Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-03-22

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Lhsy were an earnestly talking 10.
sethes down IA The dining room; but sbs
coo6 not listen. Kats knew hss % well
that she hAd noe clused the dor lesdine
Into The hall, though 18th shs and IL
laundreas Of Company b had lowered
their vOlces. Il W. diagracsful q ~.
thought Mo TrAvers, II We beAoath hss
sistss. that she should hold any peivute
coaveF1afjoa with . woman Of thst
c1ass. Con6dsnces with sach were Con-
taminaG9cn. Gle half detormined 20
rush down Stain and pat "a snd to Il,
but was ssvsd ths SCENE; fsssh young
voscsas heasty. ringing tone, and ths
stamp of hssvy boot hsels were heard a.
the door; and = Rayner sntsrsd, usher
ing In Royce and Graham, Nm. Rayner
and the laundssm ned cncs more 70 ths
kitchon,
When the sistera fsund themselves
alone again, II was late in the evening.
Mrs. Rayner came to Nellle's room ana
talked on various topics for some little
time, watching narrowly her sisters
face. The young girl hardly spoke at
all Il was evident to the elder what
her thoughts must be.
II suppose you think should explain
Mrs. Clsncy's agitation and mysterious
conduct. Nellie.v she finally and sudden
ly said.
lido not want you to tell me anything,
Kate, that you yourself do not wish 10
tell me. You understand, Of course, how
happened to be there?s
"Oh, certainly. was thinking OF
that. You couldn't help hearing; but
you must have thought Il queer-her be-
ing 30 agitated, I mean"
No answer.
Didn't your
II wasn't thinking of her at nll."
"What did you think thenf' half def
antly. vet trembling and growing white.
II thought It strange that you should
be talking with her in such way" /
"She was worried about her husband
his drinking 20 much---and came to
consult me-"
"Why should she-and you-show
such CONSERVATION at his connection with
the name OF Mr.. HayneT /,
"Nellie, that matter is one you know
cannot bear to talk off, ("Very recent
ly only" thought the younger.) "You
once asked me to tell you what Mr..
Haynes crime had been, and answered
that until you could hear the whole story
you could not understand the matter at
all. We are both worried about Clancy.
He Is not himself; he il wild and inn
aginative when he's drinking. He has
some strange fancies since the fire, and
he thinks he ought to do something to
help the officer because he helped him,
and his head is full of Police Gazette
stories, utterly without foundation, and
he thinks he can tell who the real cul-
prits were, or something OF that kind.
1t Is utter nonsense. Ihave investigated
the whole thing-heard the whole story.
1t Is the trashiest, most impossible thing
you ever dreamed Of, and would only
make fearful trouble If Mr.. Hayne got
hold Of it."
"Why?"
"Why7 Because he is naturally venge-
ful and embittered, and he would seize
on any pretext to make it unpleasant
for the officers who brought about his
trial."
"Do you mean that what Clancy says
In any way affects them?" asked Nell,
with quickening pulse and color.
ut might, II there were word Of
truth in it; but it is the maudlin dream
OF liquor maddened brain. Mrs. Clancy
and / both know that what he says is ut
terly impossible. Indeed, he tells no two
stories alike"
HAS he told you anythingr'
"No; but she tells me everything"
"How do you know she tells the
TRUTH"
"Nellie. Why should she deceive me?
have done everything for them"
II distrust her all the same; and you
had better be warned in time. II he has
any theory, no matter how crack Drained,
or If he knows anything about the case
and wants to tell it to Mr.. Hayne, you
are the last woman on earth who should
stand in the way"
"Upon my word, Nellie Travers, this
is going too fart One would think you
believed wish to stand in the way OF
that young mans restoration"
"Kate, il you lift hand or speak one
word to prevent Clancy's seeing Mr..
Hayne and telling him everything he
knows, you will make me believe--pre-
cisely that"
Capt. Rayner heard sobbing and lam
entation ON the bedroom floor when he
came in q few moments after. Going
aloft he found Miss Travers' door closed
as usual, and his wife in voluble distress
of mind. He could only learn that she
and Nellie had had q falling out, and
that Nell had behaved in q most unjust,
disrespectful and outrageous way. She
declined to give further particulars.