The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1901-10-24


wondered why Sydney remained down
stairs in the school room. "Oh, don't
keep her away from me. | want sgd l
want Syd.p That was her one cry. When
exhaustion silenced her. they hoped that
the sad delusion was at an end. No, AS
the slow fire OF the fever famed again,
the same words were OF the child's lips,
the same fond hope was in her sinking
heart
The doctor led Mrs L.nley out Of the
room. rs this the goyernessT'' he asked.
"Yesg'
SIS she within easy reachg'
"She is employed in the family Of
friend Of ours Living nine miles away from
US"
"Send for her instantly"
Mrs. Linley looked at him with a Wild
~ mingled expression Of hope and fear.
She was not thinking Of herself-she was
not even thinking. for that one moment.
of the child. What would her husband
say, if she, who had extorted his promise
never to see the Governess again. brought
Sydney Westerfeld back to the houseg
Two hours later. pale worn. haggard
with anxiety. Sydney Westerfeld entered
the room and looked once more on the
faces which she had resigned herself
never TO see again. She appeared to be
hardly conscious Of the kind reception
which did its best to set her at her ease.
Am / in timer were the first words
that escaped her on entering the room.
Treasured by the answer, she turned
back TO the door, eager to hurry upstairs
to Kitty's bedside.
Mrs. Presty followed them and begged
earnestly for leave to wait the result of
the momentous experiment at the door OF
Kitty's bedroom. Randall opened the door
for them as the three went out together.
he was in a state of maddening anxiety
about his poor little niece Then he shut
shut himself into the drawing room, but
had barely succeeded in composing him
self when a servant appeared with some
thing to say to him.
Il don't know whether l have done
right. SIR" Malcolm began. There's a
stranger down stairs. among the tourists
who are looking at the rooms and the pic
lures. He said he knew you. And be
asked if you were not related to the gen
tleman who allowed travellers to see his
interesting old house.
''Welly'
We'll, sir, 1 said yes And then he
wanted to know if you happened to be
Randall cut the mans story short. And
you said yes again. and he gave you hi:
card. Let me look at it,
Malcolm produced the card, and in
stantly received instructions TO show the
gentleman up. The name recalled a gen
tleman he had met while in London at
dinner at the London Club-Captain Ben
nydeck.
Randals first words of welcome reliev
ed the captain of certain modest doubts
of his reception, which appeared to trouble
him when he entered the room. Il an
glad to find you remember me as kind!
as | remember you" Those were hi
first words when he and Randall shool
hands.
That put the captain at his ease, an,
the two men were soon chatting pleasant
~ together. In the course of his remark
Captain Bennydeck said:
Il have been in search of a poor cir
who has lost both her parents; she has
l fear, been left helpless at the mercy o
{ the world. Her father was an old frien,
! of mine-Once an officer in the navy, Xix
! myself Ny last letters suggest a hop
of tracing her. There is reason to believ
that she is. or has been. employed as
+ pupil teacher at a school in the suburb
] of London: and l am going back TO IT.
if l can follow the clew myself. Good
by, my friend-let US hope to meet again
Heartily reciprocating his good wishes
Randall attended Captain Bennydeck /
the door. On the way back to the draw
l. ing room he found his mind dwelling. ratl
er to his surprise. on the captains con
{ templated search for the lost girl.
= Was the good man likely to find her
1t seemed useless enough to inquire-an
, yet Randall asked himself the question
u Her father had been described as an OF
Ger in the navy. Well. and what did tina
= matter? Inclined to laugh AT his own id
curiosity, he was suddenly struck By
: new idea. What had his brother told hi
u of Miss Westerfelds She was the daugl
: ter of an officer in the navy; she had bee
!, pupil teacher at a school Was it reall
- possible that Sydney Westerheld coul
- be the person whom Captain Bennydec
was attempting to trace? Randall tire
= up the window which overlooked the dry
u in front Of the house. Too late. IL
: carriage which had brought the captain
Mount MOrven was no longer in sight.
X The other course that he could tai
= was to mention Captain Bennydeek
y name to Sydney, and be guided by the r
suit.
n The drawing room had not been empi
more than a few minutes when the do,
on the right was suddenly opened. He
bert Linley entered. with hurried. unce
tain steps.
He had ridden from the farm at hea
at long speed, terrified by the unexplain,
rs delay in the arrival of a messenger fro
ly home. Unable any longer to suffer Il
IN torment of unrelieved SUSPENSE. he h,
st returned TO make inquiry M the hons
v As he interpreted the otherwise inexplic
he bic neglect of his instructions. the Ia
III chance OF saving the child's life had IA
We ed. and his wife had been afraid TO t,
lie him the dreadful truth.