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Home My WebLink AboutThe Clinton News-Record, 1908-09-24, Page 9BY MRS. Co N. WILT,IAMSON Author .of ° ti The PfiCes$ P2sts3o44The Lighg' tnin Conductor; M Etc., assainj t0 - -September ?4th, 190$ cl Clinton Newaeltecoro • NoTaggatio, M. P. Mo'reggatio. Mgrmigart Bros A•438.14%,*16.-., A or,,NERAu floKuie oust- NiviS- • TliA3C$40TER• NOTES PICSC0;t1NTED, DRAFTS ISSUED ,INTEREST .A1-01..CIVEP . • SALE .toiOTES PPROK. 4616p. 41.1" W. IIRYD(*E, BARRISTER, SOLICITOR `NOTARY, l'UBC. ETC, OFFICFe--eSinazie Bloc-CLINTON. 111/DOUT & 11 ALE Penreerineeern 00mmisidonetn, Real. Estate end Insurance Agency. Money to. loan, „ C. B. HALE - JOHN RIDOIIT Northern Navigation Op, PetteleeL 1,..A.Kb SUPERIOR DIVISION.ee Straiten's- Will leave Sarnia Mendays, .Wednesdays and Fritter/ at 3.30, p.m.,. Until Sept 14th, GEORGIAN eBAY DIVISIONeehlaee kina°eereice • diSeentlieleed. Stearaere leave CollingWeod L80 p. .0v/en Sound 11.30 pan., Tuesd.aye4 and Sat- urdays only for S. S. Marie and. way porta. NORTH SHORE DIVISIONeeSerViee 'ffiSeelltitilent • - PARRY .SOUNDePENETANG- DIV. - For Minnicog„ Goeil,omteRay, . Cooper Mead; ;Sage CoUei and 'parry Sound; 1000. Penetang 3.20 .p.m. untti Sept. lath; alter fide date...Service ili9O011-^ Untied. - • • " TiCkets. letie information Irom all reilway • .agento, H. H. GILDERSLEaVE, Manager, Calling7/00a. 0,-11.NICHOLSON, Traffic: Mgt.; Sarnia.. Prof. Piper ot the mechanical and engineering staff of the University of British Columbia, died at his Way from England with his 'bride, tletimmt • .110=01•00 DR. 141,1411AN W. "WOODS R. C. S., England, L. R. 0. P.. Wand, 0, P. 1.. L. AL, Rotanda,.-Dublhi.) PHYSICIAN AND SUROLON, BAYFIELD. Main St. opposite Albion hotel 0/foie hours 8 to 10 as in. tied 7 te 'ff p.fra. Night calls at of- fice. „ ••••••••• DRS. GUNN dt ltIcRAE. Dr. W. Gunn, L.R.C.P., Edin. Odce-Ontago street, Clinton. Night mils at trent door el office et resi- dence, Rattenbury street. 46 -Dr. T. T. McRae, University ot Toronto, Offiee hours at hospital 1 to 8 p. ni. ; 7 to p. m t .-DR. J. W. .SHAW-, RATTENBURY ST. EAST,.. DR. C. W. THOMPSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON :3pecial attention given to diseases • of the Eye, Ear, Nose and Threat..,.- -Office and Residence - HURON ST. SOUTH. cpwrott •. 8 doors west of the dommercial Motel. • -DR. F., A. AXON.- . (Successor .to Dr. Holmes.) Specialist in Crown and Bridge work, Graduate of the Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario. Honor graduate of University of Toronto Dental Department. Graduate of the o College of Dental gingery Ethieltgee Will be at the Commercial hotel Sayfield, every Monday from 10 a. m. • GRA TRUNK gs'eds`1"4 FROM CLINTON VIA CHICAGO AND ST. PAUL To lot Class 2nd Class. Winnip $27.00 $21.00 Portage La Prairie; 29.05 21.85 13ran1on, Ma*. 30.60 23.00 Regina, Sask. • ; 35.75 27:50 Meese Jaw, • Sask. 35.75, 28.35 SarelaitOon, Sask, 42.15 30.85 Prince Albert, Sask. 43.65 31.85 Edmonton,. 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Elspeth Dean was almost ashamed to go again into the Agency to ask the Same question: "Ia there anything for me? and to hear the sante an - ewer, "Nothing today." She hesitated at the door a moment, but she had come out on purpose to make the call, and it was a confession of failure to steal away discouraged. Elspethhated to fail, eo she aura- enonexi up her courage and marched In. The same young woman sat at the smile desk, with the same rather wasp- ish. expression on her face. Elspeth Would have envied her a little for her secure position in life, if it had not been for that expression, But Elapeth• would not willingly have changed hers (which was attractive, even in a geeenieli :lodging house mirror, with • a crack across •the middle) for that other, in spite of the material advan- tages which might go with it. "Good morning. Is there"- she had begun as usual, when the young woman with. the expression cut her short. "The manager will see you in her private roora,'' she said, with a nod toward the door, succeeded instantly by a fishlike gaze of discouragement for the applicant who followed on Elspeth,s heels, A small boy in livery, sitting by the ' door in question. knocked, mentioned the name of Miss Dean, and after a murmur from some one Unseen, in- vited Elspeth to Pass through. Miss Smith, the manager of the Agency, looked up from a pile of let - len; • "Ah, Miss peen, its you, is it? I was expecting you," she remarked. You general y come in about this • timeellew would you like to go up to Scotland, and be a kind of secretary in a big Hydro" . I Elspeth's gray eyes opened. She had dreamed of nothing ' more exciting than a place in a London office, and Lt had appeared enormously difficult to get even that. But Scotland -dear, beautiful Scotland in August, and a big Hydro! It 'seemed too good to be. true, She Was latent sure it would . end in nothing, but she did not show her lack of faith in ,her attainments and her luck; she was far toe shrewd a girl in spite of her inexperience, to make such a mistake. "I should like it, I think," she saidin with creditable caluess. "Exactly what would I have to do?" "Well, it's not quite an • ordinary iiecrettirial position," replied Miss Smith. "you -Would have to take down the manager's letters from dictation, of course,' Let me see; what's your rate per minute?" "A hundred and thirty words is niy average speed. I can do a hundred and fifty for a spurt." • "Good. But I believe you have only had home practice as yet",• "I used to work from my .litetheres dictation. He could 'hardly dpeak too 'fait fop me.'• ”" • ' • • "One doesn't lose one's head with one's' brother. Whereas with strangers, and a great many strangers at whose beck and call you'd have to be, you'd 'find it different." . "If you think I am too inexperienc- ed for the place"- began. Elspeth flushing: • i . • "Frankly, I do think You too nex- perienced, but you seem, a quick- witted. sensible girl, who ought to get on; and the , manager of Lochrain Castle Hydro makes it a' point that the person engaged gall be Scotch, well-educated, a lady, not over twenty-five, and-er-prepossessing. You happen at this •moment to be the only young Scotchwoman I have on my books as a stenographer. Other- wise I should. have preferred some one more experienced and nearer the age limit mentioned." ' • • "I'm twenty-two," said Elspeth. "And look nineteen,but it ean't be helped. Mr. McGowan wants some one , at once. -11 -you -g ' to -morrow. Can you do that?" "Easily," replied Elspeth, • who ;lived in one room, and whose worldly possessions would all go into a box not too large for use as a cabin trunk. "Yon say it isn't an ordinary Place: What is there to de beside e attending to the manatnee correspondence?" "His eorresponeence would prob- ably be the • least part of your work, as there's already a young mail who .helps with•that; but he has other du- ties, bookkeeping and so on,andcan't devote his whole time to correspond- ence. A local young woman was tried, but failed, and a new person is want- ed in a hurry, because there are guests in the hotel who need . secoetarial work done, and haven't brought their own secretaries. That is why r said you would have tosbe`af the betel and call of 'a good many strangers; au- thors, crewmen, politicians, finale - (dere perha)s-701e ail sorts ei pee, "I think that would be very in- teresting," said Elspeth. "Yes; but distracting and confus- ing. People of that sort have odd THE POPULAR WAY TO THE - WEST e IS VIA CHICAGO AND ST. PAUL AND THE RATES TO PRINCIPAL POINTS IN MANITOBA, ALBERTA AND SASKATCHEWAN ARE NOW THE SAME VIA THIS ROUTE AS FORMERLY APPLIED VIA NORTH BAY •' .60 VEAnno EXPERIENCIE PATENTS TRADE MARRS . Dcsiame COPYRIGHTS &C. Anyone sanding a shatols mut destriptIon may Mealy ascertain our opinion fr.,whether an Invention is probably patapl Fommutilea. tionsstriatiyoonadentiaL- him on Patent* Agent free. Oldest agency for securing_patent& ifore:ants take* through Munn & rarely ' nofise, without obar"In anis SdeiWfIc .111111eritatt. ternely lamented woody rArgeat iitiOn or enr nonsnuno Jo Terms for asts.ezi a year:pottage prepaid. Bold by au w' ittestotoadw*New,Y0 a et.. washing"... UPPINCOTT. MONTHLY MAGAZIN", A MAUI 1.0111Allii# %lett h Current Wooten 12 Complier* Novetii VitAilLY° MANY SHORT STORIED AND PAPERS ON TIIVIELY TOMOS $2.22 lite icAnt 2607e.ii own+, NO bit•Nritluto nlitontai Evtity NuMmen J. MITCHELL, Editor and Proprietor. GRANO TRUNK 'milt; TABLE- ' Trains will arrive at • and atpert from Clinton station as folloves BUFFALO AND GODERICII DIV. • 7,35 m. - 3.05 p. M. • 5,20 p. ru. - 1.15 p. m. 1.01 p. m. 6.40 p.m - 11.25 P. in. Going East , 4 4 4 ! 41 '41 Going West It ie. 40 ' 0 44 . ••••••, • " AN* LONDON, IIURON. ott. BALIOE DIY Going South '•• 7,50 a. m. 4.23 p. pi 161.00 a. in 6,35 r. 111. 41 48 ,Going htorth • . 44 :48 kteCTIONEER-JAMES SMITH LI - echoed Auctiolieer for the Counts; of Huron. All orders entrusted , to me will meth% prompt attenthne Will ee11 either by peicentage Or per sale. Residence on the Bayfiel4 Road,: One Mile. th of Clinton United Stntes Subseribere will pleitee note .that We have fe pay one cent postage on eh pap. or going to the 'United States.. This Mettile that your subscrip. tfoa, flatlet be paid in advance. When you see your eubacription expiring plettee remit $I-50 for air• other year so that you will not miss any copies of The Newa-Reo. ord. the next Morning she was at Miami Station, one small unit ina crowd for the Scotch express. When Elspeth was a little girl, sW had been taken once. to Scotland to see the place where she was born, but she had not been there since. Her fa- ther's people had never forgiven him for milling a pretty girl' somewhere beneath him in station, and absolute- ly penniless, therefore Elspeth knew nothing about them. Major Dean had left his son and daughter at school ill a suburb of London when they were small, and later he could never afford to take Elspeth out to India. She had done 'very little traveling in her life, and was much excited this morning. She had not dreamed that there would be so many people going by train, though -she told herself -she might have thought of it, as Town was now "dead," and everybody running up to Scotland for what was left of August and September. • Elspeth had a third class ticket, but the crush was BO great that no place could be found for her. Neither was there anything left in the second class compartments, by the time The porter who had registered her boxand taken charge of her handbag began • to search for a seat. • .."You'll, have to gefirst class, Miss," said he. The girl demurred. "But they won't let me, and I can't afford"- she had beim, when the porter broke in reassuringly: "That's all right. Miss; they'll have' to hit you. There's no room in the thirds or seebnds, and they're bound to carry you." They hurried from door to door, but everything was full, until at last they came to a compartment occupied,only a nnstaite or mane up out of the Whole, cloth, and our time wasted. It would be like her. I alwayodid think Maud • Melton a cat "Mother, do be careful," whioperea • her daughter. "What do I care for a person of that sort?" asked the other, with a quick glance of contempt at pretty. plainly -dressed Eispeth. "It's bad enough having her stuffed in with us, without having to think about her, with every word one speaks. She doesn't matter any more than one's maid matter; indeed, she is prob- ably oomeontee Maid. What se the utee of spending a lot of money to , travel first-class, it third-class crea- tures are to be squeezed in, without paying a Penni?" "Here giri reclas teeaMtrh.anICkelnuril make in t , dirynerstnufly an extraordinary charism came over her mother. The hand- some, though rather sharp features, were softened with eecharming smile, which irradiated them as the rose of 0un-set glow irradiates a bleak land- scaper in the north. The dark eyes sparkled,• the frown that had drawn the straight bleak brows together was smoothed out. She looked suddenly lament girlish and prettily feminine as shepatted her beautifully undu- lated auburn hair. Elspeth, though angry, was inter- ested, wondering what sort of man would appear. The name,Kenrith, i sounded faintly familiar, as f she had heard it before, but if so she could not remember where. - In anothersecondher ourloaltee'Weis satisfied. A tall, broad -shouldered man of about forty, with a nice brown face, was at the door. "Here r am, just in time,". said he in a pleasant VOW% which proclahned him from the north country. "May I really travel with you, Lady Lame bart and MAY Hilary?" "We are delighted. You won't let tie be dull," replied Lady Lambert. The new comer glanced at Elspeth, as if expecting to find that she was an acquaintance also, saw she was a stranger, and begginther pardon as he passed took the unoccupied seat. By this time the young typist knew why the name of Kenrith had sound- ed familiar. She had never heard it, , but she had read about it in the papers. There was a millionaire mon-, ed.lohneKenrithe who was very- char! 'table, and whose good Works She had eseen mentioned: If she remem- Ibored aright, he came from Lanca- shire, and she wondered if this nice, browne rather ugly man were he. "If he Is, r do 'believe this horrid woman is being sweet to him on account of . his nieeley," thoughtthe girl, "fat. ; he doesn't seem her sort at all. I do' , hope he sees through. her. He leeks clever, but I suppose men never do see through handsome women,, espe- cially countesses, and this evidently is olio, because now. I come to ' look at it, that's. a Countess's coronet on • her dressing bag.". • , Elspeth had brought a novel, and she tried to absorb herself in it; as the train rushed her on toward ex- citing new experiences; but the talk of her traveling companions would entangle itself with that of the char- acters in the book. "It was Such it 'pleasant surprise to hear, after we had made ' up our• minds to go to Lochrain, that you Were going," said Laely,,Lambait. couldn't resist Writing you a line, when 1 beard you were at the Carl- ton, to ask if there were any .chance of your traveling by our train. Then, when I didn't get an answer" - "1 was away from town all ea- terdzay and only . foo y 'nett berried -Para &veto. door, bat Meri- t- . thine MS rUlt .• • by two ladies. To be sure the remain- ing seats were covered with smell lug- gage, a couple of smart dressing -begs with gold monograms (one of them surraouted with a coronet) . and a dust -coat or two. But the porter was not easily 'beguiled. -• . "These places all taken, =darn?" he asked briskly of the elder lady; a very handsome woman, whose ad- mirers ' would have pronounced her thirty-three, whose • enemies would have placed her past forty. She glanced u from. readinga let- ter, and stared laughtely.. at Elspeth "Yee- she began, when the .girl who was with her interrupted: "Oh, mother, it is only one seat be - aide (Mrs' that is engaged, and. we t that." ' 'W. • ways, and.'Are often impatient, and hard to please. You would need tact es well as presence of mind. However, a great donee. You couldn't have hoped for anything half as good, with your inexperience, Loehrain Castle Hydro is new as a hotel, opened only this season, and one of the finest in Scotland. The. salary is two giiineae 'a "week, and You're sure to have pres- ents. tett mind, you must de us credit. • I don't want Mr. McGowan to think I've made a mistake. That Would be a bad. udvertieernent for the Agency."' • "I will do rn best," said Elspeth, to whom a weekly two guineas seem- ed a fortune. She had lived on fifteen areee eeereeeeeneeeeee""'"''''''''"'": shilli:ngs a week for two years, since her lethal had died. and her brother (now to Australia seekhig hie fortune) had insisted on giving her the whole of that father's pension as a Major • in the Seventieth Seottish Botdensee, London, .and her training es it ehorte hand writer and typist, lied strained her resources, and for months she had been trying vale for work, calling every clAy at several agencies. In a few fininutes everything WAS arranged, and Mies Smith was able to send a satisfactory telegreen to the manager of the Lochrain Castle Hy- dropathic Elspeth 'Went home to her lodgings, packed up her type- writer, which she had bought on the ."instalment and all her other belongings. Her railway ticket WAS Mid for bv rpr new eninleVer,, and I 1 CZ. 0 I 0 0 • The other' frowned with vexation. and she .diel not look half so •hand- some, or nearly se yoeng, when she frowned. • • • . "You are ridiculous, Hilary 1" she snapped, in a low but angry voice, Then, to the porter: "There is no room here. Don't you see, the racks are already full of luggage, and we need the disengaged seat for our bags.". "Very sorry, - madam, but this is the only Compartment With a place free, and this lady must tide some - Where," replied the ream, already be- ginning to find spade for the gorgeoue dressing bags in the racks. • "Impudent . creature !" exclaimed the lady; flushing deeply' under a deli- cate. film of liquid powder, and a veil which heightened its flower-like ef- fect. "I am the Coun-e • e0n, mother don't l'implored. the girl, her face -Which Elspeth thought the 'wettest she had ever seen -scar- let with hurnilation. arid distress. "See, he is making' room: We can't expect to have the whole compartment to ouseelves." The elder woman bit her lip and. was silent, realizing, perhaps. that it was she who was on the point of mak- ing herself tidiculotzs. But she twitch; ed aside. her dress with such an air • of disgust as Elspeth meekly passed to the seat which had been cleared .by the porter that the unfortunate newcomer felt that she was regarded as Seine inferior sett of animal. ."I am sorry," she Said, hooking straight at the girl, • "Please don't 'be. chieetel -matter .in the least," answered the beautiful creature, With A smile so • charming that Elspeth's heart warmed to her. • "I'm mire she's as nice as she's pretty," the typiet said to herself, "though how she can be, with such a mother, is a miracle," The intruder smiled a grateful an- swer, and then tried to appear Ob- livioes to her traveling companions. She Opened her handbag, which she had on her lap, and pretended to be deePly. interested in its eontents, but she could not help hearing their con- versation. It was all but time the train to start now, and mthe elder of the two ladies, apparently forgetting the unweleome third in the oompart. „ merit, did not attempt to conceal her excitement. "What a shame! I believe he's not &ening " she exelairned looking eagerly out of the window. "An other minute, and it will he too lat. I do, hope Lady ,Melton's UAW* W1140.3 I .sent a, messenger the tett' thing. this e "We must have aeready left. It is such it long drive, you know, RIO Hilary and I have heaps of luggage. But .all's well. that ends well. Who Would have • dreamed of your going • to Lochrain? I thought of it beemese the air is iso good, and it's been slide . a; tiring season that it will be more restful' for usboth. than a round of Scotch visits." , • • "1 'think I'm id great rAerci....said Mr. Kenrith. "You poet fellow, I suppose you really do think so." . mused Elspeth. "'Surprised,' indeed! I 'wonder she dared say that. After what she must; have known I .heard When I first .got - into the carriage.' What a scene there 'would be if I °told V' This idea struck her sense of hum- ortocomically that she. almost, laughed aloud; but nobody was par ing • any attention ' to. her. Kenrith leuked-lemeevaye'-egeasionallyrato sure, but not curiously to see if she were eistening. He was not saying I. anything that he need. Mind' all the world hearing; and his glances to- ward Elspeth expressed only the in- terest that a warM-hearted man of an unusually kind and sympathetic nature would • feel initPretty Young woman traveling alone, almost shab- bily dressed, when her beauty ought to have been Bet off by eharreitig , . . things. such as Lady Hilary 'Vane . wore. • If he thought of her coneeions- : ly, it was to say to himself : "Foot 'child 1 Girls like her have ti eight „ to everything that's brightest and •• best .in the World. What an awful , shame they can't all have It" • ."You must have had dozens of in- vitations for thismonthand next," remarked Lady. Ltimhart. • "I had a few, but I'm not much of a hand for visiting," replied the millionaire modestly. "I know the, man who has turned the old castle of Lochrain into a hotel. Indeed. was able to help hire a little, as he's a good fellow, and deserves success. That's one reason I'm ping, and an - (Abe.: is, I thought it would be h good quiet place for me to try my' hand • et writing a book I've had in mind •frir some time; a dull thing you'd • think it, but interesting to me; a new idea in socialistic schemes I want to work out." • "You are always thinking of oth- • eris," exelaimed Lady teimbart. "Int afraid I don't forget myself," smiled Kenrith. "I've just been mak- ing myself aebig present. . You know. the Radepolskio diamond? Well, I've go go on me a is if you" - "Oh, Mr. Kensith, you forget, *alb have ears, even waifs of railway car- riages i" cried Lady Lambatt "You oughtn't to speak out •such Mate se- crete, except when you are quite, quite alone, with your mod trusted friends, and even then in whisper." Kenrith laughed. "I rather this* I'm able to look after my property. This isn't the •first jewel rve. tarried about, and even now it isn't the only I one "Yon really 'mustn't," she broke hi. "You must send ystir valuables to be locked safely up in a bank di - redly we Arrive ak our journey's end, or I shall not have an easy 1110111011t by night or by day," • 'You are Vet kind to take an 1114%11'0d." Said the mill (moire. Eispeth's ears tingled. "She said )saftetre I was •of no MOO. Onneeeletenee than a servant, and now one Takeo me for a lpy-mr 'a thief," the girl thought. I hope I don't look like either; but then, X suppose, it is inn prudent of hint to talk like that." She remembered that among_ other things elle had read of J•ohn Kenrith was the fast that be collected rare jewels, hie one piece of self-indul- gence. Now she had no longer a doubt of the identity of this Mr. Ken- rith. "By the way, 79111 And another friend at Lochrain," remarked the Lancashire man. changing the sub- ject. "Captain Oxford, whom I hap- pened to run 4=88 a day or two ago, told me • he was „starting last night tied meant to spend a fortnight or longer at the hotel. That old wound in his arm is troubling 149; it mems, and he thought the Hydro - "How very vexatious !" exclaimed e Lady Lambert. Her tone was so tremulous with surprise and annoyance that Elspeth glanced up in tipite of hereon. Lady Hilary's lovely face was scar- let, and, though her big violet eyes were gazing at tbe flying landscape. Elspeth was to feminine not .to be sure the girl felt the angry, mini - mous flash her mothers eyes darted at her. The atmosphere of the car- riage had suddenly become myeteree, iously electric. . "I thought he was a friend .of ' Yenta," mid Kenrith, innocently. "Not at all, r consider him a most undesirable young rnan," returned Lady Lambert.' "I hope, dear Mr. lrenrith, if he tries to force •hirnself upon us at leiebrain, as heett elmeast sure to, that you will help me to- er-keep him in his place." "What is his place?" Kenrith elc- ecl bluntly. "He's An officer and a gentleman, and a very good fellow ,as welleaffreshab.tave one. Thet's my opin- ion "Well endued', from e man's point of view," said Lady Lambert, more • gently. "But I'm a woman, and Hil- ary is a young girl, :with no one to watch •over 118, We mud be careful. Captain Oxford is dreadfully Push- ing, and of course he is nobody." "So am I nobody." '"How like you to say that! But you had a name, even before, you made it, whereas Oxford isn't his name, you know, or Laurence either. Really, ,old Miss Laurence, who adopted him .when he was • a- wretch- t ed little foundling in sortie foreign niece or other where she was visit- , ing, gave him . his surname because she lived, in Oxford. And he hasn't a. penny except.the few wretched hun- dred a year she left him. •I wonder how he manages to scrape along in the army-" . .. 'It's much to ,his credit that he's got on so finely," said Kenrith. "In his profession, • yes; . but of course he could never dream of mar- rying, at all events, any girl in the station to which.he seems to aspire,", replied Lady 'Larnbart. . . Elspeth 'began to feel as if she :had . • got into a story book far more inter- esting ••than the one OW was trying .to read. "What Will they de when they see me at Lochrain?" she won- ' dered. But she soon decided that the Countess of Lambert was not 'a'' :ere man to :care much for the opinion or thoughts of a humble typist, even if she remembered that she had .seen the face befere. - The journey did not teeth long to the girl,' for her •brain teemed with all ports of interesting .fancies, frome the beginning to the end... 'The sta- tion at which passengers descended for Lochrain. Castle Hydropathic Ho- tel was that -of a Binitii town, popular • ng,tourists, and so there was no ,-,,rigftwritg(vemanz• to -her . oridirtra;vele-re.: that her destination was the Bezel as theirs. Lochrain :was five or six. miles . distant, and Elspeth saw her three late eompato eons go away in a very smart. raekor ' • car, so exactly like several others at the station that she gnessed that they were sent by the management, of the-. hotel. There were, evidently a num- ber of other guests for the new and fashionable Hydro, and eight or ten of their 'maids And Valets departed in a bunch in a big motor •oninibus. Everything was so, quickly done that Elspeth had not lime to wonder what was to become of her, , before a voice spoke her name. "Are you Miss . Dean, engaged ui secretary for ,Lochrain Hydro?" • "What' are efie isturme septroe Age tower?" asked Eispeth. "Here li*e are at the deor,"' odd Mr. Grant; and she could ,not' searia_ from hie tone if the smarm of bog question was deliberate or not, A queer little thrill crept throve* her veins, such asshe had neve-via& hofore. Something seemed te wb- per in her ear that ,experiencee-,-Wriliee ther ghostly or not -Would some bre her at Loehrain, strange eiroughs So. try the bravest spirit. And yet #t; was a fashionable Hydro, full or g;., pleaeure.seekingpeople, and alio mei* Only an insignificant Imre, ryyieree. come here to.work for her frying- ns so proelad"way, at two pinea &week Beason feud that imagination' write flying away with her good sense; Mel yet, (he thrill and the .presentiMISSi reuedned. 0100100.0,0M010tt CHAPTER II, Elspeth had only just time to The impressed with the magnificence elr the great stone -pillared hall, with ,Iss vast flreplace„its tapestries and las ancient armor, when she was 7441 down a connecting corridor into at small room, where she found hermit in Mr, McGowan's. presence. Ile was a clever -looking, . aged' man, evidently .ft gentlemeree.,. with a worried, over-worked air, mit such kind eyesthat Elspeth -die/ rot wonder the millionaire had liked and wished to help him in his aMbitiss. amen venture. "But you are a mere child," The his firat exclamation on teeing new stalogreinher. 'Still he did nelt. seem wholly disappointed in hera pearance, Elspeth could nok thinking," and when,. to proem. the could do, she had taken diwes. few rapidly dictated seutencese i . out. an instant's delay or hesitation, he expressed himself satisfied. "You will „do very well, Brew Dean, he said pleasantly. To -mop - row morning your work will begin, - What remains of to -day you will how to yourself.; but some time this coon - leg, when you are rested after yaw . jtAirney;i should like you to ceesnei here again to learn what your wade is to be," "T im not Heart,' ewer Faspeth BOW- ly • "T should be glad to hear evettre Wing unless you prefer . 1 / "Yes," said Elspeth, turning exile' • ly, to see, not 'a servant; but pale - faced,. black-eyed young man, very well dressed in dark blue serge... e "I am .Mr. Grant, Mr. McGoWan's assistant," he announced,' his bat ffe---inelre-MeGoweet-evisheetemee-te-,-eyeee- meet and drive you back,. so that on the way I, might prepare you for seine of yew. duties, and save time." •"It will be ,very kind of you," said, the girl: "I, shall he glad to help you in any Way I Can," he ahswered, and looking up, Elspeth caught a flash in • the dark, deepset eyes which contradicted the white coldness of the • fade. "I.. wonder whether I'm going to like Mr. Grant or not!" she thought: The look in his eyes lora her that the Pale man was net unaware of the fact that she, was pretty girl. . • The drive to Lochrain was a wild :and beautiful one, but Mist Smith's •eulogiums had not half prepared her for the magnificence of the place it - • 1 • 'Mere we are at the (Mar.'? said lir. 45rfauset- . . • 'That Will be.. better, ir yen' ae equal to it. Well, fiorn 9 in the Unarm- ing till 10.30 I shall be obliged yoga will ..at .my .disposal here, to an- ewor lettere, as Mr. Grent•is engaged:A. then,. and Can only help me in the - evening, From 10.30 Until 19.30 'I. imam, promised your services to Mr. Koine ritle who has anived to-daye that t wired him I would have an eificieng . Stenographer to work with heriete which was the principal reason Wheel' I wanted you .in such a hurry,' "I beg, your pardon, May I come- inFe asked' a voice at the door, whinta was slightly, ajar. It was at manilee voice, and spoke with a miorkeet, American accent. • "Come in, Mr. Trowbridge," seplieeille the manager politely; and a pees= ege striking appearance entered; a moor of thirty-two or throe, perhaps,: tan, clean-shai.en, with ihick, fair hair Parted in the middle, dark brows, and tilack-lashed, .narrow, yet bold; gray' c was len tnnzic, isimen in well dressed, with an aii of wcalb and prosperity which was almost mere- '• gressive. His glance dwelt for it faire• seconds with flattering admiratiemo upon shabby little Elspeth; yet der girl was ungrateful enough net' tree like the newcomer. "So sorry to interrupt; but rws, 'badly in need of your help, Mr. Maze Gowan," said he, laughing in lie efrainentellietweavye.ry71;nriega slide, maevet ezeriep here, while 'I'm taking a vacation_ My correspondence has run maw ahead of me; , Can. you 'recommend any -body in the neighborhood admit. can write pretty woll from dictation?" "This young lady will be able fba, help you, I think. She has just come tO act as my secretary, but T eato spare her for some hours a day Ise gveiceesstp.of the hotel who want her eSes-- "What an odd' eoineidencte and se lucky one for me. Introduce please," said Mr. Trowbridge; and tbee stenographer, should have been manes than ever flattered thus to be eaten -- %tonally (no doubt that it was nytesa-- tionally) raised to a footing et esicialfe equality by' a young and handl/omen man, evidently person et iinpowit,- anee t e world. • Mr. McGowan obeyed; ande Trowbridge niade himself agreeable; to Miss Dean, looking at her with asse expression which seemed to szne. "What a. surprising thing to findessialit O pretty girl in your position. lr ad- mire you immensely, and want you tee like me." . Still, Elspeth did not like Aline - "There's -something -that doesn't Time --- true," she said to herself. And. shoo did not believe that it was a adze- eidenee that Mr. Trowbridge had' frap- pened to ask for a secretary, at,th� very moment when she had arrbasetie She had an idea. that he Lodi darrii3 f4P0 Mr. McGovetio's door with genre otbairr object, that he had overhemd tt woulfil or two of the conversation, and telimill4 taken his Cue from it. Stilt, evemaill2 she were right in the surtnieee abool had to remind bersell there vim nth great hate in what Mr. Trc,wbriteigee - had done. Probably. the mem meet want help with his correepondlextert. for she was not sueli. a radiantePAtteire that he should invent a need sbog. as an excuse .for enjoying her otelorWr for an hour each day. Such thinati might happen in novelettes, but nefti in real life; and in any case. Trowbridge could hardly hat* mesa her face through the meek of the dIsa: TO DE CONTINVED..1. "Why; it's like a .great caseee,eand has the air of being hundreds and hundreds of yeara old !" she exclaim- ed in intense adniiration, when the dogcart Mr. Grant drove had passed • through a park, and brought them into sight of a huge, gray 'stone pile on a slight grassy elevation. But even before her companion replied. she remembered how Mr. Kenrith had spoken of "turning the old castle into a hotel:" • "How delightful," the girl went 011. "This is even better than I expected. Thee always been my dream to live in a place like this. I do hope it's haunted?" Mr. Grant smiled rather grimly. "There are more grueserne stories told abdut Lochrain as it used to be • ire.the paste than -about, almost any_of the feudal houses, which ie saying a good deal, especially its Scotland'e Aren't you afraid of ghosts?" "Not, in the least. I don't believe in them, though I love ghoststories. dearly," she said. 'Very well, thenee/ I'll tell you what I. wouldn't have told you ,other- wise. It will no doubt please you to hear that your room is in the 'haunt- ed tower,' as it used to be called. The Hydro is crammed for the sen - 8011, and if you hadn't been put there, you would have had to be Welted' away in an tittle. You'll find the remit a nice one, so nice that Mr. McGowan *add have had to keep it for guests, if it hadn't' been for the Ugly old stories which, if any one got to know -as they most orthinly would one way or another -would have led to rows with the multiage- rrient. Re you 809, an ill wind has blown Year sortie good-espeoially as 4ost.tn# htio. stories."