The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-09

right to know, and when l have told Won
you will feel that it is impossible for me To
say to Constance Corbyn what said to Miss
Renan."
"You give me your solemn promise that
you will do so before we partl"
''On my word and honor, Constance: il
will be horrible story to have to tell, but
you shall hear it"
al am content with that" she said
quietly. snow, let us so back to the
hoteln
A few days rest and quiet restored
Madame Duport, aud she was almost herself
by the time the vessel was ready to sail for
Melbourne.
is there anything the matter between
you and Mr.. Clitheroe, ConstanceF she
asked, when they had been two or three
days at sea. You do not laugh and chat
together as you used to on board the Alden.
You are not even as you were In the boat.
You are friendly, but it is quite different.
Has he asked you again, and have you re-
fused him! | thought it would have been
different this time, and hoped so SO much.
IL would have been such happy ending TO
your troubles"
"He has not asked me again, Annette. |
don't know that he ever will, though he
knows well what my answer would be now.
We have hal a talk together, Annette. l
SnhAAOO uclA cN0A y OA NhsAt Az was, DuL Suall
know some day. Please don't speak any
more about itn
ut cannot be about money" Annette
urged Zone or other of you pust own the
Corbyn estates. If you loveN each other.
what matters it which it is:"
Money" Constance repeated with scorn.
Had neither of us a penny in the world.
and were Philip Clitheroe cripple and I'M
able to work, 1 would slave for him with
my bare hands"
After this Annette had nothing more to
say. 1t was another of tho puzzles con-
necte1 with tho child's affairs, and she sup
posed like the rest it would be solved in good
time.
The voyage was uneventful, and they had
a speedy run TO Melbourne.
"And where next, Constance?" Philip
asked as they leant upon the bulwark and
watched the shore.
Constance looked round in surprise.
''I forgot you did not know where Morson
lives. 1t is near Brisbane. We shall have
to take steamer from here, at least SO Mr..
Harbut told me. II is a comfort having
you with u.s. When talk ed about coming
out here, l said that didn't see any reason
why a woman should not travel alone, still
less two women; but l have changed my
mind about it now, and it will be very nice
with you to see about everything, and act
as protector in general. | only hope that
we shall not find Morson gone"
why should you find him gone" Philip
asked
"Well, you know, that was what told
yoa when l was SO stupid as Co suspect
YOU,
II am sure You did not tell me anything
about Morson leaving. You did not say a
word about him."
mo; OF course, did not enter into par
ticulars. Our idea was, Mr.. Harbut and
mine, you know, that the people, whoever
they we're. who had been down to Wood
stock to get Morson's address out here, might
have either sent out or written to him. TOf
course, we don't know for certafn chat they
did get this address. When Mr.. Harbut
asked Morson for It'll mean the Morson at
Woodsock-he told him that he was not
sure what his brothers address was, but
that he would write out, and perhaps he
would let him know in about three months.
Mr.. Harbut found out that the brother was
telling story. for that he often got letters
with tho Australian postmark; So that we
thought was that bis brother had told him
not to giEe his address to any one until no
gave him leave. Well, these other people
had been at Woodstock a short time, ten
days or q fortnight, after my fathers
death, and there would have been time for
a letter to go out to Sydney and for an an
swer to come back before Mr.. Harbut went
there. Mr.. Harbut said the butcher seemed
a malicious sort of fellow. and to take sort
Of satisfaction in keeping him in the dark,
and he thought it likely enough that he had
promised TO let these other people know If
any one else called to inquire about his
brother. Our idea was, Philip. that when
these other people knew we were on the
track OF Morson, they would send out at
once, if they had not done so before, to get
him out Of the way or to bride him TO refuse
to give US any information. So determined
to start by the next steamer, thinking it
quite possible that whoever they sent out
might DO passenger by it too. That was
how" and she hesitated
''How you came to suspect me, Con-
stance, aud very natural, too" Philip, who
had been listening, with a troubled face,
said, quietly. fAnd you Thought these
other people would know you on board the
steamerg'
I'VE we're almost sure they would, Philip,
for we were watched OH cur way to the
office, and though we got out of the cab and
went on in an omnibus, Mr.. Harbut said
that he did not think we had thrown them
off the track"
Poor little girl" Philip said, 'tyou have
been horribly prosecuted. What you say is
quite possible" he went on. "rhese other
psople may have written out before you
found out this mans address, or they may
have sent some one out in the steamer. BY
the way, how did you find ont the address
if the butcher would no: give it!'
"Mr. HarbuJ found out that the man who
is here had a married sister living at Ban
bury, and he went there and saw her, and she
gave him the address at once"
"He seems TO have been very busy, this
Mr.. Harbut,n Philip said. shortly.
''He was wonderfully good and kind
Constance said, simply, che and young
lady he is engaged to, Miss Leicester she
got me the post of companion with Miss
Peg ton, who is an aunt of hers, and who was
kind to me as they were"
Philip stood some time watching the shore
in silence. I'VE will go on by the next
steamer, Constance, and hope that, as you
say, we may find this Morsoa at the address
you got. OF course, a good deal of it will
depend upon whether he is an honest man,
aud then good deal will depend upon how
he is doing out there. II he is an honest
man he will, OF course, refuse to accept
bride, and will probably knock down the
man WHO tries to make it. IL he is not
honest, but at the same time is doing well,
it will probably take a larger bride than
these other people can give him to sell out
and move. What was the offer you were
going to make himp
II was going to offer aim 81 900 TO come
to England to give evidence that be was
M NJ ha r;o har