Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-26

r. Dub Ab ne OpSH0u Juc UOOI IL was w oOu'
front neither Mrs. Ridgeley nor DR..
Tredgett. Rosalind stood there instead,
swithher lovely face full OF untold sad
ness and distress. And yet 1t seemed to
Erankland, as he watched her more In
tently, that she wore look of the most
unwonted hrmness and discrimination.
great pang of pain shot through
Frankland's heart then. He realized
thrill ial3gsly epqtently, for the first time,
that he had hot merely fond fancy for
Rosalind Kidgeley, but that he loved her
with distinct, irrefutable passion. And
here she stood, at least the passive ac-
complete of her mother, If not that n.y.
pocrite's abettori
"I-I-wish to see Mrs. EverardW
stammered Rosalind. Her firm look APP
peared to vanish, now, before the sad yet
arraigning one of FARMLAND.
''She is yonder," he said, with GOODNESS.
"Shall l retire, Miss RidgeleyW
mo, nop' she cried, wildly. "You
may remain-why not? have seen for
days that you suspect it alp Here Rosa
lind hurried toward Mrs. Everard. Il
only heard this afternoon" the girl now
feverishly went on, addressing that lady,
s'of your intention to alter your will. 1t
it has Mortified me, though l have
somewhat been waiting for it. Oh,
YOU can't think how / have
loathed and despised myself all these
months past! My mother is an impostor
there, the truth is out! l suppose L
would not have had the courage to utter
it if had not learned about the frighttul
fraud of the will being changed in-in
mammals favor"
"rher YOU are an impostor as we'll"
came from Mrs. Everards white lips. She
looked unable to rise from her chair and
her voice was husky, almost lnaudible.
"Ies-I amp exclaimed Rosalind,
covering her face and literally sinking at
Mrs. Everard's feet.
A sudden impulse now seized Frank
land. He fastened toward where Rosa.
| lind had sunk, and STOPPING downward
raised her by sheer force.
'You are not an impOstorV he cried.
"You have been tyrannized over by pitt
less mother, who saw the chance OF max
ing thousands by this horrid deed! She
has forced you into silence-perhaps by
| threats which you were foolish enough TO
fear, or perhaps"
He paused, as Rosalind turned to him,
with look of infinite gratitude in her
| fearful eyes.
"Ah" she murmured, 81 have no ex-
cuse but one-a lingering, undylng love
| for my mother"
"Lovep' echoed Mrs. Everard, in a
tone that had no trace Of gentleness
| now.
"Yes!" cried Rosalind. 81 could not
hate her for the act, fercely as | hated
the act itself. 1t has been / who have
perpetuallY threatened her with expo
sure. Alb, no one knows what have en-
dured In this house! Mamma was the
| companion of Mrs. Ridgeley In L.;
that and no more. When Mrs. RidgeleY
died suddenly that wretch of DIR. Tired.
bao ham har "a ~ giQIan the
horrible scheme into mammals head. he
calculated upon all the chances of safety
and OF disaster. For my own part,
came here secretly intending to divulge
the whole truth. | think they both feared
me at first; but, finally, they saw that
dreaded TO have my own mother's criml-
nality revealed. And then, counting on
this, they began their persuasions-their
| arts"
"AhY' exclaimed Mrs. Eyerard, with
untold agitation and disgust, "do not say
another word! | can't dream of forgiv-
ing you. Rosallnd. But, your mother;
oh, her vIleness has been past concep'
tion~
Here the speaker rose; Indignation had
| given her new strength. and she moved,
with something like actual majesty OF
| bearing, toward the door. She was going
| TO seek the woman by whom she had been
| 80 basely betrayed; perhaps she Inougnt
| comparatively little regarding the man
who had acted as this wOman's contempt
ibie ally. But neither OF them was TO he
found. There is little doubt that Mrs.
Ridgeley had either intentionally or &C.
cidentally played eavesdropper a short
| while before, when her unhappy daughter
was making the whole miserable decep.
ton plain. Andnow the result bad been
a precipitate fight on the part OF the
guilty pair. Al first Mrs. Everard was
eager to put detectives upon their track.
1t was FARMLAND, however, who pre-
vented her from doing so.
"They have failed in their wretched
purpose" no said. Sand besides-there
| is Rosalind. In heavens name, show her
some mercyw
.1Mercyp, bitterly responded Mrs. Ev-
erard: "she deserves noneV'
at was she who told you the TRUTH"
| said Eranklanc.