The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-07


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hs coslA spsak of vhat b prsyiag -
his niaA. ~ would ste hettst,
.Thsn thsre II somethingr' Endst-
by aaid. holding the small hand With
IN unconscious closs grasp.
shs checked herself again.
~You mast not let fatkaf kho6 that
I sid thxt! :" she exclaimed eaeei4y.
-0ood-by. and thtnk yoa % Huch!''
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down tAs hing stairs b. wondered
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nv CHAPTER v.
-Do you think rAall soon - al
right. Lyndon?'.
II certainly think 20; vita care end
good nursing. such - Miss Jasmine u
able to: give you. you will soon be as
well a any OF ua."
Il must get we'll soon, !" said the sick
man, with nash Of passion. 'sLyn-
don, can't die and leave my child
with this horrible stigma ON her name.
have made up my mind to write to
Sir Henry. and II he refuses to DO any
thing then, l must tell tbA truth"
Or. Dundas Lyndon stood silent for
| = moment There was no change In
his smooth. freshly, colored face; his
Hight eyes. were, on the ground. Pres
entity he raised them. and looked at
his patient. n,
You must not tell me these things,
old friendyou really must not An
simply : doctor. and am doing the
best can for you; but should much
| prefer II yea did not speak to me Of
these matters. Now i must 60. You
will take your rAAdicine "a usual. and
shall call again tomorrow
Lyndon" said the invalid. little
huskily, you are too kind to me. How
am to repay you for all the kindness
you show meand gratuitously?
| s"Tush. mani" said the doctor-but
an observant watcher might have fan
cied that he turned slightly paler now.
els that much for one to. do for an
old friend? We have known each
! other these fifteen--seyenteen years
since you were my coach, Lloyd"
He went away. and Jasmine stole
back to her father.
There was strangely cruel express
sion on Dundas Lyndon's face as he
turned toward the door for q moment.
YES" he muttered, between set
teeth; II am doing my best for you
and for US all David Lloyd"
Jasmine sat down at her fathers
feet on low hassock.
1.-THE doctor thinks you are better
today, daddyf" 81
Yes. little one. Perhaps shall be
better soon now. Jasmine. hope 50.
There IL the work ! have 10 often
spoken Of to You TO be done yet"
s'Yss. dear" -
The girl looked Into the hre-they
had always to have ! small ilrs burn
ing. even when the sun was shining
warmly out Of doors-her brown eyes
soft and dreamy.
| It was strange how really little Jas
mine Lloyd knew OF her father.
She had been, as she told Enderby,
brought up by an aunt who lived in
Cornwall, while her father, whose
wife had died when Jasmine was very
young, had acted as tutor in private
families.
| Then, whom she was twelve. there
came q sudden summons for her. Il
came in the shape Of 4 sea-captain,
who brought letter from her father.
Jasmine was to go out to him: the
captain would take care of her.
She was taken to . wild, little
known place In California: there her
| father was making q poor living by
schoolmastering the miners children
and conducting the st Jaso Argus. .
She was happy enough In that lovely,
warm climate Of rich luxuriance and
fertility; her father was good to her.
wonderfully gentle and kindly.
Then had come the uphAayal Of her
life aEatn. News had come to her ia
ther which agitated him terribly, and
in weeks time they were on their
way home. They came to London and
took the shabby two-roomed nat in
Burden Mansions. Her father wrote
articles on California for some papers.
Then came the Ars& visit Of Doctor
Dandss Lyndon. which Agitatsd her
father again. Coon aftsr he was taken
III. and sent for Doctor Lyndon.
That was four months ago. Since
THEN he had been steadily growing
kworss. until that terrible night when
the lives Of Paul Enderby and Jasmine
Lloyd came In touch.
Her father had told her vaguely