Hutchinson gazette., 1901-02-07
CHAPTER VII.-(ContInuedD

wy lOu put no ndmS W yuHl HSt'i
90 never knew till now to whom |
was indebted"
1T was a very trlaing service, When
I read the advertisement II flashed
upon my mind you answered the de-
scription Of the missing girl"
Yes, | was the girl mentioned, 1t
Is nearly three months ago, and have
heard nothing. Sometimes | feel al
most safe; then something depresses
me, and | go through all my terrors
again"
"You mustn't" he said gently; you
4, will make yourself Ill II you fret over
contingencies, Believe me, Easthill-
on-Sea 10 as safe a hiding place as you
can find. It is hardly known beyond
Its own immediate nelghborhood."
The tea room was deserted-Harold
established Beryl In q remote corner,
and fetched refreshments for her from
the buffet The grey eyes sought his
face half pleadlngly;
II ought not to trouble you," she
Asaid wlstfully; "but l should like to
tell you Just this have not done
anything DREADFUL mean, am not
flying from Justice"
Harold laughed outright; he really
could not help II.
Forgive me-" he said penitently'
"but no one could possibly think you
were. You do not look like an es-
capped criminal, Miss Lendon."
my father has married again." she
said frankly, "and could not stay to
gee his wife In my mothers place, 80
I ran away. l don't think 1t was
wrong"
But he must miss you very much"
"oh no." she said naively, "he never
cared for me. He always said l was
n nuisance to him, and he would want
me less than ever now he has his new
wife"
II hope you are fairly comfortable?"
he said anxiously. II have never met
Mrs. Tanner; but own to a great dis
like of her friend, Mrs. Wilmot,"
MRS Wilmot Is terrible; but Mrs,
Tanner is not In the least like her. She
Is very sad and gentle"
"And you mean to stay with her?"
Eyes; II only the school gets on
enough for her to afford to keep me-"
miss Lendon," said Harold, when
she rose to return to her post, II need
not tell you your secret is safe with
me; but you are very young to be 30
much alone In the world Will you
make me just this one promise? That
II troubles arise so that you need n
friend, you will let me do my best to
help YOU"
She was his enemy's daughter. Beryl
.tfelt II he knew she was the child Of
the pair who had wronged him he
would have no more to do with her;
but she only said simply she should
never forget Mr. Dynevor's kindness,
1t was brilliant function, and an
unqualified success. When at last the
stalls were empty, and the flock Of
pieasure-seekers had gone home, Mrs,
Craven carried off the busy money
makers to an informal supper at the
Manor Mrs. Dynevor and her son
Joined the party, and Beryl found her.
self seated between Kitty and her
brother.
"Will you come and see me, Miss
Lendon?" asked the daughter Of the
Dynevors kindly. Mother will be very
pleased to welcome you. l suppose, in
strict etiquette I ought to call at
Woodlands; but might come In school
hours, or make some other dreadful
mistake, so 1t will be much nicer II
you come to Uplands."
Beryl thanked her; but said some
thing about her duties and Mrs. Tan
ner.
"Oh, she must spare you sometimes
| seem to know you quite we'll after
all these hours spent together, and we
can't go back to being strangers"
Mrs. Grey, her husband, and Boryl
drove home in the shabby pony car
rlage; Mrs. Dynevor and her children
walked the half-mile between the
Manor and Uplands In the sllvery
moonlight.
1T was a huge success" said Kitty.
VI really quite enjoyed myself, and we
made lot Of money"
"And you worked like Trojans," said
her brother; everything went off ia
mously."
Mother dear" said Kitty anxious
iy, "are you tired?"
mot very. You mustn't think me
dull, Kitty; but somehow l never can
enjoy myself at the Manor. | seem
to see the good old days, when your
uncle and aunt were alive and we
visited there. Kind and hospitable as
the Cravens are, 1t is not the same
thing"
"Of course not, mother" said Har-
old; but they are far pleasanter neigh
bors than the real owner Of the SOIL"
II hope he will not come here"
breathed Mrs Dynevor anxlously.
Harold, you must have been eight or
nine when your Aunt Nina left the
Manor; do you remember her at all?"
"only that she was very pretty and