The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-25
CHAPTER vi.

A HUNDRED POUNDS REWARD
Left her home on April 80. a young
lady, aged IS. brown hair, grey-blue
eyes, fair complexion, a very diminu-
tive figure. When last seer was wear
ing a black tailor-mnde costume and
a small lace toque trimmed with vlc-
let's. The above reward will be paid
to any n giving such information as
may lead to her recovery. Apply to A.
b. c., Porter's library, Wilton Place"
Two people at Easthill read that no.
tice and knew whom 1t concerned
Beryl LindOn, VINO rejoiced with all
her heart that the gathering coldness
OF the April evening had made her
put on her cloak before she left East
hill Station; and Harold Dynevor, who
felt convinced that the young lady in
CURED for was no other than the lone
ly little traveier who had asked the
way to Mrs. Tanners school.
No doubt other people in the neigh
borhood read the advertisement, but
none of them guessed 1t was In their
power to earn the reward. Mrs. Wiimot
had never seen her sisters teacher i'll
walking attire, Mrs. Tanner never
looked at the agony column. Helen
Craven. who was of a romantic turn
Of mind. read the paragraph aloud to
her family, and declared the poor girl
II concerned had evidently escaped
from a lunatic asylum; but Captain
Tempest was at the Manor and en-
crossed most of her attention, 80 that
she soon forgot the matter.
Beryl felt terribly nervous. She had
expected her father to be rather re-
lieved at her departure. and the adver-
tisement seemed to imply he was set
on finding her. She longed to confide
in Mrs. Tanner; but. though she could
have trusted the widow perfectly, the
possession OF such a secret would, IL
discovered, have embroilcd her very
much with her sister. So beyond a
visit to the one Diapers at Easthill-on-
Sea, where she purchased a bunch of
forget-me-nots to replace the violets
in her toque, the advertisement made
no immediate difference to Beryl.
AS for Harold, he thought Of it again
and again. He could not get the girls
sweet, sad face out OF his head. And
after a few days doubt perplex-
ity, during which the announcement
was repeated in the paper every morn
ing, he decided to call on Mrs. Grey,
the wife of the curate-in-charge Of the
Easthill-on-Sea, and ask her openly
for Mrs. Tanners address.
He was prepared to face her wonder
At the question, but 1t was spared him.
rhe first greetings were barely over
when little Olive Grey came in through
he French window, with two or three
ichool books strapped together, and a
jery important little face.
You don't mean to say you send
hat mite to schol?" Harold asked,
when Miss Olive had installed herself
IN his knee. why, she can't be six"
Turned eight. Mr.. Dynevor. |
should have sent her before, only there
was no school here. A young widow,
Mrs. Tanner. opened one in January,
and Olive was one of her first pupils"
Il shouldn't have thought there were
enough children for a school to pay
Il think Mrs. Tanner must be get
ting on, for she has just started an
assistant. Such a pretty girl! | saw
her at church on Sunday and lost my
heart to her. Tendon her name is
,sn't 1t. Olive?" ...
YES: only one letter different from
n 49,. ", ,.tl AIis, nl;.vn. s.anI
she comes from London. too
The child ran off to her tea, and Mrs.
Grey, who did not possess as much
tact az kindness. suddenly asked:
rs it true that the Lindons are COM
ing TO live at the Manor when General
Craven ~leaves?"
Il have no idea. l know it Is ru-
mored."
"Mr. Grey thinks the .rumor only
got about because Mr.. Linion refused
to renew the generals lease"
General Craven thinks he will re-
new it in the end. but is standing out
for increased rent. The agent, VIII
mot, has limited as much"
Then it is probably true. Mr.. Will
mot is very much in the big mans CON
Adence. | do hope the Lindons won't
come here"
Harold shrugged his shoulders. But
he>was unusually grave and thoughtful
that evening. Before he went to bed
ne had written a very brief note to
Beryl, enclosing the advertisement
from the Telegraph.
lone who witnessed Miss Lendon's
arrival at Easthill-on-Sea sends this
% warn her she Is being sought for.
| She may rely on his absolute silence
row and always"
There was no signature. Beryl could
not In the least imagine who sent the
note, but she felt 1t was meant to he
reassuring. And as May faded into
June she tried hard to forget the dark
shadows which hung threateningly
over her pathway, and to be as happy
as she could.
II was a quiet and monotonous life
| she led ut Woodlands. After the lux