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Continued.

he lad SAID nothing ABOUT a ing
perhaps he had forgotten all about it
and Tiff she should keep it, he would
conclude that he had lost it. 1t was
a beautiful ring, but no doubt, a gen.
tleman like Mr.. Burne did not set much
value on 1t.
While she was looking and longing
and hesitating, Fate lent the evil one
its aid, just as it had done In the mat
ter of GATHERINGS photograph. Becca
heard Mrs. English's voice In the
kitchen. She started up and tried TO
pull the ring off her finger, but it
stuck fast In a spasm of terror, lest
she should be discovered in the room,
she darted through the passage into
the bar, waited a moment, then, still
tugging at the ring under her apron,
passed into the road Before she had
gone twenty yards, the ring came off,
and with a feeling of relief, she
turned, intending to replace it. But
as she neared the bar door, she stop
ped and hesitated. After all, tile
worst was over. She had taken the
ring, and she might just as well keep
IT,
She slipped it into her pocket and
began to sing, and, still singing,
stopped a few PAGES from the inn door.
Then she called out Mrs. English!"
and after moment or two the land
lady came into the bar. Becca
walked toward the door as IL she had
only that second arrived.
"Oh, Mrs. English" she said, 'sMr.
Burne asked me to come and tell you
to take his watch upstairs. l forgot
whether he said he'd left it on the
mantelshelf or on the table, but he
said in the sitting-room."
Dear me, yes" said Mrs. English
That's just like him; he's so care
less and forgetful Some of these
days he'll loose something, and hon
est folk will get the blame. But
there. he's an artist gentleman, end
what can you expect?" she added
raising her voice as she went nto the
sittingroom.
is 1t there all right?' cried Becca
in her clear treble.
yes, all right, and thank you
Becca Smith, called back Mrs. Eng
fish and Becca went on her way sing
ing like the innocent, light-hearted
girl she was
CHAPTER XVII.
Cyril did not buy paper, but sal
In the corner of the carriage by the
VfJn ..f
and his reverie was so pleasant ant
engrossing that he started with sur
prise when the train arrived at Pad
dington
He was in so great hurry to gct
his business done and return to sa' t
leigh-and Norahtha he did not get
on an omnibue as a poor artist snouli
but called cab.
Jack Wesley's chambers were in
Winchester street. Strand, and the
first thing Cyril saw. as the cab stop
ped, was his friends head at the Oh i
window. He waved Jack greeting
and stood at the door OF the chambers
with outstretched hand
Behold he cometh, clothed In hi.
right mind!n he said, cynically. bu
with pleasant smile.
Cyril wrung his hand and looked
into the grave, earnest face affection
ately.
"Yes, dear old Jack, I've come" he
said.
"And In such haste that YOU hired
chariot Was IL the burning desire
TO reach me. or have you discovered O
gold mine In Santleigh?" and he went
back to his writing table, but sa,
astride his chair. and leaning his cl
bows on the back looked up at Cyril
with a smile.
yes Jack, and something even bet
ter than that
"Oh," The monosyllable dropped
like stone. Indeed Then you
might have spared yourself the trouble
of rushing up on the small and con.
tempuhle bit of business I've got sar
you"
Dear old Jackl" he said laying his
hand on the broad shoulder and shals
Ing HRS How I've missed that cynical
.
since we parted. instead of days
agesl" His voice softened. But tel
me all about II: what's the row old
fellow"
Jack balanced his chair. and
stretched TO the table for letter.
Here's note from Moses; he'll
buy the other picture. The Silver
Stream 4"
mol exclaimed Cyril.
Eyes; and give you what you ash,
but on conditions"
"0h, they are not hard ones. II
seems that Lord Newall has taken 4
fancy to A."
Cyril opened HIS eyes and nodded
Lord Newall was a wellknown patron
OF art. and his approval set the slgr
manual upon a picture, and the pant
err who obtained his lordship's GOOD
word might regard himself as made
fhe Duhlic In MI thinrs artistic is ,,1ss