The Red Cloud chief., 1901-02-01
CHAPTER vII.--tContinued.)


ply. you put no name to your note,
so 7 never knew till o to whom ]
was Indebted"
1T was a very trifing service. When
l q the advertisement II flashed
upon my mind you answered the de
scrirtion 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 dspresses
me-, and I go through all my terrors
again"
You mustn't" he said gently: you
will make yourself i'll II you fret over
on-Sea Is as safe a hiding place as you
can find. Il is hardly known beyond
Its own immediate neighborhood."
The tea room was deserted-Harold
established Beryl In n remote corner,
and fetched refreshments for her from
the buffet. The grey eyes sought his
face half pleadingly:
Il ought not to trouble you," she
said wistfully; but I should like to
tell you just this: | have not done
anything DREADFUL mean, l am not
flying from Justice"
Harold laughed outright: he really
could not help It.
Forgive me-" he said penitently:
but no one could possibly think you
were. You do not look like an es-
capped criminal, Miss Tendon"
my father has married again. she
said frankly, land | could not stay to
zee his wife in my mothers place, so
wrong"
But he must miss you very much"
"Oh. no." she said ~naively. "he never
cared for me. He always said l was
a 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. 81 have never met
Mrs. Tanner; but I 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
IL very sad and gentle"
And you mean to stay with herr"
Yes; 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, Il need
not tell you your secret is safe with
me; but you are very young to be so
much alone in the world. Will you
makn ma itct chic n,n nrnrt,no ul..
II troubles arise so that you need a
friend. you will let me do my best to
help you"
She was his enemy's daughter. Beryl
felt 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.
II was a brilliant function, and an
unqualified success. When at last the
stalls were empty, and the flock OF
plessure-seekers had gone home, Mrs.
Craven carried of 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.
viii o rome n see me, Miss
Lendon?" asked the daughter OF the
Dynevors kindly. Mother will be very
pleased to welcome you. I suppose, II
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.
l seem to know you quite well after
all these hours spent together, and we
can't go back to being strangers"
Mrs. Grey, her husband. and Bcryl
drove home in the shabby pony car
riage: Mrs. Dynevor and her children
walked the half-mile between the
Manor and Uplands In the silvery
moonlight.
1T was a huge success said Kitty.
Il really quite enjoyed myself, and we
made a lot OF money"
And you worked like T%rojans," said
her brother; everything went of ia
mously."
Mother dear" said Kitty anxious
ly, ARE you tired?"
mot very. You mustn't think me
dull, Kitty: but somehow ! 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 az
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"
Il hope he will not come here"
breathed Mrs. Dynevor a~nxlously.
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
gentle. and seemed more like a play