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

way put IL they Iancled that perhaps my
friend had met young Ciitheroe in London,
and, having daughters, wants to know
what his standing was down here. The
general told me this evening. while YOU
were playing. that he lad heard at the club
that Young C!l.neroe had just come in for
a very fine estate on the death OF an uncle
who had been thrown from his gig and
killed some three months ago. Every one
speaks well of him. They say he is nice,
straightforward young fellow, full of life
and spirits, and would have made a first
rate cavalry officer. His mother does not
seem to be so popular, though Gen. Bangles
said he heard that she was a 'ducid' fine
man.
you need not look surprised, my dear,
that is exactly what he said No doubt he
considers it TO be very high commentator;
he said she was one of the leaders of society
here, and thinks good deal of herself She
seems as little like her son as possible, being
stiff and cold; she can be pleasant when she
chooses, but is able to be quite the contrary
on occasion. The general said she was
sister of the manwho was killed few months
ago, and who was not only wealthy, but
was the head of one of the oldest families
in the county, and that she prided herself a
good deal more upon having been born a
CoEbyn than of having married Clithe-
roe, although the ClitherOes were an old
WV
was by no means equal to that of the Cor
byns. They say she is generally known by
the nickname of the Countess, and the gem
eral opinion is that her son having come
into this fortune is a matter of much
greater qualification to her than to him.
There is nothing very new in all this, my
dear. but may hear more presently"
The next day, when they we're sitting in
the Pump room listening to the music, Gen.
Bangles came up to Miss PeytOn in one OF
the pauses In music.
"You we're asking about the Clitheroes
Miss Peytou," he said, as he took his seat by
her. my friend Fairbrother has Just
pointed them out TO me- They are that lady
in mourning Ia toe front row and the young
man with her; it is the first time they have
been here since her brothers death.
thought as you seemed to have an interest
in them you might like to see them"
THANK you, general, have no interest In
them personally; still should like to see
what he is like"
Constance heard what was said aud
| looked eagerly across at the persons pointed
| out
Their backs were turned to her, so she
could see nothing of their faces, and she
waited anxiously for the programme to
| come to an end.
As soon as it was over there was a gen.
eral move, and as Mrs Clitheroe and her
son stood up several friends gathered round
them, and they stood there talking for ten
minues before they left the ball: Miss Pey-
| ton and Constance had therefore full oppor-
tunity for examining them.
"a fine-looking young fellow" Miss Pey-
ton said, as after the knot had broken up
they turned away, aud passing in front of
| the Abbey Church started for their usual
walk before returning to their lodgings, "a
very pleasant face and soldierly carriage
| The general said he was a captain in the
| Yeomary here, and | suppose they give
| them a certain amount of drill. 1t seemi
to me, my dear, that there might be muct
more satisfactory way Of settling this diff.
Guilty than by the aid of the law"
She spoke meaningly, and Constance I'M
| derstood her. The girl flushed up holly.
"You don't think, Miss Peyton, that ever
supposing-sven supposing that we met eacs
other and he were to offer me to marry
him, which would b3 the most unlikely
thing possible, that | would marry into a
| family like that, unless my mothers name
were cleared; | would sooner beg in the
| streets"
Tut, tut, my dear" Miss Peyon said
| sharply, ''it seems to me that you are as
| proud in your way as they say Mrs.
| Clitheroe is in her. You have no legal
| proofs as to this marriage of your moth
nine people out Of ten who heard your story
| would be of opinion that the probabilities
| were in favor of the marriage having
taken place. And what did you think OF
| your auntW she went on, abruptly chang
ing the subject.
Constance laughed.
II had not thought of her as my aunt
until you said so, Miss PeYton. l have al
ways thought of him as my cousin
because you see could not help feeling that
| 1t would be hard for him if after naturally
| regarding himself as my fathers heir he
| found that he was mistaken but l never
| thought of her as my aunt, and / do not
want to think Of her so in the future.
did not like her face at all. She has thir
lips and cold sort of eyes. No, / do no,
| like her q bit. What did you think of her
| Miss Peytonr
ut is not easy to know what to think OF
a woman like that at first sight," Miss Pey-
! ton said, slowly; lone is so liable to be mis-
| taken. As to her beng cold and proud one
can see that at once-that is on the surface
| | should say that she was a clever woman
too. She certainly has II striking figure;
don't know what her husband was like but
| am sorry for him, whoever he was.
should say that sac was ambitious, and /
| feel more or less certain she would be IN
scrupulous-that sort of womanIwith sandy
hair and thin lips and cold gray eyes is my
| particular aversion, lad therefore am per-
haps a little prejudicsd. II you had both
| lived two or three hundred years ago In
Italy l should have said to you, don't eat
| anything she can have touched, don't
| accept flower or fan that she could have
had the handling of. Never stir out of your
| house after dark without an armed csc ort
and always see to the fastening5 of your
door and windows before you went tc
sleep"
"Oh, Miss Peyton, how dreadful of you
| you don't mean to say that you think-'
and she stopped.
That she would put you out of her way
l only say. my dear, that wou d not give
her the chance. Remember that | admit
asn prejudiced, but that is distinctly my
| impression"
| Constance laughed.
"Well, Miss Peyton, fortunately we don't
| live In Italy three hundred years ago, and
people in our days don't put poison in flow
ers or hlre braves, but content them selves
with fighting in the law courts: besides, she
many not even know of my existence"
perhaps not, my dear. doubt if she
| would be party to any comprom mise AMI
own that regard her as an obstacle to the
| little plan just limited at"
"She would certainly not make a nice
mother-in-law, but other people evidently
do not think of her as you do, Miss Peyton,
because you know Gen. Bangles said she
was leader Of society here, which shows
| that people cannot dislike her."
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