The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-01
CHAPTER XXI.
ARREST.

The stock operation above alluded to took
place on Friday. On the following Sun
dav Gen. Weymouth, who had been I'M
usually busy during the previous week, and
had not once had an opportunity of indulg-
ing himself with his violincello, dressed
himself with especial care, put a bundle
of documents in his pocket and walked
down Lexington avenue to Kittie Gives.
Kittie was in and was writing letter.
She slipped it into an envelope as he en-
tered
whenever you come feel that I have
been wanting to see you" she said, coming
forward and giving him her hand.
"Then must not come too Often" was
his reply.
She laughed. "Oh, yes, come oftener.
For it is when have been trying to be
good that most enjoy having you here {;
and so, the more you are here, the better l
shall bep
THAT is rather shaky logic, Pm afraid
my dear young lady; and yet, any logic
must be good that affords me pretext for
seeing you. But, should not have ven
tured to disturb you this morning, had l
not depended upon my errand for my apol-
ogy. ! want to give myself-that is, you
little pleasure
''If my pleasure is yours, General, wish
l were the happiest woman alivep
''There is no reason that | know of why
YOU should not be- There is nothing in
your own nature to make you otherwise
and though the world-your pers )nal world
may not in all respects have been what it
should have been to you hitherto, yet | am
persuaded that this defect will sooner or
later be amended Perhaps quite soon," he
added: perhaps" he looked at her closely,
and interpreted some sign that she could
not wholly disguise in her face-'perhaps
the best that we hoped for is in sight al
readyp
She met his eyes moment, was about to
speak, checked herself with sigh and
looked down.
do not think want to pry into your
secrets" he said quietly, 'but need not tell
you how happy should be to see you have
what YOU wish-as | am sure you must and
will have it before long"
81 feel that you are the truest of friends"
she returned. But at present can only
say this--that the means of the happiness
you refer to have been put within my reach.
And yet there are circumstances that pre-
vent my accepting it; perhaps l may al
ways be prevented"
An expression of contentment lighted
up the Generals face, which, as Kittie
now noticed, was thinner and paler than
usual
Possibly he said, my errand this
morning may have the effect of removing
some of the obstacles that lie in your way.
1t was with that expectation that | came
here. But first must tell you about some
thing, quite unlocked for, that has lately
occurred to me- You perhaps recollect my
speaking to you the other day of man
whom l called Fowlerm
Kittie moved her head in assent. She
could forsee, of course, the gist of what the
General was about to tell her; but the am
biguous circumstances which had attended
the last act of Fowler Morgan's life made
her unwilling 10 let him suspect that she
knew anything about the matter.
II had heard nothing about him for sew
eral years" the General went on, "and, so
far as | thought Of him at all, which was
very little, presumed that he was either
dead or I'd been oyertaken in some man
;ler by tho Just rewar OF his iniquity. 1t
is only within the last few days that 1
learned anything of his subsequent history I,
and the only part of that that concerns my
present purpose in coming here is that he has
lust died leaving behind him q considerable
for une.
"If had been asked" the General con-
tinued after pause, "what was the thing
possible ~ be done which that man would
be least likely to do, / should have said
that it was to make reparation in any re-
spect fo- the injury that he had done me.
| need not tell you that the worse injury
the only injury that touched vital part
could never be repaired or compensated;
he could never give me back the faith and
peace of my early marriage. Nor could
he give me back my ruined career, and
all those schemes for doing good in the
world for which had hoped so much and
striven so hard. The most that he could do
was ia return me the money which he had
extorted from me. That money, were il
ten times as much as ii Is, could have little
value for me personally now; / coald not
spend 1t on myself, and am TOO old, and
too long accustomed 70 solitude and mac
ton, 70 think Of attempting any public ac-