YOURS WITH ALL MY HEART 



ing upon a bangle bracelet and a few other 

 trinkets as we nosed along. Then we 

 turned off short, and backward toward the 

 garden again, but to the outer edge, follow- 

 ing a narrow path, where we had to go single 

 file, into a deep, dark blackberry thicket, 

 that had grown wild and tangled, under a 

 knot of big blossom-laden pear-trees. The 

 little man was following noiselessly, close 

 behind, but we all came to a sudden stand- 

 still -- there, in the heart of the thicket, 

 stood Inez, with a white face, in the failing 

 light, as she tried to meet his keen blue-gray 

 eyes. 



"Did you drop this bracelet, miss?" he 

 inquired calmly, as he held up the bangle. 



"No, sir; it is Mrs. Wakeman's; the bur- 

 glars must have dropped it." 



"But you walked right over it, just now, 

 and did not seem to see it. I wish they had 

 chanced to drop her diamond brooch and 

 earrings instead," and he looked steadily 

 at her. 



The girl bridled quickly and flung back 

 at him, "They only sorted out what they 

 cared least for, to lighten their load." 



"Or to try to throw us on the wrong 

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