The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-21
CHAPTER III.-(Continued.)


Lennox said. half carelessly: e
by the way, Mr.. Dalton told M
an interesting story about having seer
you on Westminster bridge with 9
glrl-a bare-headed girl. he said
about one o'clock in the morning. II
was some poor girl you were befriend'
Ing, I suppose? DO tell me all about
her. II sounds so romantic"
Enderby laughed rather uneaslly.
Eyes, she was n girl whom I thought
I could help. but I can tell you nc
more about her, Miss Lennox. l am
under a promise TO her"
Miss lennox's purple-gray eyes re-
garded him for a moment as II In
sheer establishment. Then she said,
In her soft. caresslng tones:
you car trust me surely. Mr.. En-
derby? am a woman: II the poor
girl requires help, surely I could give
It. II not more effectually. perhaps,
at least, more-well, naturally than
you" She smiled right into his eyes,
her enchanting, friendly smile. you
see. a woman always understands a
woman better than a man. And surely
you will let me take this much Of a
share in your life and Its work"
you know that there n nothing
on earth I desire more than that. Miss
Lennox," said Enderby. a little hoarse-
ly. But | am afraid this is a matter
In which neither Of us can do any
thing. | have given my promise. You
would not ask me, | am sure. to break
IT,"
mo, MOI" Cecil smiled again into
his eyes: "but I see you have no con-
fdence in me as being me whit better
than the rest Of my sex. Mr.. Enderby.
II you had. you would trust me with
this secret. But let us change this
subject; after all II cannot concern
me in the least. only thought l
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 a
feeling al 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 himself
compelled him to walt a little longer.
CIR HnnrU as a man lnnEnI man
with a respect approaching to rever-
ence by the younger members Of the
Bar. He was a stately and fine look
Ing man still, o 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 made him
welcome at his West End mansion.
Besides that, Enderby had several
times visited at Sir Henry's place In
the countryside beautiful property
Of C~ourtwyse. 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.
"Ah. Enderby, glad to see you!" he
said. extending his hand In a friendly
manner. After a few minutes desul-
tory conversation. he turned to his
daughter. my dear. I expect a gen.
tleman to dinner tonight; perhaps
Mr.. Enderby would remain and make
q fourth"
Paul began some excuse. He was
not In evening dress, and the rules OF
society were always strictly observed
by Sir Henry.
Never mind" said the latter, as II
guessing Enderby's reason. "Or, II
you care to do so, you can leave us
now. and come back for dinner. l
wish you particularly to stop.
should like you to meet Doctor Lyn-
don; be is an exceedingly clever man,
and a specialist on the most interest
ing OF all medical studies-brain dis
eases"
Enderby started. Doctor Lyndon!
AS In a fash he remembered the
name. In that moment he determin-
ed to meet the man.
Il shall come with much pleasure"
he said. IF you will allow me to do
as you nave suggested"
He felt strangely unsettled, vaguely
apprehensiye. as he returned to the
Lennoxes In the evening. Oddly
enough 1t 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
to 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 II, the whole affair began
to assume the appearance OF an irri-
tating and perpleSing mystery to Paul
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