The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-13

MalO.
50 far everything had turned out well.
No suspicion had ever entered his fathers
mind. They had been fortunate in scarcely
ever falling upon any one who knew him at
home, for they had kept away from the
beaten path of tourists, visiting the larger
cities only at a time when the annual
British exodus had come TO an end. His
father had indeed, written grumbling let
tiers occasionally at his sons long absence
but had been well enough content to hear
from him that he was thoroughly ENJOYING
his travels abroad. No one had ever con.
uected the disappearance of Constance Pur-
cell with him. He had been careful and
cautious. Their intimacy had never been
suspected.
He had left home a week before she
started to join him at the spot where he
had arranged everything for their mar
riage, and her father and mother had no
clue whatever to guide them in their search
for her.
At the time he left his baby-girl in the
charge of the people in whose house she
was born, Algernon Corbyn had no idea of
leaving her long with them. He had formed
no plans when he left; his sole idea then had
been to get away from the scene of his loss.
He had feeling of aversion rather than of
love to the helpless infant whose coming
had been the cause of its mothers death,
anu dA tST arranging lOl bhe pdJn OF a
monthly sum that amply satisfied those to
whom he entrusted it he had hurried away.
stayed for week in London, and then gone
home, where his father was much discon-
tented to find that, after his long rambles
on the continent, he had returned depressed
and in low spirits.
From this, however, he was not long in
rallying, for Algernon Corbyn was a thor
oughly selfish man. and he came in time to
recognize the fact that the death Of his wife
had saved him from much trouble and in
convenience. He could not have extended
his absence from home much longer. and
then must at last have come the inevitable
scene with his father, for his wife, although
she had yielded to his prayer that their
marriage should for a time be kept secret.
was naturally fearless aud high-spirited
and would never have consented to an in
definite postponement of the announcement
of their marriage. AS to the child, there
was plenty of time for that; at any rate at
his fathers death he would produce her
Her existence was a source Of annoyance
rather than pleasure for him. He could
not very well marry again, 80 long as her
existence was kept a secret for to do SO
would be to lead TO endless troubles and
aunoyances afterwards, and he therefore
turned deaf ear to his fathers suggestions
that it was getting high time he should
CnlnK OF taxing vile.
When, three years after the birth of the
child, his father died, he fully intended to
carry out the intention to bring home the
child and announce his marriage, but he
had put it off from time to time. He shrank
from the gossip and talk that the announce.
ment would cause. Now that he was mas
ter of Corbyn court, and was no longer
under the influence of love, he was ashamed
of the me alliance he had made, and per-
haps most of all he shrank from the bitter
tongue Of his sister. After all there was
| plenty of time. The child was comfortable
aud happy now, but she would be great
nuisance at the court. She might, there
fore, just as well remain for bit where she
| was; and so years went on and Constance
| Corbyn grew up at ST. Malo.
From time to time, at long inter walls, he
went over to see her, and it was after his
last visit few months before that he had
come to the decision it was time he should
bring her home. He was influenced in this
decision by finding that she had since his
previous visit grown from a somewhat
gawky and Uniformed girl into very pretty
20 ng woman, exceedingly like what her
mother had been before her. He
had paid literally and she had had the
best masters st. Malo afforded.
She carried herself well, with
a pretty imperious turn of the head, and he
felt that the court need not be ashamed of
her personally, and that her appearance
would 90 far to make his position easier
than it otherwise would have been. All the
mothers with sons of manageable age
would be on his side, although, of course,
he should have very unpleasant time with
Augusta Things would not be SO bad af er
all at any rate the thing had to be done
sometime, and no time could be better than
the present.
Therefore, after seasons of irresolution,
he finally mustered up courage TO take the
final step, and resolved to get the worst of
it over by breaking the matter to his sister.
The result had been exactly what he had
expected. Augusta had been exceedingly
angry aud exceedingly rude, but he knew
enough of her to feel sure that when the
affair bee me known and talked of she
would be his most Jealous ally. In the first
place, she would consider 1t necessary to
support him for the sake Of the family, and
in the next, she would not for worlds allow
any one to suppose that she was disappointed
at Philip having been ousted in his position
as heir of Corbyn court.
''She may scold," he said to himself, "but
| can rely upon Augusta. If there had
been anything to be done she would have
fought tooth and nail against it. She has
any amount of pluck, and what with her
pride and love of Phil she would not have
stuck at anything il she could have STAYED
this off; however, now that she must see
that she can do nothing, she will put
smiling face on it and will go about limiting
that, of course, she knew it all the time,
and thought, upon all accounts, it would be
much better that the matter should be kept
quiet until the dear girl was of an age to
take her place at the head of the court.
Yes, she is a remarkable woman, but l am
heartily glad she is my sister and lives at
Bath, instead Of being my wife and living
here.
''As to Philip, am sure that he will take
it well; of course, it is rather hard for HIM
and | will put him down in my will for a
round sum that will clear him off and give
him fresh start, but, naturally, he must
draw in his horns a little. | wonder
whether Augusta will tell him this evening;
Of course, she will understand that though
she was to keep it a secret for the present.
she could tell Philip, If she liked. II she
does, no doubt ne will be up here in the
morning"
But Philip Clitheroe did not make his ap-
pearance at the court next day, and MIR.
Corbyn understood that his sister, for some
reason or other, had kept the secret to her
self. 1T Is just like her. She thinks, per-
haps, may change my mind, but she is
mistaken if she does. l will start tomorrow
morning. When get to town 1 will hand
over to Ferris the certificates Of marriage
an baptism and tell him the story. 1t is
just as well that he should have the docu-
ments in his possession. Then l will cross
in the morning by Calais and 90 on to Paris