Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-04-03

owe you great debt OF gratitude. Ex
cept Tor your prompt assistance woulC
have been dragged to jail"
Eyes Jack would have arrested hi.
own mother, | believe, il he found hel
on doorstep. lie is my cousin. Po
licemen are too stupid for anything
Bah have no patience with them
They will arrest helpless woman or {
poor little child, and let welI-knowr
roughs escape. Allow me TO introduce
myself. lam Polly Brown. work at
a dress-maker's shop some blocks fur
ther up the street."
81 am, as you seem to know, Helen
King"
"Oh, yes, you sing Lady Ella in PA
tience.' My sister Maud sings in the
chorus, and | have seen YOU several
times behind the scenes. You have d
II rehersal to-day at twelve, have you
not?"
"We have, thanks for your reminder.
Will you add to the debt OF gratitude
which already owe you by sending a
note, which / wish to write aud give
you, By your sister to Mr.. Vaughan? 1t
will be impossible FOR me to attend re-
hersal to-day. feel too i'll. +"
Certainly" replied Polly. cit is
only SIX o'clock. | am going home be-
fore | go towork, for | promised Maud
to get her breakfast for her. I'll go and
get you sheet OF paper and envelope
from the waitress. She is a friend oI
mine, and will oblige us. :"
Hazel wrote note to Mr.. Vaughan
informing HIM that he would have tC
tell the manager to get another lady in
her place, as she was too i'll to appear
and asked him to tell his mother that
she had gone to Lancashire. This note
she gave to her new friend, who prom.
ised to give it to her sister. She then
took an omnibus to the railway station,
where she was jut in sine for the eight
o'clock train. She purchased second
class ticket, and got into the railway
carriage feeling absolutely exhausted
mentally and physically. She did not
stop to reason; she only felt that she
must escape from London, for she was
weary Of public life. She longed to
throw herself into her mothers arms,
and implore her fathers forgiveness.
While Hazel was on her homeward
journey, Lord Travers was impatiently
pacing the floor OF his sitting-room in
the hotel, waiting for the day to grow
older so that he might go to the Theater
and enquire for Halel. lie could not
wait unul evening; he felt twas impos-
ibIe.
The hours dragged wearily, for Squire
Rodney had returned to Rodney Hall,
and Captain Green was absent in Scot
land, and he was alone with his sad
thoughts. At last the clock struck ten,
and, ringing the bell impatiently, he
asked the waiter to order a cab for him
When he arrived at the Commedy The.
ater he asked to see the stage manager
The doorkeeper saio that he had not
yet arrived.
Mord Trayers then asked the man i
there was any gentleman connected
with the house who could give him The
address OF Miss King.
eyes, sir. Mr.. Vaughan is here, anC
he can. l will call him."
Lord Travers gave the man his card
After glancihg at the name he said:
"You had better come into the greer
room, my Lord, and l will send HIM Il
you"
Mr.. Vaughan soon made his appear
ance, and Lord Travers asked him po-
litely to give him Miss Kings address
"No, My Lord, l can not. / have
just received a note from her saying
that she was i'll and had left London.
"I'll?" exclaimed Lord Travers, hi
face becoming deadly pale.
eyes, my Lord. Miss King is no
very strong, and she is not used to hare
work, which her profession necessitates
She resided with my mother. Las
night Ihad an engagement and did no
escort her home, and when | arrived
there l was both surprised and alarmed
to find that she had not yet conn
back from the theater. My mothe
and l sat up all night for her
but she had net yet returned to oul
house up to the time that | left home
When l got the the theater / was yer,
much relieved to find her note awaiting
me-" ,1#c
"Does she say where she has gomez
! eyes; to Lancashire-at least sup
pose soto her old home."
'Thank you, sir. / know where t
find her now," and, with bow, Lor
Travers hastily left the theater ant
drove to8 Mr.. Goals Office. He wa
fortunate enough to find the lawyer IN
"Mr. Coal, l called to tell you that
shall net be able to go with you to th
theater tonight"
"Henil with the usual impatienee {
lovers. remarked the lawyer, Sot;ov Ct
"Please wire Captain Green-you hav
his address in Scotland--to meet me q
Blackburn, Lancashire"
II will, my Lord. l only hope he WI
be able to clear up the muddle of you
Scotch marriage. You are either lega
ly married or you are not married at al
II you are married."
"My dear SIR" interrupted Lor,
Travers, 81 fear Barney took too mucl
pains to prevent my marriage. Th
scoundrel deserved to hang for his ra;
cality."
''He thought he was rendering you
service and without doubt he had don
the same thing at some time or otht
4 for some one else, otherwise he neve
would have thought of such thing, ]
my opinion, my, Lord. your valet wi
also afraid Of your mothers anger
Therefore do not be too severe on th