The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-27
CHAPTER III.
CONSTANCE CoRBYN.

CONSTANCE CORBYN.
at is an awkward business, James, a very
awkward business" Mr.. Ferris, ST., said
irritably. l cannot think why men will
uIake fools of themselves, and then, as a
matter of course, leave it to us do to the I'M
pleasant part of the bust less. l don't agree
with you that it is SO extremely improbable
that Corbyn should have married, or that,
having married, he should have gone on
concealing it after his fathers death. From
what have seen of the man, l have al
ways regarded him as an ass, and there is
no ass worse than the man who is puffed D
because people of the same mama have
lived in the same house some hundreds of
years. It's 10 credit to him if they have;
it simply shows that they were respectable
msi.ocritieS who had not spirit to join re-
belions, or get engaged 10 plots, or even to
run into extravagances. In my opinion
Corbyn was just the sort of man who
would be fool enough to make a secret mar
riage, and weak enough to be afraid to
make an honest confession of it, and face
the talk OF his neighbors afterward. Bah!
would rather have a rogue for a client
than such weak creatures as theser He
threw down the pen he had in his hand, and
rubbed his head irritably. "Well, | sup
pose what you suggest is the best thing to
be done. Either YOU or Meredith had better
go over,to st. Malo and find the girl out
the people she lives with will be sure to be
known"
Il think l had better go myself" the
younger man said. 1T will be very I'M
so M hnSt hut I l. I : =
some what more alphabetically than Mere
dithn
Yes, suppose you could" Mr.. Ferris
admitted. Meredith is an excellent clerk.
but scarcely a man for delicate mission.
You see, in the first place you will have to
break the news of her fathers death to the
girl; fortunately it is not likely she can
nave any very lively affection for him, as
she seems to have seen him only once a
year; however, there is never any telling. |
nave seen so many instances of women
caring for worthless brutes, that [ believe
anything is possible with them. Then when
mat part OF the business is over, you will
nave to find out what she really knows
ABOUT her birth, whether she has any docu-
nents relating to it, any clew that we can
Hollow up to find out whether Corbyn was
married to her mother or not. AS YOU saw
young ClitherOe has given YOU carte
Otdhche to make any monetary arrange
ment you think proper-and | consider him
young fool for doing so-that part of your
business will be easy. Now don't 90 and
make fool of yourself James; it isn't be.
cause young Clitheroe is fool that you
81 uld neglect his interest and allow yOur-
sen TO be SO worked upon by the sight of a
eirI In tears as to make arrangements of
altogether unnecessary liberalty. know
mnat You young fellows are; you lose your
eedS altogether directly you see a young
woman in the case"
NV, NJ VIII try and keep my head, father"
wen, well, this is all very annoying: of
course, you will get back as soon as Won
emit "o arc DIV pres
D. know, sir. l will cross tonight to
1atls, and go straight down from there.
on waste an hour more than | can helm
liver The business. 1t is very far from a
Pleasant onen
IA. In pretty little house standing de-
sesC1ed, commanding view over the town
., o. Malo, and the sea beyond, dwelt M.
anu Madam Duport; it would perhaps have
,b zen more correct to put the LADY first for
mere could be no doubt that she was tha
aMoylng spirit of the establishment
taaIuame Duport was native of JERSEY. her
t-euer was cultivator on small scale and
aaylng family.out of all proportion to the
ttAVeu1 on his holding, he was glad to accent
r.
49, axe Annette, the eldest of his girls. as a
Ia u' sseinald. She had gone away to Emo
ri,1 ana did not return for fifteen wears
bo nan she came back with what seemed to
~ Iatnliy little fortune. She had onlv
widanled for three years in the nursery.
no s5l ner mistress had promoted her to the
p rr,ion OF her own maid. Annette was
paoG'ht and economical, she was a good
TneoG1iiewoman and had a genius for dress
barllg and, as she had the reyersion Of
Law mistress gowns, she had been able TO
ings, eFe'y penny OF her earn
rssl 7r mistress had died after painful ILL
viii turing which Annette had nursed her
ta ,'I SI untiring devotion. AS the only daugh.
had I "a" married the year before. her master
MAJ no further need for her services. bur he
and al uer a present of a hundred poupds
wear "4tn thls and her savings of flfteen
tbers she returned to Jersey. Her stav
been was was short one, for she had already
BORT Jagged for three years to Victor M
aud uaeher OF French in London. He
oatuette had talked the matter over
impet,N,y they were no longer young and
yea Year Nus, She was 30, he was twelve
must wait a little longer. Victor