to stand still with her hands clasped over her throbbing side and wait till the g…
After leaving Xenie on the seashore, Howard Templeton walked away hurriedly to the little fishing village, a mile distant, and gave the alarm of Lora's disappearance. By a promise of large rewar…
"Here, my man, take this," he said, putting the coins into the man's hand. "Why, this is too much, sir," said the honest fisherman, holding his hand out and looking at the go…
Howard did not know what to do: it seemed such a terrible thing to go back to Lora with bad tidings. Perhaps the shock would kill her. Oh, if Mrs. St. John had but waited a little longer! Why need sh…
