SCARLET FEVER
202
31
Mite
208
32
A Shock
216
33
Darkness
223
34
The Phantom of the Station
230
35
The Quest
239
36
Ida’s Confession
247
37
Hope
252
38
The Clue
262
39
The Honourable Pauper
270
40
Joy Well-nigh Incredible
277
41
The Canadian Northmoor
284
42
Humble Pie
290
43
The Staff
295
p. 1CHAPTER I
HONOURS
‘Oh, there’s that stick. What can he want?’ sighed one of a pair of dignified elderly ladies, in black silk, to the other, as in a quiet country-town street they saw themselves about to be accosted by a man of about forty, with the air of a managing clerk, who came up breathlessly, with a flush on his usually pale cheeks.
‘Miss Lang; I beg pardon! May I be allowed a few words with Miss Marshall? I know it is unusual, but I have something unusual to tell her.’
‘Nothing distressing, I hope, Mr. Morton,’ said one of the ladies, startled.
‘Oh no, quite the reverse,’ he said, with a nervous laugh; ‘in fact, I have unexpectedly come into a
