The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-04-06

t,eman in that part o. the world, and
much respected. So | ups and goes, and
I've never set eyes on any of 'em from that
day to this"
"Then there's not much chance OF them
doing anything for my poor baby" said
jess, wistfully.
"Ah. but l think there is, my dear. The
old genGleman's dead, no DOUBT; but there's
plenty more OF the family. And be wouldn't
look at the papers; but I've got 'em all
here. safe and sound. There's the marriage
lines, and your 'stifficate of birth, and all
sorts of things; and I've kept 'em for years,
alters thinxin' as I'd get some clever man TO
look at 'em, and get you back your rights,
but got SO dazed VII drink that 1 never
thought of 'em for MANY long day. But
lying here quiet. and looking at Meenie, it
all came back TO me, and said to myself
I'd do what could
80. Granny, Granny" said jess, re-
proachfully, ''if you'd only told me before
| might have told George-it might have
made dfferencen
She covered her face with her hands, and
the tears began to oozs through her fingers
"a sight which always irritated Mrs.
Flint.
II don't see what you need 60 crying
about, she said, fretfully. Haven't told
you now, at any rate? If you whimper
one, see if l don't"
II won't cry, Granny. 1t was only for a
minute
and very ungrateful of you to cry at
all, when You have Just been told such a
place O good fortune. Why, you can go
straight to them grand people and say,
Look here, I'm not one O. your sorts; you
give me my fathers money and things, and
then I'll go away with my baby and not
fr.N1 lNls ~ ~ l..
they'd pay double the money to get quit O.
ye."
But this view of the subject did not
please Jess exactly.
"Pd rather they'd love me little, aud
not pay me any money" she said.
You always were fool and silly I'M
grateful hussy," said Mrs. Flint, angrily,
"and If you go on in this way, won't tell
you no more. But you may take the pa
pers. keep them in an old packet here
under my pIller. fought tooth and nail
with Stephen once when he wanted to take
'em away. You take 'em and keep 'em
safe, for the baby's sake.n
jess felt under the pillow, and extracted
thence very dirty little packet, which she
placed carefully in her own pocket. But
The movement of her hands had disturbed
Miss Meenie, who burst into fretful wall
and had to be taken up and soo5hed and fed
auu WnlIe she was crying further converse
ton was impossible. When at last Jess put
her down, sac saw that her grandmother
had fallen into an attitude of repose and she
did not like to disturb her.
She herself, however, could not sleep.
The strange news which Mrs. Flint had
given her was far too surprising 20 be easily
forgotten. A few family rose-t tinted Wis
ions rose up before Jess dreamy eyes. Even
although George had abandoned her, she
would not be left desolate, SO long as
Meenie was left And if she had money
she could clothe and feed and educate the
child like other little grls-ladies children
whom she had sometimes envled in the
parks Life might be bright for her and
Meenie iii.
In the early morning, she went over tC
| Granny's bed and put one hand on the Ole
woman's arm.
Granny" she said. softly, "Granny
will you tell me where my ia hers people
| liver
But Granny did not answer. She had tod
| her.story none too soon. She would never
have another chance of discovering the
truth to her granddaughter. Granny wa;
dead.