The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-07

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SIS there anything can do, Miss Pey-
tonr'
Nothing, my dear; Mrs. Allen will see to
all that l wrote two days ago To my
niece, Hilda, asking her to come down for
three or four days, and TO bring Robert
Harbut with her and had a letter this morn
ing saying that they will both come To-
morrow
Constance uttered an exclamation Of
pleasure.
II don't particularly want Hilda,n Miss
Peyton went on, ''now / have got you. Be
sides, l am accust) toned to be altogether
alone. But you see we cannot get on very
well with your business without man.
canaot ask questions about Mr.. Corbyn, and
it is really about him we want TO learn. II
Robert has his wits about him, he might
find out something. | will introduce him
to Gen. Bangles aud Col. Forsyth, and they
will put him up at the club. and he ought to
be able tn bring the conversation rouud TO
the subject"
ut is extremely kind of you, Miss Pey-
ton"
Not at all, my dear. have got inter
ested in the matter myself. Besides, want
to see if Robert has got his wits about him,
as Hilda insists. | am not going TO leave my
| money TO young couple who are kelly to
make ducks aud brakes of it, and this is II
fine opportunity for him to show what there
is in him. So you see, am acting quite as
much in my own behalf as in yoursn
The next day they drove to the railway
station and met Miss Leicester aud Rob
/ ert.
II knew that you would get quite as
| interested in this search as we are, aunty, ~
Hida said, as they drove away from the
| station.
what search are you speaking of,
Hilda"
at is of no use to plead Inconsistencies,
aunty. If you had asked me down by
myself, should have thought it was be-
cause you SO missed my society that at the
end of fortnight you felt it necessary TO
| your happiness to have ms here, but that
little dream was dissipated by your asking
Robert"
Perhaps knew that you wouldn't come
without him, child"
Not a bit Of IL. aunty. I said to Robert
at once, Those two have done nothing down
at Bath, and now they want you to take 1t
up, Robert"
"Well, own, child there is something in
what you say. | scenes TO me that the de-
tective spirit is latent in US all, and tnat il
we once get interested In a case we are fas-
cinated by it. Robert has, in any case
chiefly to thank you for my having brought
him down here.n
How me, auntyP
"Well, my dear, you have so often told
me what great things he would do, if he had
the chance, tnat L naturally turned TO him
in our difficulty. But really, R bert,
have brought you down as a sort OF forlorn
hope. You see as a woman | cannot 60
about asking all sorts of questions about
Mr.. Corbyn. Nor, | own, do | see what
sort of questions l should ask had l the op-
portunity. have thought it over in every
way and cannot see in what direction we
ought to search"
"Well, aunty," Hilda said, laughingly
that is exactly thu conclusion we arrived
at when we first told you the story thret
months ago."
II know that, my DEAR" Miss Peytor
said, irritably, "but in three months idea
ought TO come TO people. OF course Their,
must he some way if we could only hit
upon it. | think it is very stupid OF US foul
that we are no further forward But her,
we are at our lodgings, we will talk it owe
after lunch. There is no worse habit thar
of talking seriously at your meals; it inter
feres sadly with the process of digestion
while gossip about your neighbours affairs
ill-natured remarks about absent people
and small chit-cha5 give a piquancy to
meal, aud add to its flavor, 80 let us pu
this matter aside until we have done
especially as Mrs. Allen has prepared some
thing extra in honor of your coming"
| Accordingly the talk turne on people il
town and Hida's doings since they had las
met
Now, Robert" Miss Peyton said, whel
the meal was over, 1--WE can turn on
thoughts to business My ideas do not ex
tend far. l have got Gen. Bangle, anC
Col. Forsyth to ask some friends to pu
your name up at the club; that was TO b.
d one this morning. Gen. Bangles viii
come here at O'Clock, and will go Their
with you and Introduce you to people
Then, If you have any gumption, you car
bring the conversation round to the subject
of the accident to Mr.. Corbyn. | hav'
asked the general specially to introduce yol
to some old residents here, as you wanted e.
get some information about some one o.
other woo lived here some time back"
YES, Miss Peyton," Robert Harbut said
smiling, $50 far it is all clear, but the poin
is what sort Of questions | am to ask abou
Mr.. Corbyn."
"I don't see, Robert" Miss Peyton said
Indignantly, what is the use of your beiul
barrister if you can see no further in tn,
matter than an old woman like ms. You
know what your object is, and Won ougd
to know upon what line you should conduc
your cross-examination 80 as to get at wha
you want"
at may be that | ought to know, Mis-
Peyton, but | certainly don't. However,
Corbyn, and trust to chance to CLEAN SOM
little item of Information that may turf
olt useful. There is no doubt that thu
great majority Of discoveries that a.
made are made by chance, an
that if people will but talk the
are surer sooner o. later Il
drop something which will throw fres
light on the subject. l am vexed and an
noyed with myself that / have not been
able to see a way out of our difficulty, anC
when | received your invitation was reall
very glad that should have an opportunit,
of trying TO get on to the scent again. Tn
sm0king-room of a club. especially of
local club. is just the place for getting holt
OF pieces of gossip. / am not much of
club man myself. ANY spare time | hav
yolr niece peremptorily claims, but | an
quite prepared for the next few days to pas
the greater part of my time in the smoking
room here, and to leave you three ladies q
60 about the country III the character Q
unprotected females
81 am 80 sorry to trouble you all" Con
stance Corbyn broke out.
sit is no tr ouble 10 any Of u.s." Miss Pey
ton said, land | can assure you that yo
needn't worry yourself about il. 1t is a
much for our own sake3 as yours that W
want to get at the bottom of the matter
We have taken it up, a d have got inter
ested in it, and do not like aoknowledR
ing ourselves beaten. Robert Harbut re
CARDS the matter as a point Of professional
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