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.Nkash Is the rooms. be anked, quick
20 rad and appreciate the sympathy In
her great blue eyes.
She led the way and opened the dcer,
Marshall was dosing BY IN Gre
What Is ity" she cried. starting ~
hurriediy: then. Is she graspcd the sit.
nation. ..Ah. Miss Constance. knew
how II would be; you weren't DIT tor 1t.
my lamb! Bring her here. my lord. I'm
RICH, thankful to you for carrying her
up. she's as weak as an infant. that's
what she is
Don't believe her, Jack" said Con-
stance Fraser in her sweet. feeble voice.
She was lying back in great wide
chair, looking inexpressibly beautiful.
though as white as ghost, in her long.
black velvet dress. with the rich Valen-
dennes lace shout the neck.
Jack Glendurwood fofded his arms and
looked down at her gravely.
Promise to go to bed at once" he
said. Il shall not leave Until hear
you are at rest
AT restf" A faint, bitter smile flick
cred across the pale lips, and then Mrs.
Fraser stretched out her hand. Good
night, my friend. Heaven bless You and
thank you for your LOVING care of me.
IL am not worth it, Jack, dear; am
not worth it"
For answer he bent down and kissed
the whine hand, and then Mrs. Fraser
caught sight Of Audrey standing behind.
1T was no dream! 1t was no myth.
Conc to me. child! All, do not be fright.
ened viii not harm you. win only
kiss you, and gaze into your face"
Jack Glendurwood had turned with
start, and made way for Audrey to pass
him. She move slowly across to that
Dlack-robed form and knelt down. She
was not frightened, only awed and
strangely stirred.
Lift up your eyes, Ali" as Audrey
obeyed her. .Child! Child! Who are
You? What are you. with your face that
comes up from the past? She bent for
ward and touched the girls brow with
her lips; she chung TO the girls hands
and a moan escaped her Suddenly she
released her hold. and hen eesd dropped
on her breast
.sTake her away. my lord !" cried Mar
shalI, bending over her mistress. "She
has rot something On her mind! She has
dsns nothing but talk Of this child's face
All day. It's only weakness, fear. Poor
Mir Constance!"
.Ccme." said Jack to Audrey, very
sently.
As enc In dream she rose to her feet
then, when she was outside. she burst
into food Of irrepressible, rervous tears.
leaning against the wall. .>eS;ess of any
enc or anything but the strange, wild tu
mnis and pain in her breast. Jack stood
BIZ in silence, but as her soos died away
be put his hand gently on her shoulder.
Poor child Poor little child" Then.
as she lifted her tear-stained. eloquent
loneliness to his face. he 1rew both her
hanls in his Don't cry, child - he
said, quickly. al hate to see you cry.
Yoa seem very lonely; you are strange
here. Come: shall we strike bargain?
You lei me help Jon yesterday, you must
let me help yea again. Shall We be
friends?v
FRIENDS, my loFd9' she filtered. You
and r. Oh, ii cannot De! ! am only
. servant. charity girl. AMI ycu-'
Are henccforth the friend Of that char
ity GIRL. was bis answer. and with that
he bent and kissed her hands as be had
Just kissed Constance Frascr's and, with
q tender smile and gentle goodnight"
went slowly down the stairs aud oue Of
tho house.
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