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The Turmoil

CHAPTER XVII
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She must have been looking out--waiting for the chance; I saw the old lady watching at the window! And she got him there last night--to 'PLAY' to him; the old lady gave that away! And to-day she made him take her out in a machine! And the cream of it is that they didn't even know whether he was INSANE or not--they thought maybe he was, but she went after him just the same! The old lady set herself to pump me about it to-day.

BIBBS! Oh, my Lord! BIBBS!" But Roscoe looked grim.

"So it's funny to you, is it?
It sounds kind of pitiful to me.

I should think it would to a woman, too." "Oh, it might," she returned, sobering.

"It might, if those people weren't such frozen-faced smart Alecks.


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