The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-12

board the North Star goes out with YOU next
Thursday. SHOULD the ohank b.. recovered she viii
nave fortune Of about thirty thousand pounds
~ JoVe. cHclancd ii is big business
II certainly is but nevertheless. am ner-
rous at Lucy leaving me. She is young n,! Knows
LITTLE Of the Worid. II her mothers friends the
Ghtllonois, SUI atCoomIo they will doub,css
advise her 70 the best ot heii ABILITY. bu, ii 10,
Have you cabicd lind out il they ar. SIN
there" asked.
~ Mr.. Conway, answered tbs Old ,nan
gpies are expensive things ana Whether the
Chaoncrs are at I, oloIno o not Lucy must 20
railing them 81" Viii pat up tic Oriental Hotel.
ana have told her to take 81; lijc, into iei. con-
tdence. It will ,idouhteily ~. is his interest to
recover the Ciank for her, for have promised him
q large sum If he carries the matter s:tistuctorily
through"
Well. Mr 5irchen." ! answered. Il am obliged
ior your confluence, and you may BE- 4nite sure
VIII 90 what can FOR your ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
And also VII DO my best for Miss Borro-
dale said Quentin
The old collector gririped us both by the
hands.
II know YOU Will he were,l II rust you
PEN. This Is luek> can Of yoprs Conway. Tor
ieel ,i"t WITH two such clamlhons ms grnndctild
viii he safe. But cone into tle next room
should Ike - introduce you 10 her
old I8irth,!l trecedcd TO the door threw it
open. ana Tools rs into smaller the
and iuin1uily bhto The curtains to III. windows
were faded nearly White, and the pattern had long
been Worn ofi the Garrett, but all the same the
room had clean, habitablc, and almost ho.ncly
look
As entered. a thin gi,l III shabby blacl,
frock vas standing h> the tire. She turned
hearing cur footsteps ara put down brass kettle
winch SHE MAS ho!ing IN her hand
Tea is not quite ready yet. grandfather,' she
said, looking tic old man.
Ali right, Lucy" lie answered: plenty Of
time. have brought two visitors to you they
viii 10 Your ccmlanions the voyage. Let me
Introduce thcn--Mr George Conway. pu,scr on
the Nor,h star Make great friends win Mr.
Conway. Luce, he is a capital fellow. know him
well and,--here he glanced Quen,in-"Mr.
The wrni,isa ola face lysr,i anx,u.ly up
into Quentin's the quavering voice made this
latter Introduction.
Both these gentlemen know all about your
mission 10 Colombo Lucy 50 You can freely con-
iide in them" said Brchcll; and now tea; my
dear
The girl. having briefly replied to her grand
fathers introdnctions returned 10 l.r office Of
tea making Her movements were quiet and de-
bcrate and thought noticed then a
watchfn expression i'll her young face Certainly
care and care alone had brought that deep furrow
between her pretty eyebrows and there were lines
round the somewhat sad mouth which seemed
me infinitely pathetic. Had She been well fed and
well dressed She might have been pretty girl
for hcr eyes We're large and Of soft grey color:
but her face was too pale, and her checks too
hollow. 10 make her in the least beautiful now.
She had just filed three cups OF tea when I
heard the click IN the hall door latch, and at
the same time noticed rosy color ty into
Miss Borrodalcs pale checks
What can be the matter mow?" thought
my interest kcenly aroused
"!ill' said the old man. an annoye! ,x-
preston visiting his face. what brings Walter
back carly
he had scarcely said the words before the
door was nosily opened and young of
about eight and twenty came III.
iluo!' he cried. on catching sight of Quentin
you here? This is luck. thought you might be
looking in this afternoon and got off hour