New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-06-21

.~, "a. .re girls was not well. In her own
-..r She had burned candles, and tried to
read. IN order 70 distract her mind; but she
lad been unable 70 hold the connection be-
tween one line Of print and another:
When pale daylight turned the flame OF
her candle 20 a dull, meaningless yellow,
She l~s4.re5 q long sigh OF relief. Morn
ine-a-t The end of SUSPENSE
Ono. .- twice in every hour she had
stolen .r .,ptoe into her sisters room, 70
sec h.w Annira slept, and 10 make sure
.ha, the mysterious Presence that had APP
oa~cntlv opened one locked door had not
entered b. another. Always Annra lay
b quietly, a. she had lain the night before,
which already seemed long, long ago, her
thick r'a.. Of copper hair thrown back over
~Nl.-. things have happened to us in the
la. .wen-v-tOur hours, Daura thought,
-tha- in all the wears of our lives before.
Shall v. ever 90 back to peace again. She
could hardly remember how It had telt to
be happy.
A seven. as Daura was dressing, Annira
"A walked and called her. Il had horr1d
dreams" she said, "worSe than dreaming OF
the lost piper. There was a sensation OF
something evil near me, something wanting
70 bounce. 1t was as if | was lost IN the
Jungle. and knew that | was being stalked
bv a tiger My head aches. and I'd like to
lie in bed. if il wasn't for George. But l
,nus- go and see him. Perhaps he'll be con-
scor- .Odav-and recognize me.
~p-,apS." echoed Daura. But lnWardly
she aided. NO. he mustn't come back 10
consciousness vet, unless-unleSs something
has harrened TO the man in the Black Bre-
ton room.
you had better wear as many OF your
iewe'- This morning as YOU can contnVe to
hide under YOUR blouse, she went on TO
Mira. and then. sometime during the day,
TMtsposc Of them all for youth that safe
place I've thought Of. But | can't do any
thing until later.
Sic helped her sister to dress. Hamar
had begun his piping long before the two
girls were ready. Daura longed for, yet
dreadsl. tlc moment when she would know
once tor all what the night had brought for
Robar' Troy. The mystery OF the green
leather box and how to solve it was but a
minor consideration. Indeed, for the mo-
ment She had almost forgotten, or pushed
i, away into the background of her BRAN,
70 be dealt with by and by. This was her
state Of mind when she entered the great
hall wi re early risers often assembled De
lore breakfast. 70 glance over letters or pa
pcrs Daura hoped that Troy might be
there; for he did not seem ike a man VINO
would lie late in bed.
III nothing has happened, he will wake
early, She thought perhaps he Will have
been out Tor walk, steeling his heart
agains, us all And she hardened her own
heart against him-yet a sharp pang OF
anxiety shot through it as she saw that
Troy was not in the hall.
Breakfast at Dunulm was supposed TO
begin at nine but Lord Gorme took his
first meal in his room, and any guest who
chose was privileged not to appear. Perhaps
-Daura tried TO comfort herSelf-the Saw
age still felt shy Of civilized strangers and
preferred 20 eat alone. She would wait a
little while, and then quietly find out from
old Douglas if Troy had given orders about
his breakfast
As She pretended to read an Aberdeen
"A newspaper, Vane Erskine came into
the hall. humming the air Of that old ballad
She had PLAYED for Alastair the night before.
Good morning. she interrupted her
.....,,,,,, o.. ..,. cbecrfIlly. as she saw Daura