The Red Cloud chief., 1900-09-14
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III. D. HVeISb

went away.
As he emerged into the open air
again he iancied a shadow fitted
nuiselessly round n corner OF the man
slons. Then he drew himself together
with n short laugh, for a dlsagreeable
thrill had run through aim at the
fancy.
lie had hidden the hanson wait. and
he went up to tho man. who was Sit
ting drowsily before him.
Did you notice a man go round the
mansions ~ | came ont, driver
Cabby shook his lrowsy head.
mo, sir, | haven't. wy. all wise
folks is In their beds in this ere To-
cality hours ago, | should say" he
retorted, with a touch OF personal
feeling.
Endcrby got In, and was soon being
driven to his rooms In the West End.
Somehow. the strange incidents OF
the night had oddly unsettled him.
Even when he went to bed his dreams
were disturbed by strange. uncomfort-
able reproductions OF these incidents,
grotesquely and wen horribly de-
formed. For so matter-of fact u man
Paul Enderby was oddly fanciful over
them.
Still. undoubtedly the experience
had been rather a peculiar one.
lie felt sure the girl was refined and
OF gentle birth; II Is not dlficult to
detect the signs of these. Her accent
was not exactly an English one, yet
It was not peculiar enough to be pro-
nounced un-English.
Who was she? Who was her father!
What reason could she have for abso-
lutely refusing to allow another doc
tor but this Doctor Lyndon to see her
father? Who was this Doctor Lyn-
don?
with the morning the incidents OF
| the night before seemed to have DRIFT
ed OF into the same region as that In
which dreams are made: but n
reminiscence OF them remained with
Enderby, and oddly annoyed him. IL
was the memory of the man who had
passed In the hanson while he was
speaking to the girl who called her
self by the name Of Lloyd.
Enderby sauntered along to the
Courts, where he assumed gown and
wig. and listened to the cases. lie
was not absolutely IA briefless barrister
and he was considered very clever.
But, besides that, Paul Enderby
came OF a very good family, and was
not, though he himself was poor, so
very far removed from the Barony OF
Eglin, having only five lives between
him and II. So hat Enderby was
somewhat OF a spoiled child Of society.
being a good-looking, STRAIGHTFORWARD
handsome fellow enough after the pure
Saxon type, and without "A taint upon
his name.
He was coming out OF the Courts
when some one tapped him on the
shoulder.
"Ah, Enderby, going to the club,
are you? I'm due there at five and
have one or two engagements after
dinner. | suppose you will put In an
appearance at the P~anningtons to-
night"
E%nderby's pleasant, f~resh-complex'
toned face had been overshadowod by
a look OF annoyance as the newcomer
addressed him. lie was a man a little
older than himself-not above middle
height. and slender with 1t, with
pale, dark face, black eyes placed
rather close together, and a smooth
straight. unpleasant mouth, which hat
a disagreeable habit OF curling up
wards when he laughed. He was Dig
by Dalton, and WAS by profession alst
q barrister.
81 dare say ! shall look in at the
Pcnningtons,' he answered, drily
"But ! have another engagement"
Miss LNnnox's receptions" smiled
Dalton. Yes, Of course, you will b.
there, Enderby. What a man you ar
for being asked out! BY the by, ha'
you anything on last night?"
Enderby looked straight into tn
smiling face.
perhaps | had. May | ask why yoI
inquire, Mr.. Dalton?"
ooh, nothing" 'The other shrugged
his shoulders. only curious, WASH
It. ! was driving over Westminste
about half past one, and | saw a MAJ
with a girl on the bridge. coul'
have sworn 1t was you. Curious
wasn't III"
mot at ALL" Enderby answered
coldly. ut was l."
"Oh, l beg your pardon! reall,
would not have mentioned it II | ha,
thought that was the case" said Dial
ton, as II with regret. 'Of course, W
! men Of the world don't inquire to
narrowly into each Others affairs; bu
! you know there are a few men who's
lives seem open to every one an
= whose slightest action will bear inves
. tigstion. don't require to tell yol
Enderby. that We all consider you ar
. one OF those. In fact, your member
\ shin at the Bayard Club IL suf1cten