YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



eyes, to Imogene's story of the robbery in 

 her own and Inez's absence from the house 

 the loss of the diamonds and the finding 

 of the scattered pieces ; but the suspicions of 

 the detective were withheld, out of a sense 

 of justice to the poor girl. 



And she ended with begging mamma to 

 let Inez stay for a few days at the big white 

 house and assist in the kitchen. ' Only/ 1 

 she added, 'I would like her to sleep over 

 here in the cottage, just to have an eye to 

 its safety. She says she isn't a whit afraid, 

 and it will help me so much, Stella. I need 

 a change dreadfully, only I can't afford to 

 lose such a jewel of a girl.' 



And with me right in her arms, kissing 

 and begging her piteously about something, 

 she knew not what, in her close attention to 

 Imogene's story, she promised to take the 

 naughty Inez in, out of pity for the nervous 

 young mother. Oh, I was awfully worried 

 when she answered, Yes, Inez can come"; 

 and when she came, the very next day but 

 one, I shrank away from her and acted so 

 strangely that mamma noticed it right away. 



The first time mamma left me alone with 

 the two-faced maid, I crept away under the 



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