The manuscript must have been brought here
by someone. But I trust," he added as he escorted his two
visitors to the door, "that you now acquit me of--"
"Yes! yes! yes!" cried Braddock, hastily cutting him short and
shaking his hand. "I apologize for my suspicions. Now I
maintain that you are innocent."
"And I never believed you to be guilty," cried Hope heartily.
"Thank you both," said Random simply, and, having closed the
door, he returned to a chair near the fire to smoke a pipe, and
meditate over his future movements. "An enemy hath done this,"
said Random, referring to the concealment of the manuscript, but
he could think of no one who desired to harm him in any way.
CHAPTER XVIII
RECOGNITION
Lucy and Mrs. Jasher were having a confidential conversation in
the small pink drawing-room. True to her promise, Miss Kendal
had come to readjust matters between the fiery little Professor
and the widow. But it was not an easy task, as Mrs. Jasher was
righteously indignant at the rash words used to her.
"As if I knew anything about the matter," she repeated again and
again in angry tones. "Why, my dear, he as good as told me I had
murdered--"
Lucy did not let her finish.
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