The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1890-07-24


40 you feet bitter MosO 2"
I'VE are seven miles from Tavistock,"
said Darrell, who was pulling At his mus
tache In an absent way he had when dis
turbed or perplexed-and just now he
was both.
The girl rose to her feet with Q cry Of
dismay.
"Oh, what shall dog" she said In a
terrified voice. My aunt will be 30
dreadfully anxious. Oh. l must get back
tonight"
II fear It is impossible" said Car.
rutherS gravely. at Is not only fear.
full snow storm even for Dartmoor, but
with this wind the snow will drift 20
abominably It Is drifting now"
WAS Il not little imprudent to ven-
ture 60 far from home In such threaten.
ing weather. said Darrell, with q half
reproving smile.
"a did not mean TO go very far" she
answered. II had gone to see q poor
woman who lives on the edge Of the
moor; but stayed too late, and then the
snow came on worse than ever. And
then I lost my way Oh, must have
walked for miles and miles" she sighed,
for I am 20 tired"
Poor little thing" said Darrell, with
much the same compassionate tenderness
he would have used to u child-and,
indeed, the girl looked little more,
"Your people viii be terribly anxious
about you. I'm afraid. but Il IL really ut
teIly out Of the question for you to get to
Tavistock tonight"
DO yuu mean that ! must stay here
che said, looking up ut him with eyes In
which there was more than u suspicion
of tearS
I'm afraid I do he answered kindly
And AM equally afraid that we can
not make things Is comfortable for you
Is we should like TO do. The fact Il We
are two helpless bachelors. with every
prospect Of being douLly helpless, for the
old man who acts as our servant on the
few occasions when we come down here
went TO Princetown this forenoon for
supplies, and has evidently found the
roads impossible, as be has not re-
turned"
"Oh, what win Aunt Priscilla sayT-
she murmured In 4 nervous, faltering
little voice. Then, after q pause, Il
ought to tell you who l am, suppose.
Ny name Is Leslie Heath. Ny aunt d
Miss Carlyon. She has taken The Grange
for three years"
"Carlyon." said DARRELL quickly. II
knew q man Carlyon In the til IancerR
He was junior major ten years ago"
"Ah. that must have been my uncle
Jim" she said. flushing brightly. He
has been In India ever since l can re
member"
"And In Il possible that you are Jim
Canyons Nicer he exclaimed. with u
pleased light in his gray eyes. Then
we may almost claim acquaintance, Miss
Heath. for he used to lie great chum Of
mine out in Simla-
Tie girl looked at him with Q puzzled
earnestness for o second or two Then
che said Gravely:
II think you must be Capt Darrell,
are you not7'
Eyes" Unanswered. looking surprised.
my name 10 Embellishments DARRELL
And this Il my friend and alter ego. Gil.
bert Carruthers."
II have ~ often heard Aunt Priscilla
speak Of you. she said TO Darrell. when
she had bestowed u sweet little smile on
Carruthers "You once saved UncIs
Jim's life. did you not she added, with
an awed infection In her voice
"oh. no. hardly that" he answered
hastily.
here CarTuthers, who had been feel.
Ing rather out Of II. OBSERVED very sensi.
bly, that II Miss Heath sat much longer
in her wet clothes she would moSt Ger.
tainly catch cold.
"But what am I to dot" she sid PIT.
eously.
Darrell pulled his mustachS again
with q perplexed air.
"You seo-er-that is-well, q this d
q bachelor establishment" began Car.
ruthers, not very Iucidly. you know. Of
course, we-er"- Then he stopped
and stirred the fire violently, being, In
fact, not very sure what be intended 70
ny.
Mis- Heath, being divided between =
sense Of the ludicrousness Of her sitliA-
ton and the CONSEQUENCES that she was
feeling miserably cold and painfully en-.
barrassed. suddenly, and TO the utter
CONSERVATION Of her companions,
burnt into q storm Of hysterical
sobs She looked 50 small. 90 childiah.
80 forlorn and yet ~ lovable. a. she at
there In her dripping garments. that the
hearts of-6oth nan went out 70 her with
q curious prOtrcting tendeEnesA