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sILAs K. HOOKING.
CHAPTER VII continuedl

g HAPPIER VII & ontinued).
At Truro he purchased several pa
pers and magazine and took them I'd
her compartment. Il feel strongly
tempted to go all the way with you,
he said impulsively.
# "Why?''
To take care Of you"
e1ut8in my country girls are taught
TO take care of themselves,
But you are so young and friend.
Less
u am gradually getting better of
the first disability" she said, smiling
q pathetically !; and as for the other, /
must take my chance"
He was strongly tempted to kiss
her hand when he said good-by, but
refrained.s He remembered the night
Of the wreck, when he and the butler
carried her upstairs and her cheek
came close to his He had not quite
( sotsover the sensation yet, and there
fore argued that the prudent course
would be the safe course.
She waved her hand and smiled
when the train glided out of the sta
(. lion % He fancied he saw tears In her
1 eyes, but he was not quite sure. He
stood for some time staring across
" tte yiadilct where the train had dis
appeared then with half srnothered
sigh, he turned away and wandered
4 slowly down into the city The rain
4 had ceased and the shopkeepers we're
Deginning to display their goods out.
side their doors.
he had nothing particular to de-
and no business OF any Importance to
transact. He called on a young sole.
ttors OF his acquaintance and spent an
hour IN his Office, talking chiefly about.
I: the weather.. Then he went ont and
strolled about the town Till lunch
time. Then an acquaintance took him
OF to his club, and he chatted and
read the papers until tea time After
! yea was time for him to make his
way back to the station.
II ~ was O'clock when he reached
MaWgan Chase, and the rain vas
coming down in drifts again. He was
glad to see the lights In his own win
idoWs, but he was painfully conscious
of sense OF oppression-not to saw
detection. He had been fightinS
against the feeling ali day. He was
annoyed that any bod particularly a
wolna4-haS the power to cheer him
pr depress him He: knew If Marion
West had been in the house he would
have thrown open the door with
much more buoyant spirit. He was
quite sure that he would find the
evening intolerably duh.
Esther met him in the hall with
Telegram in her hand. ."This came an
hour after you. left this morning. !, she
explained Do you think We ought
to open 1T q
y He took It and read: west, Nav
gan Chase, ST. Chloe. u
It's a bit awkward he remarked.
knitting hts 'brows cit may REQUIRE
an immediate answer, 5
I'D not ike to open 1t on my own
responsible lily 81 Esther said, ..and
mot her refused to advise me one way
or another 2
IND, Of course, the post Is gomez
Oh, yes IAN hour ago. 2 y
It's her a pity that went son
80 'ruro. OF course. IT Is too late now
to do any thing. II
on might get telegram through
SifS YOU make haste, I,
53.S He looked at his watch ana shoo,,
4 his head, AT any rate he said. aI,lI
Risk opening the telegram. tt must
pc the right thing to do under the cir-.
cu lln noes 81 and he inserted his fore
finger and tore open the envelope.
Esther watched him narrowly as he
nnfolded the fiimsy, and was quick "a
note the trou bled look that swept over
4 his face: !, ! n al "a
Wen, Glenn what il ii about? she
I inquired. (
bitsof bad news for Miss West.
he said, without raising his eyes.
u. Ma Thew Is dead. z =
III Dead 2 se5 s3S
He handed her the telegram. which.
read Don. coma. Mayhew dead.
Letter GLOWING. -Pind a. ~.
nat q pity she did not write
4 Goone r.
That was Inay I fault 10 answered
sharply
q, no. she aid not want to write
B az al L
49,. # had advised her to write 4
week ago she would have done HI. Z
onder whers she Il now! II harm,
"details her shall blame myself.
Oh that a nonsense, elem. We
ttd 81 y hat strangers could Be ex.
ptcted to do q ..
fies looked 81 her Tor q moment ii
silence Then The first dinner gong
sounded and he hurried upstairs to.
1 his own rooa.,. 81
HAP TIA vIll. 33S
a. Anxious Day
s Glelnent quite expected that the
post next morn 4 a & wolld bring ! lot.
ster from n Iill Az Tint possibly the
\ tsrnoen sollld sse her back again
4 awgan Chass. Has reas or,ed that