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

that Mrs. Ridgeley had become entire
custodian and mistress OF it, and OF all
Mrs. Everard's affairs as well, he
began to feel mis- mood Of distrust return
ing.
And circumstance appeared to strength
en- this mood. An extremely intimate
visitor at the house In Great Jones street
was DR.. Tredgett, gentleman or perhaps
eight and thirty, with sallow, doughy
face and pair of large, vicious, green
ish-gray eyes, which he had habit OF
rolling at people and making Hash IN
sickly way as he did so. 1t soon struck
FARMLAND that he rolled them good deal
at Miss Rosalind, and that this young lady
gave him very little encouragement Tor
the attention.
If it had not been for Mrs. RIdgeley's
daughter, Frankland swiftly began to
assure himself, he would at once assume
posture of almost open hostility toward
both DIR. Tredgett and the mother OF
Rosalind. But the latter had soon awak-
ened in him that compassion which is
perilously akin to love. He and che were
constantly thrown into each others COM
pany, and yet Frankland found that the
Young girl treated him with mingled
dread and avoidance. Before her mother
and DIR. Tredgett she was nearly always
silent. but the newcomer did not take
long to form the conviction that she was
both bright and educated. Some curious
despondency-some influence which at
times wore the semhlance Of lurking
and yet distinctive affright-seemed per-
petually bathing her in Its unpleasant
spell. One day he asked her, with sort
of bold plunge, II she would not accom-
pany him In little walk. 81 find New
York such a much more populOus and
grand place than 1 expected to find It,"
he said. sin Paris they speak OF it as II 1t
were village. | am sure that you, who
must by this time know 1t far better than
l do, could point out TO me many inter-
esting hooks and corners which would
| otherwise escape me-"
She flushed as If from painful confu-
sion, but she agreed to 60 with him. And
they afterward took more than one walk
together. He felt almost sure that her
mother was displeased by their growing
intimacy, and that DIR. Tredgett
secretly objected to it. The more that
he saw OF Rosalind the more she charmed
him.
One morning, just as they had entered
> the house, ON their return from walk
which had proved especially pleasant to
him, and while she was about to pass up
| stairs, he said to her, with sudden frank
ness:
81 can't help telling you how you per.
IsPiOA tuOs Aou huSO PotNANh a. c"yAAS wi
tbut you do"
"I?" she murmured, with an uneasy
glance from her beautiful eyes straight
into his face. But she let her eyes fall
Immediately, and went on In still more
moderated tone:
"In what way, Mr.. ClaytonW
| "You appear to be so unhappy" said
Frankland, with more oandor, that he
somehow could not repress.
Unhappy" she repeated, bewilder'
eddy.
"Yes. Can / help you In any wayP
Seized by swift impulse, he took hei
hand and held it, almost against her will
in his own. ''If can help you, pray com
mand mel"
Her sweet mouth trembled, and hel
| eyes filled with tears. Eyes, yes" she
broke forth impetuously. IL am very
miserable. You could help me! l.
thought you could when you first came
| herep But l dare not ask you to do it
IL dare not tell you why it is neces
saryl"
"whom do you fear2" now questioned
FARMLAND, eagerly. But look of rea
| terror had by this time oversprea(
| Rosalind's face. She almost tore her han(
from his clasp and abruptly fled from thu
| room.
| FARMLAND threw himself into an easy
chair, which CHANGED to be near by in thu
prim, antiquely furnished parlor. and be
| gan to muse,