Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-11-16

dumD agony 4 never saw depicted IN a
human face before. Idon,t understand il
how merely kissing a woman'shand could
make such a great to do. There's more in
it than you've let out, amt there. Irene ~
"There's no harm done, jim; he's una
cOuntably jealOus-hearted, and l wanted
to punish him, thinking it might do him
good. Then a good scare is no more than
that chit of a wife of his needs,
jealous, is he? Hal ha! Somebody
else is afflicted the.same way. EknOwwhere
your hopes had been drifting before this
marriage. What's the use of interfering
now? You can never be mistress of Laurel
Hill now."
81 know that, you gump; but if I have
a little revenge what's that to youp'
"Nothing: but, Irene, l wouldn't u
that girl to safer. She knows nothing of
the world, and will fall an easy prey to
your schemes. Guileless herself, She does
not look fer evil in Others.''
"Well, Jim, when did you add preach
ing to your list of professions? Perhaps
you did love this Pauline yourself. al
though you denied itr'
"NO: she was far too. good and pure for
me, but her father was very kind to me,
and | wouldn't harm his daughter
"YOuR gOOdintentI9nS come rather late,'
sneeringly replied Irene.
Didn't you assure me no harm was to
be done to her? Now, as for him. l would
not care a baubee how much he suffered.
Give me what you promised: Pm of to
Charleston tonight. l don't want to be
found here. Pm half sorry l came, logged
if l aint. Never felt so cheap in my life
as when that WOman looked at me after
L kissed her hands with those large, innO-
cent eyes of hers. full of wonder and half
fear. Goodbye; and, Irene, take my adj
vice INT leave them alone. Mother is
anxious for you to come home"
CsT5ll nOraa mhon If CpfG To hot for mo
here n all my plans are finished. In
the meantime, tell mother our little home
is far toOdull for me. When catch a GER
tain rich banker Tl come home to tell her
about it,
Jim had started away, but turned to
heal these last words.
Irene was always a clever hand. Sup
pose she does marry rich next time?
Well, Sis" he returned, sit you do marry
money, pray don't forget your needy
brother"
GAS if you'd be likely to let me under
such circumstances. Goodbye"
Thus these two parted.
Pauline, finding Reginald did not heed
her calls, and was gone, slowly returned
to her room. "Why did Reginald stalk off
so quickly and act so queerly? ?" she NUT
terered to herself as she walked along.
81 wonder if Reginald saw that crazy
man kiss my hands, and if he is angry
with me. l had not thought of that be-
fore. How funny! l will explain it al
when he m in. How unfortunate that
he should be veXed with me just as l have
begun to try so hard to please him. ! will
work that much more %ZealOusly now, to
atone for this misfortune. Indeed, like
old Mrs. Gumnlage, Pm a poor born
creature, and everything goes contrary
with me- How Pve been trying to i'm
prove myself. l shall go on, paint with
,or milne on offnv,nr 70 Nhn DwoEnnror
and astonish Reginald yet. IL L indulge
in dreams, l may drop down from azure
heights into the mire Of earth, so often
have l thus been called to view sorrow
and reality in this city life of NINE"
All would yet have been right had
Pauline's evil genius been less vigilant,
less on the watch to further her |unhappi-
ness; to lay desolate a rich young life
which had never harmed a human being;
but evil triumphed, as it sometimes does
over the good and true, and trifleS which
appear most insignificant determine our
fate, Just as an atom of sand diSmemberS
the most powerful engine.
Irene, through the evening, fingers
about the walks watching for she knows
not what: but still she is On the alert to
know what Will happen next. She thinks
that Pauline must be bathed in tears
within doors, for has not Reginald left
her in anger?
Pauline is hard at work; she will fill
the hours until her husbands return with
honest work, she thinks, as she carefully
touches her canvass here and there.
Irene walks down towards the gate, and
sees a negro approaching with a letter.
SNOW l know what it is that has kept
me here so long," she said. sit can't be
a note from my banker. It must be to
Pauline" Her last guess was right,
DIR. Mayield say this letter for his
wife, and no one else. He in mighty
hurry for his answer. Be you his wife y''
"~Certainly," she replied, broke the seal
and rapidly read:
"MY DARLING WIFE-Seeing is said to
be believing, but l can believe no evil OF
you. Please explain to me. Why has my
loving Pauline grown so cold to me:
That scene l witnessed under the laurel
this eve; l think you can explain even
that. Call me back and say you can, OF
Pauline, my heart will break. L have the
crippled child you've heard me speak OF
so often with me at the depot now. We
start to New York tonight unless you
give me hope to stay. Only say you are
sorry and will try to love me. God knows
how hard l will endeaVOr to be worthy of
it. Hastily yours, r. NJ"
Turning to the servant Irene said pite-
lessly:
Tell him his wife says 'no answer"
NJ auShGI - IlOM bu6 WOEOB SbdDDbOt
the poor man who still fondly hoped to be
recalled. Pride came to his aid and shut
up his bleeding heart with clasps of steel.
Only one more question did he ask
sternly but quietly: care you sure the
lady was my wife who sent that answer?''
''She say, sir, she was your wife. l
give 1t to the lady her very SELF"
every well" was the answer, and he
silently paid the man and let him go.
Turning to his little charge to give some
directions, she and her father both jumped
up asking if he was i'll. The little girl
quite forgetting her own weakness was
anxious about her generous guardian.
"NO," he replied, 81 am not i'll. Minnie.
can you do without your papa entirely 3"
81 think so, Doctor. l have been sepa-
rated from him before, and it is quite
hard, but l will do anything to get well;
very gladly, too, since you are so kind"
Tears came unbidden to the engineers
eyes. Minnie was his all. His wife was
dead, and Minnie for years had been his
h~ousekeeper and companion. Very fire.
quently SIZE was unable to do anything
but cheer his lonely hours with her cheer
full spirit. He would then turn house.
keeper, cooking their simple meals and
producing a laugh from his daughter Oc-
casionally at his awkWardness. 1t pleased
her very much to know she could do these
things better than her father, and was
bueIGlOT6 uGCGSSdIy 10 LIS COiIllOIbs dOW
she lOnged to run out into the sunshine
like the children who came and played
under her window. She could then do
so much more for her father. The father
grieved, too, over his daughters afllic-
tions. Debarred the pleasures of child
life, he also looked forward to the time
when she would feel her want of educa-
ton. One lucky day Reginald was called
in to see the little sufferer. He became
interested. He saw she was growing
worse slowly; that he could not aid her.
II have a friend in New York who may
cure her," he said to the engineer one
day. 81 will take her to him as soon as l
can"
To-day he thought Of her. "Why not
take her nOw? l cannot go home just
yet" He went to her attic rooms, told
her to pack a few things, and whatever
else she needed he would supply, hunted
up her father and arranged everything
satisfactorily in a very short while. Regi-
maid saw the tender parting between
father and child, and felt another unbidden
pang that he had no one to grieve for him.
"My heart will not die" he muttered.
''must l suffer like a WOman?"
TO BE CONTINUED.
HOW SHELLS TRAVEL.