The Red Cloud chief., 1884-06-27
want You to do me q little favor.

we meant to have little lunch together
at Lucas before we went in. we had ar
ranged TO meet at quarter past two at
the Westminster Bridge landing pier.
that being a place where we cOu dn pos
sibly miss each other. Now, * bad luck
will have it the dean has sent for me TO
see him after collections. 80 that can't
let the girl know, because she's away
on visit for a day or two to some
| friends. whose address have forgotten,
and she won't return home till after
she's been to the House. Now. don't
want the poor child 10 wait IN hour for
ne. So would YOU mind going there at 3
quarter past two and telling her l cam t
come. because of that beaStly dean2
And so that you cant mistake her,
I've brought you her photograph. BY
the-by, her names Miss Bernard.
Now will this be too much trouble for
you?"
.'Oh. not Bit" said Crofton. Il
shah be delighted.
well, remember, Westminster land
inc pier. at 4 quarter past two. And
now, goodbye. and a pleasant long TO
you"
Mcthven. highly elated with the re-
suit of his scheme. immed!ately Y wrote
note to Miss l.. Bernard that III. G..
would meet her at the Westminster
Bridge pier. at a quarter past two
punctually. and that she must come up
and speak TO him if she saw him first.
The next morning Crofton. having
undergone that dread ordeal called
.'collcctionS," having been bullied
alternately hy the principal. the dean
and the senior tutor, hurried OIL TO the
station and just managed To catch the
midday express Ia town. On his ar
rival. leaving his traps at Il hotel. he
rushed of to Westminster Bridge land
inm pier and arrived there within Il
minute or two of the appointed time.
There were but few people on II when
he arrived. and certainly no one re-
sembling i'm the slightest degree the
photograph OF Mr.. Meihven : cousin.
lie looked up and down. but no-there
WAS only one Young lady there. and she
wasn't in the les>t like the photograph.
She was standing close to the ticket
office. holding the hand of :, little hoy
of ten or So-and she seemed to watch
Crofton with an amused smile as he i'm.
: patiently walked up and down, looking
, now at her watch and now At the Pa-ll.,.
ment clo.k tower. The little boy, get.
,in- tired of waiting, had slipped away
. under the protecting chains around the
, side and BEGAN TO play with a little doc
that WAS vaguely roaming about. The
| Young lady did not miss him. and when
Crofton happened 10 turn he saw the
| a Il.an M,
: of the dog. stumble and fall over the
pier into the river. The child yelled.
[ the girl >hrieked. and the dog barked
t for sympathy. but ,rofton, VINO forum
| ately had plenty of presence of MIND
and was good strong swimmer. dlved
| quietly into the water, cau~ht up the
= child in 4 couple of strokes, and in :
4 very short time had restored his drip
: pin~ burden to the young lady. Sh,
: Was OF course most grateful 10 him fol
= having saved the life of her littl,
| brother (for so the child turned out tC
t be-. and As Crofton put them into 5
| cab, she asked him To call ON them n
= home and give her parents an opror
3; Iunity of personally thanking him
| Crofton at first pooh-poohed the ide:
e of being thus made a hero OF. but ther,
was pleasing look in her pretty eye:
: which quite ovcrcamc his scrupleS
+ and, having ascertaincd tha her fathcl
r was Mr. West, and lived at No. l:ii
4 Cavcnd sh Square. he promised TO cal
: there the following afternoon. And
f rs there was still no sign of Miss Ber
= nard. and As he was dripping wet. Ii,
+ hailed L passing cab and returned to hi:
: hotel.
e The next day according to his prom
: Use, he called II No. l36 CavendiSi
V square. and was received most kinal,
e by Miss West. his acquaintance OF YES
I terday. and her mother, an old lady
4 who thanked him most volubv for !iav
V ing saved dear Bertie's life, who, Sh,
e added, was none the worse for tn,
e ducking. and was AT that moment il
Y bed. with Il mustard plaster on hi
1 chest and 4 bas:H of cruel by his side
i probably thinking TIE drowning woul,
r. have been infinitely preferable to th'
: doctoring.
Of course Crofton was invited to sta'
,: to dinner. so aS tu meet Mr. West. VIII,
|. did not return from business till afte
D six. ABOUT that time he arrived. and ;
4 llit ClttIN ltitoN It Wiz. anu GlSH
b. heartily did he welcome his new &C
:. quaintancr. After dinner. Is he an,
! Harry were discussing Il bottle of )
port Mr.. West found out from tn,
It simple hearted fellow that he was
|. native of Australia. and that, though
o he WAS happy enough during term
/ time with his college chumS, he foun,
r it Very dull during vacation, hayin!
|, but few relations and friends in the ol,
# country; and So Mr.. West, liking tn,
: honest, manly lad, and feeling, o
a course, intensely grateful 10 him fo
a having saved his child from
n drowning. invited him to spen,
y month with him at his shoot
Y ing lodge in Scotland. Crofton. bein:
5 paSSionately devoted to sport. snappe,
l. at the offer; and SO it was arrange,
e that he should 90 up to Mr.. West
:, shooting lodge, in Cromarty. on tn,
:. l1th of August. To this day he swear
o that the month he spent at Balbriggal
S Lodge Was the happiest time of his If
p good sport, nice men in the house
i and. ah. far best of all. the society O
i Lillian West. At first Il struck hin
i that she looked upon him for some rea
l. son or other rs rather puppy. whicl
}, considerably surprised him, for what