Evening star., 1909-04-29

and if 1 can l shall try to do it." Here
look of caution. rare to him. overspread
his face: II won't promise to give up
purpose of my life or brook any inter-
ference with the course of honor-that
l can promise to no one. not even to
you. my dear. But if I can grant any
considers tion-or-or favor l shall GER
tainly try to do so.''
Judy was not so well satisfied with the
end of the promise as with the beginning.
But it was hopeful of better things for
the future: so she meekly and gratefully
accepted it en- bloc.
dark and the lamps at the station lent
but dim light. 1t became evident TO
Mrs. Ogilvie and Judy that Col: Ogilvie
was disappointed at not finding JOY
during the journey. explained to them
with some elaboration that they were not
to expect her, as he had said there was
no need of her coming: but. all the same
he had himself expected her. As the tram
drew up he had leaned out Of the. window
looking carefully along the whole range
of the platform When. however. he
ascertained that she was not there, ne
turned his attention to Judy. whom he
observed prolonging the search. His
mind at once went back to his original
concern that there was something be
tween her and Mr.. Hardy She heard
him say to himself fiercely under his
BREATH
That id fellow again. She did
not. of course. understand that it was
with reference to herself, and took 1t that
it presaged i'll to Joy. She knew from
Col. Ogilves expression and bearing that
the man he had now grown to hate was
In his mind. and with heavy heart she
took her place in the waiting landau.
When the carriage arrived at the hotel
Col. Ogilvie jumped out and ran up the
steps. This was SO unlike his usual cour-
tesy that it not only panied the
two ladies but made them anxious. When
Col Ogilyie forgot his habtual Difference
to women something serious indeed must
have been in his mind. When they fol-
lowed. which they did as quickly as they
could. they found him in hall reading
a telegram. 4 railway envelope lay ON
the table and beside it a little pile or let
ters. When he had finished reading the
first telegram he opened the second and
read 1t also. All the time his face was
set in a grim frown the only relief from
which was the wrinkling of his forehead
which betrayed an added anxiety. lie
handed the two transcripts to his wife,
saying as he did SO:
II have put them in order: one is a
few hours earlier than the other.' Mrs.
Ogilvie read in silence and handed the
forms to Judy the colonel remaining
grimly silent. Mrs. Ogilvie said nothing.
When Judy had turned over the last and
looked at the back of it in that helpless
manner which betrays inadequate knowl-
edge: Col: ogilvie said:
II trust the poor child is not in any
danger!' said the mother
How thoughtful of her to have sent
twice She knew you would be SO anx-
ious about herr" said the aunt. wishing
to propitiate the angry father. For fully
a minute no more was said. Then the
colonel spoke:
"She went motoring. In whose car?
1 have not Vet got my own" AZ he
was speaking the hotel proprietor came
into the hall to pay his respects. as he
usually did with incoming guests. He
heard the last remark and said:
Pardon me. Col Ogilvie. But your
car has arrived. The chauffeur who had
charge of it and came in the same train
with it to Kirby Stephen drove it here
some time ago. Col. Ogiivie bowed a
slight acknowledgment and. turning to
JudM said:
''Then it could not be in that car she
went. If not. whose car was it? Whom
did she go with? We know no one here
who owns car. and we did not make
any new acquaintances during our stay.
Indeed none even of our old acquaint-
ances did us the honor of calling. But
perhaps. my dear Judy he spoke with
manifest and comforting self-restraint,
you can enlighten us. Do you know IL
your friend Mr.. Hardy whom you in
formed OF our being here has a motor
carr" Judy feared TO precipitate disaster
and. not knowing what to say, answered
feebly with query:
why. colonel?' The storm cloud of
the fathers wrath instantly broke.
(To be continued tomorrow)