J. J. Bell

Name: Joan's Enemies — 7. Lottie Steals the Letter
Author: J. J. Bell

Joan's Enemies — 7. Lottie Steals the Letter (1917)

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“Joan's Enemies — 7. Lottie Steals the Letter”, published in 1917, is a work by J. J. Bell. It explores elements such as Lottie, Joan and Stormont.

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J. J. Bell, Joan's Enemies — 7. Lottie Steals the Letter (1917)

“ Why, he might even marry her, after all—no, not that!
At length he was there, right under the window, stooping over the narrow flower-bed whereon the letter had indubitably fallen. The air was as still as ever; the scent of flowers was sweet and heavy in his nostrils. A faint chuckle escaped him as his eager hands began to grope..... After a little while he brought out a small electric torch, and putting his handkerchief over the lens to reduce the brilliance, resumed the search.
But the light showed him nothing—nothing save the stunning fact that the letter was no longer there. ”

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J. J. Bell, Joan's Enemies — 7. Lottie Steals the Letter (1917)

“ She went over to the safe, expecting to hear Lottie's laugh behind her, but Lottie made no sound at all. The moment was too critical. As the ponderous door swung open, she rose quickly and stood for a single second facing the windows, her arms thrown out like semaphores. In the next moment she joined her friend, who was fitting a key into the right-hand drawer.
“You may as well see where it is to go,” Joan remarked as the drawer came open. “There are really no valuables, and very few papers in the safe. The lawyers and banker save me a lot of worry. ”

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J. J. Bell, Joan's Enemies — 7. Lottie Steals the Letter (1917)

“ Presently Miss Gosling remembered a letter that must be written. “I'll be in my own room, if you want me, Joan,” she said, and went out.
Arrived in her own room, however, she seemed to have forgotten about the letter. After turning the key in the door, she switched off the light and groped her way to the chair by the wide-open window. For many years she had lived in loneliness, and there had been many evenings which she had spent in darkness for economy's sake. ”

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J. J. Bell, Joan's Enemies — 7. Lottie Steals the Letter (1917)

“ A second date had been added in pencil by Joan. On the spur of the moment, Lottie decided to leave the outer envelope where she had found it; its presence might delay discovery.
But now her unnatural courage began to fail. She became conscious of voices sounding from the hall. Only the bitter stimulant of envy and jealousy upbore her. She closed the drawer and replaced the keys where the owner had left them. Then she went to the window with the letter. ”

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J. J. Bell, Joan's Enemies — 7. Lottie Steals the Letter (1917)

“ They lingered over their coffee, and it was nine o'clock when they moved to the drawing-room, Lottie rejecting the suggestion from Miss Gosling that they might spend a few minutes in the garden.
“I don't like the darkness,” said Lottie with a dainty shudder, “and I'm sure it's less sultry indoors than out, to-night. It was suffocating on the way here. I think you might play to us, Joan.” ”

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J. J. Bell, Joan's Enemies — 7. Lottie Steals the Letter (1917)

“ CHAPTER VII Lottie Steals the Letter STORMONT went straight to his office after leaving Joan, and in a conference with Lismore related a part of his conversation with Miss March—in particular her admission that Rufus Cran had frequently brought platinum home. Lismore was for burglarizing Elm House in order to search for the stuff, but Stormont overruled such crude methods. Lottie was to visit Joan; and they counted on the jealousy Lismore had stirred up in his daughter to spur her on to some successful prying. ”

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J. J. Bell, Joan's Enemies — 7. Lottie Steals the Letter (1917)

“ Well, Miss, it is our duty to warn you; and as I was saying, a house like this, in its own grounds, has special attractions for them blackguards. So as you happen to have shutters on the ground windows, I advise you to use them after dark, and keep a bright lookout generally. ”

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