The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-09-11
CHAPTER II.
Lady oetasia's Discovery

Many times during the neI, -
hogra tho fcrrymau recalled the
sixpcnnY tip" and the kiad lady
sho bestowed H.
The kind lady. on the contrary.
did not once recall either tho elf,
or the recipient.
Tho following morning, 10 being
customary 10 wowk an hour or so
In her own little garden. training
and trimming plants And gathering
flowers. she put on. ~ usual. n
old straw hat . blue Bingham
apron and her working gloves. As
q child. sho had shown democratic
tastes that alarmed her aunt;
tastes pardoasble perhaps In a per.
son Of ordinary clay. but no, bcfit.
ting a Drumworth.
And then began. on tho part OF
Auntie George. vigiiaut. sys.
temaiie and unccasIrg instruction
in family pride. Tho win. grew
A. II was trained and Lady oc.
tavia. At 20. enjoyed conscious.
ness OF superiority tina, needed no
support
Strengthening mp after she had
worked over her flowers for a time.
Lady octavia closed her eyes and
Inhaled. with a deep breath. the
flower scented air OF her garden.
After standing moment and
looking idly around. har eyes rest.
cd upon n narrow door near the
corner OF the eastern wall. To be
sure the door had always been
there. But II had always been
closed. Now II was Ajar. she
wondered. in an idle way. why IL
was open. IA many months had
passed since she had visited that
portion--the Older and disused por.
tion-of tho castle. she strolled be.
meath the narrow archway and en-.
tered a court.
Along a cloistcred passage abe
continued until she came out into
garden. This garden was the
original terrace OF tho castle and
dated from William the Conoueror
Whenever she came to thi. Far
den--a favorite resort in her child.
hood--it had always stirred her
Imagination. She had likened I,
to the Garden OF tho sleepinr
Beauty.
strolling along a weed rrow,
path. Lady Octayia heard n sound
In her vicinity that was not in
harmony with tho forgotten stories
OF the little garden. She stopped--
and frowned. A man was whis,lInr
Looking up at great mullloned
window Just above her she notlced
that one OF the swinging easements
was open. And a. she stood there
me whistiing ceased. II was fol.
lowed by very low hummlng. as
OF man absorbed in his work
Lady Octavia entered n passage
assembled few stone steps to her
left and stood at the doorway Of
the old Baronial Hall
As she paused for moment in
this doorway. she saw n man stand.
ing on chair. before a table. his
back toward her.
While she was pauiing for n
moment in tho doorway the man
jumped down from his chair and
went on with his work. Larre
sheets OF white paper we're before
him. He seemed TO be drawing
something.
rho Daughter OF tho Castle en-.
tored. She had approached within
very few feet OF the draughtsman
before no became aware of her
presence Then he turned his
head. His visitor, with n careless
glance at his face. approached the
table and stood beside him. look
ing down Mt his drawing.
why" she exclaimed i'm mild
surprise. that is the outside Of this
castlel"
YES"
As she studied tho picture in
silence no went on with his work.
The action seemed to imply n Ger.
tain Indifference tor falling to
renlize-the quality OF his visitor.
This apparent Indifference to her
presence was something new for
Lady Octayln, and. silently. she re.
scented IL. At the same moment.
however, she remembered her pres.
ent attire, The old hat. A faint
smile, unobse rived by the workman.