The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-26


pected of such things as those of which
Constance had accused him, and which were
all the harder TO bear inasmuch as the words
had not been spoken in an outburst or an
ger, but with bitter sarcasm that had cut
like knife. But that he should have been
so accused gave him but comparatively
little concern. The wound that at first
| smarted the most was the thought that
while he had hoped and thought that his
love for the girl was returned. she had all
the time been playing with him, that she
ID led him on to speak simply that she
might avenge the wrong she thought be
mad done her by thus unmasking MIN. He
felG the pain OF this more keenly at first
than that of the disappointment of his
hopes, aud FOR time was more angry than
grieved; but during the lolg hours Of the
| night watch his anger died out.
thinking it all over as he had heard the
| story from James Ferris, he saw it was
| perfectly natural that when she saw him
come on board under an assumed name, she
should have suspected that he it was who
had been striving to prevent her from OBJ
tanning the proofs she sought He was
| alone interested in doing so; he had been
present with Ferris when her letters to her
| father were found and she might well think
| that he had come upon some other docu-
| mont " hich had convinced him that her
claim was just one, and had at the same
| time given him such particulars as to the
marriage and its wit as enabled him
at once to take steps to thwart her.
Whom else could she suspect James
Ferris, who knew all the circumstances, ad-
mltted that he was altogether puzzled, and
this girl, who did not know him. could only
suspect that it was his work. When there
fore, she sa him on board, she could not
but conclude that his object was either to
forestall her in her search in Australia, as
she believed he had done in that at home, or
to protect himself by securing her hand. In
| that case the course she had taken was
| natural one, and she had led him on to dis
cover his object only to humilste and shame
| him by telling him he had been acting q
| part all along and how base a thing he was
She was not to be blamed. Here was she,
without friend in the world, save this
| good old nurse of hers, coming alone and
unaided 10 England to prove what she be-
lieved TO be her rights, and finding herself
met with the fouleSt maneuvers, her foot
steps logged, the precious register, which
would have cleared her mothers name and
proved her rights, foully distracted; what
| thought could she entertain Of him whom
she had good reason to believe her secret
enemy but hated and contempts 1t must
have been hard for her to play her part SO
we'll, when at heart she must have loathed
| him.
Her sudden breakdown when it was over
| showed how great the strain had been.
| Well, she would know in time that she had
been mistaken. When she got the letter
| from Ferris, who would he supposed send it
| through his friend Harbut, she would see
| that he could not have been acting as she
had accused him of doing. Not that il
| would make any difference to him; he
should never see her again, for if the crime
| of which she had charged him was not his
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/ would stand like q wall between them-s
barrier that nothing could overcome
| What a fatality that he should have en-
barked in the same ship! How did it come
| aboute
Then he thought over his conversation
| with Ferris, and remember I'd that when be
| had said that he had not made up his mind
| whether to 60 to the colonies or the United
States, Ferris had at once suggested Aus
tralia, and said that steamer would sail ir
a couple Of days. and that he himself had
adopted the idea because the search for
Morson would give him an object on first
landing. Yes, it was entirely Jims doing,
and now he thought of it, it was likely
| nay, 1t was almost certain-that he must al
the time have known that his cousin would
be on board that ship, and that they would
come together. Ferris could not have
known that Constance knew him by sight
1 anu COuIQ DuU nave ndu one ODJ6CL IN thus
| throwing them together.
| He had told him what q charming girl
this cousin Of his was, and might we'll have
thought that he would fall in love with her
and that a pleasant solution of the diff.
| Guilty might we'll have thought that be
would fall in love with her. and that a
| pleasant solution of the difficulty might be
arrived at. Jim knew nothing of this other
terrible business, and such an ending to the
| IT,. hoxr Ia
| desirable that could be arrived at.
"As far as / was concerned his idea-for
| | have no doubt it was his idea--turned out
| correct QUE; but instead of bringing me.
as he expected, safe into port it has been
the finishing blow to me. should have
forgot the other business in time; in fact,
seemed to have done SO already. Thinking
l had set matters right before sailed, and
that Constance would be at once placed in
possession Of the court, and that tne injury
could thus be atoned for, mad put it aside
and thought of nothing else but this girl.
suppose | shall get over this too in Tina, but
| it is hard to think that she will always de.
spise me. She will know when she gets
Jim's letter that l had no thought of keep
ing her out of her rights but she will al
ways think came on board this ship with
the intention of making love TO her before
| she knew that her claim to Corbyn Court
was acknowledged. de1ied it to her yes
terday, but she will never believe my de-
| NAL, and my statement that Constance Cor.
| byn was the last woman in the world
| would marry will seem to her pitiabIe lie,
| coined to meet the occasion, for she will
never know that my mothers crime stands
| between US"
Philip was not surprised when next day
Constance did not leave her cabin.
"She doesn'tt mean to see ME again." he
| Soi1 fooI hn ha Qhrar
me last night. how her hand trembled with
| Indignation when she put it on my arm.
dare say she is really unwell; it has been
| enough to make her, Door child. 1t must
| be an awful time for her. thinking that | was
playing a part all the time, AID smiling and
| being pleasant, and hiding her knowledge
and fooling me to the top of my beat, while
| she loathed me like poison. am a most
unfortunate beggar, there is no doubt.
| Well, will have one more pipe and turn
in" re said, as he paced the deck restlessly
late that evening. ut is of no use thinking
and worrying any more. l did not sleep
many hours last night, and none at oil the
night before, so | hope | shall go OF TO-
| night as soon as turn in. 1t is no use cry
| ing over split milk, and l have got health
and strength and means to give me a start
| and reserve to fall back upon if / fail.
| have made null of it so far and have got
| to set my teeth hard and begin afresh.
| There is no going back to Clitheroe now
with her at Corbyn Castle, so / have got to
make up my mind to build up new home
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