The Dickinson press., 1895-04-13

,ered hoarsely, pressing his lips to hers.
and holding her close to as loyal and
true n heart as ever man had; but an
instant later her head dropped upon
his shoulder. while her form grew
heavy in his arms. and he carried her
Up to her own room insensible.
CHAPTER VI.
A Link In the Chain.
'Tyne Royal, October lois.
Dearest F1any-Arc YOU very an
Cry with me because I never answer-
I'd your long. kind letters? Well, I
c0rld not; that is my only excuse. And
you will, Il know, forgive me. l am
very lonely here. and-and a little
frightened. Will you come to me? Tell
Charlie I will not keep you %long-only
a very little time-if he will just spare
you to me for Il while. Give him and
the children my love, and ever believe
me your own
"KATHERINE."
"P. S.-Oh, Harry. do come! l want
you
Charlie" cried Mrs. Charters, spring
ing to her feet, this letter is from Dur
Katherine"
NONSENSE" exclaimed Charlie, feel
ing scarcely less excited, and entirely
forgetting in his enthusiasm the Sweet
thing" in c%ockchafers he had received
by the morning post. "You don't say
SOL"
"Ah. yes, indeed, thank goodness,
poor dear child! Listen to what she
says" And Mrs. harterCis read the let
ter through once more, for her hus-
bands benefit.
"You must 80 to her ut once, Harry"
MI. Charters decided. when 1t was fin
ished; 'sle is evidently dying of the
blues Warrenne had no right to send
her to such an isolated spot as I con-
clude this Tyne Royal must be, not
matter how much she may have wished
1t. Could you manage to- bring her
back her with you. Harry2 Poor little
soul. without a friend to speak to, no
wonder she feels lonely!"
"You fancy it is loneliness" said Har.
riet, slowly; II do not. Charlie, did
you never think"
An eloquent silence ensued.
mo. 1 never did," replied Charlie,
quite slowly, n new light breaking In
upon his hitherto darkened mind, and
totally fcrgctful Of all those abstruss
calculations he went through daily il
the ''snnctum."
"Well. / did," went OH his wife, tri.
u%mpllantly; land now I am sure of it.
BLESS met" calculated Mr.. Charter.
is: That never occurred to me! I hope
you are right; you generally are, indeed
Why. it would be the very best thing
that could happcn-eh. don't you think
so? Harry, my dear, do not lose a mo
ment; I firmly believe that everything
will come out all right in the end now
II will go and pack up a few things
this moment, and give some directions
to Lawson; though how you and the
children are to get on during my alb
scnce is more than 1 can imagine. YOU
really must promise nc. Charlie, tc
give up your insects and nonsense
: while / aiI away, and keep the bOys
out of mischief. as I cannot depend up
on as ingle servant in the place, and Il
Tinsley once gets into your laboratory
he will undoubtedly blow himself up
, "He certainly has n wonderful gen
ius for experimenting" returned Tin
slcy's father. with a smile that express
ed the highest pride in his %first-born'.
predictions. "But you may be happ!
in your mind; I promise that he shall
not soil so much as the tips Of his fin
gers-in my apartments, at all events.
THAT'S Il dear boy" said his wife
pleasantly, running out of the room tt
make preparations for her journey.
; She was a woman who always enter
, ed with her whole heart in the matter
however small she had in hand, neve
letting the grass grow under her feet;'
!, and so the next evening. rather late
saw her alighting at the hall door o
Katherine's new residence, 81 fresh ant
charming as though railway journey
and the fatigue accompanying then
We're of no consequence whatever.
Tyne Royal. rs she entered 1t. SCENE
! almost as fine a house as Warrenn'
Hall, and by no a gloomy, as bot
she and Charlie had agreed to conside
it. 1t vas not SO large, perhaps, as tn
later residence. but was quite as beau
tifully kept up. Still, she had littl
time to institute comparisons as sh
followed the ancient butler up tn
broad carved staircase to- the upper COZ
ridor. where she was met by an under
maid ind a large. red-faced muscula
@ and altogether remarkable looking pei
son, with an eve that would have COW
, ed a body-guard.
This. austcre individual waited in so
? emn silence and n rather menacing at
s titude for Mrs. Charteris's first remark
n "How Is Lady Warrenne?" Harrie
asked in n low. hushed tone, as thong
afraid of waking somebody.
u beautiful. ma'am, beautiful. W
n r.eedn't he nervous" replied the lady {
{. the bedchamber, with an obvious snif
Q and Mt the very tip-top of her most 81
& Crgetic voice, rs though determined I
u ignore Mrs. Charteris's attempt I:
Quietness. "FOllow me, mum" 'eadiI
: thu way into an adjoining apa ..tnnm
r where, amidst n wilderness of pillow
II lay Katheine Warrenne, with a lit
fragile morsel of humanity in her arm
'e "Ny darling!' cried the wartn-hear
ed Harriet Charters, running over m
r kneeling down by her side, while Kat
,e crime could only throw her soft viii
arms around her friends neck m
l. weep silent, joyful tears.
"When was it??'' she asked.
y '"The very day I wrote to you," Kat
crime answered, a proud, happy smi
k lighting up her small face; $50 my da
u ling is just three days DID," passir
fond, loving fingers over the unco
If scious baby forehead.
"a boy?:" Harriet asked, again pee
,e ing down ~mysteriously into the prccio1
y cosy bundle.
"Yes, a boy" Lady warenne respon
ed gratefully, though why she shou
ID have been so thankful that the chi
r. could come under the denomination
d a .son and heir'' Harriet could not co
ceive, unless indeed she fancied tn
somebody else might Re 30:
r. "You naughty child. not to send 4
pe before" Mrs. Charters said loyin
!.