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CnAPTER VIII. Continued.!
She paused a moment outside; then
she hurried away I. rather aimlesly, fol
lowing her. She crossed the high road
and took a narrow footpath which led
by a short cut to the mine. Wondering
what could be taking ber that way. I con
tinued to follow her. When she had got
about half-way to the mine, she turned
off again, and hastened along with In
creased speed toward Greystock Tower.
Greystock Tower was a ruin, consist
ing of three dilapidated Ivy-covered walls
and a buttress; it stood on an eminence
a few hundred yards from the seashore,
and by the superstitious inhabitants of
the Tillage was supposed to be haunted.
I was astonished to see her going to
ward it, alone, on a dark night, and as If
her very life depended upon her speed.
Having reached the ruin, she paused, and
stood as if listening. I crept up in the
shadow of the ruin. Presently I heard
a peculiar whistle. Annie said softly:
"Yes I am here." Then, a figure,
that of a man. emerged from the dark
ness and Joined ber.
My astoiiiHhment at all this was so
great that for a time I was utterly un
able to move. Thpy stood close togeth
er, talking earnestly; but I could not
catch a word of what they said. Pres
ently they began to move away, and I
deemed it time to Interfere.
In two strides I was between them
Annie uttered u scream. The wall aloud
his ground, and looked into my face. It
was now my turn to utter an exclama
tion. It was young Redruth, the master
of the mine.
"What are you doing here, Trelaw-
ney he asked, curtly.
"I am here to take my cousin home,
sir," I replied.
"Indeed," he sneered; "I should have
thought you .were here to play the spy!"
"Even that would be better than play
ing the villain, I returned.
"Hugh, dear Hugh!" said Annie, pluck
Ing at my sleeve.
"Ion't agitate yourself, Annie," said
Redruth, coolly, while I was ready to
knock him down. "And you, sir, stand
out of the way; I have business with
this young lady, and I request you to
leave us."
"And if I refuse?"
He raised a small cane which he car
ried and struck me across the shoulders.
In a moment I had wrenched it from his
hand, and with one well-planted blow I
would have made him measure his length
upon the ground, but, with another
scream Annie rushed forward and stood
before us.
"You shall pay for this, you scoun
drel!" said my master; and, without an
other word, he disappeared into the dark
ness. Annie, still frightened and trembling,
rushed forward to follow him, but in a
moment I was beside her.
"You'll come with me, Annie," I said
taking her hand-firmly in mine.
By this time Bhe was crying bitterly
"Oh, Hugh," she sobbed, "what hav
ygu done? You will ruin us all your
self, father, and all of us!"
I kept my hold upon her, and led her
back across the meadows to the cottage.
During the walk, no word passed be
tween us. I was silent, expecting she
would give some explanation of the
scene. When we reached the cottage
gate. Blie paused, and spoke.
"Hugh," she said, "you won't tell
mother or father "
"No, no," I interrupted her. "Don't
fenr for me, but I mean to look after yuo
in the future, Annie."
"Don't be hard on me, Hugh," she
said, piteously. "I meant no harm. But
it will be better for you nr.d father if I
spenk to the young master sometimes."
"You'd best lot us manage our own af
fair?, Annie, and keep yourself to the
house; always remember that."
She dried her eyes nnd composed her
self a bit, and we went In together. The
old couple were astonished, but not ill
pleased nt seeing us in company. They
noticed Annie's pallor, too, and exchang
ed looks, the meaning of which I now
knew full well. I dreaded to be question
ed: fo when Annie had gone to her room,
which she did pretty quickly, I explained
that I had returned for certain little ac
count books. Then I hurried back to the
office to finish my night's work.
CIIAPTER IX.
The next morning Annie attended at
breakfast as usual. She looked a little
pule, and now and again glanced uneas
ily and rather qnestionlngly at me. When
I rose to go, she put on ber bonnet, say
ing: "I am going a bit of the way with
Hugh, mother;" and then, somewhat to
my surprise, she came along' with me
Into the road. "Hugh, dear Hugh, I
have been out before this morning. I
have seen the young master," she said.
"You must not get angry indeed, you
must not. I did it for the best I was
afraid, after what happened last night,
that he would dismiss you; and he would
have done, but I have Interceded.
"You have interceded for me?" I said,
"Then you were wrong, Annie; if he
wishes to dismiss me, let him. I have
other means of earning my bread."
For answer to this Annie employed a
stronger medium than words she cried.
Now, tears always disarm me; all I
could do was what I did; soothe my
cousin, kiss her pretty cheek, call my
self a brute, and avow that she was the
dearest, sweetest little woman In the
world. I'nder this process, Annie came
round, and smiled sadly up at me through
ber tears.
"You promise " she said, "to go on
just the same as nsual, and to take no
notice of what occurred last Bight r
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I will promise," I said, "if you can
show me the good of it."
The good of It will depend upon
whether or not you care anything about
me!" she replied. "Just think. Hugh.
if you twol quarrel again, and you are
dismissed, everybody will. know why it
all came about and my mother and
father, too. Ah, Hugh, dear Hugh, fol
my sake!"
She folded her little bands over my
arm, and looked up Into my face like
supplicating child.
"All right, Annie," I said; "don't wor
ry yourself, little woman. I won't do
a thing that will injure you."
For a couple of days or so the master
kept away, and things went on at the
works pretty much the same as usual;
but on the fourth day he strolled down.
He talked a good deal to Johnson, but
never addressed one word to me. He
looked at me, however, and the look he
gave made me wonder what strange in
fluence Annie possessed when she could
Induce him to keep in his employment one
whom he so cordially hated.
One day my aunt, having a little shop
ping to do, determined to go to Fal
mouth. She started off In the morning in
John Rudd's wagon, and left my cousin
to keep house.
Now, it had seemed to me that Annie
had looked particularly dull that morn
ing; so, towards afternoon, I determined
to lake uu hour and lo hurry back to
the cottage to see how she was getting
on. As I drew near to the cottage door,
I was astonished to hear voices the
one loud and angry, the other soft and
pleading. When I entered the kitchen
my amazement increased tenfold.
An elderly lady none other, indeed,
than old Mrs. Redruth, George Red
ruth's widowed mother was standing in
the middle of the room, while my cousin
Annie, vcrying bitterly, was actually on
her knees before her!
Mrs. Redruth had two characteristics,
her confirmed ill health and her Iron
will. Her power in the village was
great; hut she was feared, rather than
beloved. She was a tall, thin woman,
with powerful aquiline features and a
fare of ghastly pallor.
"l'our tears (b-v't d"ceive me," she
was saying. "1 nm not a man and n
fool. 1 am a mother, nnd I know when
danger threatens my child, and I say
that you are doing your best to entangle
my son. But take care. George Red
ruth shall not be sacrificed."
"Oh, my lady!" sobbed Annie, "will
you listen?"
"No," she returned, "I will not! Listen
to yon when every word you utter must
be a lie! I have seen you with my son.
Cease to follow him, or I will expose you
before every soul in the village!"
She turned to leave the cottage, and
came face to face with me. She paused
abruptly, opened her lips, as if about to
speak; then she changed her mind, and
without nttering a word passed out.
As for myself, I had been too much
stupefied to say a word, and I stood
now. like a great bear, looking at my
cousin, who, sobbing piteously, had sunk
into a chair. I went tip to her, raised
her and folded her In my arms.
"Annie," I said, "Annie, my dear, let
there be an end to this. Give me the
right to protect you from all this trouble
that has come upon you lately. Become
my wife."
She stared and stared at me like a
frightened child.
"Y'oifr wife, Hugh?" she said. "Your
wife!"
Yes. Annie," I answered. "My wife
that is,' if you care for me enough, my
dear!"
At this she fell to crying afresh, and
clung to me tenderly.
"Ah, Hugh, dear Hugh!" she sobbed,
"You are the kindest and best man in
nil the world, and it is your kindness
which makes you ask me this now. No,
Hugh; be what you have always been
my own dear brother.
I looked into her eyes, nnd I thought I
rend their meaning. Annie did not care
for me; her heart was with another man,
and that mnu far above her.
CHAPTER X.
After this I watched Annie a good deal,
nnd I soon discovered she had a great
and growing trouble on her mind. She
wns restless and ill at ease, and once or
twice, while I observed her quietly, I
saw tears suddenly start to her eyes.
Her mother and father noticed this,
too; but they attributed the change to
quite another cause. They were good,
honest folk, who could only consider
one project at a time; and as for sev
eral months past their minds had been
occupied solely with the idea of a mar
riage between Annie and myseir, they
naturally assumed disagreements be
tween us two to be the cause of their
daughter's depression.
One afternoon I wns standing at the
mouth of the mine when I was startled
by the sudden appearance of my aunt.
She looked pnle; rather alarmed; but
ready to become very angry.
"Hugh!" rhe said, before I had time
to open my lips, "where be Awnie?"
Had I been able at that moment to
produce my cousin, she would certainly
have been rated very soundly; whereas,
I shook my head and said, "I don't
know!" the rising anger entirely disap
peared, and her face grew paler. She
broke down, and moaned between her
sobs, "Oh, Hugh! she's gone, gone!"
I was fairly stunned, and all I could
do Just then was to comfort my aunt,
who was weeping bitterly. When she
wns more composed I asked for an ex
planation. The facts were simple enough.
After my unele and I had left for the
I mine, my sunt rose, expecting to find the
IrftCken Br alight as usual, and Aante
busy. She called Annie, but got no an
swer; she searched the cottage, but fail
ed to find her. Several hours passed
away. She went down to the Tillage
and made several Inquiries, but with do
result. Annie had not been seen by any-
j one that day.
Having tokl her tale, my annt looked
at me, hoping that I might be able to
say her fears for ber child were unfound
ed. I could not; the utmost I could do
was to counsel silence, and to try to buoy
her up with hope. I persuaded her to re
turn home. But the day was finished
for me. I conld do nothing bat think
of Annie; the worst fear struggled to
take possession of me, but I diligently
thrust them away. I would not believe
Ul of my cousin.
About five o'clock my uncle came tip
from the mine, and I proposed that we
should knock off work for the day. He
was In singularly good spirits. As we
drew near to the cottage, my heart beat
painfully, and when we went in I looked
anxiously about me.
Whar be the little woman?" at-ked
my uncle, as we aat down to our meal.
I eaw my aunt's face grow very pale,
but she turned her head and answered as
carelessly as possible.
"She be gawn out!"
When the meal was over my nncle, 1
according to his usual custom, went to !
bis seat beside the fire and lit his pipe, i
He had been smoking for an hour or ,
more, when a knock came to the kitchen i
door; then the door was opened, and in
came jonn uuaa. tie naa a parcel lor
my aunt, whicn he delivered; he chatted
for a few minutes, then he prepared to
go. His hand was on the latch of the
door, when he paused and looked back.
"bay, missus," said he, "whar be Miss
Awnie gawn to?"
My uncle looked up curiously; my
aunt's cheeks grew as white as new-fall-
t;u alio tv.
Whar be she gawn to?" she repeated.
helplessly.
Iss!" continued Rudd, "I seen her this
marnlng i' Falmouth, but she were In a
hurry and didn't see me. She were dawn
on the jntty, and she went aboard the
steamer for Portsmouth."
Mr. Rudd paused, thunderstruck at the
effect of his words. My aunt, thoroughly
exhausted by the strain that had been
put upon her that day, sank, sobbing and
monning, into a chair; my uncle, who
had risen from his seat, stood glaring
from one to another. Presently he spoke.
hat lie all this about my Awnie?"
he cried. "Speak, some 'un. If thera
be aught wrong wi' my little woman."
he cried, "tell me; I ain't a child to l:
petted, nor a fool to be kept i' the durk.
Speak, tell me what 'tis all about!"
So we told him all we knew, and put
ting this and that together, he gathered
at least one Idea that his child had, for
some reason or other, voluntarily left her
home. He stood like a man rtupefied,
scarcely gathering the sense of the situa
tion, and dimly wondering why his wife
received the news so violently. But
when John Rudd was gone, and we were
left to ourselves, I told them my suspi
cions of George Redruth. To my sur
prise they were received with blank
amazement, then with-Indignation. My
uncle averred that I had always dis
liked the young master. I determined to
go up to Redruth's house and ascertain
if he were from home.
The moment my uncle heard of my de
termination he resolved to accompany
me. On asking for the master, we were
shown into the library; five minutes later
the young man himself walked into the
room. He had just been dining, wore
evening dress, and had never looked
handsomer or more thoroughly at his
ease in his life.
"Well!" he said, glnnclng at us pleas
antlj he waa evidently iri an after-dinner
mood "is there anything I can do
for either of you?"
"Master Jarge," said my uncle, earn
estly, "we'm in trouble, sir; in sore trou
ble. My daughter, my little Annie, she
be run'd away!"
"Whnt!" he exclaimed. "Run awny
from home, do you mean? But why
come to me? What can I do?"
"Naught, you can't do naught nt all,"
said mj; uncle, "Hint's just it."
"The fact is, sir," 1 said, "there is
some villain nt the bottom of it, and we
wnnt to find out who thnt villain is."
"And so you come to me! Really, I
don't see the force of nil this, nnd I have
more important matters to detain me!"
He opened the door, and we, seeing
that further conversation would be use
less, left the room nnd the house. Dur
ing the walk home my uncle never spoke.
When we reached the cottage he sank
down into a chair, and hid his face in
his hands.
Nothing more could be done that night,
so we all went to bed; but not to sleep.
During the night I frequently heard mv
uncle walking with measured step up
and down his room, and In the grey of
the morning he came out to the kitchen
to kindle a fire.
I looked at him and scarcely knew
him; his face wns white and lined like
that of an old man. He was quite calm
but there was a Bad look in his eyes
which spoke of deep-set pain.
Several days after that snd night a
letter came from Annie; it bore the Lon
don postmark, and ran as follows:
"My Dear Parents:
"Do .not grieve about me, for I am
quite well and in want of nothing. Do
not attempt to find me, It would be use
less; but I shall soon come back, with
God's blessing, and then you wijl learn
why I left without a word. I am sorry.
so sorry, for any trouble I have given
you, and hope you will forgive me, for
the sake of the happy days that are gone
away, lour loving daughter,
"ANNIE."
My aunt read the letter aloud; then my
uncle took It from her, looked at It for
a long time, and finally, without a word,
placed It on the fire watching It till It
was consumed. After that, for a long
time to come, he never spoke of Annie
again; hut he drooped dally, like a man
under the weight of some mortal pain.
(To be continued.)
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