Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-01-26
BY RUBY M. AYREs.
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II was only when Nineite stood 4
the open, door OF Randall Cayansgh'i
llat, looking iimidly into the stoli,
face OF his man servant, that she real
ICED what terribly ioolhardy ael
she had committed,
To run away 20 . man she had
seen only twice ia her life, A man
OF whom she knew less than nothing
save that Peter Nothard had credited
him with an unsayofy reputation,
surely she must have been mad!
IL was only when The man servant
eonghsd twice apologetieally thar she
neryed herself TO speak.
"Oh. please, is Mr.. Cayanagh ini"
She was hoping with all her
heart that he would not yet have re-
turned, She would have gone back
thankfully 10 the Delays rather than
have faced him now Il had Gene 10
the point, but luck was agains, her.
Mr.. Gayanagh is dining. miss"
was the reply. May I-shall tell
him your name. il YOU pleasel"
The man was siolidity personiiied.
aud Ninet,e took courage.
please tell him Miss Wheeler
would very much like 10 speak TO
him just for mohfent-ii he can
spare moment
"Will-you kindly step inside!r
The man shut the front door and
left .Ninette IN the hall.
IL was not very large. but il was
layishly furnished and as comfortable
as a siiting-room; there was a small
wood fire burning. and big chair
drawn costly up TO It's warmth. to-
wards which Nine,,c. erept shrink
ingly.
Something in the whole Of her
environments reminded her forcibly
OF the night she had broken into
Peter Nothard's house. and he had
come in and caught her crouched
by the fire, and for a moment wave
OF conjunction swept through her
heart. She had not been very CRATE
iul to him for all his kindness, be-
cause he had been kind whether she
chose to recognize il or not. But, at
any rate. everything was at an end
now as far as he was concerned. He
would never believe that she was in
nocent OF that terrible scene with
Arthur Delay; he would. of course,
take his sisters part, and agree that
she was wicked and ungrateful.
She shuddered as she thought of
the look in Delays eyes, as she re-
called his kisses and the iron grip
of his arms. How dared hc-oh,
how dared he! She hid her face in
her hands.
"Ninettc?" A door leading into the
hall OH the right-hand side opened.
and Cavanagh stood there. His face
was pale and his eyes acutely dis
tressed. "Ninette," he said again,
coming swiftly forward. Good
heavens! What has happened!"
Ninette rose to her feet. She tried
to speak. but her courage oozed
away before the kindness of his
eyes; sheh was tired and hungry and
and, without speaking
one word, she burst into tears.
on poor child lie put his arm
round her shoulders and drew her
back into the room with him shut
ing the door behind them. He put
ner into chair and fetched glass
If wine from the table.
mo, don't try to tell me anything
lust yet. Drink this and you will
soon feel better"
He left her severely alone, and
with great effort Ninette checked
Ter sobbing, she dried her eyes and
ooked up at him piteously.
II don't know what you must
link of me! suppose / was mad
o come, but they turned M out, and
was SO frightened, and there was
10 one else l could go to. And you
'aid-ycu did say that if ever I
wanted friend was TO remember
,ou." {
Il meant it." Cavanagil said stead
ly. 81 am glad you have come and t
whatever is the trouble, I will help
you by every means in my power"