The Morning herald., 1878-06-03
CHAPTER Xxx,
UNITED AT LA6TI


As Geofrey entered his sitting-room his
eyes fell upon an, orange-colored envelope
lying on the table, and with scarcely feel
ing of interest he took it up and opened it.
"Come to me at once. I have good news
for you, it ran and then he glanced at the
name of the sender" -"Sibyl Elton to Geof.
frey Chetwynd. ;" ''~'
With bounding heart he seized '.Brad-
shaw" to see at what time the next boat
started for jersey At five the next morn
ing one would leave Southampton. A quar-
ter of an hour later he was bowling along to
Waterloo Station as fast as a hanson cab
could take him. ....
Jersey, of all places 1t had never en-
tered his head. England and the Continent
he. had searched, and had thought of Ire
land and Scotland, but Jersey never. Now
it seemed of all others the most likely place
to find her, and he heaped all sorts OF in
sulting names upon himself for pot having
thought of it sooner.
Good news! What could the good news
be? Nothing but her miserable husbands
death could be good news to him, and sure
ly, if it had been that, she would have said
so plainly Again and again, as he sped
along the Southwestern line, he racked his
brain to think what SYPHILIS message could.
mean He had read the Times SO carefully
every day in the hope of finding some trace
of her, and searched the obituary for the
hated name of Lawrell--but always in vain.
Still she said "good news" and there could
be no good news for him but the death Of
that man. -.
Would it ever be-? Could that time ever
return when the blushing, beautiful face
was raised to meet his kiss, the 1.-THE form
held INCREASINGLY in his arms2 He could
hardly bear the suspense-it was almost
worse than the respondent misery of the
last three months-and laughed as the
waiter of the hotel asked him at what time
he would like to be called on the following
morning, thinking there was little likelihood
of his over-sleeping himself.
81 am going by the five o'clock boat to
jersey" he answered; $50 bring my hot
water at four, and have breakfast ready for
me at half-past."
The man walked away Illuminating over
his queer customer. r.. r
"E amt making bolt of it, or 9
wouldn't look so chirpy," he muttered, "on-
less there's lady with i'm, and e amt
brought er ere, which amt customary.
They don't like to lose sight Of EN- this side
of the water, through being such slippery
creatures. Lor', owever they can want EN-
beats me 'ollow," and Jim, as he thought Of
"the missis" .at home and her fluent tongue,
shook his head.
But Geofrey for once was out In his cal
culations, for he was asleep and dreaming
~ al a+ 1,;c payt
morning. He was awake and out OF bed
moment after and looked out of the window.
Perfectly dark and raining fast, it was not
cheering prospect for sea voyage, but
Godfrey could hardly keep from singing
aloud as he hurried through his toilet.
This day-this very day-he should see
Sibyl again and hold her in his arms,
whether she liked it or not.
In general matters Godfrey ChetWynd
was more honorable than most men, but IN
this case his Judgment was warped by his
intense love, and he could not--would not
see that which his unwarped judgmen
would have compelled him to acknowledge
There were but few passengers, and these
vanished from sight as soon as they stepped
on board; SO Geoffrey had the deck pretty
nearly to himself, and paced up and down
till the man at the wheel wondered within
himself whether like watch, he was wound
up for the day and could not keep still. At
the middle of the day the rain stopped, the
sun broke through the clouds and dispersed
them, and the waves changed from dirty
LIGHT brown to clear blue-green.
By the time the steamer reached the
pretty island, with its quaint castle on the
rock, its sweeping bay and low back
ground of hills, it was as lovely spring
evening as his rejoicing heart could desire.
He looked eagerly for the familiar form
among the crowd on the pier, but she was
not there, and, hastily calling fly, he di-
rected the man to drive him quickly to
Clematis Cottage 1t was pretty little cot.
tage, standing in small garden Of its own,
| with French windows opening to the
ground. One of these windows stood open,
and rust within it, lovely flush OF happl,,
ness on her cheeks, ard her sweet eyes jul
of light, stood Sibyl. -, ,
In another minute Geoffrey, with head
! that reeled, had drawn her back into the
| privacv of the room, and was holding her to
his heart as if he could never Let her 60
again. I'M, 81 .,,o,,,
IL Is Sollle ulho'oo DoAo r, =, -. =.
could speak, but the entrance of Cecil, who
had seen the fly stop at the gate, interrupted
them, and Mrs Legros soon followed to ask
| for the mans fare. Then they could SPEAK,
collectedly, and in few words sibyl told OF
tho strange chance by which she had ois-
covered the deception being practiced upon
her. -,
Geoffrey clenched his hand with fierce
| exclamation.
"And for his mean greed he had nearly
| caused us such lifelong misery! ne eX,
| claimed. "If ever meet the fellow, l Will
| thrash him within an inch of his life: 10
morrow, my darling, you shall be my wife.
| We will run no further risks.
| Sibyl crimsoned, b It raised no objection.