A gentlemanly clerk came forward as she entered, and politely inquired
her business.
She asked to see a member of the firm, and at the same time produced the
slip which she had cut from the paper.
The clerk's face lighted as he saw it, and his manner at once betrayed
deep interest in the matter.
"Ah, yes," he said, affably; "please walk this way. Mr. Corbin is in and
will be glad to see you."
He led the way to a private office, and, throwing open the door,
respectfully remarked to some one within:
"A lady to see you, sir, about the Forester business." Then turning to
Mona, he added: "This is Mr. Corbin, miss."
A gentleman, who was sitting before a desk, at once arose and came
eagerly forward, scanning Mona's face with great earnestness.
"Have a chair, if you please, Miss ----. Be kind enough to tell me what I
shall call you."
"My name is Mona Montague," the young girl replied, a slight flush
suffusing her cheek beneath his keen glance.
The gentleman started as she spoke it, and regarded her more closely than
before.
"Miss Mona Montague!" he repeated, with a slight emphasis on the last
name; "and you have called to answer the advertisement which recently
appeared in the papers.
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