The Red Cloud chief., 1898-05-06
XXNI.-

IN the door. suddenly there flashed
ross her mind "A remembrance of the
tCt that a large portrait Of DICK was
standing on II little table near the
fireplace. Quick as thought she walked
straight to the table and turned the
portrait face downwards. carclessly
throwing over it the pretty lace tritlc
which adorned the top of a little chair
which stood close by.
She BATTERED herself that the old lord
had not seen or at any rate noticed the
action. and turned to him eager to hear
what had happened 10 Barbara.
Tell me. Is she much hurt?' she
asked. My poor old Barbara. How
was it?"
lie told her then exactly how the ac-
cident had happened. and how they
had taken the old lady las he called
Barbara. with an air of being himself
quite a boy of to 81. Georges, she
being insensible and not able 10 tell
" where she lived.
TO st. Georges! Is that a hos
pital?' Dorothy cried. oh, my poor
Barbara! She will think that the end
ri the world has come"
oh. no. She is much better off than
she would be in any private house.
said Lord Aylmcr, soothingly. But
am most grieved and sorry 10 tell you
that her leg is broken, and she Is
naturally very anxious that YOU should
hear of her. and, ii possible, that she
should see you"
"Oh. I'll go. I'll go at once" Doro-
thy cried. Would you be kind enough
10 get me a cab? ! won't lose another
minute. Oh, my poor, dear old Bar
bara!'
May ] drive YOU there | have my
carriage at the door" he asked.
In an uncomfortable burst Of graft
tude Dorothy put out her two little
trembling hands and took his. ION.
Lord Aylmer." she cried. how good
sou are! | wont keep you waiting a
minute. I will be ready before you
know that | have gone"
She ran out of the room and came
back with her bonnet on and Il dust
cloak over her smart t~ea-gown, but not
. before Lord Aylmer had quietly gone
to the table and looked at the portrait
which she had so adroitly hidden. Yes,
as he had suspected from her move
ments, II was IA portrait of Master
Dick. He put it down again and
NJ walked to the window. where he stood
~ looking at his handsome carriage, with
u its s~atin-coated horses and the two tall
I servants in their resplendent l~iveries.
Lord Aylmer wondered how long the
destinations of a photograph would
hold out against the destinations OF
such a turnout as that. And Dorothy
all the time was thinking how lucky
II was that It was not Lord Aylmel
who had picked up Barbara, and how,
now that she had got in touch with
him, she would be able to work things
into n straight and comfortable state
and scnd for her darling home again
instead of going out to India to join
him.
II haven't been long. have T." she
said, as she came in.
Very quick, indeed" he answered
approvingly, and added 10 himself
pom my word, but Master Dick ha,
very fair tastc-knows the right sor'
when he sees It,"
II will put my gloves on as We go
so not let us lose any time" she said
going toward the door.
He handed her into the carriage will
an air Of Difference he might hav,
shown TO a princess. then he got II
= himself and sat beside her.
Back TO st. Georges Hospital" h
Nsaid to Charles.
Eyes, m'lord," said Charles.
And. as ill-luck would have it. a
that very instant the lady with tn
serene eyes who lived on the foo
above Dorothy's fiat came down tn
4 street in time to see them come ont an,
the old gentleman hand her into I'll
carriage-nay, in time to hear Charles
~ reply of yes, m'lord,"
As II by instinct the two woma,
looked at one another-~there was II
expression in the serene face of tn
lady who was on foot, nothing notice
/, able about her excepting a cold ~severit
in her eyes; il was but the glance q
"a moment, yet Dorothy, who guessc
what was in the mind Of the othe,
J grew scarlet from chin to. brow an
turned her head away that Lord AyI
mer might not see that her eyes wer
filled with tears.
"Will you be able to get on withor
our old servant?" Lord Aylmer askeC
as they drove along.
Il must, for the present, " answere
Dorothy.
But I meant-have %you-that is
you meant have | another servant!
she finished. mo, | have not. | mu,
Aaeee about some one to take her pla'
for the time. | wonder whore | sha
go to look for ope?"
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