ictim Crangest of conspirators.

    ** *Life  on for ties, sans  meetings, sans  of t people of took for granted in turned tate to be managed by tenants, and depended on ty of today transactions  were necessary for survival.

    George Angelfield forgot about time t about  o do h money.

    ty. Otocratic families. Among took great care of  out t advice, invested large sums ed and speculated small sums  t, in t completely. t up—moderately. ion  son and a goggle-eyed, ter. Someto be done.

    George Angelfield never saers,  e back. As a consequence of tead of expending itself cer anots bank vault and gre.

    Money talks. ord got out.

    ‘Doesn’t George Angelfield . ”y-six?“

    And if not t t t be reaco dote on  come empty-handed.

    ‘Nice  see tion.

    tation languisnig migil t of t not been for Isabelle. One afternoon, at a loss for someto do, sairs, puffed out ter up and opened it.

    ‘’s t?“ said Charlie.

    ‘Invitation,“ so a picnic.“

    A picnic? Curned it over. It seemed strange. But  it.

    Isabelle stood up and  to the door. “here are you going?”

    ‘to my room.“

    Co follohe mood.”

    ook a  time. But sed ahe door.

    An er, airs,  to to th me,” he asked her.

    ‘No.“

    ‘to the deer park.“

    “No.”

    iced t s do you look like t for?” upid.”

    S o te material and trimmed ead of ennis s on a pair of green satin sandals a size too big—also ttacick on.  darkened. “here are you going?” h