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A DUTIFUL GIRL.


lowance that kept him in neckties and Gig
urottes, together with bedroom and
"thc run of his teeth" Mt the family man
sion in Grosvcnor square.
Lord BrOadmOor had put down his govt
lest foot us heavily as he dared and thun.
Gcrcd "No!" And as, in addition TO his
lordship, Lady Broadmoor claimed DR..
Pillinghams attendance for five minutes
every morning mt Il guinea visit, they
were not patients to be offended rashly.
So Miss Dorothy Pillingham and the
Hon. Guy de Working had one meeting to
say "Goodby," after which they were to
meet as strangers. No one quite knew
how they had ever met at all.
"You will neither write to him nor hear
from him., " said DR.. Pillingham stcrnly.
Father, cannot promise, said Doro-
thy, sobhng.
81 don't care whether you do or not.
I'll see to that' said DR.. Pillingham, and
from that day every letter into and out Of
the house was scrutinizcd, and every walk
poor Dorothy took was in the company of
some one stern and severe.
'If l hear of you communicating with
that girl, you go with a shilling" said
the Earl of BroadmOor to his son.
"All right, governors keep your hair on.
You've got to hear of it first" said Guy
de Working under his breath, but his ia
thcr fortunately did not hear and soon
after sounded DR. Pillingham as to how
parental discipline worked in the case of
Dorothy.
"a charming nature, Lord Broadmoor,
said the old doctor, "a charming nature.
Our affGCtionato intercourse is uninter-
ruptcd Every morning she helps me on
with my overCoat, just as usual, brushes
my hat, sees that my stethOscope is in its
place. used to be continually forgetting
it-and though III be bound she knows
where I'm going says not word. "
Il am delighted to hear it, said Lord
Broadmoor. He had not watched his sons
correspondence, trusting rather to the
watching on the other side, and also to
the fact that he had never seen Guy read
anything but sporting paper or write at
all, except under compulsion.
Very satisfactory" said Lord Broad
moor, recurring to the subject ten months
later. "AIl blown over and ended"
He had been telling DR.. Pillingham of
an excellent appointment in a government
Office which he had obtained for Guy.
Il should not have got him billet in
London" continued his lordship, IF they
had not forgotten one another"
Il hope he likes his work, " said DR.. Pill
bingham.
Its the first thing he has ever perse-
vered with. There he goes to his office,
said Lord Broadmoor as tho front door
banged loudly. But he ought to be earlier
all the same. How late it is! You, too,
must be later than usual, doctor, l think. "
Il fancy l am" said Dr. Pillingham.
SIS her ladyship ready to see me-" And
he followed powdered footman out of the
room. When he came down stairs, Lord
Broadmoor was standing in the hall. II
should be obliged, DR.. Pillingham," he
said, If you would take a hurTiedly writ
ten line from me to Lady Honoria Shau-
crotha, to condole with her on Sir Pat
rick's accident"
Certainly" said DR.. Pillingham, slip
ping the little three cornered note into the
lining of his hat Twill put it here, with
one corner projecting. l cannot forget it
then"
BY the way" said his lordship ~
hope Miss Dorothy does not regard me rs
a terrible ogre"
Tut, tut" said DR.. Pillingham. "Shc
has forgotten everything, and we have re-
stored her liberty. She has been quite
civil lately to young DR.. McGregor. She
never would speak to him before. In fact,
really hope
quite so. A very suitable connection.
Thank you,' said Lord Broadmoor rs
he reached his study, while the footman
closed the door on the doctor.
7 al II
bingham, "a note of coincidence from Lord
Broadmoor-the sympathetic outpouring
Of kindly heart"
Dear Lord .Broadmoor!" said Lady
Honoria, smiling at the old doctor gra-
ciously as she opened it, How different
the courtly grace and dignifled style of
our day from the slangy familiarity of the
present time She gave q sudden gasp
and sank back upon the sofa. This from
Lord Broadmoor!'' she moaned.
The note fell to the floor. The com
mencement, written large, caught his eye
at once.
My own little Dolly Daddlecums."
ITO me Of all people," gasped her lady.
ship
Certainly not, said the doctor. She
would have turned the scale at 10 stone,
so little Dolly Daddlecums" was obvi.
ously inadequate
Written in foreign hand and meant
for whom / know not" she groaned.
Poor Lady Broadmoor, but stay, you
must not read it,.
Il have read it, " he said, putting it in
his pocket and you may take it from
me, Lady Honoria. 1t was not meant for
you, and it was not from Lord Broad
moor" and he bowed hurriedly and left
the room.
Take this to your mistress, " he said to
the butler in the hall, putting on his hat,
land say that it is the note l should have
given her." and to his coachman he said
sharply, "Home!"
Ten minutes later Dorothy stood before
her father in his consulting room, plant
and submissive, her hands folded together
And how long, miss" he exclaimed,
has this attachment been revived? How
many of these Infamous missives have
borne in my hat to and from my patients
house?"
Its year since you said we must
break it off, father, year yesterday. You
must have carred-exactly, and she
made mental calculation, "subtracting
your months holiday and the day you
wore your white hat Unexpectedly, and al
lowing for leap year, ga"
And this, " he exclaimed, twas your
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