The Red Cloud chief., 1898-11-11

to know II he's to 60 digging for tie
market"
With an imperious gesture she 81
fenced the girl, motioning her to the
window, where, after the FIRST startled
glance In my direction, she sat quits
still, looking out to sea.
I resumed my scat half unconccrn.
edly. and stared at the new arrival
with an interest quite unaccountable
to myself: certainly. her beauty did not
appeal to me, she did not even strike
me as being possessed OF ordinary
good looks. Her face was covered with
freckles and tanned by the sun, and
her hair fell in an unkempt mass
around her neck and shoulders: her
dress was a coarse serge, unrelieved by
the slightest attempt at trimming or
ornament. While / looked. my
thoughts went back to Edith, on whose
fairness ! had often Toasted. sitting In
tho sunlight, as this girl was now, her
pretty fingers sparkling with dia-
monds. bangles and bracelets tinkling
musically on her wrists and mingling
with the soft frou frou OF lace and silk
each time she drew her needle through
the everlasting strip OF oatmeal cloth.
Lace-could ! imagine such a texture
shadowing that child's little brown
fet lingering the clay-crusted pota-
toes on her knees! ! began to Won
der lazily who she was-eervant or ro-
lation Of the grlsly chatelaine?-when
my surmiscs were brought to an
abrupt close. Mrs. Casey's improving
Grafton had reached q rounded period.
and I was evidently expected to say
Amen and take my departure. chns-
tened and edited In spirit. I O . to
sey gocd-by.
You will have q charming after
noon for your walk. Mr.. Dennys," che
said. taking my hand with come
alacrIty. Situated as you behold
am, away from oil civilization. I regret
II is not In my power 10 offer you even
the form Of hospitality" When ! had
murmured n hasty disclaimer she re-
sumed complacently. "But you will
have q charming afternoon for your
walk; you came from Daliykillagan.
did you not?"
Eyes, ] walked thence-I could find
no car in the village; It must be eight
or nine miles at the least"
Because you came by the road; BY
| the cliffs end across the Goats Back
it's not quite Ave. Helen, my grand
daughter here, will put You ON the
track II you like"
said ! would like. and the next
minute Helen and l were standing out
side. ! waited for a moment thinking
she would want hat. cloak, or sun
shade. but. as she seemed to consider
herself fully equipped. We started al
once across the sloping meadow thai
led to the brink OF the cliff, where
she paused with shyly averted face
pointed to n tiny sheep-tracS winding
round the coast, babe me keep to tina
until had turned the third point, thel
to steer inland In a southerly direction
until I came TO n ruined cabin.
Here I interrupted her. somewha
a~ggricvedly. explaining that ! wa
quite n stranger in these parts. n
would be sure to lose myself II she di'
not accompany me farther.
Besides" I concluded tentatively
"as your grandmother Impressed %
me, It certainly is lovely weather 70
walking. and you have nothing par
ticular TO do this afternoon. hav
you?"
IL have nothing at all TO do; II 20
wish, III go with you as far as 20
like" sh answered. much to my SUI
prise, and starting at q break-nec
pace down the cliff.
ITO be Continued.)