The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-22

doctor from Mavistock to see you. Sure
ly there would be no such tremendous
risk"
1T would kill me- that Is air. cried her
father II wonder that you can propose
it, unless you are tired Of your task and
want to be rid Of me-
Then the girl had to protest, choking
back the tears which must not fall lest
the invalid should be further excited.
So an hour or two past, the man, per-
haps unconsciously, making the most Of
his very real suffering, and Maya doing
her best to ease it: put at last he con-
scented to try the effect of food Maya
flew to ask Miss Truro for something to
eat an hour earlier than usual.
Elizabeth was also in a state of alb
normal agitation Her brother had driven
to Mallery-Tavy yesterday afternoon ex-
pecting to be back before 10 In the even
ing, but he had not come. She had sat
up all night in great anxiety not knowing
what to do, as the farm hand imported
from Cornwall was a youth possessed Of
more physical than mental qualifications.
He had never been to Mallory Tavy, as
his master and mistress had anXiously
provided against all chances Of gossip, and
If he tried to go now he would certainly
lose the way. Elizabeth had not dared
to leave the farm herself, knowing that
she could not return before o'clock,
when her dodgers would be requiring their
breakfast and wondering what had be-
come Of her.
1t was great relief to her mind, there
fore, that Miss Dupont should require the
morning meal at s instead of 9, also to
hear that only tea and toast would be
wanted She did not tell the young lady
Of her fears r1rarding Thomas safety
but merely mentioned that If she could
be spared directly after breakfast she
would like to go to Mallory -Tavy on i'm
portant business. She would be back in
time to prepare luncheon, which she was
in the habit of serving to her dodgers at
half past I. .'
Maya offered no objections to the plan
and gave Miss Truro a prescription to be
| made up at the village chemists. This
was for powerful medicine which her
father, by taking overdoses, had finished
before its time. Nothing was said be-
tween the two women concerning Break
spear, for Maya-tho she wondered
whether Miss Truro had yet discovered
his absence-found it a sensitive subject;
and for once Elizabeths mind was too
much. taken up with something else for
her to think of the handsome young man
upon whom 1t was such a pleasure to
attend. Even Michaers absence was not
mentioned, for Maya still hoped he would
soon come back; and, besides, it seemed
to her less probable that harm had come
to him than that he had wrought re-
vengeful harm upon others.
1t was only when Eizabeths work was
finished and she was ready to step out
of the house that she remembered Break
spear Conscience accused her. Poor
young man! 1t was she who always went
to him in the morning early and did what
she could for his comfort by way of
beginning the day. She fastened upstairs
and twenty minutes later she was knock
ing at the door of communication between
the house and the North Wing.
Maya answered the knock and found
Miss Truro nervously drawing on a pair
Of gray cotton gloves. ..s .1
mot gone yet?" exclaimed the girl
"Oh, Miss Truro. you won't forget to
bring back that medicine, will you? I'm
afraid my father Is very i'll, but he won't
hear to having a doctor called If they
can't make up the prescription in the
village, tell them to send to Mavistock."
Il WILL miss" replied Elizabeth. But
what I came to trouble you about is this
Poor Mr.. Breakspear must have had a
bad night, I'm afraid tho he won't say
so. Anyhow, his side Is bad; and il
You could spare time to run and see him
just once or twice for minute while I'm
out 1t would be a good thing"
''Mr. Breakspear!'' But he has gone
stammered the girl. bewildered
mo. indeed. miss, he hasn't You
must have been dreaming. I've just come
from him. And oh! that reminds me.
he's sent you note. I slipped it in nv
pocket to bring to you--'' AS she spoke
Elizabeth searched this receptacle, and
the anxious expression deepened into lines
on her face. why, made sure I put
1t there. What could have become Of it?
But I'm so dreadful worried about a lot
OF things this morning declare don't
know what I'm doing. I'll go and look for
the note. which 1 must have dropped
| somewhere, and bring it to you If you can
wait"
There was nothing that Maya could do
for her father at the moment, and she
did wait, utterly bewildered at the news
she had just heard.
Go be continued to-morrow.)