Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-22


Il looked up cuTiously, for | remem-
Dered to nave heard that Chaplin had been
once attentive To Miss Cataearte, ana Cos
sip had said that she adj never ceased to
care tor him. She went on toying with
the tlberts, apparently in complete com.
posure, but there were little signs, which
only woman knows now to note and ia
terpret, which convinced me that whether
gossip was right or wrong, Alice Gath
carte could not hear that name men
toned without quickenlng OF the pulses
of her heart.
"'She is the girl I've picked out tor YOU
she ans wered. you are sure OF success il
you follow my instructIons.'
"'By Joye, will exclaimed Hepworth,
eagerly, and I'll tell you what Pll do. On
the day that | am engaged to Miss Martin
I'll give you that $4,000 bracelet that you
admired so much at Titfany's.'
"'Tben it's bargain Miss Cathcarte
said, flushing somewhat, yet laughing
lightly, as she pushed her chair back and
rose from the table.
The game that Miss Cathcarte played
after that was dangerous game-games
always are dangerous where hearts are the
plaything-but she played it boldly. She
took great pains to appear as a friend OF
Chapln, while behind his back she
damned MIN with faint PRAISE and,
uiOu tue inSuANIi vi CbIldlu CubuuGIs,
she caused reports uuiav0rable 10
him to be circulated. Aud when these
came to Marianne Martins ears Frank
Hepworth was displayed Is a golden
panacea for all heart troubles.
''As tor Chapin-weil, Mrs. Grundy said
be had given his heart beyond rec@ll to
Marianne Martin, and Miss Cathcarte, OF
course, heard these reports-but no doubt
she thought it would be time enough TO
tn hap nd 81
anne we're married and the bracelet had
gone TO settle Madams's bill.
80 the weeks flew NY and was perhaps
the only one OF all The thousands at New
port VINO saw the ira Iedy that was beiug
acted. Perhaps | was heartless-hut YOU
must remember | cared nothing for MARI
anne Martin, and that | did like Miss
Cathcarte; and truly, the way she played
her cards-the way she put HepwOrth
forward and sept Chaplin back-was mas
terly. Sne seemed to have but one object
in life and that was 10 keep Chapiu un-
married. She seemed TO be Needless OF
what might become OF him ia the future.
She seemed to be careless of what pain
lie might suffer. Sometimes when heard
her, in his absence, stab his reputation
with some cruel insnuation, / said TO
myself, 'she cannot love himr But then,
again, | would watch her when he was
signs--a turn or the head, a slight quick
enlng Of the breath, a glance OF the eye
by which love betrayed itself to me, |
wonder If 1t is true that a woman would
rather man should die than marry her
rival.
"As the weeks went by grew more in.
terested ia the enacJmentot thts tragedy,
troubled when Miss Catncarte's plans
miscarred, as they sometimes did,
pleas d when they succeeded; and grew
anxious about her, too, dreading the re.
suit upon her sanity should she fail. As
for Marianne Martin, poor girl, | am
ashamed as | look back and realize how
little thought ] gave to her sutferings.
Chapln must have made deep impress
sion upon her heart or Miss Cathcarte's
plans would have met with feeDler oppO-
sition. Yes, she musthaVe suffered, for
remember now tnat she grew pale and
thin and that she took ber trip abroad be-
cause tue physicians ordered it.
"Atter this foreign trip was announced
MISS Cathcarte seemed 10 grudge every
moment that Hepworth spent away from
Marianne. She made hlm engage pas
sage by the same steamer. She gave MIN
instruction upon instruction az 10 how he
was to BEHAVE until he thought that he
plant as be had previously been in her
hands, would surely now rebel. But they
were of at last-Hepworth and Marianne
Martin in the same steamer-and Dick
Chaplin was left behind.
''fhen 1t seemed to me that Miss Cath
carte's nature grew in reality as hard as
people said IL was, as IL the fires OF pas
sion bad died away and her heart was
turning TO stone. She threw herself more
reckleSsly than ever into the g8Yest dissl.