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"I have been wanting to find a lady and her
daughter named Sevilla ever since a Mrs.
Woods told me about them." Betty stopped, for
the girl before her turned pale and started to
rise hastily.

"But you know I said I have good news for
them!" exclaimed Betty, certain now.

"Oh!" exclaimed the girl, dropping back. The
countess drew a little nearer and spoke reas-
suringly. "Rose, this young girl is perfectly
safe with any secret you may have, and so are
we. Nothing can harm you here."

"Oh!" exclaimed the girl, softly, again. "I --
yes. I am the one they called Rosie Sevilla
there."

"And have you a brother called Ramon? Be-
cause we know a very nice boy that was known
as Ramon Balinsky here; but he went away and
we had a letter from him, and it's very likely
that he will come back to see us some time."

Now the girl was all eager interest. The
countess drew the lace from her hands and lap
and sat down herself, in Giovanna's vacant
chair, to listen while Betty told all she knew
and Rose acknowledged that they had been look-
ing for Ramon. "Some time I can tell you all,"
she said in her soft English with the foreign
accent. "Ramon is a good boy. The jewels are

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