The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-10-27

''BY HEAVEN! I'LL GO AND FETCH HER
BACK MYSELF"
When Mr.. Orpen returned from put
ting his client in cab he took up the
paper Hastings had let fall and looked
curiously at it. ''He was desperately
vexed about Clavering's daughter, But
it was not all that. l thought he was
going to die" he mused Hal what's
this? On the 18th inst, at St. Olave's
church, South Kensington, by the Right
Rev. the Bishop of st. Mungo's, assisted
by The Honble. and Rev. Reginald de
/ Courcy, James Storrer, of Park lane
! Culmington castle, and Marine villa.
Isle of Wight, to Lady Julia, only daugh-
ter of the Earl of Leuchars. Why, she
has landed the great China millionaire"
Ill
The excitement and disappointment
brought on return of Hastings fever,
and his excessive anxiety retarded his
recovery.
Orpen was seriously uneasy about him
and did his best to calm his uneasiness
by making all possible efforts to trace
Mrs Macallan, from whom Hastings i'm
agined he could obtain information re-
specting Norina's views and intentions.
Il have been again to Mrs. Macallan's
rooms myself" said Orpen one morning
when he found Hastings sitting in a
hopeless way doing nothing, beside a
large fire, looking gaunter and grimmer
than when he first arrived.
'.And what did You hear9'
II saw the landlady herself. She was
| quite clear in all she said; both Mrs
Macallan and Miss Clavering, who had
been about ten days in her house, left on
! the 18th of September-Mrs. Macallan
| for Paris and Miss Clavering for the
Langham hotel. from which she was to
start the next day with some friends for
Australia. The woman seemed to have
no doubt she had sailed, as she has never
/ heard or seen anything of her since. You
must just possess yourself with paticrce,
and write all you wish to say, Capt
| Hastings. have no doubt the young
lady will be glad enough to return to
ease and comfort after short experience
of colonial life.
IF have not lost her altogether"
muttered Hastings.
''There's mail tomorrow for Austria
lia," added Orpen
81 know. | wrote her long letter
last night. BY the way, did you ever
think of making inquiries at the Lang
ham,"
What was l to inquire about? Be
sides, until heard it just now from the
/ landlady | did not know where these
Australian people We're staying"
True" returned Hastings, and re-
/ lapsed into silence SO complete that Or
pen took it as hint to go.
"You will probably be able to attend
/ to business tomorrow he said rising;
'there is a good deal to arrange,
/ and"--
'fYes. yes. arr decidedly better, and
will try and get to your Office to-mor-
| row."
| As soon as the lawyer had departed
Hastings rang for his valet.
''Send and get me a brougham at
once" he exclaimed; II must go out"
''But, sir, there is an east wind; you
know the doctor"-
1.-The doctor be -. Don't lose time
and bring me my fur coat
The valet obeyed, and Hastings, forti-
fed with cigar. was soon en- route.
A sudden unreasonable hope had come
to him. Why, he knew not, even while
Orpen spoke of the landlady's conviction
that Miss Clavering and her party had
sailed for "our antipodes. He ordered
the coachman to drive fast to the Lang
ham, and arrived there. made his way
to the bureau.
when did Mr.. and Mrs. MacDougal
ieave?" was his first demand.
"NIr and Mrs MacDougal?' repeated
the clerk, ''They have not left, sir.
They were to leave last month, but one
of the children was taken ill-bad attack
OF measles"
sis Miss Clayering here, too?"
miss Clavering? No, sir. No such
name" turning to examine book.
"Can l see Mr.. MacDougal?"
mot in, sir"
"Then pray send up my card to Mrs.
MacDougal and ask il she will be SO good
as to see me-"
II believe she Is in" An inquiry up a
tube proved his conjecture correct, and
after waiting what seemed TO his impa-
thence an immense time a grave waiter
brought an invitation. 10 Capt. Hastings
to ascend to Mrs MacDougals apart