The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-05
CHAPTER XIII.


pose you came over yesterday"
"Yes. Mr.. Harbut, and we are already
watched. it is not fancy on my part
this time and she related what had hap
pened.
jackson" Robert Harbut said, and the
clerk came in. "Will you go downstairs
and look round when you get to the door,
and if you see dirty boy of about 10 hang
ing about box his ears soundly. Never
mind his yeiIing. Then take him by the
collar and march him to the top of the lane,
and tell the porter there that he is after nc
good and that say SO; he will turn him out
sharp enough then"
"Very good, sir" and jackson W emit of
much eiated at this unusual order.
1--WE will give him five minutes to clear
the road Robert Harbut said, land then
we will be off,"
Before the five minutes were passed the
clerk returned.
There is no such boy anywhere about,
sir. neither in our court or anywhere else. "
"That is bad, :" Robert said, when the clerk
had closed the door behind him.
"Whv is bad. Mr.. Harbuts" Con-
stance asked. 81 should have thought 1t
was good"
"Most likely his employers live not far
off, Miss Corbyn. He watched you until he
saw you turn into the Temple, and as you
were watched before it would not be neces-
sary for him to 60 further, he would ma Ike
sure that you were coming to me, and would
know, too, that you had seen him, and there
fore some one else would be sent to take his
\ place. However, we must risk that. Now
shall we be otf?'
"If you please, but must tell you that
we mean to go second class. Isuppose there
are second class passengers"
"Yes but | fancy that not many people
go second class. People going backward
ald forward 10 Australia and India and
China are generally well off, and l fancy
that tie second class are generally nurses,
engineers gong to join ship, and that sort
. OF thing
THAT will do very well for us, Mr.. Har-
but. Annette has been a servant for years,
and will not mind it, and certainly what is
1 good enough for her is good enough for me,
besides l should feel more comfortable
there than l should feel among crowd of
grand people Last of all, and what is most
/ important, we have no money to waste; 1t
l is Annette's hard-earned money we are
risking, and not a penny must be spent that
is not absolutely necessary. Another thing
is, should we take our passage in our own
name do you thinks Possibly some one else
might be going out In the same ship III
search Of this man, and he would recognize
= my name at once"
II think that it would certainly be pru-
dent for you to take your passage under
another name, Miss Corbyn."
Then please take our places as Madame
henan, that was Annette's maiden name,
and Mademoiselle Rena. 1 suppose 1 have
Alright to take any name like until can
prove my right to be called Corbyn."
Just as they were going up into Fleet
street, Constance looked back.
There. Mr.. Harbut, am convinced that
man behind us is one of those who was
watching us when we were here before
am sure saw him several times opposite
our lodgings"
Robert Harbut hesitated and muttered a
threat between his lips that accorded better
with his present ATTIRE than with the wig
and spectacles. Then he hurried forward.
nailed a passing cab, pushed the ladies in
and followed them, saying to the driver.
just as the man behind came up:
kings Cross; drive fast"
lie looked round out of the window when
ne got to the top of Chancery Lane, han.
: som was following with a solitary man In
SIDE, but it was too far behind for him to
recognize the face. He turned to the cab
man:
Look here, cabby." he said, draw I'D
snarp the instant you get round the corner
ere Is half crown; we shall jump out.
llu drive straight on up Gray's Inn Lane
Keep ahead of that hanson behind if Won
an You needn't 60 further than the
iorkshire Grey, there yon can draw up and
Ht some beer"
a moment later the cab turned into Hol-
orhi TO Roberts vexation there was an
hhous just coming along, and few sec
IDS time was lost.
Jump out quick" he said the moment
e CAP stopped. go into that shop and
~ par OF gloves; drive on, cabby, as
ARP as you like"
: Tue ladies entered the shop. while AFT the
] ane moment Robert Harbut ran into the
uoIc mouse at the corner, and stood look
S Trough the partly closed door. A mo.
onc idter the cab came along, it's pace
oFluehtly been greatly increased the
Uinent The four-wheeler turned the corner
IS. ia ion ''ie'S eAoia-
JEonfound the fellow. he will guess the
:. ce aheadn
AZ Io seV out now and followed the cab with
n. NJ, ~" Inc hanson was driving fast and
~u eaten the four-wheeler long before
- M a5Ned at the Yorkshire Grey. He
s ~ sharply into the shop where the
axe The first pair" he said to Con-
m,n ley moment is or importance"
o.inute later they were out of the shop.
N s'OS'ihg the road they entered an ON
%lhk we have thrown them off the
tn1 ~, Miss Corbyn. / have no doubt
nptyn -0" Ano"s Unae 'ne GAO
ns "a .hooert Harbut remained another
io, INV Watching the hanson instead of
- W ns me shop, he would have seen II
.. o W. suddenly, and the man inside il
rv NV, ihrow shilling to the driver. and
Ea 'acA toward the corner of Chancery
Us. fin are are not 80 sharp as you thought
- tenow," he muttered between his
III. guessed that was a false direction
trao you were trying to throw me off
cal AK one could see with half an eve
hd M must n have stopped directly it got
rs G,a as the party had entered the ON
I'd mo- man, following them closely,
- up on to the top.
suing out from the P. 81 O. of3ca
foIdglng berths by the Mandalay for
lsdiao ing thursday, Robert Harbnt ont
Irch Into INTO Brixton omnibus in Grace
IS be os ss.seet and thea proceeded straight
Csn ouee Of Ferris q Son.