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t \ <] I* c • .Si Preta’sPouble By HELEN V. GREYSON. (Copyright by Robert Bonner’s Sons.) CHAPTER XV. CONTINUED. “ ‘Brentwood—Eric Brentwood,’ ” she repeated, slowly. “Ah, yes; I had forgotten. She did have a son; mamma said so. Oh, if my strength would only hold out a little longer. I am getting so weuk, X can’t go any farther. Must I die out hero in the storm? Oh, Inez, Inez! Why did yon stain your soul for a few hundred dollars, after I had beeu so kijul to you? If yon had been my friend, I would not bo locked up in this room. Ah,” she snid, alwnys in a whisper, “now is my chance if only it will hold my weight! Good-bye, doctor. How can I ever repay you for your kind- no.ss? Ah, you are goiug to Brent wood Park? You saved my life, but I don’t like you.” /For a few moments she lay with her eyes closed. "You see, sir,” said Jock, “she wanders." “Yes, poor little thing! I won der who she can bo," said Erio in a low tone. ... “Don’t know, sir. She must have |had some strange experiences. You see, at first sho understood your |amo. She even naked who' you were, W1 then went off in that rambling , “Had you not bettor got a dootor?” aid Eric. i “I am doctoring hor,” put in the . old woman, “and 1 don't think she’ll Kjilie, either. This is not tho first oase of this kind I’ve 'tended to.” Eric did not answer her, for his ot- tnotion was drawn baok to the un known girl who began to talk again. “Erio Brentwood,” she was saying to herself. “What a pretty name! I* know I shall liko him when I see him.” Although Eric know that her senses wore wandering, his pulses thrilled aB ho heard her mention his name so sweetly. No uso to longer misunder stand his feelings. It wns not pity but love that the beautiful young girl had awakened in him, CHAPTER,XVI. corns! ■When Eric Brentwood returned to Brentwood Park, he left hiB heart be hind him in the keeping of the delir ious girl lying on the conch in the gipsy tent. He remembered every word she had uttered in her delirium, and thought with the gipsy that she must have had some strange experiences in her life. She had talked of being locked in a room; of the treachery of someone sho had called Inez, nud then of the kind ness of some doctor. But uppermost in Eric Brentwood’s mind were the words sho spoke in reference to him. “Ah, if she could only have said those words and meant them when she wus conscious of her utterance,” ho murmured. Every day he meant to visit the camp and do what he could for the girl he loved. For he acknowledged to himself that lie loved the unknown girl with nil the fervor and passion of bis nature. Never before had he felt for woman as he did for tho little suf ferer who had stolen his heart, and he knew that he wonld never be happy agaiu unless he won her for his own. He did not think that she had heard the name of Brentwood before, but at tributed her repetition of the name so many times solely to her delirious rav ings. Had he only known who she really was! Surely fate plays strange tricks sometimes. Here wns tlie son of the friend to whom her motlior hnd directed her to go (for, of course, the reader knows that the girl was Breta Danton), all unconscious of tho identity of the girl who had won his heart without an ef fort. Had he been seeking such a person as Breta Danton, her strange words might have led him to suspect that she hud heard of Brentwood Park. But he supposed Breta Dnnton (?) to be in the home of her grandfather, whither she had gone in the company of Cecil Doniphan; therefore he had no idea that the little stranger knew aught of him or his mother. Every morning and evening for a whole week found Eric Brentwood by her side, and although she wub gain ing in strength she was still delirious. Ho ofteu did she repent the same words, that Eric knew it all by heart, and as soon as she opened her eyes with the light of reason, he intended to ask her to tell to him her history; and if she needed a friend he would be the one to act that part. But he was destined to bo disap pointed in his hopes. On the eighth day he arose early as usual, and pre pared to visit his little love, as he called her to himself. Arriving at the camp, the first one he came across wns the gipsy Jock, who was gathering sticks to kindle a fire. “How is she this morning?” was the first question he asked. “She’s gone, sir,” returned Jock. Hnd a thunderbolt dropped at his feet, Erio Brentwood would not have bepn more shocked or surprised. “Gone!” he exejaimed, when he could find his [voice. “Gone where? how? Why, man, she was too ill, be sides being ont of her mind.” “I know that, sir; but they insisted on taking her uwny with them.” “They? Who?” ho asked excitedly. “Why, the gent and lady that enme for her. The gent came last night just- aftor you left. Ho said he hnd been hunting everywhere for hor, and early this morning, just at daybreak, he and a lady came with a carriage and took her with them.” “Who were they? Did they tell you their names or hers?” asked Erio, whose excitement increased ns ho be gan to fear that she wus iu the hnuds of enemies. “They said their name was Downes, and the man clnimed the sick lady as his wife. And the worst of it is, sir, he said that sho wan crazy and hail escaped from them, and that it was not .the result of her illness at all—the way she talked.” “I don’t believe it," cried Erio. “From the words she said I believe that she has enemies, and that she has fallen into their hnuds.” “Well, sir, if you remember, she kept saying that she was locked in a room, and, perhaps, after all, Bhe wasn’t right iu her head.” Erio Brentwood’s faoo was as white ns death, and he trembled visit ly. Suddenly ho exclaimed: "That child is not insane! I won’t believe itl Neither will I believe that she is married. There is some foul ploy at work, and I moan to get at the bottom of it. Doscribe the man and woman to me and I’ll give you a flve- dollar bill.” "The man was of medium height, with very dark hair, eyes and inus- taohe. He looked liko a gentleman, from the clothes he wore down to his boots. The lady hnd on a thick vail, so I could not tell you whnt she looked like, beyond that sho wns not very short nor very tall, and rather slender. He said that she was his sister. And, by the way, he gave me ten dollars to pay for our trouble." “Where did they come from?" aBked Eric. “From New York, he said, but they had taken a country house about ten miles from here, aud it wns from there the lady escaped, the night of that terrible storm.” “Here, Jack, take this bill, nnd some time I may need your services toidentiy that man and woman.” ’ "Why, sir!” exclaimed the gipsy. “Do you still doubt that sho is n lunatic?" “I do,” ho returned. “Audi moan to prove that doubt. Something withiu me, call it instinct or what you will, tells me that the poor little girl is in danger and neods a friond. I moan to find out who and what are the persons who hove carried her away, when any one might know she was in no condition to be moved. There is a mystery connected with that child, and I mean to solve it if it takes me £ lifetime," said Erio Brent wood, in a solemn and agitated voice, CJHAPTEr. XVII. "she has escaped!" We will go back to the night of Breta Danton’s escape from the house of Nita. The raging of the tempeBt utterly drowned whatever noise she may bate mode. Nila was so fright ened that wild horses oould not have dragged her from the corner where she orouched in fear aud trembling, covering her eyes to keep out the lightning. She gave no thought to the girl upstairs, but all during the night from the time the storm com menced until it ceased she never moved once from that spot. Bhe sat as if paralyzed, only showing signs of life when a clapof thunder harderthan the rest shook the house. But at last the storm came to on end, os all things do. Then she rose to her feet aud went to the window to peer out. Yes, it had even stopped raining, and a stray star could be seen here and there iu the heavens. Satis fying herself that the danger was all over, her thoughts turned to her pris oner. “Uh!” she cried. “What a night I have put ini I wonder how that girl stood it? I dare say she has fainted from fright. I came very near it my self. However, I must go up and see.” Taking the lamp in her hand, she ascended the stairs, and, unlocking the door, entered the room. The first thing that caught her eye was the strip of cotton tied from the bedpost to the bureau, and, going nearer, she saw that the window was up and that the carpet was soaked with rain. But where was the girl? She looked around, expecting to find hor crouching in some corner. The room was empty. • Then she realized the situation for the first time. “Jerusalem! She lias escaped!” she cried. “Escaped on such a night as we hadl What a nervejshe must have! But Carlos! When he hears of thisl” And she turns a shade paler as she imagines his wrath. “But”—with a hopeful expression—“perhaps she has just made her escape, and I may be able to find her. But nol If that was the case the carpet would not be soaked. Bhe has been gone all night. She took her clianoe while I was down stairs, scared out of my wits. I wish I could overcomo my terror of a storm; but I can’t, and that’s all there is of it. But won’t Carlos be angry with me for this night’s work! What shall I do?” she said again and ngain. “Oue thing is certain, I must let him know. That’B all that I can do now. After all, I feel half glad that she has escaped. Iti s only the fear of what he will do that makos me shudder. I will send him a letter in the morning.” Closing the window she took up her lamp and descended the stairs to the room below, where she immediately found pen and ink and began the let ter, so sho could moil it as soon as day broke. “I wonder where sho went,” she kept saying to liorJelf. “And suoh a night! I wonder that she didn’t drop dend with fright. How could she pick up the courage to go out in that storm? Uh! No ono could have induced me to ilo it!” And, with a shudder, she arose and mndo rendy to lie down until dayhroak, when sho must bo up and doing. CHAPTER XVIII. ON MISCHIEF BENT. Carlos Monteri called every morning at the postoifice to soo if there wero any letters for him, and on the day fol lowing Breta’s osaape ho found one awaiting him, in Nitn’s handwriting. “Ah! What’s up now, I wonder?” he said half aloud. As he found himself alone, he toro open the envelope and bogan to read the closely written lines. 1 “Well, of all things holy!” he ex claimed. “A nice watch she has kepton the girl! I might have known the idiot wonld hnve let her Blip through hor fingers. I did not intend that she should come to tho front just yet. I must try some means to prevent it. If she has readied Brentwood Park, the jig is up for Inez. I’ll have to call on hor and tell her tho newB. My! But won’t she quake in her shoes!” A half-hour later, Carlos Monteri as cended the steps of Ravensmere and sent his card up to Miss Danton. He had lost no time in making him self known to Inez after finding out her destination, and now he was a frequent caller at Ravensmere as the friend of Miss Danton. Bhe hastily descended to the draw ing-room upon receiving his card. ■ “Ah, you did well to make haste!” he said to her. “I have bad news to impart. Breta Danton has escaped.” “What!” Blie exclaimed, in sup pressed tones. “Yor understood, did you not?” “But how? You told me there was no clianoe of her escaping." “Well, that doesn’t alter tho fact in the least. Bhe escaped during tho Btorrn the other night.” “Whnt shall I do? Oh, what shnll I do? Carlos, you must help me.” “If sit# has arrived at Brentwood Park, you have lost tho gamo; but if not, there still may be a chnnco for you. The only way that I see out of it is to traoe her steps aud find out where Bhe is; their we can better tell how to get her into our power again.” “I will go with you, Carlos, I will tell them here that I am going to see Mrs. Brentwood, and you aud I can go to the place from which Bhe escaped nud, at least, try to trace her. If sho has not made herself known at Brent wood, I have no fear that wo shnll not succeed." “Would it not be safer for me to go alone?" he asked. “No, no; I must go, too, I want to see her myself,and have her put some where that Bhe oannot esoapo again in a hurry.” “Oh, well, it doesn’t make any dif ference to me. Since you wish to go, be at the Btation at three. Of course, I will be there also. I leave you to manage, so that no one will suspect your ■ destination. After all, this is more your affair than it is mine.” “Oh,Heaven!” exclaimed Inez,when within the prooinot of her own room. “I will not be defeated! I will not let that white-faced girl oust me from all this wealth! Bah! I would kill her first. I am not one to give up without a struggle, aud I’ll find a way to get her out of my path. Carlos is of more use to me thau I thought, but onoe let mo get Breta Danton in my dutches and then, Mr. Carlos Monteri, I can dispense with your services al together.” Having made all her arrangements for her departure, three o'clock found her at the station awaiting the train. Bhe had sent the aoachman home, tell ing him that there was no necessity for him to wait until the train started, so there was no one to see her get on the cars followed by Carlos Monteri. Inez felt that she could not wait for tho train to reaoh her destination, so eagor was Blie to got Breta Danton within her power ero sho made herBelf known to Erio Brentwood and his mother. ‘ ‘The chances are, ” sho said to Carlos, “that, granting that she did not escape, she lost her way. 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