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would, for Toms sake, help me to find

| would, for Toms sake, help me to find
| out"
EYES," he replied, shutting both eyes
tight, 81 will help you. Oh, yes"
'Tom begged me in his last letter.
| his last letter'-she made that little
| gesture which assured her that the
racket of letters was still in her pocket
THAT you would help me if l went
to you"
"What was he like-to look at-your
| father"
"He had been, and was to the last, a
very handsome a he was tall n
had regular features; he was over nifty
| years of age, but his hair was Still IN
| changed; it was of a light brown; he
wore a small pointed beard and long
mustache. No one who had eVer seen
| him would ever forget him."
"You are exactly like him." sa1d
! James, speaking his thoughts instead
| Of concealing them, as is the part OF a
| wise man.
"Why, have you ever seen him.?
"No; but you have described your
| self. Well, you desire, naturally, 10
| find out your relations"
Eyes. I was a g%overness, but latterly
I have been out of employment, n l
have been trying hard to get work at
| the Museum. If my relations are rlch'
they may be able to help me. Except
| my friend here, there is no n IN Inc
world who knows or cares about me.
Will YOU help me, Mr.. Rolfe, for the
| sake of your poor dead cousin, who
loved me-"
The tears rose to the girls eyes; the
| breaking voice, and the attitude OF sor-
row and poverty and helplessness
ought to have made this young mar
| soring from his chair and swear tnat
he was ready to fly to the ends of the
earth in order to help her. That ne dld
not instantly and eagerly protfer MS
| friendly offices was due to a most nor
| rible suspicion-more than a suspicion
"A discovery. The girls father had
received an annual stipend or income
of f30O; his name, she said, was Will
loughby Capel; her description OF the
man exactly correspondent with the
CAPTAIN Harry Willoughby who used
to come regularly once a quarter to
that very Office for that same annua
stipend; the donor of that trust money
was Miss Katherine Regina Willough-
by: more than that, as if that was not
enough, the girls face was exactly
that of Captain Willoughby; the re-
semblance was startling; it left no
room for doubt; everybody could see
If who had known the late captain. AS
for himself, he remembered Captain
Willoughby very well indeed; on her
very first entrance he was struck WIN
the resemblance, and he thought-for-
getting katherine and Tom-that 1t
was CAPTAIN Willoughby's daughter
come in person to claim her rights.
She was-she must be-Captaln Will
louchby's daughter, and she was come
NOT TO claim her rights, but to ask hin
him. Of all men in the world-to take
such steps as would, though this she
knew not, lead to the establishment OF
her rights.
81 will advise" he said, coldly, ITO
the best of my ability. We might ad-
yertise. Are you disposed to spend
money in advertising? 1t Is costly"
81 have no money to spend IN any
thing"
THAT is unfortunate"
IF you are disposed to help me-"
Katherine said, timidly, and meeting
no response in his eyes, twill you lend
me the money to advertise? 1 would
ask that an answer should be sent to
me under my full name, Katharine ke-
gina Capel. That would perhaps meet
the eye of some cousin"
advertising costs a great deal Oh
money! James said, with averted eyes.
"You had better let me make a few
INQUIRIES first. Will you write down
the late address of your father n the
name of his club? Thank you. L Will
make INQUIRIES, and perhaps We may
stumble on something. 1t is certainly
unusual"- he cleared his voice ana
shut his eyes half a dozen times i'll
succession-"most unusual, for a man
to die without relations of any kihd
anywhere. Perhaps they are In Amer
lea or the Colonies, in which case our
search might be hopeless. However,
I will do my best-yes-my best, be-
lieve me, Miss Capel. Leave the mat
ter in my hands and take no steps
yourself. You understand, 1 am sure
that when you have placed your al
fairs in the hands of your SOLICITOR
YOU must not NEEDLE with them your
self at all. Leave the whole matter
in my hands"
He spoke bravely, but his voice some
what lacked something Of sincerity,
and he did not lift his eyes.
(To be c~ontinued.)