Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1907-04-06
CHAPTER NIL

Look here" said GARNER, rising to
his feet and speaking sternly, Il am 60
ing back to that house"
But Bebe laid hand on his wrist.
NO, no, you are not! What good
would visit from you-you. think you
do me, in the eyes of a person like
that? And the servant-she was not I'M
kind like her mistress; for when she saw
that | was trembling as we went to the
door, she said to me, oh. miss, don't
shake so and look so white! That old
cat always thinks evil of every girl
especially when she's pretty! But have
you really been travelling all the way
from foreign parts since yesterday? ?"
Indeed, yes I said; 4 only reached
England at daylight, and have never
been here before. So. if / cannot find my
guardian, do not know where to go!'
"Then l interrupted myself, for | re-
membered that l had in my pocket the
card of an agency for helping girls-for-
eign girls, as well as English-to get
employment in this country. Mr.. Jack
son once gave a little lecture at Caen
about the society that instituted it, and
a lady who was there told me how use
full it was to girls, and gave me the card
of one of their Offices in case knew of
any one wishing to seek situation in
England. When | left the Rue Caumont
| took it with me. intending to ask the
Mother Superior to obtain permission
from my guardian for me to remain at
the convent, or % seek employment in
England, so that / might not live on his
charity any longer
when l showed it to the servant she
clapped her hands, and said
""Why. / know that place, It's one
of the Girls Friendly" branches. and no
distance from here. If you don't know
your way, take cab. There's a stand
close round the corner, and they'll look
after you all right. Why, our clergy
mans wife in the country got me my
first place through them!'
And then-then'-B choked a lit
tie, and the bright drops in her eyes ran
over down her eheeks-"she asked me
quite shyly if had any money, as if not
she'd try to lend meya bit, though as it
was near the time for her wages. she
was afraid she hadn't very much. ! told
her | had plenty, but-but-think of
that poor girls goodness, and then of
her mistress!"
GAY. such girls force one to believe in
Heaven" GARNER agreed heartily. $50
that is where you were bound then when
l caught you up just as You were hailing
that cab? | had a run for it. and the
wonder is you didn't see me before you
turned the corner You thought of course
that | had abandoned you, though
Why, good Heavens" he added suddenly,
as he saw a deep crimson suffuse the
girls face, you don't mean that-that
you did see me? You saw me, and you
hurried off in that way to escape me
me?"
ooh. monsieur, how could you think"
Bebe faltered. the crimson deepening in
her face; but in that same instant it
faded. and she held out her two little
hands beseechingly.
no. no! That is deceiying You, and
will be true ! will / did see you.
Your back was turned, but / knew you
at once. and somehow l was not sur
prised. / seemed to know in a moment
that you had never really left Ins-that
you were waiting there to mak&fslEe l
was safe and well received. and"
And with that knowledge" said Gar
nier sternlv-"with the remembrance toe
of the awful peril from which | was only
Just in time TO save you this morning,
you deliberately preferred TO risk even
worse dangers and pitfallsl How do you
know what this agency place would have
been any more helpful TO you than the
lady you had Just left? You chose that
rather than permit me to see you. OF to
have the chance of giving you the as
sistance-the counsel at any rate-whieh
a little friendless girl, alone in London,
might rightly ask from the nerest ac-
ouaintance! Mademoiselle Richard. what
do you know Of me-what have done to
vou-how have I behaved to you during
the time we have been together, to de-
serve this treatment az your hands 2"