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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST ST¤, 1911.

THE HOUSE OF PENDREAR,

[BY MILDRED WILCOX]

CHAPTER XIL Charles Pendrear hastened in the dirsation of the wise, and throwing himself fane downwards he leaned over the edge of the cliff, Under. neath, on a slight projection, was a girl elinging desperately to a clump of thrift and lichen at which the had clutched in the moment of loosing

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** Are you auro?” she asked,

"Tarfectly. Try and plant your feet down firmly; then give me your hands and I will help Jou."

"Oh! I dare not"

" is quite a little way and there is no danger, but unless you try to help yourself I can't pull you up. You must try to take of | your skirt; we could use that no a rope.”

"No, you can't help it," he said at length. #That is woman's foolish way."

"Why!" exclaimed Besale, "you speak If you know-as if you were in love with some one who won't have yon! *.

Fendroar, diil not reply at once. For the ↑ Chockwidden gave a knowing wink, “I'm mamant the dainty figare at his sida was quite [only a simple min," be said, "knowing forgotten.

mught of the law, averyone will tell you that. What should the likes of me understand about acconery and noh, things? I hear Matthew Paagally say as he say you up to Land's End the night of the warder and I did not sen as I had any call to say na Matthew was with me just then some miles away. I did not see no "Don't talk nonsense," Interjosted Pandrear, sharply, and Bassis noticed a warm wave of ool-harm in it, your Honour, at the time, that's what I should say, *nor any reason why I should our pass over his face.

split on an old pal. But since then I're boen a-talking and begins to wonder if I had mot better out with the truth. I reckon it would not go so hard against me as you, ob; Mr. Tregcnuing, what do you think?"

· “I am sorry," she said, "I did not ineen to be rade or unkind.” “

***Never mind. But it was absurd. Tell m

more about this slighted swain. He sounds a good sort,"

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You don'tadvise me to marry him, spectacles, booties and all?"

**They are not requutio adjuncts certainly bat romance is not everything. Still it counts for a good deal with a women. I know As long as the beetles and the spectacles are the first thought in your mind-don't marry him, but perhaps the day will coms when you will forget the adjuvets and remember only the man."

***Icould not manage it," she said, helplessly Pendrear thought for a moment, then taking

I don't think so," said Bassin; shaking hers off he leather braces, le knotted them into a head. "I wonder what he said when he heard loop and lowered them into her band. ·

"I had run away! I came over there all by "Now spring," he said, "pad I will pull myself, and I left a note for Mems."

you,"

The girl did is the was toll, and Pendroar put forth all his strength and sucverfully pulled her on to the grass beside him,

"I dipped," she began, and then she swayed and the next moment fell fainting at his feet.

I have no patience with women who faint at the slightest provocation," he thought, bonding over the unconscious figure. With deft fingen he unfasted belt and collar; gradually her at opened and she sailed into his face. They were very expressive eyes, largo and blue, and the delicate little face with its small, ir- regulir features was both pretty and piquan to

"Foel better P" asked Pendrear.

“Much. I don't know how to thank you, You must think me awfully silly."

“Woll, I do, rather," was the Frank response. Sta suppose you can't help it. Some women are made that way,"

*Bat you must not think I am always eo eilly," she said, anxious to justify herself in the syon of her handsome rescuer. "But I had p fright, and then I have been ill."

"Ab, that makes all the differance," said Pondwar, who having oroolient health, himself was always full of sympathy for those lem for tunate. How did you manage to fall over the cliff P

"I want too near the edge and my foot slip ped. I don't know what I should have done if yon had not come by. I hara not thanked yon

H "Your mother should fatoh you home” "Mama!" pried Bessie, laughing. She would not cross the Channel to save her life She is ill on a pond, Besides, she knows I am all right bere, only sometimes I am a littlo dall.”

"I am going to take a líborty," said Pendear, "I am older than you and know more of the world. I

understand and respect your confidences. But

you know

men will soustimes abuso, it. You must not mind my telling you that it would be wisor in future to be more reserved with strangers.”

Bossie's face wont rasy red and she drew herself up with an air of injured dignity,

“Thank you,” abe said isily, "for your good advice, but—”

"But you can vary well do without it Believe me, I am only acting as your friend. You can be offended if you like, but I mest it soriously."

The smilos had come back to Bessie's face and shs held out her hands,

"And what about your old pal, Matthew Pengelly" asked Tregonping. "You would not like to get him into trouble, too!"

I reckon Matthy could look after hitaselt. He could tall a little story of his own as how Mr. Tregonning he can to him and says, Look ere. Peugelly, you and I be oldjpals, and I've done you a good turn in my day and now you can do me one I was up to Land's End last night,' says lg, and I want you to say you saw me thero' and me sesing no harm in it said so,' That's what · Pengelly would say, and the law would bölharder on you than on him, I reckon."

And what if hò fold the trath and aid he dare not retuse to do as I asked him for fair I should show up his little smuggling game !

said Tragonning.

The Cornishman had been industriously chewing a piece of tobacco, which he spat out before replying.

"You are forgetting we were all pals over that bit of smuggling-me and Pengelly auð yourself-Mr. Trogonning, and I don't think as, for your own sake, you'd better let that little bit of news come to light. There's been a good bit, of smuggling done rond the coast, one time or another; my father and Pengelly's.. and ourgrandfathers, too, did their share, and it ain't unnatural as we should try our luck. But it ain't just the thing for a fine London gent. How would you like your grand friends to know you and Pengelly were partners over that little brandy business?"

"No one would believe it."

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"Cuph" said the Cornishman "You'd "All right, I won't be offended; and alter.better give them the chance, that's all. all you have earned the right to offer goodrookon it would pay best for me to keep quiet.

advice."

With that she was up the garden path and

left him.

Charles Pendrear retraset his steps up the

hillside; half-way up he stooped and picked a sprig of heather, which ho fastened in his button-hole.

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properly, but you must know that I am grateful to himself, Mentor and protector of youthand "A new part for you to play," he muttered

inexperience! It abe only know →

I suppose you saved my life?"

*I may have done so. But very likely you would have managed to scramble up yourself." **I don't think so. I lost my head, and I am afraid. Whether you like it or no, you must

| have the honour of rescuing ma¦ ""

"I rather like to think I have," he replied | coully. "Bo, as you also seem to wish it, we wilĮ |

assume that it was so.".

Halooked at her with a frack smile in his eyes, Quite an interesting situation, ie it not " She bughod back; the dimples showing in her checks.

"One they are fond of in books; only there you would not have been so rude as to show you thought it foolish of me to faint.”

** Well, I did not know you had been ii, Don't you think it foolish to have come so far by yourself?"

“There was no one to come with me. I am staying at Seunen with Mams's old nurse, who is, far too old and fat to climb. I am over se much better since I came.”

This air does wonders" said Fendroar, noticing for the first time the extreme youth of the girl he had rescued. She could not be mora thau eighteen, and had all the naïve uncon ciousness of a child.

**I will walk down with you to the cove," he Haid. "It would never do for you to feel queer on the way."

The girl was unreservedly glad to have his company.

CHAPTER XXII.

James Tregouning want down to Cornwall in May. He put up at a little inn leading off the irregular high street of Penzance.

He arrived late one evening, and after a zab stantial meal lit a pipe and strolled on to the 8

front. He walked up and down some half dozen times, glancing frequently at his watch, and when the clock from St. Mary's Church struck ten, he made his way to a small house in a bank streat. The door was immediately opened and a gruff voice bid him sater.

"So you've come, Gov'ner? I had just given you up. I thought maybe you had changed your mind at the last minuts,”

"That, my good Cheokwidden, is a lady's prerogative. I would not rob the dear things of one of their rights for the world. I mail I would be here at ten, and here I am-a few iminates more or less don't count."

“Umph!” granted the other. "Well, I don't know as they mattor as long as you are here now It's a good job you settled to come,"

“Ob, yes, for you, Checkwidden, no doɛbt, Now my good man, what is it you want me to do for you? I daresay it can be managed.”

"It had better be managed," said the other threateningly, "Now look you here, Tregonning, it ain't no good you trying to get over me with your good man' and the likes of that. And as for seking me what you em do She chattered freely all the way.

for me, why the boot is on the other leg," and Pendreni was a sympathetic if a silent lis." | Cheokwidden gave a hoarse laugh, tener.

He spontaneous chatter attracted and ammod

him.

** I have really` run away," she told bin. "My home is in Brussels, bat I left it because Mama and everyons worried me so. They want me to get engaged to somebody I don't like."

You are too young to get engaged to any. one,"

Bessie Degarde pouted.

**Oh! I don't know about that, Only I could not be engaged to the parson Mama favours It would be too dreadful."

"Well, well, we won't generel over that. I take if you are a little short of funds; your last venture not quite successful, eh? A couple of pounds be of any use to you now ?"

"A couple of pounds! You can take them to the devil! I want something more like a couple of hundred.” --

Tregonning changed colour.

"Oh! nonsense," be said. "That's only

Well, Mr., Tregonning, I'm willing enough, always supposing you do your part. I've a little job on hand nor as mende a bit of money, and I am sure you won't refuse to help mo."

Tregonting recognised the monson in the last words; he recoguised, is, the truth of the Corn ishman's assertions. He sat for some time

for five minutes there was no sound bat the turning over the matter in his own minil, and

Cornishman's-heavy breathing and the constant snoking in of Trégonaing's lips.

"Very well," the latter said at length. “I don't want to quarrel with you, good Cheokwidden. It seems to me that it will suit us best to work together, eh" So, if there is any little matter you want my help about I'm your man op to a reasonable figure. Let us come to business and see what can be done.”

Coming to business proved to be a rather lengthy affair, voices wore raised in the process;. bat at last, after much baggling, matters wore satisfactorily, arranged; the whisky bottle was produced and Checkwilden lost his surliness and became loquncions,

"The young beir up to Pendres?" he said in answer to the other's question. "Well, I can't Kay as I sees much of him, nor does any one; "He does not live here all the year round ?"

Bless you, no. Comes down for a few daya every now and then."

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Do you know if he is at home now? If he' is, I think I may as well look him up-he is a. connection of mine, you so."

"Aye," replied Checkwidden, "He's there now, leastways he was yesterday, for I was up to Sennen and saw him walking towards Land's End-and a young lady with him, as prétly a piece of goods as you'd ses between here and with him as if she'd been bis sister." Falmouth; she was alaughing and a-talking

It was someone

"Sister," langbed Tregonning. "Not she! Sisters don't laugh and talle else's sister," with a knowing wink. You bet. your life aur young friend has an eye for a pratty girl."

Then by natural sequence of id as, he asked, "Miss Tremayne everfrequent her old haunts?! "Not as I hear of; no one has aver set eyes. on her ever since the murder. Seems to me it scared away the whole lot of ye." The Cornish man chuckled. “You sil be frightened lezt we thought any of ye hrd done it, eh?"

He eyed Tregouning narrowly, and that!

a joke, of course. A couple of hundred! Haha! gentleman replied with as much dignity as that's B nice ttle sum. We could

all be could muster;

do with, eb! But, joklog apart, I'm willing to make it a fiver--for Auld Lang Syne, you

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Ne not really old, not more than thirty, and he is not exactly ugly ; but he is so dull and wears spectacles and collects beeden. Now do

Checkwidden shook his head. He was a sur ly thick-set Cornishman, dull of intellect and obstinate in the extreme, His orain only took in a few ideas at one time; but those it did take in it held to firmly.

"It ain't enough. Mr. Tregorning, if you you think a man in spectacles who is always don't see your way to making it more-,” He poking about the hedges sounds a romantiopaused significantly, lover? Why he would just look upon ins as a specimen."*

"Ishe fond of you?" asked Pendrear. Beat's cheeks dimpled and her eyes spark led.

Dreadfully," she said. "That's just the worst of it. He does everything and gives me everything I may happen to want; I am ench a little beast! I wish I liked him, everyone would be so pleased; he is what they call a good part. But I can't help it, can I?

"Well," said Trogonning, with a faint at- tempt at bluster, what then?"

"Ther," Choskwidden raised his head and looked the other man straight in the face, "then I should consider it my duty, my very painful duty, Mr. Trogonning, to tell all I know's you know just how much that is, mir."

"You dare not," said Tragoaning. "You would run the risk of being punished as a so- complice; also for not telling what you know before."

"The 'charsoter of some of us, my good": Chenkwidden, should prevent such an insinus- tion. Now, as it is getting late "I will wish you good evening."

“Good evening, Mr. Trogonning; but it ain't what you would call late-yon as has such a favey for walks at midnight. Not as late wher

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