The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-02-06

to look SO fresh and lovely after q
long sea voyagef You must tell me
your secret"
The young man looked down at the
girl and saw that her dress was in
perfect taste for the occasion, and
also that she was very young and
beautiful. He was watching her
with a kind of proprietary pride as
she moved forward to be introduced
to the other guests, when he saw her
sweep one quick glance around the
room, and for just an instant hesitate
and draw back. Her face grew white;
then. with a supreme effort, she con-
trolled her feelings. and went through
her part with perfect ease.
When Judge Blackwell was intro
duced to the girl, he looked at her
with what seemed to Durham to be
more than a passing interest; but the
delicate tinting of her face, the dainty
line Of cheek and chin and ear, the
sweep of her dark lashes, and the
ripple of her brown hair. as he tried
to easily with her, as an old
friend might.
At length the Judge turned to the
girl and said:
Miss Remington, you remind me
strongly of a young woman who was
in my office this afternoon"
The delicate color fickered out Of
the girls face entirely, leaving even
her lips white, but she lifted her dark
eyes bravely to the kindly blue ones.
and with sweet dignity bafled the
questioned recognition in his look.
Yes. you are so much like her
that l would think you were-her SIS
ter perhaps, If 1t were not for the
name" Judge Blackwell went on.
She was a most interesting and
beautiful young lady" The old gen
tlcman bestowed upon the girl a look
that was like a benediction. Excuse
me for speaking of it. but her dress
was something soft and beautiful, like
yours, and seemed to suit her face
| was deeply interested in her. al
though until this afternoon she was
stranger. She came to me for a small
, matter of business, and after 1t was
attended to, and before she received
the papers, she disappeared! She hat
removed her hat and gloves, as she
? was obliged to wait some time TO
certain matters to be looked up. an
!, these she left behind her. The ha
is covered with long, handsome
> plumes of the color of rich cream
in coffee"
Young Durham glanced down a
: the cloth of the girls gown, and wa
. startled to find the same rich creamy
, coffee tint in its silky folds; yet sh
did not show by SO much as a 1icke
q Of an eyelash that she was passin
: under the keenest inspection.
: Why should she want to disaI
4 pear" The question was asked COOL
and with as much interest as
stranger would be likely to show.
Il cannot imagine" said the oil
9 man s~peculatively. "She apparent
had health and happiness, If one ma
Judge from her appearance. and sh
came to me of her own free wi
on a matter of business. Immediatel
after her disappearance, two wei
dressed men entered my office an
inquired for her. One had an int
: l%ectual head. but looked hard an
y" cruel; the other was very handsome
- and ~dlsagreeable. When he could ne
find the young lady, he laid claiI
q to her hat. but l had 1t locked ava,
r How could l know that man was hs
- friend or her relative? | intend
d keep that hat until the young woma
u herself claims It. l have not had an
"a thing happen that has SO upset n
in years."
~ You don't think any harm hi
come to herr" questioned the girl.
~ Il cannot think what harm coul
~ and yeti Is very strange. She W;
about the age Of my dear daught,
u when she died. and l cannot get h,
out of her mind. When you first a
10 peared in the doorway you gave n
quite a start. l thought you were sh
" II l can find any trace Of her, l mes
ie to investigate this matter. l have
'e feeling that that girl needs a friend
As II am sure she would be very hapI
70 to have a friend like you" said Il
81 girl, and there was something in Il
eyes that were raised to his tn
10 made the Judges heart glow wi
- admiration.
Thank you," said he warml
THAT is most kind Of you. But pc
&c haps she has found a better friend
10 40 this time. hope So"
"Or one as kind" she suggested
a low voice.
The conversation then became &c
10 eral, and the girl did not look up f
several seconds; but the young m;
on her right, who had not missed
" word OF the previous t~ete-a-tete, cou
ny not give attention to the story MI
Blackwell was telling, for ponderil