Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-25
WIDOW BEWITCHED.
Temple Bar.

uuLkru Col. GlusANu seymour. with
ILLS one set phrase among them, they
10 not echo more persistently, You
.--1t 20 get married! yeu ought to get
naralcd.' It's dinned into my ears from
morning until night, and now positively
Kitty hasn't taken il up-my favOrite
sister Kitty, VINO makes il her boast that
,l. can twist me round her finger.
tPshaw! charming woman his eyes
1ai fallen on o sentence in letter near
4.m-'they are all charming women.
Her husband only lived two years. What
thatf Poor Lucy only lived twelve
months and 1 don't want TO get married
lr8in. we were schOOlfellOws,' and Bob
las known her from her Childhood That
ISN'T saying anything; somebody has
au0wu everybody from their childhood,
and ! haven't such an exalted opinion OF
Sir BOb's intfRates as my meddlesOme
monkey of a sister hasi''
Col. Seymour would not have chated
naIf so sOrely under the interference of
his family had he not seen that there was
some reason for il. His wife. "A delicate
young creature, as pretty and about as
comp auIOnable as a wax doll, had died in
giving birth TO a daughter, who lad been
left iu the care of her grandmother. a
wear ago the grandmother had died, and
what To- do with the child was a question
every one had answered except the father.
You must marry again" they said;
but that was Just what he didn't want TO
40. ana he had accepted his sisters inVi-
-ati1n 10 Ashridge Manor because Kitty
never bothered him about this veXed
question.
Traitressl He had not a doubt but the
upshOt Of her letter was that this Mrs.
Coventry was 70 be there to meet Kim.
there was the child, VINO was to go with
aim. Kitty had asked her down that she
might get better acquainted with her
cousins, and had arranged that a new
sOvernsSs was To meet them as the station
and take care Of Bab during the journey.
"Oh, hang the women" he exclaimed,
irritablY. Il don't telieVe another being
su earth is bothered about them as / am.
Hang Mrs. Coventry he continued;
and as for Kitty, cOntOBnd her and her
scheme togetherN'
Vow. it happened that on that same
night. aad at a5Ost the same hour, in =
COW little JoudOir In heHsingtOn Gore a
very -opd-lsOking woman sat alone, try
Ing o. make zap her Hind to what seemed
-0 beg desperate action. She, too, was
s0lloQuiziug. before her also lay letter,
and Der name was Mrs. Coventry.
Sits the same thing inyariably-alTays
1erIlded nv my mOney-and that's what
Is making Kitty so anxious for me 50 meet
her brother. / m sure she knew how much
) 4
either But your face was your fortune
then. my DEAR" she said, addressing the
charming reflection opposite her; ''nOw
you're "a ricl widow, and it's a different
matter. ! don't see why it should be,
-10uzh,' and she regarded herself more
critically; land as for him, although he
does not know me from Adam, admire
Dim as much as ever"
The little slippered feet were stretched
1It again and she sat gazing into the fire.
Then, without removing her eyes, she
reached out her hand for the letter and
held il so that it may be read over her
shoulder.
DEAR HELEN: Am not the most I'M
fortunate person in the world? My cOu-
sins little boy is very uRweH with what
NAV be only q cold, or the doctor says
may turn out a fever. OF course, dare
not risk she children al Ashridge Manor,
but if it proves TO be nothing at all, l do
not want Mrs LambtOn 70 be made ner-
FOas about having me, so l intend to write
and say tkat | am eetalned by a spraiAed
aukle-tortuRately have turned my foot;
and would yOa Get one Of your servants go
90 Col. SeymOur's and say from me that
am unable to fulfill my engagement Of
taking charge Of his little girl on the
Journey? / do net know where 10 address
hin Of would not trouble you. My cOu-
Sin has"
But at this point Mrs. Csventry's inter-
est seemed 10 cease, for without reread1ng
the rest Of the letter, she relapsed into her
study Of the fire. Suddenly she rang the
bell. send Ellis to me- she said, and
few minutes later her maid appeared. 81
have changed my mind about Thursday.
shall go TO Ashridge tomorrow by the
u 80 train. You can come on by one
later"
II.
''I'm sure ma'am, nobody, unless COM
PEELED %, would leave their home such
day as this" said Ellis, looking out of the
window. 1T isn't weather lit TO send so
much ss a dog out"
Then tell John that Rex is to be kept
indoors"
Two bare feet were on the carpet, and
Mrs. COyentry's decision was announced
by Order a outlet for me before / 60, and
John IS 10 fesch a good cab to take me to
the station"
Ellis retired in injured silence. She had
her own opinion Of this unWarrantable
mystery-it was something to DO with
That Miss Hamblin, who was going down
as EOyerness 10 Ashridge Manor, and who
was always made a most ridiculous fuss
over. Ellis did not see the way quite
lear 20 punish the two delinquents, but
somehow revenge she'd have.
Not that dress, the serge one" Mrs.
tayantry's toilet was all but completed.
Il shall take bag TO put book and
tie newspaper in, the thick rug, and
wear my black bonnet and my sealskln
cloak"
Thus attired, beheld Mrs. Coventry
already rePenting the step she had taken,
ana half inclined TO turn back-entering
-Le waiting room Of the Waterloo Station.
she wondered should she see Col. Sey-
mJuT there. No; the room was empty.
cry likely, seeing it was such a bad
morning, he had given up all thought OF
coming.
Has any inquiry been made for Miss
Hambhn?' she said.
Not this morning; nobody had been IN
luired for.
Mrs Coventry turned to go.
Lady here o the name o HamblInP'
called out porter, against whom she
-an.
Yes; this lady" said the waiting-rOOm
woman, beginning 10 explain. But mat
se- have TO go rapidly at railway stations,
and before Mrs. Coventry had arranged
her plan of action Col. Seymour had
shaken her by the hand, said he was
Pleased 70 meet her, much obliged for ner
Nent1rlng on such a morning, put his III
lie girl under her care, and desired the
Porter TO see them to a carriage while he
went 10 get tAeir tickets. Flight was i'm
~-~ANs N--0 AdAA N0liC - Ad4g anu NV
she must 90 on.
An hour later the train was crawling
slowly past saltwater. In one corner of
I've carriage sat Mrs. Coventry, opposite
ner was Bah. at the far end Col. Sey- |
m0GT.
Ae usual civilities had been ex-
aged, and since then the Colonel had /
~ mtrenched behind his paper, keeping |
ltSp as screen, under shelter of which |
was taking stock of his teir neigh !
"Gncommonly fine young woman; re-
l3iiFaably good style. t0O!' And then be I
s--lk his head, ana sighed compassion /
- Far too pretty TO be a gOverness. .
q lLey have some Of Mr.. BOb's chuEas 4
S-"h there to stay, there'H be the very /
s. % pay ~ Ashridge Manor"
Az ans moment Bah took possession OF 1
q seat Which Mrs. Coventry had offered /
next 70 her. The movement attracted
.eI lataet's attention. What a big girl
sISt child vas grOwing She would be
~ enough 70 have a goVerness herself
sxgpt PsAaWl What nonsense nextS
~HV Ugh Iaa LIE MN, tse5 That !