The San Francisco call., 1908-03-22
CHAPTER XIX
The EIOpmenf

n ow. there had been rare carouse in the house
IN while Lord Harborne had ridden off to
/ VI shoreham to eonfab with Honor Marwood Gas
we have SEEM my lords Churchill and Ailsa had
cried best the bottle frankly permitted them
selves to be carried their beds fat fop
Cunninghame, he had also walk a
by the but sleep overtaking the second
turn, he lay at full length the shnsle, ne
would repose until tomorrow's to awaken
him. OF the others old Mrs Duleimore. was the only
who had her wits about her-and she. gladly
confess. scared wits by Kittys absence
At first she thought it but fit the vapors
pass Immediately send Kitty back to
If repentant, at least acqufescent When this
did not happen when hour succeeded hour
wants this way and that quest of the
missing girl then in truth mothers instinct
and from anger the poor old soul passed
and from laments to downright honest tears.
abundantly and with meaning Pathetcally and with
hands upraised. she asked old Dulcimore II she had
desired aught in all this Kity's happl-
If she had planned slaved and schemed to any
other purpose If he could name the day when It had
been otherwise.
and help me- Is 1t him must up for
the daughter that is gone: Is this the one who will
sit there like hulk when my darlint Kitty may be
under the cold water? Mr. DulciYnore-NTr Dulcimore
1 do believe you're the most outrageous Eng
land this night and the wiekedest. Be up and doing
sir isn't she your own daughter. flesh of flesh
and bone your bone2 And I tell left me
she's fled the house-my kitty-my dafIint-oh.
Here would follow violent burst of sobbing varied
upon by useful fit of Mysteries. Never did
he had hundred stories ready. Kitty was but just
gone the old Miss Pennyfeather and
bring her back to the house She would be down BY
laughing at what she had
Il grieved. profoundly grieved, my love--indeed.
do not know how to apologize for her waywardness
She's and two old foks-do q us
forget that And. dear Clara--now come-uow
don't you think that perhaps, a little
premature, little overwishful in this matter If
could bring much"
Il do believe the old lady, wringns her
hands anew. that have married a from the
Indies Oh. get of sight, man-take vsrself
away-tis ye have your head than
the old in the stable, Be off and find the vtrI~
don't to me unless she eor,es
with you"
OF course he went, gladly with new apolories-
and what happen directly he had 9ona mt that
the boy Wloughby arrives. hot from London in o,ezt
OF Lord Churchill A fine house sorrows for s,1cb
lords upstairs unable TO hiccough another ord-Tor4
Harborne heaven knew where Kitty taken herself of
Mr. Cunninghame vanished surely as the Cocl lane
ghost. All of which Mrs Dulcmore recited AT Isnfb
and with tears-and while she recited it a great hope
came to Master Willoughby. r
How, he asked himself if Kitty. fleeing from, cir
cumstances he could well understand-hovv IL she had
taken the road TO London; the road which he him
self must take, since his fnonarativa
deliver the Lord Churchill ana to ref,rr 80
London Immediately. He believed it to he noasfhs
None understood better than the character ~ tb
wayward but clever girl with whom these people srs
dealing Ensign Wiiloughby thought it by no means
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