The Red Cloud chief., 1896-07-10
A LITTLE IRISH GIRL,
By "yhe Duchess"
CHAPTER N COSrINrLU.

DuTOlN tlc - a0 iilD'i'll ~ l'pl NVtN-
o,e as one may hone to fluid. You re.
ally wish to rcturu!'
II do, do indeed SAYS the poor
child. claspiug her hands imploringly.
Mr.. Eyre makes but one answer To
this impassioncd and distinctly uu-
~flattcring appcal-he returns to her
her bag. To the man In the dusk be-
yond, watching them with a iiyid face,
this act seems unprecedented.
HAS it occurred to you how you are
to get back" asked Eyre, ia Il tore
calculated to freeze IA salamandcr.
IL shall be able to manage that
, 1Serishly. Il shall, indeed, Oh!
re is your train as that snortiug
Nanachine dashcs Into the station. so,
GOT
II shall go certainly sooncr or
later II Y he. %sullcnly. Though
considerably later than will please
you, to Judge by your manner. But
before | obligc you | shalt sec you
safe into your home.
.If you do, you will miss your train.
Do do you think Of that2' says she. in
a small agony. Sec they are shut
ting the doors. and-oh,' breaking Off
with u little gasp of hope that almost
end, in II cry, there is Andy! Andy"
calling out aloud. ''Ihcrc. Don't you
sec him? just running into the station?
I'd know his legs anywhere. Andy,
Andy!'
1t is. indeed. Andy. in the flesh and
out of humor. All day long, ever
siuce hi. memorable encounter with
her in the vegetable garden he had de-
cided to keep an eye upon her, aud an
eye he had kept, without blinking;
that is, so long as the iylight lasted.
But when > o'clock caiuc and the short
winter day was at an end. lac had re-
Taxed his vigilance, and decided to
consider himself off duty.
He had been wondering would she
come to tea with him, as usual, in the
old schoolroom. Perhaps she would
perhaps, too, she woulda't. As the
hour struck he had gone there and
waited.
He waited for quite an hour without
u misgiving. He waited another quar-
ter of an hour with considerable mis-
givings. AT "a quarter to six he
waited no longer, but vent three steps
at u time up stairs to Old Bridget to
ask her If she knew where Miss Dul-
Gle was.
Mrs. Driscoll had no idea. She put
down her knitting, and wrinkled her
brows so strongly that Andy, who had
not believed them capable of another
crease, gazed at her astounded.
Wasn't she down in the sChoolroom,
then? No: she wasn't. She hadn't
come in yet. then?
Come IMP
Andy's heart began to beat a little
quickly. What was it she had said?
that she would let them see. Did
she begin to let them see when she
went out? But when was that?
when did she go outP" asks he.
''FaiX, not 50 long, Thin said the
old nurse, in IA little frightened fash
ion. Have ye anything on your
mind, Masther Andy? II you have.
spakc out! | mind mi now she kissed
me in II quarc, mad, disturbin' sort of
a way, when she was LAWN. | mind,
too. that ] tould her it was Il bit late
for a ramble. an she laughed strange
like, and said may be she'd never
have II chance of II ramble ag'in, so
she might as well have it % as not.
Oh! wirra. w~irrasthrue What'll ]
do il harm has come to me beauty"
Andy had cut her short. 1t was cy-
ident her mind ran on suicide. His
mind ran on Eyre. He knew that lat
ter was leaving this evening. and the
suspicion that Dulcic, in "a mad. angry
moment, had agreed To 90 with him,
seized upon him and held him. He
left the old woman rocking to ana fro.
and praying to every saint in the cal
endar.
1t didn't take him two minutes to
find his hat and rush out into the chill
\ night air en- route for the waysidc sta
ton.
ANDY" cries Dulcinea franticaIly,
In "a subdued and piercing tone that
reaches not only Andy'S ears, but
those OF Auketcll in his distant cor
ncr. His arc unnaturally strained.
well, here | am says Andy. call
ing out, too, in II distinctly indignant
tone.
.'He hears met says Dulcinca, with
q little sob of delight. turning excited
ly to her companion. HE is coming,
Oh! before he comes, go, GO. DO
you hear me? See, the train is on the
point of leaving! II you wait another
I moment, you will be left behind, and
T. oi. w 80 giving ~" iNh
zied push. -" | will write l will cX-
p~lain-only co.
''Write-cXplain!" Eyre feels rs il
his senses are deserving him. The
girl he has put himself in this false
position to save from ahominable tyr
amy is the one who now deliberately
1Snay, passionateiy- repudiates his as
-okl/lnce. Explain! There is no ex-
M khation-none" stammers he, hard
Knowing what he says. Righteous
do.er is burning in his breast.
''Oh! but | will writer declares she.
growing desperate rs she see Andy
approaching. There! be quic."'
Again she pushes him toward the now
almost moving train, and Eyre, con-
fused, angry, puzzled, oocys her touch.
and springs into the carriage nearest
10 him.
Almost unconsciously he had sprung
into it, the door is banged by u pass.
ing porter, and presently he finds that
he is under way, and leaving Dulclnea
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