The Red Cloud chief., 1906-09-21
(CoNrINURD.)

ut seems to be In the family all
right" he hazarded, looking at Con-
stance.
Alas" said Enid, 81 am an Ameri-
can"
"Tll smile now, IL that is ALL" said
Pyne.
But, please, I am not joking a little
bit. When you go ashore you will prob
ably hear all about me, SO l may as
well take the wind out of the sails Of
gossip. l am a mere waif who came
sailing in out Of the west one day in q
little boat which must have come from
the new world, as no n appeared to
have lost either me or it in the old.
me-"
Pyne did not know whether to take
her seriously or not until he sought
confirmation in a pair of tranquil eyes,
which he gazed into at every opportu.
nifty.
1T is quite true" said Constance
gravely. II suppose that the mysteri-
Gus affinity between parents and long
lost children which exists in story
books is all nonsense in reality. No
family could be more united and devot-
&C to each other than we are, yet Enid
is not my sister, and my father is hers
only by adoption. He found her, half
dying, drifting past this very rock, and
before he could reach her he fought and
killed a dreadful shark. We are very
proud of dad, Mr.. Pyne. You see, he is
our only relation. Enid knows neither
her father nor mother, and my mother
died when l was a baby"
Great Scott!' cried Pyne.
He turned quickly toward the door.
Mrs. Vansittart, very pale, with eyes
that looked unnaturally large in the
faint light, stood there. For an instant
he was startled. He had not seen Mrs.
Vansittart since they came to the rock,
and he was shocked by the change in
her appearance. He did not like her.
His alert intelligence distrusted her,
but 1t was not his business In life to
select a wife for his uncle, as he put 1t,
and he had always treated her with
respectful politeness. Now, owing to
some fleeing aspect which he could
lot uICOuht lOl, SOlnt NuSut IcStll-
blance to another which he did not re-
member having noticed before, he
viewed her with a certain expectant
curiosity that was equally unintelligi-
BILE to him.
h held out a scrap of paper.
"Mr. Trail is here" she said quietly.
Here" he repeated, wondering what
she meant and perplexed by her icy,
self contained tone, while he thought 1t
passing strange that she had no other
greeting for him.
"Well,' she said, 'that is the best
word | can find. He is near to us-as
near as a steamer can bring him. Mr..
Brand has received q signaled message.
He wrote ii out and sent ii to me by a
man. inquired where you were and
was told you We're engaged in the
kitchen"
For some reason Mrs. Vansittart
seemed to he greatly p%erturbed. Her
presence put an end to the gayety of
the place quite effectually.
The young man took the paper IN
silence.
He read:
Dear Madam "A signal just received
irom the Falcon runs as follows: Mr..
Cyrus ]. Trail is on board and sends his
love to Eta and Charlie. He will make
every preparation for their comfort
ashore and trusts they are bearing up well
under inevitable hardships." Yours faith
fully, STEPHEN BRAND.
Pyne strobe to the door.
Il must see If | can't get Mr.. Brand
to answer the old boy" he cried. Per
haps you have attended to that al
ready"
She did not make way for him to
pass.
NO. she said. 81 came to seek you
on that account. If not too late, will
you tell your uncle that l do not wish
to delay a moment in Penzance? He
will please me most by arranging for
n special. train to await on. arrival at
the station
Whats the hurryy" he demanded.
"A woman's within, IL you like, but a
fixed resolve nevertheless"
will you travel in that rig-out?" he
asked quizzically.
at Is an easy matter to call at a shop
If we reach shore by daylight. Then I
a purchase a cloak and hat to serve
my needs; otherwise 1t Is matterless
how / am attired. Will you do this?"
'Why, certainly"
She gave a little gasp of relief. In
another instant Pyne would have gone,
but Enid, who happened to glance
through the window which opened to-
ward the northwest, detained him.
There Is no hurry now, for sure,'
she said. ''The Falcon Is halfway to
earn DIN nv this time do NOT SIN.