The Red Cloud chief., 1900-11-30

intimate with the Templetons.
Gladys strange shrinking and ter
ror of the scientist had entirely worn
OF. simply because he had ceased to
bestow the faintest attention to her
dainty person. His eyes never by any
chance rested upon her.
II might be a Gov or wax doll for
all the notice your fine philosopher
gives to met" the girl-bride said.
"0h, well, you cant expect to have
dry-as-dust scientific fellows In your
train, my DEAR" said Gervis mildly.
You must be content with ordinary
men, such as your humble servant. for
slaves. | don't suppose Andsell, poor
old chap, knows a pretty face from Il
plain one
I'm not so sure about that" skep-
tically said the bride. why, ! should
no be surprised II he has a wife of
his W here in Montreal"
Not he" carelessly said Gervis.
Hes a woman-hater, | should inn
agine. His bride Is science. to which
he seems to have given himself up
body and soul. You should see his
diggings. GLADLY! Never saw such a
collection Of weird and extraordinary
inventions in my life. He took mo
there last evening, and you don't see
me going again to such a creepy place.
Why, he has got his coffin. all spick
and span and ready for occupation, In
one corner. and In the hall, instead or
a hatstand, he has actually got a skele-
ton, braced up with iron, on the arms
of which the crazy old chap hangs his
hat. There, my dear, | ought not to
have told you that"
GLADLY had gone quite white.
Look here. | am going to take you
to the ice carnival tonight. and tomor-
row We start for old England. And
did | tell you, GLADLY? Andsell has
suddenly made up his mind to go with
us. There's something-some elixir
to be got only in London from some old
wizard OF an east end chemist. and
Andsell must have 1t to complete
some marvellous scientific invention
he mean to patent. So I've asked him
down to Temple-Dene to spend Christ
mas. We owe him some little atten-
ton for all he did for us that awful
night OF the fire."
That evening. however, Gcrvis Tenn
pleton ven to the ice carnival alone
GLADLY. when quite ready to start out
with him, was seized with al unac-
c%ountable chill and trembling.
You've taken cold.' said Gervis
practically, that's what II Is. Now,
/ you just stay quietly at home and cos
set yourself up. or we shall have to
remain behind tomorrow"
GLADLY, thankful enough of the rest
and quiet, lay back in a low chair In
the private sitting room the Temple
tons had secured. Her eyes were hid
; den under their soft. white lids; but
GLADLY was not asleep. Strange visions
; and stranger thoughts we're whirling
) through her brain: and her small
hands lay Imply in her lap, their wax
en- Wilderness intensified by the violet
satin of her evening gown.
II was not of her own simple past,
nor yet of the wonderful happiness
that had come to her SO lately that
GLADLY was dreaming. Instead, dark,
, fantastic shapes and visions came and
went, succeeded by grim f~orebodings.
Never a strong girl, GLADLY, since
the night of the fire In the snow shed,
had dropped strangely. 1t was as II
the springs Of life within her were
broken. The shock might or might
, not have done the mischief; but II
was there nevertheless. AS she lay
back with closed eyes and whitened
cheeks there was a distinct change on
the round young face.
So thought somebody who had come,
stepping softly over the thick, rich car
pet, close to the little figure reclining
1 In the low charlse softly that Glad
, dy did not open her blue eyes. Indeed
r the white lids closed down tightly over
( them. perhaps because a hand with
= long. thin fingers was waving slowly to
3 and fro in front of them.
In a few seconds GLADLY was in a
deep. motionless sleep. and standing
= looking down pom her out OF his dark
unfathomable eyes, was Paul Andsell
who, on hearing from the black waiter
that Mr.. Templeton had, zone out to
the ice carnival, stepped upstairs u
pay his respects to Mrs. Templeton.
I Bending close down until his lips
2 neared her pink ear. Paul, In a mon
3 otonous voice, reclted a sort of state
! ment. He spoke in carefully measured
: tones. as II anxious that not the
merest syllable should be slurred over
The room was still and quiet, and
GLADLY slept on TRANQUILITY, while Paul
looked round him for something he
wanted.
Reaching over, he drew towards him
a Japanese screen, and fixed 1t partly
between the sleeping girl and a little
] table, on which were writing materi-
ais. Then he spread out a blank sheet
of white paper. and then lifted first a
pen. then a pencil from the writing
table.