The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-11-02
70 70 make use Of this for. sone sort Of apjisat

a. though without intention, and "a *
passed her to quietly say;s.s-s
nope Mr.. Havelock 10 feeling better
ne Is greatly changed just lately / tr,1s,
.nere Is nothing serious the matter with
him?, "''A
Mr. brinkman looked at her for : moment
Win singular expression, and then ans
wered, lightly: =,
On, les all right. thanks. A little ner.
sous about himself, that's all. We are eoins
on Tor a. holiday soon.''
Don't you think" she said. ..he would
10 better to go at once? The landlady was
speaking OF him to me this morning and we
agreed that he looks really i'll. Women.
you know, notice these things more than
men. she added, alphabetically, land their
intultions are generally correct"
Mf. brfnkman's eyes rested on hers again.
ana this time she read in them the annoy
ance he felt.
II would do Havelock a great deal OF
narm' ne said, coldly ito betray any sign
ol anxiety about him.. Mrs. Dundas, I
assure you, with transient hint of.im-
pertlnence In his accent, .you need be under
no uneasiness concerning him He is in
very good hands. I understand him per-
fectly." ~
With bow he passed her, and she felt
mat ne meant to convey a rebuff, and that
ner sollcitude was unwelcome
mat there was some underlying reason
ior MS resentment she was convinced; and
as she stood there pondering her glance
isnted on a paper that, fluttering down
from the stairs which Mr.. Brinkman had
just assembled. lay at her feet.
A newspaper cutting, that was all. She
r0T c11
tnen suddenly with full understanding. as
though a 1ashlight had been turned on
and 1llumined the letters and their hidden
meaning to her minds eve The resolve
tnat took possession of her was emphasized
by her swift retreat into her own room
ana the decisive closing of her door.
mat evening note was brought to Mr..
Havelock containing these lines:
Dear Mr.. Havelock:
You kindly offered to lend me some hooks
the last time l saw you. I should he very
glad OF one or two novels if you could
spare them. Perhaps, if you have time. Won
Will bring them down to me yourself to-
morrow afternoon. l shall be in to tea at
D. Yours sincerely, HESTER DUNDAS.
r. S.-Do you happen to have good book
on chess that you could let me have for
day or two?
He did not think it necessary to mention
the note to his friend; Stanworth Brink
man and he had not hit it off quite so
we'll latterly, though there seemed to be
no definite reason for any change in their
original good comradeship. But at O'Clock
the next day he returned from the foreign
once, and, presenting himself at Mrs. Dun
das' sitting room door, was admitted and
made welcome.
Here are some novels" he said, land
book On chess, but 1 can't answer for
US being good one. l have not PLAYED
myself for years, not since I was a boy at
school, l had rather turn for it then. It
'uns in our family. Do you play much.
Mrs. Dundas?"
Scarcely at all" she answered smiling.
l am not clever enough. 1t is the game
or diplomats is it not?"
She gave him some tea, and afterwards
The sang and played to him. all the while
making no reference to his illness, though
ne could see that the latter mysterious
is 1t was had been making strides. His
yes were strangely bright and anxious
lis face grey and strained looking, his
manner feverish and nervous.
When he was going away she asked him
uietly whether he would do her the favor
consulting her DOCTOR who was especial |
good at diagnosing intangible maladies: |
nd she added that she would prefer that |
If. Brlnkman should not know of her re-
uest.
Mr.. Havelock, rather surprised, but i'm
ressed by the evident sincerity of her
interest In him, promised to do what she
sked, and Mrs. Dundas waited to see the
esult OF her first move. There was none
Dr. Herschel prescribed but without his
suai success, for Mr.. Havelock grew rap
Ivy worse, and on the third day was quite
nable to get up and go to his work He
oulo neither rest nor eat; he seemed ex-
austed and overdone; yet he averred that
nad passed a capital night as usual So
luch Mrs Dundas learnt, and later. when
II. brlnkman returned, she heard also that
had declined the landlady's offer to sit
with his friend. and had said that he
ould sit up with Mr. Havelock himself. if
ecessary, and that there was no cause for
1xiety, nor sufficient reason to call in a
0ctOr.
Then Hester decided to make her Sec
I'D move: for now she believed that she
as playing for a life, and a life that had
scome unaccountably Of value to her.
The house was silent when she crept
!
me to bed, and stood in the shadow of
e landing window listening and waiting
r sign Of any sort from the room where
e knew that Mr.. Havelock slept
The door of the sitting room was aiar.
I'd the room was still lit up, but she
uld not see whether it was tenanted or
It.
She had not long to wait before some
ing happened
Mr.. Havelock's door opened, and he stood .
the doorway, his tall form wrapped in {
long, dark dressing gown, outlined against
e dim light of shaded lamp that stood by
s bedside. With quick, sure step he
ssed along the passage, almost touching
r where she stood, and into the sitting
ON. She knew beyond a doubt that he !
Is walking in his sleep, and she knew also
lat she would see when she glided to
e open door OF the sitting room, and i
BOD there, unseen, watching. t
Mr.. Havelock had seated himself beside I
table set with chessmen, and, leaning his :
rehead on one hand, was with the other :
shing the pieces here and there, now =
aking move and now retracing it, and ! t
en- again sitting absorbed and motion
IS. as though his whole soul and mind i
re bent on solving some question of I
ny that taxed his mental powers to the
most. y
Leaning against the mantelpiece. his at
ude betraying the intentness of his OBJ n
walton, stood Stanworth Brinkman. There
s no sound In the room, and Hester felt q
1t 1t needed all her self-restraint not to