Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-04-29

stranger down stairs, among the tourists
who are looking at the rooms and the pic
lures. He said he knew you. And he
asked II you were not related to the gen.
tleman who allowed travellers to see bic
interesting old house."
"well?"
"well, sir, I said yes. And then he
wanted to know II you happened to be
here at the present Tine"
Randall cut the mans story short. "And
you said yes again, and he gave you his
card. Let me look at It,"
Malcolm produced the card, and in
stantly received instructions to show the
gentleman up. The name recalled gen.
tleman he had met while In London at q
dinner at the London Club-Captain Ben
nydeck.
Randal's first words of welcome reliev.
ed the captain of certain modest doubts
Of bis reception, which appeared to trouble
him when he entered the room. II am
glad to End you remember me as kindly
as ! remember you" Those were bis
first words when he and Randall shook
hands.
That put the captain at bis ease, and
the two men were soon chatting pleasant
" together In the course Of his remarks
Captain Bennydeck said:
II have been in search Of q poor girl
who has lost both her parents; she has,
I fear, been left helpless at the mercy Of
the world. Her father was an old friend
Of mine-once an officer In the navy, like
myself. My last letters suggest a hope
Of tracing her. There Is reason to believe
that she Is, or has been, employed as q
pupil teacher at school In the suburbs
Of London; and am going back to try
Il can follow the clew myself. Good.
By, my 7riend-let Us hope to meet again.
When you are in London, you will always
hear Of me at the club"
Heartily reciprocating his good wishes,
Randall attended Captain Bennydeck to
the door. On the way back to the draw.
Ing room he found his mind dwelling, rath.
er to his surprise, on the captains con.
templated search for the lost girl.
Was the good man likely to find herr
1t seemed useless enough to inquire-and
yet Randall asked himself the question.
Her father had been described as an on.
Ger In the navy. Well, and what did that
matterf Inclined to laugh at bis own idle
curiosity, he was suddenly struck by Q
new idea. What had his brother told him
Of Miss WesterReld? She was the daugh.
ter Of an officer In the navy; she had been
pupil teacher at school. Was II really
possible that Sydney Westerfeld could
be the person whom Captain Bennydeck
was attempting to trace? Randall threw
up the window which overlooked the drive
In front Of the house. Too late! The
carriage which had brought the captain to
Mount Morven was no longer In sight.
The other course that he could take
was to mention Captain Bcnnydeck's
name to Sydney, and be guided BY the re.
suit.
The drawing room had not been empty
more than few minutes when the door
on the right was suddenly opened. Her.
bert Linley entered, with hurried, uncer.
tain steps.
He had ridden from the farm at head.
long speed, terrified by the unexplained
delay In the arrival Of messenger from
home. Unable any longer to suffer the
torment Of unrclieved suspense, he had
returned to make inquiry at the house.
As he interpreted the otherwise inexplica.
bic neglect Of his instructions, the last
chance Of saving the child's life had fail.
cd, and his wife had been afraid to tell
him the dreadful truth.
How long he stood there, alone and r..
resolute, he never remembered when he
thought Of Il In after days. All he knew
was that there came time when sound
In the drawing room attracted his atten.
ton. II was nothing more important
than the opening Of door.
Some person had entered the room. He
parted the curtains over the library en-.
trance and looked through. The person
was woman. She stood with her bacl.
turned toward the library. lifting a cloak
OF a chair. A she shook the cloak out
before putting II on, she changed her 20.
sition. He saw the face, never to be for
gotten by him to the last day Of his life.
He saw Sydney Westerfeld.
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