The Yale expositor., 1900-09-21
CHAPTER III.-(Continned.l

reception, about the last new book,
The most recent concert. Then Miss
GennoX said, half carelessly:
"By the way, Mr.. Dalton told me
IN interesting story about having seen
,ou on Westminster bridge with
sirl--a bare-headed girl, he said
about one o'clock in the morning. 1t
Vas some poor girl you were befriend-
ing, l suppose? Do tell me all about
aer. 1t sounds so romantic"
Enderby laughed rather uneasily.
Eyes, she was a girl whom thought
could help, but / can tell you no
more about her. Miss Lennox. l am
lnder a promise to her"
Miss Lennox's purple-gray eyes re-
sarded him for a moment as If in
sheer establishment. Then she said,
IN her soft. caressing tones:
"You can trust me surely, Mr.. En-
5erby? / am q woman: If the poor
girl requires help, surely l could give
1t, If not more effectually, perhaps,
at least, more-well, naturally than
you" She smiled right into his eyes,
lcI llIcuuIy G4Ai4AS' ~
see, a woman always understands
woman better than man. And surely
Fou will let me take this much Of
share in your life and its work"
"You know that there is nothing
On earth / desire more than that, Miss
Lennox," said Enderby, little hoarse-
iy. But am afraid this is matter
IN which neither of us can do any
thing. l have given my promise. You
would not ask me, am sure, to break
t."
mo, mol" Cecil smiled again into
his eyes; "but l see you have no con-
ldence in me as being one whit better
than the rest of my sex, Mr.. Enderby.
If you had, you would trust me with
this secret. But let us change this
subject; after all it cannot concern
me in the least. / only thought
might be of some service TO YOU"
The subject dropped, but Enderby
was conscious of an almost impercep-
tible change in the atmosphere Cecil
was as caressing, as fascinating as
ever in her manner; but there was
feeling as of some barrier that had
risen between them in Enderby's mind.
He could not utter now the words
that he had almost dared to think he
might speak, and not be said nay to-
He was about to leave when the en-
trance OF Sir Henry Lennox himssH
compelled him to wait a little longer.
Sir Henry was man looked upon
with respect approaching to rever-
ence by the younger members or the
Bar. lie was q stately and fine look
ing man still, on the right side of If
ty. and he was considered one OF the
shining lights of his profession.
Paul Enderby, the rising young bar
rister, was a favorite with Sir Henry
and the latter had always mad. h,.l
welcome at his West End mansion
Besides that, Enderby had ceveral
times visited at Sir Henry's place Ia
the country-the beautiful property
of Courtwysa, from which Sir Henry
derived his wealth.
He looked rather careworn and
anxious today, and Enderby conclud-
ed he had some unusually trying case
on hand.
All Enderby, glad to see you!' he
said, extending his hand in friendly
manner. After few minutes desul-
tory conversation, he turned to his
daughter. my dear, I expect a gem
tleman to dinner tonight; perhaps
Mr.. Enderby would remain and make
a fourth?"
Paul began some excuse. He was
rot in evening dress, and the rules OF
society were always strictly observed
by Sir Henry.
Never mind,- said the latter, as If
guessing Enderby's reason. COR, if
you care to do so, you can leave us
now. AID come back for dinner l
wish you particularly to stop. l
should like you to meet Doctor Lyn-
don: he Is an exceedingly clever man,
and q specialist on the most interest
ing OF all medical studies-brain dis
eases"
Enderby started. Doctor Lyndon!
AS in a flash he remembered the
name. In that moment he determin-
ed TO meet the man.
he said. "if you will allow me to do
as you have suggested"
He felt strangely unsettled, vaguely
apprehensive, as he returned to the
Lennoxes in the evening. Oddly
enough il was less of Cecil Lennox he
was thinking than Of the man he was
going to meet. Who and what was
he? There was really nothing singu-
lar in the fact that Sir Henry Lennox
should know this man, to whom the
daughter of David Lloyd was going
for help for her father; yet somehow
the thing seemed an odd coincidence
10 Enderby. And taken along with the
fact that Cecil Lennox knew OF his
chance meeting with the girl. and was
evidently for some reason deeply in
terested in It, tlo whole affair began
20 sssume the appearance of an irri-
tating and perplccin. mystery to Paul