The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-04-22


seen any Arundale people since she
left.
Now, as she is standing by the door,
half hoping that being Saturday Elsie
will come and warm her heart a little
with some Arundale talk, she sees Miss
Yorke walking along a path which
winds down from the house round by
] Father Fenwicke's mill. She tad -
most forgotten Miss Yorke during tb..
last week or two, but now she wonders
how it is she has never seen that
young lady since the morning of her
dismissal from the works. and she is
not at all sorry that she is coming
now.
Good afternoon, miss. So you have
found me out in my new quarters"
she says. as Bertha approaches.
Yes, Patty, and I am glad you seem
to lave such comfortable ones. | should
have been here before, only
You was set against me, miss, ami
told as I was a bad girl"
No, not exactly that answered Bep-
tina. How can she tell Patty that it
was all on account of the masters favor
that this persecution of her had arisen.
and that she had been forbidden by
Lduy MuIieI 10 pay Lnc WISH she WOULD
have liked to Patty?
Forbidden. forsooth! because it was
against her own interest, she was told,
to encourage this girl, who Lady Muriel
declared was angling for Max Schipp-
hein's money. Bertha herself was very
straightforward and right-minded, and
in her heart did not altogether believe
this of Patty, yet having had 1t in
stilled into her not only by Lady Muriel,
whom she worshipped, but by Chris
tian, whom she loved, how could she do
otherwise than waver in the faith she
had been very much inclined to attach
to Patty in the first instance. Hence
her silence and long absence. Why.
then. had she walked over to DaleforI
today? Lady Muriel for some reason
of her own, which she did not choose
) to confide to Bertha. had sent her.
ut was all very well to see the girl
occasionally, md find out what was
going on" she said. This might or
i might not be all her reason for start
e ing Bertha off to Mrs. Bligh's laundry.
q OF course Bertha thought it was, but
then she was apt to be very trustful
e where Lady Muriel was concerned.
The feeling, however. that she was
acting the part of a spy on Patty robbed
iAC NlSiI VI al It's ClldIill-Id ATTY MliOiti,
if left to her w impulses, she would
T have regarded almost in the light of an
humble sister, so much was she inn
pressed by her beauty and honest, sim
pie
While she stood there looking rathel
Il like a culprit Patty went indoors ant
brought a chair from the ironing room
IF she wasn't set against ME I Won
der whatever it was as kept her away
she thought to herself meanwhile.
Patty, be it remembered, was a little
: inclined to do homage to the grand folk
at the House, and it would have pleased
her ambitious little heart to have, Miss
Yorke for a real friend. Patty felt she
should have liked her ever so much
better than Elsie Bligh; somehow she
was not in The least shy with those
> above her in rank. as. so many humbly
p, born girls would have been.
You're looking a bit tagged and
pale, miss: l hope you haven't been ILL.,
> said Patty, when she brought the chair.
! mo, not exactly i'll. but rather wor-
, ried."
! Worried, good gracious. whatever
has a young lady like you TO worry
about? Now if it was me-
"Oh, I dare say you have not more
l cares than | have-we all have our
troubles in every class. Heiglo,"
1t was very evident that Bertha fans
cied herself very much in love. and
! sirl-like was half inclined to conide in
Patty, especially when she said Very
respectfully:
III it's any trouble as I can in any
way help o in, miss, I'll be most
happy. You've been real good to me-
: not turned me adrift when other folk
; were against me-
Bertha felt a little qualm of con-
: science. but she answered pluckily:
| Il wish to be true to you, Patty. it
will be YOU own fault il am not. L
} wonder if you will ever come between
me and what | love most on EARTH.
, who, /? Good gracious. Miss YorE.e,
5 that would be quite impossible
Not so impossible as you think, per-
haps.'
s "If 1 only knew how | could injure
you, I'D do everything l could to pre-
< vent it,"
= Il don't think you would. Patty. at
t all events not if you feel as | do.
4 well this beats all the riddles /
: ever heard. Whatever you mean, miss.
1 / can't think"
: mo. I daresay not, but perhaps YOU
will know some day"
CTO BE Continued Tomorrow