The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-05
IOnths earlier than you would in sailing

months earlier than you would in a sailing
shipn
There is plenty Of time for that will
write home Today for my guns and shoot
ing clothes; they must be sent off by pas
senger train. They will get the letter In
the afternoon, and the things will be up on
Tuesday. | intend to change my name,
Ferris. Clitheroe is not a very common
name, and | want TO take fresh start. If
l had gone by sailing ship | should have
gone third class; | do not want to run the
risk Of meeting anyone know and be asked
questions. The p. and .. don't carry thirds.
so | shall 90 second.n
A momentary look of satisfaction and
amusement flashed across his companions
face Had Philip been going in any other
ship he would have combated the idea Of his
going second class, but he was now de-
lighted that Philip had decided on this.
Then you do not intend TO go back to
Bathfn he asked.
"No," Philip replied shortly. 81 don't
want TO stir out Of this room except Just to
get a few things that | shall want on the
voyage, until go, that is if you will take
me In until thenp
"With pleasure
"Mind, Ferris, l want no one TO know
anything about this affair until arm gone.
You understand thatr'
"Quite, my dear fellow. You can rely
upon it. / will not breathe word to any
one. Now what are we going to do all day 2
l think the best thing will be to run down
to Brighton. dine there, and come up in the
evening. We shall find it long day if we
sit here doing nothing"
"That will just suit me, James. do not
want to have time to think until get
fairly at sea. shall have plenty of time
fer that afterward."
The three days passed rapidly. On We'd
| nesday Philip signed a document assigning
| to Constance Corbyn all rights that he
might have in the Corbyu property. and
| stating his conviction that she was the
| legal owner of the estate. This was to be
sent in en- Friday to Robert Harbut. In
| the afternoon he sat down to write to his
mother.
my dear mother, ~ he began, "it is with
l'inexpressble pain that l write to you. |
| know all. | have been to Folkestone
! church and know that you have been there
before me, ard that you carried away the
leaf of the register containing the marriage
of my uncle with Constance Purcell. d.
mother, how could you do it, How could
you stoop to such a crimel A thousand
Corbyn Courts would be dearly bought in
deed at the cost Of such dishonor. | know
that 1t was for my sake that you did 1t.
that it was love for me that drove you 30 IL.
crime undertaken for my sake; bat with
the weight on me l can never look people In
| the face again.
81 am going abroad, and shall change my
name, and implore you to take the only
step that can ever restore peace or happiness
to us. Send at once that leaf of the register
TO Robert Harbut of the Middle Temple; he
will know what to do with it. 1t would be
| better and nobler, and would 20 far to re-
deem the fault il you would yourself see
| Constance Corbyn-Robert Harbut has her
address-and give her the proof Of her
mothers marriage, own your fault. and
| throw yourself on her mercy. But
if you cannot bring yourself to do
| this, which would of all things
be best. send the leaf anonymously to
| Harbut. So only can we ever come to-
| gether again. In time, whom hear Con-
stance is installed at Corbyn Court, proved
beyond all doubt to be my uncles beiress,
may bring myself to come back Other
wise | shall never return to England God
help US both, mother. | beseech you, / inn
plore you, SIT right this terrible wrong at
wha ever cost to your pride a1d your feel
ings."
"Please post that letter for me OH Friday,
Ferris. Mind, | do not wish even my
mother to know what name | have takeI
or where | have gone. Directly reacE
Brisbane l shall write to you, and you can
then forward to me documents for sigma
ture and any letters there may be to send. ~
James Ferris asked no questions; he had
been bordering the matter over in all
lights. He knew that there was deep
affection between Philip aud his mother,
and the fact that Philip should not return
to Bath and should be keeping his mother
in ignorance Of his intention of going
abrC al, had struck him as strange and
unnatural, and at last he truth had flashed
upon bin. Philip had been TO Folkestone
and had there discovered something. 1t
was certainly not that the Corbyn estates
were involved that had so utterly depressed
him, and had determined him to exile HIM
self. 1t was something that he considered
vastly more serious than this. Was it posi-
bic that he could have discovered that il was
his mother who had distracted the miss
ing leafi This would account for all that had
hitherto seemed 30 inexplicable in the
affair. Mrs Corbyn might have learned
from her brother that he was married, and
all the particulars Of that marriage. She
might have known that except In Folkstone
church no evidence existed of that mar
riage. She might have removed that evil
dence and set detectives to watch every
step taken BY Constance, and might also
have instructed them to take steps to dis
cover whether Norson, the only living evil
dence as to the marriage, was still alive. 1t
was terrible suspicion TO entertain OF
Philip Clitheroe's motder, and yet turning
it over again in his mind. Jim Ferris ac-
knowledged that 1t seemed the only posi-
bic explanation of the events that had been
50 puzzling him, and of this sudden deter
Mutation on the part Of Philip.
TO BE CONTINUED.