The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-08-18
CHAPTER Y.

and RbuAaA ~
o,iputes' conversation.
lew tII'i ,,i will be on the quarter deck IN
IN He added few lines TO tne
} ~ ba wa, writing, put it in an envelope
cue. - his cap. went out. dropping the
i-l 80 - me most bag that hung near his
lel''' - +ba1 went on to the quarter
'aO.N' n n mas rather pleased with the doc
. 1s..' srnmons, for he highly esteemed nin'
" -a1ra-tsd the slight estrangemen0 wnlch
Id arisen between them
H1 nwau doctor, he asked cheerlly' nave
w. -, ma, been getting into mischief
ashoreF n.bo doctor replied. and the
g. Tsntenant felt that something more
III was the matter, for slnce Nc ilad Cd
SD his rank of first Lieutenant the 9oc-
70, ,a,1 had dropped his former ha9lt OIL GAZING
sirn lad mo, / have heard s1lne news
n oh, that will affect you seriously. l am
sorry dear lad. very sorry; l may nave nav,
tbongbt that you were tooIlSh' Ou' 'iif'' VIII
make no difference now.
III .Hyno4 il il doctJrM Lieutenant Gulston
.,.oG I ,ait n 4 vague alarm at the gravity of
~ Doctors manner of treating him.
'H y. Tbo evening papers came out with an
.o.lr, edition. GulSton, and the boys are
e%-,,,tny ont the news Of terrible affair. A
80 terrihe affair at your friends the
l7lyrr Be steady, lad, be steady. It's a
SoaTv blow 70 man to have to bear. Miss
a. Had Margaret dead!" the lieutenant
roraatad incredulously. "What are you
saving doctori There must be soma mis-
fake She was well yesterday, for was
over there in the eyenln and did not leave
until Q o'clock. 1t can't be true"
at is true, lad, unhappily; there is no mis-
take She was found dead IN her bed this
morning
Good Cod" he murmured, at seems i'm
possible ,
n minute or two to himself. 81 have not
told you all as vet, lad, he went on, when he
returned: ut makes no difference to her,
DOOR girl-none She pass out of life, it
seems, paiulessly and instantly, but it is
worse for those who are left.
He paused a moment. "She was found
stabbed to the heart by midnight rob-
ber'
AN exclamation of horror broke from
tie sailor. Murdered! Good heavensw
"Ay, lad, it is true. 1t seems to have
been done in her sleep, and death was in
simultaneous. There, | will leave you
for while, now. | will put the paper in
your cabin, so that when you feel equal TO
rea ling the details you can do so. Try and
thak it is all for the best, lad. No one
knows what trouble might have darkened
her life and yours had this thing not
happened. l know you will not be able to
think so now, but you will feel it so some
dav.n
An hour later Lieut. Gulston entered the
doctors cabin. There was a look of anger
as well as Of grief on his face that the doc
tor did not understand.
doctor, | believe this is no murder by
wandering tramp, as the paper says. l be-
Aeve 1t was done from revenge, and that the
things were sto.el simply to throw people
OF the scent. L will tel you what took
pace yesterday. drove up as far as the
gate IN the garden; there one road sweeps
round IN front OF the house, the other goes
straight to the stables; so | got down. and
tod the man he might as we'll drive
straight in, while walked I'D to the housa
Inc road follows close under the drawing
room windows, and one Of these being oDen.
as passed | heard mans voice raised
loud III anger, 50 loudly and so passion
aateiy, indeed, That | involuntarilv stopped.
hlS words We're, as nearly as | can recol-
iecI, You have fooled me and sp9ilt nv
ne blt you shall regret it. You think
al alter all these years | am to be rown off
! Il Ah Cd glove. No, by heaven; YOU NAV
InToW me over, but swear you shall never
marry thlS sailor or anybody else. wat
o'oI may nave to do to prevent it. You
i sdY nave the curse of the Carnes in nv
oIoou! You are right, and you shall have
Oau'e 70 regret It,. The voice was so loud
anu passionate that l believed the speaker
vas aoout 10 DO some injury to Margaret
t ioi / uld not doubt that it was her to whom
40 was sP 7aHlng, and ran round througb
f flo Ia - uoor 10 Tie door Of the room buf
tounq Carne himself standing there Ha
Wv, suppose, when he had been ahout to
elOeF' had heard the words. He said tDon,r
81 III just at present; Margaret and har
o,, aS'.I are having quarrel, but think it's
I I, now. Seeing that be was there at
t i.uu l Went away for bit, and found af-
~ atu VAet Mervyn had jumped from
stle WINDOW, gone to the stable and riddan
~ Jf1 ;ssa III. Margaret didn't come down
w, u--i1ei; making an excuse that she was
Gao "on; Vow, what do you think of that
wa gr'o y r. you Know that Mervyn's mother
tb Tbs d a oarhe' and that he has this mad HOOD
tn ~ :" warned me against in his veins
8Ioao4 - I'M, nlS threat, given in what was an
fonnJ G i.aJ oqtourst of passion. She is
think NJ ICY ;tg5 tnls morning; what do Won
ston. Jon : Know what to think Of If C,l
self eEH 49, l KHow but little of Mervvn nv w
Saw + put nave heard men in his reginaot
genera s'IT 40 was queer fellow, and thouoh
panion 10 d most cneery and pleasant COIN
moroso,o NC nas at times fits Of silence and
his consi q'' similar, should saw. to those If
lad tbo 9'u, Heglnald Carne. 1t is nossibla
there ii, i W. don't like to think so w ban
Wien II ' ,a In tae blood no one can SOW
can tafo NAY y, oiaze out, or what conrse 4
yet il is lie lh9 IDEA IS a terrible one and
the mad p oS 1t may indeed be 81 for
led to mn ms ~ In, Gne family has twice hefora
grave nn ueI: ne presumption is certainlv
NAV conside,. I .2 although his messmates
queer felIoT,' 11uerVyn to be as they saw.
any of than, - ! 10 not think You would find
thing ike ~ " say he was mad. or anv-
Would ba lee,hlember, Gulston. this
against onv terrible accusation to bring
Probably ha 'i "' even If he can prove-as
home, or bero C az ?, prove-that he was at
.le murder. Tba y Sb mouth, at the time of
tain, is enough I't ~ such a charge would OBJ
Il can't han 70 ruln man for life.n
gloomiy. 81 bo maj the lieutenant said.
ret and Shall T ear him threaten Marga,
quest to-norrn,oo 'y so at the coroner's In
with any .nieaten a woman he noTs+ 80 W
befaa a Consequences that NAV M q hanp put up
room at the he'll Hang %da jury met in the dining
men. hiram ''i % Iney were all Carne,foTd
!; s4e landlord Of tb owElett, Jacob Carey and
~ ~, Tor the Summ Yno Oarnes Arms were upon
w. ~, % choose On sah officer had been care
ga3E men Of the v liIpogtan af occasion