The Brightener

The Brightener

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The Brightener by Charles Norris Williamson, Alice Muriel Williamson

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1921

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An improbably story, but good, very light reading. "The brightener" is an English girl of social standing, who when a financial crisis is at hand uses her influences as a sort of social secretary in straightening out difficulties for her friends. Romance, some war interest and mystery.

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s, now trusted guardians of the house. She told Mrs. Barlow (a pretty old Devonshire Thing, like peaches and cream, called by me "Barley") to get my old room ready; and Barlow was to meet me at the train. At the last moment, however, Shelagh Leigh decided to go with me; and if we had guessed it, this was to turn out one of the most important decisions of her life. Barlow met us, of course; and how he had changed since last I'd seen his comfortable face! I expected him to be charmed with the sight of me, if not of Shelagh, for I was always a favourite with Barl and Barley; but the poor man was absent-minded and queer. When a stuffy station-cab from Courtenaye Coombe had rattled us to the shut-up Abbey, I went at once to the housekeeper's room and had a heart-to-heart talk with the Barlows. It seemed that the police had been to the house and "run all through it," because of reports that lights had flashed from the upper windows out to sea at night--"signals to submarines!"

Nothing suspicious was

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