The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-25
CHAPTER vI.-(continued).

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Yes" Ailsa said without any feel
! ing OF surprise. IL began TO seem
quite natural 20 her now 20 learn that
everybody seemed 10 know Ronald
| bray brooke. lie was a great friend
OF mine. perhaps the greatest | ever
| had knew him years ago, ne was
SO good and kind TO me. And then he
vanished out OF my life and II
Did not cease TO care for him" the
girl said quietly. Il know exactly how
| n Is You believed in him. even
though he proved himself Worthless.
II have yet 10 learn that he had
proved himself wor, HESS" Ailsa said.
The other girl appeared 10 feel I'M
stantly Ailsas change OF manner.
Forgive me. she said quietly. Il
am sorry that / had to speak thus. but
/ IL would be lar less cruel To gO on IN
the long .un But perhaps had better
/ tell you my name and some OF my his
/ tory. '0uld not possibly Justify my
story unless diu 81. And when |
| have finished We shall have To discuss
some scheme for my getting back to
No "a without attracting attention.
Ny name is Grace Wanless. and !
come from Washington. am quite
sure that You are going 20 be friend
oi mine. Miss -
"Ailsa LEROY. WAS the reply. Yes.
Il think hat | like YOU already. YoG
are SO pretty and So dainty. and you
look SO true Though YOU are natpr-
Ially umid and nervous. YOU are dolns
! Il plucky thing tonight. for the beneht
OF somebody else DO sit down.
n
smoothed ont the DAINTY folds OF her
|,yeung dress. She looked like some
pretty nttle fairy in her sossamer
robes.
III was for my brother Cecil's sake -
Ishe explained We we're a very happy
family before Sir George and Lazy
Altamont came alone. They were sup
Iuosed TO be travelling for the sake o.
Sir George health As matter or
fact. he is poor. Gissipated creature,
who 5 kept in the background by ms
wife whom | know 70 he no better
than a brilliant adventures. Ihere
we're some queer tales told at WASH
ineton. We had ne heard them theu'
and We became very intimate, ! nave
no father. and my mother, VINO Is 4
confirmed invalid Is very rlch VI!
father gave her "A deal of priceless
lewelry indeed my mothers JeWeE
were known all over the states ol
course w had no suspicion OF the
class of people with whom We Were
Geallng. Ny brother was infatuated
hut did not know IL Ny mother VAS
fascinated. too and when Sir George
proposed a voyage go England for
long rest and some yachting In ne
North Sea the thing Was settled .
once Nv mother vas delighted with
the idea. and We came here.
I'VE had not teeu lons here before
7 BEGAN II suspect things. My snspl-
cions became realities once We wrr"
away on the dingy old tub that SIR
!Georpe called his yacht ! know tha'
nv silly brother was madly IN love
with Lady Altamont. ard that she VAS
merely using him for her own set put'
nose There was another man on
loard the Yacht AMI am afraii ! an
going 10 hurt yolr feelings by alludlhg
20 him Mr. Ronald Bra brooke
II shall be greatly obliged ii YOU
will speak quite frankly, Ailsa SAID
l"It is quite evident TO me that yo1
aid not care for Nj Bra brooke
"Nv dear. kind friend. | hated him.
He was not a nice man He nhsh.
have been a gentleman and man ~
honor at one time out he had SURF y
ldeterioratod. He Wred my brother 80
drink. ami won large sums or money
IRON him. did no. dare to say any
thing 10 NJ mother; I was all the more