The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-03-13

AiSpN 20 AONiiN WHY uN4NhAS with Jlc blcdtl
of praise"
"Ah, but do not believe that Danano is
man OF the world, sensible being, far-seeing
and acute. He keeps ont of mischief, added
the new conner, with laugh, 'butthen there
is reason for;it.''
"Ay, Inleed."
"a grandc passion which melancholy Eng
lshman would call an unfortunate attach
mont. * first love even, about which he raves
well, like genius, possibly. That is his one
weakness, added his friend, ''but it keeps
him steady and quiet and out of what you call
the hurly-burly. Ii has that effect with great
men sometimes
lie is sentimentaist."
YES, IL you care TO call him So"
And a sorry one. And the lady's name o"
80, do not KNOW was the reply; ''and.
had the honoro of being acquainted with it, |
should not have considered it my duty to com
muncate it to monsieur he replied, with Il
low bow
NO no, of course you would not And, of,
course" | added, with a laugh, "the lady is
married"
"Ol that is the rule all over The world. One
OF the two is sure to be marie L. or where, ;"
struggling his shoulders, would b the inter
est OF the story?'
ITO vile Frenohman,' answered. sharp
ly; then left him amazed and indignant and
thinking of pistols.
That evening | was on my way to England.
and soon | was in London again, and no one
of it, L caught myself laughing at the idea
more than once in my room at the GroSvenor,
but ii was laugh that told me l was unsafe,
there was so wild ring in it,
For days | watched the house of my father
in law and paid others to watch. picking my
spies up from the street and rewarding them
handsomely for any scraps of news they gave
me, and they were not scraps which contained
any news OF her She was away-or she was
Ill. A doctors carriage ut the door one morn
DlDtS n a
winds | rushed into the house, announced
myself, strobe past the servant into the draw
ing-room and when he had followed me would
have caught him by the throat and squeezed
the information from him had he not backed
to the door in his alarm.
"Who is ills it Mrs. Haviland why
don't you tell me? Don't you know who l
am?"
1T is-Mr. Hayiland--is it not?" gasped
forth the old servant.
"Yes--y es-who Is i'll, | ask ."
my master, SIR
chats well. | am glad of that,'I said, to
the mans further anazcment. "She is
safe then. Mrs. llaviland is well, | mean
Quite well ?"
Ill don't know, sir"
"Where il slle2"
81 can not say, Mr.. Haviland, really. She
is not staying here now
did not answer. Half stunned as ! was
by the information, / had expected it. 1 sat
down.
when the doctor has gone. tell Sir Will
liam | shall be glad to see him for few
moments. ~
Eyes, sir.
But when the doctor had departed, when he
was descending the steps to the carriage, and
the footman was holding the open door and
looking after him, | stole from the drawing
room and went with swift steps upstairs. The
house was familiar to me, and | knew my
father-in-law s room. I'm another instant had
entered unceremoniousy and was standing by
the sick mans bedside. Sir William stared ut
me as at an appa1ton. lie was twenty years
older than when left him.
Great heaven, Haviland Is it yod?" he
cried; what has happened? What Is it?''
He was very old and feeble, but l did not
spare him. had grown merciless.
on can guess" ] said
"Cicely, My God-not Ccely. She"
He stopped and waited for me to explain.
And was bai1led.
Il have come to you to know what has hap
pened, Sir William | said; cit is l who
should hear the news
"Yes--but-"
"Where is my wife,"
"At her own home-your home for what
know TO the contrary. Haviand, have YOU
not heard have been seriously ill-that /
am only just recovering? How strange you
are"
"Did she leave You because of your illness ?"
| asked bitterly. He looked at me now in grave
perpleXity Of mind. Did he see | was not as
sane as when ] had hidden him goodbye?
"Where is my wife," | repeated, "why does
she keep away from me?'
"She left here for the country few weeks
ago"
"You said she was in her own home!" /
shouted now.
"She will return tonight to It, That is /
understand she WILL"
'Nou do not know for certain %
"Not for certain, U rio. How should know
anything lying here? How nconsderate you
are"
yes, | am. Forgive me" replied. "You
are sick old man and | have forgotten that
In what part of the country is She ?'
"Folkestonc."
"Fokestone. That is handy for France, Sir
William"
"What do YOU mean"
"ls she going on the Continent"
81 believe not. do not even know for GER
tain that she is in fOlkestone."
"You do not correspond"
emo, Uric. Not Just at present"
HAS She written to you?"
ono"
"Not since She has left this house 2"
Ulc," pleaded the Old man, 81 am not
strong enough to talk to you-to answer all
your questions. Ciccly and have not agreed
very well together of late-wc have lad few
WOrds-nOt many was the simple correction
profiered here; don't think, I lric, it was any
thing like a quarrel between rs. God forbid
that. But she was unhappy here; she had
grown use to Il home Of her own, to friends Of
her own, She said, since her marriage. She has
outgrOwn my ways little, that is all. And
She thought it would be better and that we
should clash less-if she returned 10 her own
establishment"
/ could have shrieked to him thousand
questions now, but would not put one more
10 him. ! had become full Of a most mercful
consideration for this father lying here sick
unto death The old man was my friend /
lad always respected him, hOu0rcd him. And
! saw he was in trouble.
II will find Cicciy," ! said, calmly, "in a
day or two, At any rate. Goodbye, Sir viii
liam, and better health 10 you"
CHAPTER ".
IT was night when went TO my own home
The scrtant who admitted me was the man !
had left in charge. It was his turn to be sur
priscd.
"Mr, IIavlaud" he exclaimed.
Yes. ] have come back
Iie looked out into Tie wet street reuoIn-
Der it was raining hard for cab heapcd up
with luggage. Or some sign Of q traveller re-
turn, and thru al me, standing there 10 eeyeu-
ing dress J passed him and went into my own
house. J looked very d's0Iatc.
"Whcn doe. your Mj res. come back from
Fokestonst' ] inquired.
1--WE expect her back by a iato train, SIR"
be replied ".he sent telegram ~ tho house