The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15

| ana II was second before she
echoed:
What has happened to Mr.. Temp
est?"
"Oh. nothing sudden"-Mrs. Heply
got the better OF her tears-"nothing
sudden. no more than yesterday-or
that you would see-but he's Ill, miss.
and my heart is broken for him."
Miss Carew said: II have seen
that he Is nervous and excited. hut
thought 1t was relief to him to
work. have been wrong, perhaps."
oh. no. indeed!" hurried the other.
Far from 1t. you have been bless.
ing to him. a good. dear blessing"
Her way OF putting 1t was sweet, and
In Its form soothed heartache
Miss Carew was begih ,g intensely
to feel. Mrs. Henly was looking at
her In sort OF appeal. and continued
incoherently:
THE day ! let you In. mIss-I see
now that | took II on myself, 10 to
say. ! sha'n't forget how you stood
there wet and cold like a child los:
In n storm-you was so eager, too.
and your eyes was 30 bright, and you
says so detcrminedly: I must see
Mr.. Tempest Do you remember"
How she had ever been that en-.
terpristng. practical. bold invader
Miss Carew was so far from being
able to recall that the story did not
sound to her like her own.
And had just left him a half
hour before shut up in that drear-
some room with his books. which he
wouldn't read. or his papers. which
he swore he would never touch
again. Why. miss. you made me think
somehow that night as you came In
of the stories used to tell him when
he was boy-the fairy-tales-and
you gave me the feeling OF hoddness
as II you Just dropped In with the
rain and was some kind OF a bewitch.
ment." Her mingled figures were not
unpicturesque and the listener did not
smile as she thought with thrill of
what Tempest had himself said.
And | determined to send you to
him. miss. said: Harm him It
cant. and anything is better than to
see him so:' 80 while you were thank.
in me for being so kind to you, miss,
! was thinkin' only OF him, I'm afraid
what I shall always be doing to the
last"
Lucy Carew could not question her.
She felt no wish to do so-she had
dread Of what message the woman
had come to bring. She was speed.
ing towards some point. and the girl
sat patiently before the emotion and
the love that struggled in the wrinkled
old face: but as again Mrs. Henly's
appealing eyes met hers she muir.
INJURED:
do you regret 1t. Mrs. Henly-let.
ting me in?"
Regret 1t. my dear!" exclaimed the
other. "Ah. I don't know! II it's for
always. I am heart glad: II it's to
make him grieve and suffer more. I
shall never. never forgive myself. II
there was only some heart that could
care for him enough. some hand he
would love that could guide him-but
to see him!" She wrung her hands
and heard Miss Carew say in a voice
that sounded hard because of the
speakers control:
Don't. Mrs. Henly. tell me any
more. please. would rather not
hear"
The old woman ceased, wiped her
eyes. and sighed.
Does Mr.. Tempest know you came
to me, Mr. Henly?"
"Oh. dear-he babe me come"
He bade you come
Yes, miss
ITO do what?-to tell me what?"
II can't ever tell you. miss"
Miss Carew had taken her com.
panion's hands-her breast heayed
with surprise and a sort of terror.
You must tell me. Mr. Tempest
sent you to me for WHAT"
But you forbade me to speak, Miss
Carew!"
"Of his illness-yes-but what does
he wish me to do?"
Seeking to evade disloyalty, and,
nevertheless. to accomplish her de.
sired end. Mrs. Henly repeated: