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

on the table or lsped il as if for support.
The little vestry seemed TO whirl round; but
he came OF good race. and when the clerk
looked up from the table on which he had
been picturing the hand be described, Philip
had pulled himself together.
Thank You for your description. II may
prove useful to us. l don't know that
have any other questions to ask you. |
should not leave people alone here in future
If / were you"
Had not the clerk been greatly scared at
the thought OF the pains and penalties he
might have entaIled upon himself by leav-
iLg a searcher alone with the books. and so
enabling felony TO be executed. he could
not but have been struck with the change
of voice aud manner of his visitor. He
was, indeed, dimly conscious Of it, and in
speaking OF the matter to the rectoT-for
II was too serious one to keep from his
knowledge-he said: ~ think the gentle
man who called must be- greatly interested
in that marriage, for he seemed quito
shaken like when he found out how the leaf
had been taken"
well. hope, Truscott, it will be- lesson
TO you, the rector said, severely at Is a
most serious business. and, for anything we
know, the loss of this register may involve
very important consequences. II the mat
ter ever goes into court of law, and you
are called as a witness-which You are
pretty sure to bel should be very sorry to
be in your position
Philip Clitheroe. on leaving the church.
Kept on straight through the town and up
the hill. He scarce knew where no was
going, but seemed impelled only by a de-
sire to be alone. He turned off almost me-
chanically from the main road soon after
he left the town, and after walking for half
an hour, found himself on an open down.
he stood for moment and looked away to
the south over the sea.
"What am l TO doT' he murmured to
himself "To think, only to think, that NV
mother should have done this. It Is awful.
Here have been keeping this from her,
and she must have known it all along. She
has been doing this terrible thing for me, as
II any good could come from a crime which
cheated girl out of her rights. 0, mo Their,
how could youp
For hours Philip walked up and down
trying to think; the time passed unheeded :
the train by which he had intended to GO
up TO town steamed away unnotlced, aud il
was not until late in the after loon that he
turned and made his way back with
stumbling steps to the station, where he
walked up anddown on theplatform until the
O'Clock train started. Then he threw him
self into the corner OF a carriage.
and, with his hat pulled far over his ewes,
remained without moving until Char
ing Cross was reached. 1t was well for
him that he was utterly exhausted when
he lay down that night, so exhausted
that sleep soon came to him.
He was astonished when he was
0woke by a knocking at the door and found
that he had slept without NOV ing for well
nigh twelve hours.
"Will you come down to breakfast, Philip.
or Shall | bring you up cup of tea, and let
baUa anOthnr kafAra
up|
II will be down in twenty minutes he
said, leaping out of bed, and speaking, as
James Ferris noticed, in voice more like
his own.
II think he is better" he said to himself.
Il hoped ne would get good night after all
| that. Well, it is more than l have had.
never was so puzzled over anything in my
life. What on earth can have happened to
hing
| The long night and cold bath had effected
wonders for Philip. His face was very
grave when he won't down, but the air of
utter dependency had passed off. Nothing
was said at breakfast as to the talk of the
night before, but when they had lighted
their pipes and drawn round tho fire,
| Philip said: 81 suppose you thought must
be mad last night, and | was almost, but
what | said | meant, and moan still. Some
absolutely that my uncle was mar
| ried, and that my cousin is
lawful heiress of Corbyn Court. What that
something is l cannot tell you, and never
shall be able to tell you. AT any rate, |
relinquish the estate ut once in her favor,
and intend, as 1 said, TO go abroad at once,
| at any rate for some years. 1t is possible
that evidence Of my cousins legitimacy
may be forthcoming; if not. you must do
w hos fr. nh nj said
should anything happen TO me, her rights
would DO disputed by the next heir. l sup
pose it will take some little time to draw up
the papers assigning my rights to the prop
erty to my cousin"
eyes. should think it will take some
little lime, Philip"
Eyes, well, don't want to stop for that
| want to be off at oace / want to be out
of it al. Therefore l will get you your
self to draw out some formal paper OF re-
nunciation, which | will sign; then after l
have gone you can speak to your father
about it, and get the deeds regularly drawn
up, and send them out to me to be executed.
In that way nothing whatever need be said
about the matter to anyone until | have
gone. | want to get away without any
eave-taking, or wondering or remarks"
81 suppose you know what you are doing,
Philip" James Ferris said, after pause.
"Of course, to me the whole thing is inex-
plicable."
II know what am doing, James, worse
luck and there is no help for it."
"What are you going to do about Gil
thereof"
"If you will draw up apower of attorney,
| will authorize you to receive all rents and
act for me in my absence. The house must
be shut up My mothers own income is
sufficient to keep up the house in Bath, and
after paying the interest on the mortgages
tine balance of the rents can accumulate
and you can pay off the mortgages one by
one, and if | ever return Clitheroe will be
clear.n
James Ferris saw that it was useless to
argue, unable as he was to guess at tue rea-
sous by which Philip was influenced.
"You will sell my hunters aud the car
riage horses, and | will get you to advance
me two hundred and fifty upon them if you
do not mind / won't have the furniture at
Clitheroe sold. You had better put a man
and woman in 10 take care of the place.
"Where are you thIaking of going,
Philip
II don't care whether it is Australia or
America. | think Australia, because am
less likely to meet anyone / know there
than In Ca NADIA or the states"
James Ferris sat thinking for some time.
''If you go to Australia, Philip" he said
at last, ''you might make point of looking
up that fellow Merson. IL there was, as
you now say, a marriage, there is little
doubt he was present at 1t, or, at any rate,
no,.1A rri1a ox,;1an0a that xuCt.1d erO for IN