The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-27

without good The family history had
weighed on my mind from the time was a
child, and at times used to wonder whether
had madness in my blood. and the fear
grew upon me and imbittered my life.
Since that trial 1t has gone forever. l
knew that il | had the slightest touch of
insanity in my veins l must have gone mad
III that awful time; and muc1 as l have
suffered from the cloud that rested on me, l
am sure that have besn a far brighter and
happier man since"
A pressure of the hand which he was
holding in his expressed the sympathy that
she did not speak.
What time do you march tomorrow,
RoualdF
"At o'clock, dear"
Gould you come round first?n
Il could, Mary, but would rather say
good-by now"
You must say good-by now, Ronald,
ana again in the morning. Why ask you
Is because want to tell my father; you
don't mind that, do you? He must know
there is something, because he spoke to-day
as II he would wish it to be as hoped, and
! should like him to know how it is with us.
You don't mind, do youw
mot at all, Ronald said, 81 would rather
that he did know"
'Then will tell him now" the girl said.
- should like to talk it over with him, aud
she rose
Ronald rose too.
"Good-by, Mary"
mot like that, Ronald" and she threw
he arms round his neck. "Good-by, my
dear, my dear. l will always be true to
you to the end of my life And hope al
ways. | cannot believe that you would
have saved me almost by a miracle if it
had not been meant that we should one day
be happy together. God bless you and keep
you"
There was a long kiss, and then Mary
armstrong turned and ran back to the hos
pital.
Father and daughter talked together for
hours after Marys return. The disappoint-
ment to Mr.. Armstrong was almost as keen
as that felt by Mary. He had from the
hrst been greatly taken to Harry Blunt,
and had encouraged his coming to
the house. Tnat he was gentleman he
was sure. and he thought he knew enough
OF character to be convinced that whatever
scrape had driven him to enlist as trooper,
it was not disgraceful one
IF Mary fancies this young fellow, she
shall have him, he had said to himself. II
have money enough for us both, and what
good is 1t to me except to see her settled
happily in life?"
After the attack upon his house. when he
was rescued by the party led by Ronald, he
subtle change in his daughters manner
convinced him that her heart had been
touched. he had fretted over the fact that
after this Ron0ld's duty had kept him from
seeing them, and when at last he started on
his journey down the coast he made up his
mind, that if when they reached England
he could ascertain for certain Mary's wishes
on the subject, he would himself write a
cautious letter to him. putting it that after
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life and that of his daughter, he did not
like the thought of his remaining as
trooper at the Cape, and that if he liked to
come home he would start him in any sort
of business he liked, adding, perhaps, that
he had special reasons for wishing him to
return.
After Ronald's rescue of his daughter.
Mr., Armstrong regarded it as O certainty
that his wish would be realized. He was
little surprised that the young sergeant
had not spoken out, and it was with view
to give him an opportunity that he had
suggested that Mary should go out for a
stroll on the last evening. He had felt as
sured that they would come in hand in
hand His disappointment then had been
keen. for he anticipated with lively pleas
IRE the prospect OF paying his debt of graft
tude to the young man. 1t was with sur
prise, Disappointment and regret, that he
listened to Mary's story.
SIT is monstrous thing" he said, when
she had finished. Most monstrous: but
don't cry, my dear, it will all come right
presently"
"But how is it to come right, fatberg He
said, himself he has not the slightest suspi-
cion who did it."
whether he has or not makes no differ
ence," Mr.. Armstrong said decidedly. at
is quite certain by what you say this poor
lady did not kill herself. In this case, who
did it? We must make it our business to find
out who it was. You don't suppose am
going to have your life spoiled in such
fashion as this. Talk about remaining
single all your life, won't have it; the
thing must be set straight"
''It's very easy to say must father
Mary said, almost smiling at his earnest
ness, shut how is it to be set straight"
well, by our finding out about it, OF
course, Mary. Directly get we'll enough
to move-and the doctor said this morning
that in a fortnight can be taken down to
the coast-we will follow out our original
plan of going back to England. Then we
will go down to this place yon speak Of
Carnesworth, or whatever it is, and take a
place there or near there. There are al
ways places to be had. 1t makes no differ
ence to us where we go. / don't suppose
shall find many people alive in England |
know. We will take some little place and
get TO know Cno people ana Talk to them.
Don't tell me about not finding out; Of
course we shall be able to find out if it has
been done by anyone dowl there; and as
you say that the burglar or tramp theory
is quite disproved by the finding of these
trinkets it must be somebody in the neigh
borhood. know what these dunderheaded
police are Not one in ten of them can put
two and two together. The fell )ws at once
Jumped to the conclusion that Mervyn was
guilty, and never inquired further"
HE says he had a detective down,
father, for some weeks before the trial,
and that one has been remaining there I'M
til quite lately"
II don't think much of detectives Mr.
Armstrong said; but OF course, Mary. if
You throw cold water on the scheme and
don't fancy it, there's an end of it."
mo, no, father, you know don't mean
that. only / was frightened because you
seemed to think it SO certain that we should
succeed. There is nothing should like
better: it will matter nothing TO me if we
are years about it so that / could but clear
him al last"
81 have no notion of spending years, roy
dear Before now | have proved myself a
pretty good hand at tracking the spOor
of Kafiirs, aud it's hard If cal't pick up
this trail somehow"
"We will do il between US. father" Mary
said. catching his confidence ID enCnu-
siasn, and kissing him as he satipfopped
up with pillows. go. you have made me so
happy. Everything seemed 20 dark and
a.