The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-06

hurriedly. Sheila heard him so straight to the little room they had
 been decorating and then he came up
 stairs. She met him In the hall.
 What nonsense Is this?" he ex- claimed. ~I wish you would leave on this grotto- making for today. Mrs, Lorraine and her mother and Lord Ar thur Redmond are coming 10 luncheon
 at 2. dare say you can give them something decent to eat"
 Then his eyes fell upon tartan
 shawl which Mairi had left on chair. 'Who is In this house?" he cried.
 Have you asked some washerwoman
 to Iunch?"
 ,Sheila managed at last to say: "1t
 fs Mairi comes from Stornnoway. I
 was thinking you would be surprised to see here when you came in." And now that the gill has come. I suppose you intend to introduce her to
 all your friends. l suppose you expect
 the people who are coming to lunch
 to sit down with a kitchen maid"
 "Mairi" said .Shella, lis my cousin" Don't be SO ridiculous" answered
 Frank. Why was l not told this girl
 was coming to my house? Surely, l
 have a right to know what guests you
 invite, so that I can ask my friends
 to stay away while they are in the
 'srhat I did not tell you before--yes. that is a pity" answered Sheila stead fly. But 1t will be no trouble to you. When Mrs. Lorraine comes at 2 there
 will be luncheon for her and her friends. She will not have to sit down
 with my relatives nor with me. It is not any great matter that do. not
 meet her at 2 o'clock"
 Frank left the house. taking 1t for granted that everything would be all right on his return at 2. Sheila would get over her pet. But Sheilt did not appear at luncheon; and the servants
 said she had gone out with the High land girl
 She did not appear at dinner. Frank became frightened. It was midnight when he appeared at Ingram's lodgings with a haggard face "Sheila" he
 gasped and stopped.
 well, what of herr" said Ingram, | keeping quite calm, but his wild fan | cies of some terrible accident almost stopping the pulsations of his heart.
 "Sheila has gone away, Ingram. What | am I to do? How can l find her? And now it is past midnight, and my poor
 girl may be wandering In the streets!" The distracted man walked up and l down the room rapidly.
 | "Left you hoQse?" said Ingram. | mWhat made her do that2'' q did. I have acted like brute to l her You need not say anything to l me. Ingram, see it all She may have
 gone and drowned herself. What shall
 | do?" In a half incoherent manner | Frank told of the scene on account of | Malri 'If I could see her for just | three minutes I could make 1t up" said | he.
 Do you think SOP" asked Ingram.
 .'If you do you must be crazed. You | know as little of that girl as you did | up in the Highlands"
 l By degrees Ingram calmed the man | and gradually brought him to see that | Sheila's act was the result of no sud-
 den whim of passion. Gradually he re- | vealed to the husband the stern. reso- | Iute character that underlay the meek l ness and sense of duty in his wife.
 And" concluded he. you need have I no fear that Sheila is walking the | streets or has thrown herself into the | river She Is either on her way to 1 Borya or Is installed in some proper
 place here in London with Mairi." l Frank took the early morning train l north and saw the first steamer of the
 week sail away from Glasgow for
 Stornoway. Sheila was not on board
 Then he hurried back to London and l to Ingram.
 Meantime Ingram had been sum-