Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-22

"Ncll. wei. Dinkel. that is all settled
now" said Mr.. keatOr. sOOthingly. ror the
I man had somewhOw got upon his elbow
I IN his excitement. Don't agitate YOUR
I self. l want to talk to you of other
things"
With his thoughts constantly elsewhere.
I command them as be might, Mr.. KeatOr
endeavOTed 10 prepare this Grant soul for
death. AT last the man fell asleep with
peaceful smile upon his lips. The min
ister sat watching him. Once or twice
the landlady OF the inn, at which. work
ing MS way back to Judea, the traveller
had fallen III, came IN 20 look at him and
to ask If there was anything she could
do.
Dinkel woke at length uneasiIy and
/ asked for water. Mr.. KeatOr brought it,
I As the dying man looked into his eyes
.1ls II all the same up at the settlement?
I Would L know it!' he asked, pitifully.
'All the same. There is nothing
I changed" But after a moment. with a
/ pang OF recollection Of his own. he added:
"A hospital is being built near the sisters
! cEOir. You remember where il stands p,
"Oh, don't fOrgetl" be mOaned. Then,
I with the irreleyance Of his wandering
/ thoughts: Are you sure they forgive
| meI' ne asked.
Mr.. KeatOr made the required confr-
/ nation ana the man relapsed into a va
/ cant silence, keeping his eyes on the IN
/ ceiled ratters above his head.
Nv mere Is the society getting the
/ money! he asked, musingly, after a long
| pause, without turning his face.
For whati"
Hospital" be answered, briefly.
words.
Miss Van Cleef," replied he, after a
''The Doctors daughter-she that went
/ SOuthl"
'The same" sssented Mr.. Keator, la
cOlically.
His thoughts had reverted to Constance.
IL was several minutes before Dinkel in
terrupted them.
Yes, 1 went South myself he muir
INJURED, beginning to wander little; ''saw
her there"
In his absorption it had not occurred to
Mr.. keatOr 70 wonder how Dinkel knew
Of Constance's departure rom Judea. He
asked this question now of him, impul-
AT Quinnimoutgo
''GeTrIt."
Mr.. KeatOr said 10 himself that he did
not know she had travelled in the South
He permitted himself to inquire the
whereabouts Of Gerrit.
March" said Dinkel, with effort. HMr.
March-yOu know himl''
Mr.. X atDr wound MS fingers abcut his
crutch. Constance, with no active wish
% keep tue intelligence from him, vet
with kind Of shrinking from telling il.
had not informed him OF Msrch's return.
and, Of course, had found no reason to
give him other facts concerning her Eng
ilsh lover. She was acquitting herself of
all possible obligation 10 her duty in the
matter. 1t was characteristic that she
should feel a right to her reserve. But
the news would have been more agree
able from her.
"Yes, yes" he said, s'where was hep
He might have spared himself the
/ trouble OF hiding his intense interest, for
! DiHkel saw nothing.
''Gerrit-nis place-cOlOnv.V he an
| swpred. cOnfusedly.
BIT. keaJ"r remembered MARGINS pro-
I jet OF colony Verv well. They had Of
ten talked IL over together. At the nei2h-
bOrhuOd Of this 1luny to COnstance's RESI-
dence he tried not % wonder. He said u
himself that it WIS mere chance: such
/ things were always happening. But he
/ did not ask less eagerly:
"And-and Miss Van Cleef, was she
/ there"
The man turned toward him, family
/ reused by his eageTness.
Yes" be SAID, reasonably. 'FShe used
to come over from Quinnim0utV
! 'She-she was interested in the col
Ony2' asked hr. KeatOT. weakly.
The man smiled aintly in spite OF his
failing strength. Dir. KeatUr thought il
| a devils smile.
"Mr. March interested her," answered
| Dlnkel, difficulty, but in a tone OF sug-
! gestiOn for which the minister ia mis- sud-
| den passion could have chOked him.
/ How dare your" cried Mr.. Keator. ris-
| ing. in outrage.
feebly.
/ M. KeatOr hObbled quickly to the win
/ dow aud looked out in nervous, HELPLESS
/ wrath. The sun made itself vaguely
known upon the gray horizon. and he
| counted the chickens In the tree on which
/ the easement locked in mis- angry ayita-
| ton. Ine cock began to bestir himself
| dr''wsily and set up his crow, u hlle the
minister's thoughts went in desperate it.
GRAFTON over this intelligence. A thou
sand faBcies beset him; 0e tried hard 10
reason it out to COnstauce's credit, to
something which need not torture him
| with It's mere suggestion. He could rot
| suffer himself to bel eve all that the mans
I words seemed to say. He chung with the
tenacity of despair to all that he knew of
/ Constance; he asked himself what he
| knew of her that was not beautiful, and
would not admit the CHASTITY suggestion
| born OF his own experience. She doubtless
| trusted his uprightness as implicitly still
% NC udu tIu6btu utTbe anu Hudt
Wickedness was not even now knocking
at his breast. He turned YEARLY from the
window. 1t suddenly seemed to him gross
to accept this mans wandering words
against all his knowledge of her. 1t dis
credited her. He abruptly resolved not
70 allow himself an evil thought of her
until he could do her the poor Justice of
confronting her with the story. He would
not so much as inquire further of the man
who lay before him. 1t seemed like trea-
son now. He went over and bent above
him. Then suddenly he knelt beside the
paliid form and prayed for pardon In an
agony OF abasement. He had made his
heart nest for malice and given name
less passions welcome, while the spirit
which IL was his office TO console had fled.
When he reached home a little after
breakfast time Rose met him on the door
step. She hesitated at his haggard face;
her own was full Of wlstful Intelligence.
You have been up all nightl" she
cried, reprOachfully.
Then leading him into the parl0r where
the vacant fireplace and the drawn cur
Jains Knocked the thought of gayety, she
faced him with an indesCribable look of
grief and pain. He observed that she
was pale, and began to wonder vaguely
why she had brought him here. But he
was wearied by all that he had undergone
since he had left home, and be sank into
his crutch from habit. He looked at her
again as be drew off his gloves with a
faint sigh, and observed her expression
more curiOusly.
What is is, dearI" he asked.
His fatigue made the question languOr-
GUS.
"Why have YOU brought me in heref"
''Oa, how shall | ever tell you!r eX-
claimed Rose. all her trouble in her eyes.
what Is itl has anything befallen-"
''NO, it Is not she," returned the girl,
with a scOTn that she did not attempt to
repress. at is you, brother; only you'll"
She crept with a soft murmur to his
| feet.
"Ah, how can tell you how sorry 1 feel
| for you, john"
He took the letter that she pushed to-
ward him and maTvelingly opened it.
| Suddenly she snatebed the sheet from
him and unfolding il pointed in anguish,
while she iDdicatedly, huskily;
''Ther, theTel"
1t was from one of Roses English
| friends, and with the cruel casualness Of
| gossip 1t mentioned the engagement Of the
| son of Sir JCun March-ROse must have
| heard Of him no had Visitad in .Tudao aud