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At a place called Short's Cross he caught sight of the Shorne Mills

carrier on his way to the station But Drake did not guess that Nell

was sitting under the tilt cover, that by just turning his horse and

riding hard for a lanced at

the cart, thought of the day he had first seen it, and of all that had

happened since, and, gently touching his horse with his whip, rode on

The sun was sinking as he crossed the ht of thee on the brow of the

hill His heart beat fast during the few ate What would she say? Would she be much startled when she

learned that he was "Lord Selbie"? Would she understand that he had

never really loved Luce; that it was she--Nell--whom he wanted for his

wife, had wanted al her?

At the sound of the horse's hoofs Dick caate

"Hallo!" he exclaimed "Why, where on earth have you been?"

Drake explained as he got off the horse

"I breakfasted at the Grange I don't think I ht,

did I? Then I rode into Shallop with Sir William, and he had a fit of