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The Champdoce Mystery

CHAPTER XXI
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I had those costumes for Zora from him; but it is out and out the governor's fault.

Why did he drive me to desperation?
Yes, it is all the old man's doing.

He wasn't satisfied with pitching into me, but he collared that poor, helpless lamb and shut her up.

She never did him any harm, and I call it a right down cowardly and despicable act to hurt Zora." "Zora," repeated Andre, who did not recognize the name.
"Yes, Zora; you know; you had a feed with us one day." "Yes, yes; you mean Rose." "That's it; but I don't like any one to call her by that ugly, common name.

Well, the governor has gone mad about her, and filed a complaint against her of decoying a minor, as if I was a fellow any one could decoy.


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