The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-23
CHAPTER Xxx.

anna Duport went down stairs.
Philip went up to the latter and kissed
her effectionat ely.
81 am GLAD" she said, 81 am sure you will
make her happy Mr. Citheroe."
,.philip. if YOU please, madame. l am
,oinp to be sort of son-in-law to you, and
II - NOT going 10 be called Mr.. Clitheroe
any longer.
stance said, holding out her hand, II am
sure there must be some for me-"
"There are three" Philip said. calmy.
land one is a bulky one; but as we are all
furnishing am sure they Will keep very
well until we have finished"
HE is beginning to tyrannize already,
Annette" Constance said, as she seated
herself at table ''I'his is what comes of
girl being won too easily"
The meal was not a long one, and when
- the cloth was removed and the waiter had
left the room, Philip took out from his
\ n nocket a bulky packet and handed it to Con-
X stance.
\ "That is not the one meant, she said, as
.ha Glanced a. the address, "that is from
Mr. Harbut, and is all about business As
that is all settled now, it will keep very well.
duriI want the other two first"
~ ~ want you to read this first. dear.
BY tbs have e particular reason for it,"
e mo- Constance took the letter dutifully, and
we ooened it. 1t contained two Enclosures. the
AMIN one a sealed letter. the other folded sheet.
Constance first read Robert Harbut's letter,
rricop and then, without speaking, turned to the
sna9 b open ncosure and ready it. tear fell on
TO the paper.
ooh. Philip" she said, cit is horrible to
smgs think bow / spoke to you that night, and to
, goo know that while l was accusing you Of
also every bad sort of thing you had generously
gyen W everything to me. Oh, Annette,
ibis PAPER is a deed which Philip singed be-
wide lore he left England. saying that being abso-
exc htey convinced that | was the lawful
cu'ta eres Of Corbyn Court, he had reiinquished
lis claim SO that property aud made it over
D;ag Ebsalutely to me. Why did you not tell me
vel at once, Philip! not that should have
aken 1t. | never wanted the estates. l
stock thought it was very hard tha5 you should
e adol be deprived of them, and | told Mr. Harbut
! N t hat in any case should wish you to have
! Nj Corbyn Court and most Of the estates, for
that should not be happier for having
;LuvE them, Not so happy, indeed, for should
be alone amongst strangers, and | only
Tn0 wanted enough to enable Annette and her
1 Ii W husband to live without working, and to
II, pave enough to i've comfortably lmy life.
] la Why did you not tell me, sir|
perhaps il was because | was too hurt or
90 panied 10 defend myself at the time,
Constance, and since then it would have
an eem-d as if l wanted to win your love by
It'll III baking YOU my debtor Besides. dear, you
Hi now that we did not speak till the night
b AsA = be we're wrecked, and after that we had
(tfsr things to think Of, and at one time it
N fNN ID not seem likely that the disposition of
Y Dc property would make any difference to
u lther Of us. Then when we had once
cached Batavia, and | knew that / must
YOU sooner or later what it was that, as
- III seemed to me, would prevent me from
yer again asking you to become my wife,
~ IS Sill more anxious that you should not
VI. now q the deed had sigred until we had
ed tina point between us. You could
ardy look Ut the matter fairly had you
nown of it. 1t seemed 60 me that it never
Nd uh be land yet had you known of this deed,
)OI would have made it impossible for you to
at the question fairly. wanted you
0MPTLY lake me- if you did take me, from love
not from gratitude. So even had you
9gnt OF the letters hen we arrived yes
= AG Jay should have asked you not to
Tor them for the present."
It. "nAr' y gu must have had pretty idea of
constance said. half laughing, half
- lg' 10 think that l was going to throw
my happiness-to say nothing of
~-o~--N~ rs-Gscause somebody else had done
Oug' However, am glad you did not tell
dear l am glad that did not know
~ l1lS deed until we quite understood
rrNnS O'uer. NOW, am to open this other
ifN"'' N Sslt, next! Mr. Harbut only says that
iegfls had given it to him with the
ss' mat he would forward it to me at
d Co Il n,,
sunk you had better open it, Con-
aiag ~. believe that it is from my
~ a, ana 1t is written in consequence of
t '1A' wrote to her the day l left Eng
mod =
ssa as follows:
4 ms CoRBYN-My son Philip has
. c,,;fs G Inle strongly worded letter. and
" ~" :. 'e!S me, been weak enough to sign a
- Nh oas ing over the Corbyn estates to you
-~ IA ground that he has ascertained be-
uoG mat you are the lawful heiress
1lsr Sr' o o' lave Induced him to come to that
s.r ~ KNOW not, nor is it material. One
go 49, game against circumstances, but
On on 1', ., Hgnt against human foolishness
sTVH ma 4 quests, IN words which convey a
EHN r Ss ufeat, but which | own / do not
VI I'M ncS Gu az mat will give you every as
EIHs Ian III my power to establish your legal
EmAA tsyo, a as ~ ne has already placed you in
hin ~ vi Che estates, / see no reason TO
~ from doing So
- t5o. a re some, perhaps, who would
M wa ',' d, nave acted wrongly, but am
nd READY ~ 10y ashamed of myself Nv brother
lis wees ki7re ny his miserable weakness in
best RnoI the - aVo"ng the marriage, gave
on expect Ibrisu0 TO consider himself as bis
your iners one AYE o1eo regarded him So and SO has
Der in e Ly' and l consider that to place
80 that 10 wror HS position was distinct and
in the city o.hi1s wba an, wrong which there
by every bis deatb 70 Justify Upon the
Sc H"' exista a5 Oh his marriage, told me OF
one bce4d ~ =; and said that he was about
by ever The Won " a. rance to bring you home and
rms s'0 batprsutaA a. the Court as his heiress.
VI & aSo o on the mind Of my G bTot aaG
o puse1 A' Jay his body was brought into
un AM COW "a 4eraa1ong the letters in his pocke t
HaEEE COW ~ Ine registry of bis marriage.
w MN DO burnt At the time did SO
EA amy lights .''iIct idea Of depriving YOU Of
D w tfs nanoI. Imagined that among nav
1t relstppe ers there would be documents
w iOn I os y rate, have taken Che natural
AVt furnishing Won on. a. . -. y.