tance away. I will take you there, and walk back

ocking for admission at the little cottag

white, terrified face to a w

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sked a voice in unmis

insley, impatiently; adding: "I will pay you handsomely if you will allow

down again, and Royal heard

ly a ruse. It is an

l knocked

he called. "For Heaven's s

opened the door and stepped out, confronting them. One hand

nt, he found that he was at the summe

" stammered the man

rm'? The truth is, I want to find shelter for this young lady until I can go for a con

yor, with a look of relief coming

ghed the young man, leading Ida into

ho is the young lad

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girl clinging to his arm was the heiress of the Mays, would he not r

not to hear the last part of the question; and Ida, th

m Ida Ma

wheeled ab

you the young girl stopping at the Ocean H

embling so she

on the matter," whispered Royal,

with an air of assurance w

was wonderful. An expression that was

o go out in the storm to have a little service like that rendered. Old May's niece!" he muttered under his breath. "Ah, what a glo

ture of old John May perceptible in this slender little creature; but for al

e said, with a peculiar laugh that

, Royal Ainsley was bending over her, and calling her his dear little wife. But there was

ter if the Mays did find her now, they could not undo

that leaves for Ne

utes from now. By cutting across over to

e dark curly head nestled against his shoulder, while Royal looked out of the window, out in

t the rear of the drawing-room car, which those who have mo

ery heavily upon my mind, Royal," she said, nestl

lared, drawing her toward him, and