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THE GHOST OF
• LOCHRAIN CASTLE
BY MRS. C N. VVILLIAIYISON
Author of "The Princess Passes," "The Lightning
Conductort.' Etc., Etc.
copyright, note by etre C. N. Williameon.
Oonee 'oeir or lesterereg4eireeetr. 4hflci
passing her hand over the surface of
oak, there was no door or any means
of opening the wainscot, there, -
When she was satisfied that, if the
wall hid any secret, it was not to be
found out by her that night,. she sat
for a time, and waited, so still she
scarcely breathed,- or any repetition
of the sounds. But nearly an hour
passed, and all quiet. Nailing could
.be accomplished by wetting longer,
Elspeth- decided, and shivering with
the night chili, she crept back to bed.
She did not expect to sleep, but fa-
tiehe overcame fear, and from puz-
zling' over the mystery in waking
thoughts, she began heavily striving
to decipher it in a tangled maze .of
drearna. As before, she slept lentil
bread daylight; but .it was., earlier
than on the previous day, and when
ere
•.-elea took a candle in eaah hand. -
she had dressed hastily, she thought
that She would have time before"the
coming of, ,he servant with breakfast,
to venture on some explorations. But
they were even more brief than she
expected, for di she had supposed,
there wasno way of mounting 'high-
grthan her •own room. The stone
'staircase that had - once wound on
above, hnd been 'built up With brick,.
which formed a solid wall the
floor below, the doer of .the' room un-,
der hers was not.locired, end a glance
showed thet there was. nomystery
there.; The wainscoting had been pre-
pared long' ago by some person of
bad taite, and not being renewed evi-.
dehtly, Joie many years; it heti fallen
into bad repair. A few, pieces of old
_furniture, ane •some .• empty „peaking
boxes a,nd • rolls of .cerpets, were the
sole contents of :theireeme. and all_
were plainly. visible in . the*. bleak
light which etreareed through -the two
uneurtained. windows. Fi•ore the roam
on the ground floor dame sounds 'of
hammering; mid Elspeth gueased"that
the carpenter who, accordieg to the
housekeeper, had' his quarters. 'there,
'was ,already at work. It was",inore
than improbable that there. 'slimed.
be any eisibie means of communica-
tion -with the upper fleors, an a meth .
used as e, carpenter shop, and irthere
were a secret •one,„ it would .net be
possible for her to seek it while the
'carpenter was at work. Altogether the.
girl's exploring expedition • did not
last ten .minutes, and she -gleamed
' nothing from it mire one thought, '
which struck. her as somewhatmg,
nificant. Why, she asked -herself; had
this one room -the one' she occupied
---been kept in re -Pair, e While thee
others ' had been neglected, and left
uninhabitable? Was the reason for
this connected: in any way with the
story of the tower, or was it concert-
ed with some other' secret apart from
the ghost story?' She .decided that,
Withoet mentioning her experiences
(for which she still intended to be si-
lent at all events .for the present) she
might ask these questions . of the
housekeeper. • t '
She was 'keyed to. a. high Pitch of
nervous eiteltement which had in -
Creased rather than diminished since
yesterday, but there was no confusion
in her brain. Shefelt that, if she
could only put her .hand upon one
single first clue she would be capable
of ferreting out others, Where now all
seemed chaos.
Breakfast was hurried over. se
that she might steal time for a
' few words with the housekeeper
before going to Mr. McGowan,
and as an excuse she' began by asking
Mrs. Warden if she might make some
little changes in • the arrangement of
the furniture in her room. She would
like, she said, to place the sofa and.
table ' differently, but had not wished
to do so without mentioning if be-
forehand. .
"Why, bless your heart, ine dear,
said the friendly old woman, "you
can do just as you like in your own
quarters. I hope you're quite happy
there.I went up on purpose to ask
how you got on yestercley afternoon,
but you were away -busy, I suppose,
though it was doze upon tea time,"
This was exactly the turn which
Elspeth had 'hoped the conversation
would take. She theoked 1Vere. -Ward-
en, and :said that she was delighted
with her room. "It's good enough for
a• dueheee, go it fotild be strange
if I shouldn't be satisfied," she
laughed. "But I do wonder why it
is the only room in the tower which
they've made habitable. There is such
a lovely view from there, and if the
guests would object to the ghost stor-
tea, surely the employes would, he
more sensible,"
"It wasn't- worth the trouble and
expense of putting tho:o other rooms in
repair, 1 suppose," replied the house-
keeper, 'seeing that they couldn't
very well be offered to guests, The
one above yours hag the roof falleft
in on it,' Whieh WAS ehe reason the
attars were bloelted up, rather than re-
store the whole upper story. But you
needn't worry, the floor is to thick
that there's no denier of the debris
breaking elitoligh. We been as "
for years, Many Years. Nothing youth
have been done to lent& your mitee
terlt eithele'fOr, the scene rdelten. And
an Uwe sae enin - to see Mr. Orem atone OROS ette cuer
such A strange mischance that I neve when he had suddenly asked for her
er have. If he shows it to you, you eiendehip, with represited emotion,
will describe i to me afterwards, and an odd air of mystery; and now
won't your. shrank away a little, laughing
"Ot coulee I Will," answered Els- uncomfortably.
peth."As e Mr. McGowan' room,"
"What a dear ehild you are I" cried'ebe said, "isn't it rather funny to
the Countess, patting her hand, and speak of his 'bursting' inr
giving her a charming smile, with "You know what I mean," replied
dark eyes alight, Still, Elspeth ask- 1 Grant, with no answering smile, as
ed herself afterward if elle had said he closed the doer which Elspeth had
anything which miebt give the im. intentionally left open. "Anyhow,
pression that she knew Ur. Eenritle there's no danger of his intruding up.
had brought the diamond to Loch- on us this morning."
rain ,with him. She remembered how ."Irs he away" meted Elspeth.
Lady .I.arabart had exclaimed against "Yee. tell afternoon. lie hoe gone
his imprudence in mentioning it be, to bee Loft] Loghrain, ,by his request,
e- • e erne, at a lece abeet thirty miles froul
,re Spore temezrecny. end 4 datar
gloat mounted te ter, eastern oz t4ne
young intnes ratite as Wafil not 0411
;Teeple disappointed, bat enitattereel
NV net cusappointment, and Elspeth
...ee half alarmed by the angry,
Thwarted look in hie eyes. She could
not doubt that he ,niel really been
attracted by her, that he fancied
him-
self in love with her, if nothing More:
yet she felt dimly that love denied
would not he ,enough to bring that •
Look to his face. Evidently be con-
oidered her help very necessary in
some undertaking iinportant to his
interests, and was almost inclined to
ask for it, though she had, just re,
toed to be engteeed to him,
posed the presence of the jewel in the heee, where his lordehip is viiiting, • "I believe you will change your
nand yet!" he exclaimed, "I must
the whole tower tronta nave been lett house would net be spoken abolit. before coining on to Eden at thia ha -
However, on reflection she decided tel. There's some businese about the have "u'"
ttrievietorstehliefits b. fuatOilltdhill°0: :14°Lmbollehr asYtiiut state.
would-111iedeuce; and a a Count e s s Radepoiskoi boundaries, and s o o n ."
from Lochrain,,thoueli I every much
that she had committed no imprit, coal on the estate, a question of "You know, if you are going to per.
was a rich woman, with many re, ' sist 111 talking to me like this," said
hotel there was nothing much to 40
wn'htenhatvhee.thealleteieb4Pwrell;eoso°ghlt°4earseee markable jewels of her own,
there, except to put in a few more
bits of furniture to add a little to the one.
terest in Mr. Eenrith's blue diamond
could not possibly be a dangerous letters" ---
her in. of
:fact
ellv,0"17icc17-7talienragaia.rnieliynnoeuagnigemaatmat.taeanrr.. 4 hEelasPd:hte 'w105011:11 1::trigve:. atawma:
work, if he is away. I auppose the
"You need suppose nothing about leave me to myself now, You have
wish to stay here, Do be kind and
excited me a good deal and made my
comfort, ' The: following darx,
t as it happened, the lettees " t ' th
"Used old Lord Looluain to occupy he. subject of. t e diamond was 1 his blilek eyes brightening. "You are work.
My room, Then?" asked Elebethe brought up, and the girl had an oP- to rest this morning. I will do your; "I told you I wasn't going to let
"Oh, dear, no. He never even *bee portunity of keeping her promise to work and mine, too." --ea work this morning," returned
ents ' e Made for a person who . 'came to the Fitting room door riet as riedlY, "but"- . yeti cheese except work, r will do
Glent, almret fiercely. "go to. your
roam -or take h walk -do anything
here, so far as I OA SOY. Tillio-W4 the Countess, if she would. , "It's Very kind of you to suggest
the bathroom and all the iniprove- Lady Lambert. with Lady trilitry, such a thing,' replied Elspeth hur-
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was oh e of im ortance to the family, Elspeth was finishing her work for 'Kind!' echoed Grant. "As if everything myselt" 4 . •
. •
and aa en ,' as the old Marquis lived Mr. Irenrith, but at sight of the young there could be a enestion of kindness "I can't eave you doing My work,"
nothing as changed there. When stenographer. , made, as if she would from me te.you, Why, I have thought , said Elspatle "less than ever after
Mr. McGowan took charge of every- retire. ' •f nerinieg but Your face, growing what you've said." She would have
thing he gaire.orders to have etorne of "Oh, I. thought you would be alone peer and thipner this last week, irorn at down at the desk, but Grant came
the handsomest pieces of furniture by this time, she said, "You told me •overwork." • , : between her and the chair. movieg it '
put elsewhere, but the bed, though it the hour, but"--- (she glanced at ''. "Oh, it ,ign.',t. thatee. answered. •-the awaY" • -- - -
le the finest of ail, couldn't be moved . her bracelet watch) ."I. see we're o girl, then checked herself viekl ' ' "You went t hurt f ' e I '
0my ee Inge,
t' d it •is built into few minutes before 'title." -, , q y.
ay
the wall, and has 'been where it is "It doesn't matter; we have fine
for hundreds of yenrs. I fancy, idled," 'said Kenrith. "You shall see
don't know the date, but I do know • my treasures such as they are."
it's very old, and I daresay curiosity • 'Pray, let us wait," began Lady
dealers would give any amount •of Lambert, significantly,. but Kenrith
• ' if 1 ere for sale " • ord, iatighed. "Miss Dean, you may
,She did not wish to confide Jams, see, he said, If you dnin t, yeti d
Grant. 'a be 'willing to accept a small fever like
"You haveettacl enough to weer yoli t 4 that froin me," .
It was new .Elspetles turn to heed -
out: anyhow,' he said. "It's a shame •
But, I hope it won't be for long; You tate, for, odd as his maneer seemed
premised that other day to lot me to her, she did not wish .to be un-
generous. "Oh, Very well." she an -
be your friend; but veil know I want
money ,•
Elspeth had learhed what she had Per epti remember our talking of a
come to find out, but she had gained certain 'diamond hi The train the oth... more than that, really...1 'lever cared swered, "1 will leve most of it to
t fter all er day, Now I am going to show it about any woman before I saw yort. you, since you are so kind if you
very e .en g
She saw by a certain obstinate hard- te Lady Lambert and Lady Hilary,
ening of the old woman's goodeuttere alscee black pearl which I have late -
ed face that shedid not intend to let ly picked up. You shall stop and
herself be "pumped" on the subject see :them too."- .
of that, vanished "person of import- think perhaps I had hetter.
once" for whose sake, apparently,, old not, thank you,' 'stammered Elspeth,
Lord Lochrain had preserved the one dame. .
room in the tower, and Elspeth epees- "WhY, don't you like jewels?" ask -
ed that the ghost story,. whatever it ed' Kenrith.
might he, was connected. with him. 'Yes, but" --
"1! I can find out from any one it "Then you must stay," said he, in
will be not from her, but from Mr.' his masterful voice,
Grant," she said to herself as she The girl resisted no longer; but the
bade Mrs. Warden good-bye. Her wo. idea tashed into her head that she
man's instinet told her already that. would, rather not ktow *here the
k f•Millionaire kept his valuables. There
she would have made no serious de- ing, but she had it strongly. Instead
she would not have to as avers n
vain of her fellow employe, and though was no definite reason for this feel -
she he
allIvolnged litsentrhiethatwheitrheiihderetyheas
:rarandia of
eud15,°tno thetr 7aygoallinn tomadraw h eir odme-
him the story of the haunted tower, e room, she turned them upon Lady
see had no opportunity of seeing Hilary, with rather an elmealing
him alone that morning', however, en eeraile, as much as to my, "I dw.hope,
nothing of importance happened dur.. you don't mind me having stopped?"
mg the day except -if it could be ,...u_ But the other girl did not even see
- ell iinportant-en introdUction: to the seine. Her whole soul seemed
conciffitrated in a ga,ze which was Countess Ratlepolskoi.• • Mr: Tr4w-e
edirpen•goh!f„Kenrith,. or _Lady Lama ,
fix -
bridge, instead of employing her time himself, lent her . to his •friend the bark who had walked away with her
.
Countess, who. had a .pretty , little ..host. ' • . . '
.
private parlor, divided from the beet ..Elspeth was almost startled by -the
of her suite by an archway with heavy •look in the girl's face, which her&
1
portieres.- ., ' .. ened it, and for a moment made it
• - •Elspeth had fancied that she Would old beyond her years. The eyes were.
not like the dark, handsome woman. 1 eager and -feverish, the white throat
who was too foreign in .appearance, visibly throbbing .ufider its wisp of
in the somewhat narrowopinion of n tulle. Whaf. is the 'matter with her? :
m.-ameeeeefleallEfilkeellgtgegedelleitergeseggEgglEr
young girl, to be freely , trusted; But
she found her prejudice- mating in
the unexpected charm of the Coun-
tess's manner; ,and-, besides, she tvould
scarcely have been .human not -to be
a little flattered by the. evident 'wish
of ao magnificent a person to win hee. tady Hilary's face then receded, leave
"Sgahred.hed never rnet any one at all In 6;717 rale.
She Elspeth, was
ing it
d 1 k '
. •
rhe sort • of girls I came in contact will promise after „this to act as if
to thine it would be my fete, if I
ever fell in loVe with a woman, that,e,'
without tiny attraction for me, I aised 111 do Toyt1,.b?s,t,T,'h'erlivili,eidi. Giursatntg.et
with were commonplace creatures, uothing had happenee between us."
twl lei rl idg 8 theiirlshape here. She. She. drew to.
she should be. some one so far above 'but still the
me', it would be liepoless for me to , Young man kept her back.
t ry to reach her, , But e tee- you ,sic "If you must interest : yourself in
BS • dainty and refined and as tr•ettv t'iese things, tate) a kw letters ,up
, to. your room." suid he. "I can work
as if you were the daughter of a
countess, like Lady Hilary Vane, yet •
faster if I'm alone." , .
Elspeth made no objection to this
you are of my own class in life, and. proposal,' which indeed was a relief
I can dare to tell you now ' that I to her, for she was fer from anxious
hive been in love with' you ever since to remain in Mr. Grant's society; es- ,
the afternoon when I .drove you up pecialty after. what „had passed. But ---
from the railvvay station." , -
"That's only a week ago," she was semewhat surprised at the .
(dam- ' evident satisfaction he felt at being •
inerecl Elspeth, distressed and enthar- taken at his Word. He did not ex-
rassed. "'You can't know your own press' this, except by his face, yet .
mind in such a short time. Please it set Elspeth vgondering. Had his
forget about this. -I will be your .
friend, of °Muse, but"- ' offer to help her, and let her rest, not
, . been made entirely for disinterested
' "Don't answer me ,'yet," broke in reasons then? Did he MAI to get her
the young man. "I've ' olten heard out of the way, and have the room
that girls always said 'no',,, at first;
especially if. they were talon by,sur- .
to himself? , " . •
In any case. the girl thought, it
prise; and I didn't •expect that you was not her affair- and she was glad
could have learned to love me so soon,
before you speak." • • -. to go, •without further argument. She
gathered hp a few letters, took her
But wait; hear what I've got to say .
, .'I thought, you were going to let ' own typewritereWhiele she had brought. .
down as usual,' -and went 'away.- •
me 'rest' this morning," pleaded Els- - It was true, she had been very tired
peth. "This conversation is much .. and slack, but the excitement of the
more wearying; after a bad night, than •little scene she had • just now passed .
attending to Mr. McGawaresecerres-. through, had 'stimulated her, and for •
pondence. I've a headache, and -and the moment she felt as fresh as if she
.1'm worried about lots of things," • 1 d 1 t 11 'th cl
"Y u ed v orr about an -
o ne ne er w
Why does she look like that? Elspeth , , . . , Y 't throughout the night. She typed the
asked herself. And then Lady Lam"- thing, •after this if you 11 trust . yotir- letters which she was able, to an.
, 'hart exclairned, "How extraordinary sell to me, and do as .1 are going, to swer herself, theough. the knowledge -
of yeti! Who on -earth would have ask you. to do, presently. First of n
Of Mr. MCGowen's wishes, and then;
.'dreanted of your keeping them there" I ;went you to promise that You wane as she was 'not in the mood foe,read- '• '
The blood suddenly streamed 'up to be ,my wife, 13y ,an,d by. • ' • •,•, ing, she de ut) her mind to take a
resembling the Countese epo s o ; eurione, to know what there • was so
She had never Seen e, room so littered "
with beautiful,. things as the Coentess's
small sitting room, nor had she ever
imagined a'tea. gown so ,wonderful as
thatinheWr.hieh the .thirk .beauty re-
ceivedElseeth wrote e letter .or two teem
the Countess's dictation, and then the
lady made • pause to •ask questions
about the typewriting machine. She
showed such an intelligent interest
that Elspeth was pleased, and then
would not be satisfied unless the girl
.explained something About the eye!
tem, of shorthand. "But you are so
young and pretty. to be earning your .
living all alone in the world'," said .
the Countess, with her fascinating
roll of the "r." "You must tell me
.about yourself, I would rather hear
you "talk than write more lettere."
Elspeth demurred at .first on the
plea of Wasting time, but the Coun-
tess laughed, and said she found it
more amusing to waste time than to,
do most other things, that was what
time was for, to be wasted by nice
people, such as they both were. So
the girl was drawn into talk about
herself; as, she had been by John
Kenrith, though' in a very different
. way, and et last was led on, befere
she quite knew what she was doing,
to discuss the people she had met in
the hotel. •
The Countess was enthusiastic in
praise .of Lady Hilary •tambart, . but
did'not like the mother, and Elspeth
was only -just. prudent enough not
to exclaim, "Neither do 1!" How-
ever, her face must have been ex-
pressive, for the Countess said: "Ah,
I see you agree with my opinion,
though you are too wise to say BO
in words. You are only e young girl,
quite a child, yet I see you have a
remarkable insight into human na-
ture. It is a great 'gift What a pity
men have not got it, where worpon
are concerned! .And the nicer the
man's mind; the lesa . he seems to
know of women. There's good Mr:
Kenrith, for instaneee ' I have
rot -
even met him yet, but I have eyes,
and already I,see that Lady Lambert
intericis to marry him:" • - '
"I hope she won't !" exclaimed. Els-
peth, lured out of her prudence,
"So do for his sake, though I do
not know him. They say she is hor-
ridly poor and in debt It is his
money she thinks of, for he is not her
sort of man, at all. Combat you -as
it menu you are helping him with
some' important work -find a way of
warning him againat such a seherner?"
"r don't see how T possibly could,"
said Elspeth.
"It is a pity. But perhapeyou are
too young Us undertake such a. diplo-
maw mission. ty and by r shall '
know him, perhaps, and then I will
try to do it so cleverly that he will
not even know* has been done. Only,
onfertunatele, fear he has' been in `
some manner prejudiced against -me.
He looks at eree with cold eyes, which
do not SeeM to See nee at all, Med:-
am not quite used to that,"
"I should think oat," Elspeth re-
plied.
"Do, if you care, spea.k kindly of
me to the .gentlernan. T fancy your
opinion -'you ere so ye- ated fretik
I --would have 'weight with a man like
Mr• Kenrith. Perhape thirikte
grudge him the bine diamond whieh
was onee in my dead husband's fam-
ily, but I don't. I. AM glad for him
to have it, for r believe he is a good
man. But should dearly love to
kne.w.if . the .digniond ,is SS _beautiful
t. • ..
(0)
can ti•ork four y I'm alone."
extraordinary about the hiding. place
Mr. Kenrith had chosen for his jewels.
She had deprived herself of the knowl-
edge Which she might have had; but
whatever Lady Lambert had seen, that
'had Lady Hilary semi too., .
CHAPTER VII.
For two nights :Elspeth had a re-
spite. Nothing happened. But as she
lay awake in fearful expectation, or
started out of her fieet sleep with her
eheart neunding and bore forehead
damp, it was not surprising that she
began to lose her color and have blue
circles under her eyes. '
The girl knew that her face showed
,something of the strain she was silent-
ly enduring, but she hoped that no
one would notice the change. Luckily,
she said to herself, nobody cared en-
ough for her to observe too closely,
not even' Lady Hilary, who, though
grateful to Elepeth, was naturally
much absorhed in her own anxieties.
But on the morning which completed
the girl's first week at Loelitain Cas-
tle Hydro, james Grant was waiting
for her in Mr, MeGowan's room;
• and he was there alone.
As Elspeth came in, he sprang up
from his chair the.desk. "At last,"
he exclaimed, "I have a chance to
see you elotie. T began to think it
would never come again. Not once
since the second day efter you arriv-
ed, when you promised me your
friendship, have I had flee minutes to
speak to you, without McGowan or
someone else bursting in upon us."
' Oh, I couldn t! cried Elspeth. I , lk liefOre• ft should' be time to be-
am not at all in love with. you.' I. rn. workefor Mr. Kenrith. Somehow,' e
never could be." • • .e •
"How do you, 'know ..that?" . oskea :her hest • when- feelin
iii-; ehe'. went to him,'
t. ' sbe wished tO be _g and 'looking '
Grant. "Unless there is some other though, of, course, as she scornfully
tmeiain.ie
.nIs'ihtalete.,,. re -is there?: you mustreminded herself, her appearance was, -
less than nothing to him, and the beet
"You ought not .to asleane such it thought she could hope for from him
question, but -there is no one, the ,was that she served his purpose as
girl 'answered, She spoke the truth.; a secretary viell enough: '
There ,was no man in her life; and • The girl brought downstairs the let- .
there never had been except,her fath-
er and brother. Nevertheless, the
color she had . lost slowly streamed
bade to her face,. and the image of q 'e-
ll :man nee ' before 4ei eyes. She
scarcely knew and he. Was as
'far _removed front her as the stars
above the earth: Yet she tealized that
he was her ideal:, the Man she could
have loved if she had been more for-
tuoately placed en the weld; . and
that; compared. te him, no man that
she' had ever met, or was likely to
meet would seem in her eyes worth
the roving. .
The thought .of him, coming to her
in such a Way, almost frightened the
girl, for she had not been aware *hat
a hold he had obtained Upon her im-
agination. She tried to !theme herself
by thinking. "How surprised he
would be if he could dream that the
poor 'little typewriter had such ideas
about him. in her foolish head"; and
it was this reflection •thet brought
The blush, which James Grant was
"She is thinking of some one, after I
quick to see. •
all," he told 'himself. 'Who can it
be? Oxford, perhaps? Yes, that's
the most likely thing. That's why
she blushes, foe elle needn't .blush if .
it were any one- who is likely to cafe
honestly, and not just flirt with her
to ease the time,. That's one more
black mark against him. If I had
any hesitation before, I've none left
now."
he said, ters she had finished and as she
"Of course not," the girl protested. thought by this time Mr. Grant meat
"Well; then, that, is something. 'Lis- have finished any work he wished to
tee to what have to propose. Be do alone in Mr. MeGowan's office, she
engaged to inc--quite privately, if you opened the door to leave the neatly
like; no one need know till you wish directed envelopes on the desk there. -
it, and help me to carry out a scheme •"You must :work upon her timbi-
which Will make us both rich, Mean- (ion." where the first words she heard
while shall be doing all I can to as she entered, spoke in a voice she
make you care for me, and if I osuc- knew. "Once engaged in the work
ceed, so much the better for me.; if she darenr-
riot, am harm will have been done, Silence insterttly followed the open -
..that a fair offer?"
"It is lair, hitt I can't accept
only a great deal of good, for you • isriagi nTrowbridgeeeef tGhreandto. standingorTatinedAsenpftrrajoeoeitiviahccuinon_nsfdfiuwf. swiAMoimotrh;
to make you independent. Now, isn't
eeplied Elspeth. beruir Gurhanetwsatrrtserwanecla
"Are you so welVsatisfled with =Jur "There!" exclaimed Trowbridge.
.cenditioie in life, that you are ready "Spea.ktihneg boafranmgell Draonwwtihne gcaeats'as
to refuse 'several hundreds of pounds, out of
without even hearing? how easily they thaerat me,my
yhafeiries friend,
fiadaedd that o rrtroubles •
ean be earned?"
better my eendition by ,being engaged to Win her, do hope you • don't
"Too well satisfied to be willing to t tryingmteisgsiVeneyaohu. goodvOa, You've
v c tot idea to man I don't love."
Grant was silent, looking thought- what an interest T take in love af-
fully at the girl, evidently undecided bin, and yours" -
what to do. Elspeth felt that he was 'I have none," said the girl coldly.
debating within himself whether Or "Well, Alb'. Grant here has, ancl he's
not to ten her something that was in an excellent ehap.. Ile has done me
his mind. Its lips went down at .110 end of little favors since ar.
the corners and 'suddenly All angry' rived in this hotel, and, by /eve, I'm
light 'sparkled in his eyes. "It there going to make his Swifts hand.
were no Butch conditions -if you hadn't
more Pinronseerlytithutithr hkenogeeetsw°1-1: todo
With unfortunately, so"--
"Perheps. when ?fr. Grant has a
Sande() site will be willing to let you
spend some of it on it present for
her," cut in Elspeth, "but her affairs
and mine have no connection with
each other,"
She laid down the letters on the
desk' and without another word went
out, But there was a deeper emotion
itt het minita,than veze.tion.witli tho
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
01 course I wt/l'" answered .E1speet. '
•
"At least, you don't dislike mei"
Elspeth was rather taken aback at to pledge yonrself to ma -you would.
hfeirneritutaniniruptr,altinohofglitvhte amynonryftdoitt„ mreotribeye,,pahgeersaietough to make the
that she had received on then' first "That, depends upon the 'seheinei
*wing.. lee bad, bon annodingiy. you spoke of," she retorted.
Again 110 paused. "I 00
111(1 and self.restrained then, talk. uld tell you
ing to her of his nothing unless you were bound to Me
employer with mark.
respect an
ed, d reticence. Now he call. in such A way that my interests were
tomeGmearo and • re, 4 yours," he answered at last.
ed the manager
fared to him almost trueulently, AS , torhen I OM afraid you wiel leave
if With resentment. to work alone, or at least without
Somehow Alspeth had been glad not roe," said Elepeth, "for I 'can only
be bound to 2011 to a friend."
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