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

constance C1therOe. She has married her
cousin after all. You know, aunt, Robert
told me be was going out in he same ship
with her."
That must be a mistake, my dear, alto
getker,n Miss Peyton said. ".She has never
said word about her cousin in any of her
letters; and if he had been on board of
course she would have mentioned it. No:
Constance has evidently had her head so
full OF these business affairs that she has,
without thinking what she was doing, writ
ten Chtheroe instead of Brown, and small
blame to her. Besides, you known the list
or passengers IN that unfortunate steamer
was published with the accounts of the
wreck, and there was no such name as
Chtheroe among them. Do not buoy your
self with any false hope. Constance Cor
byn has become Mrs. Sam Brown, and a
most lamentable affair it is. Well, my
dear, as on as | get the telegram saving
they a at Dover, will send OF to you
and Robert to come aud meet them here.
for L am sure l shall never be able to well
come Ter and this Mr.. Sam Brown with de-
| cent warmth. l am disappointed in Con-
stance. altogether disappointed
well, aunt, we must hope that MIR.
| Brown IL very good fellow III spite of his
name. have great faith in Constance, and
cannot believe she would have married any
| one that wasn't nice"
| AAO WoS q SoCOul-C1dSS BttSStllkeI, Illlud.
L looked particularly in the list when Con-
stance wrote about him.
"Well, aunt, she was second-class pas
| senger, too, and | am sure she is nice so
there is no reason why he should not ben
| -Four days later Miss Peyton received the
| expected telegram. AS it was this time sent
from constance" to Miss Peyton, she had
no means of proving the correctness of the
| conviction she had expressed that the girl
had signed the wrong name by mistake, and
! she and her niece awaited the arrival Of the
party in South AudleY street with anxiety
and impatience.
| Robert Harbut had some difficulty in
| depressing a smile as he listened to Miss
PeytOn's lamentations over the folly Of her
! protege. AS soon as he had received q letter
from Hilda, giving the contents of the tele-
| gram. and Miss Peyton's conviction and her
| own that Constance had married the Mr.
Brown who had been companion in the
boat that reached Batavia after so much
suffering, then he SCI zed his hat and rushed
| down to see James Ferris.
The latter, as soon as he heard the news,
gave shout of exultation.
'Hurrah, Bob, it has all come right, and
the very idea of sending Philip in the same
SHIP she was going by has set everything
straight felt sure that things were going
| all right when L read the account OF the
wreck and saw that he was in the same
boat with the girl. and that they had gone
through all sorts Of hardships together, and
that he had put down a mutiny and had
been wounded. l felt sure then how it
would be, and so it has turned out. Well,
this is a happy ending to the affair. You
see she SAYS she has obtained the proofs of
her mothers marriage. SO that, in fact, she
gives him Corbyn Court instead Of him
giving it TO her. Upon my word that plan
of mine of sending them out together to
Australia was the happiest idea that ever
occurred to me-"
81 shall not say word about it in Aud
ley street. Robert Harbut said when their
first excitement had Gained down. "Hilda
and the old lady are evidently in great
stew about it, 1t will be the best fun in the
world seeing Miss Peyton Try and make up
her mind to be civil to Sam Brown. won't
tell Hilda, because | am quite sure she could
not keep the secret from her aunt"
And 80 Robert Harbut derived intense
amusement from the conversation of the
two ladies as they awaited the arrival Of the
party from Australia.
There is the cab" Miss Peyton said at
last, as vehicle was heard to drive up to
the door.
Now. Hida, we must really try our best
not to let the poor girl see how disappointed
we are in her, and do hope | shall be able
to endure her husband whatever he may be
like"
The door opened and Constance entered
first, and running up TO Miss Peyton threw
her arms round her neck.
"Welcome back, Constance, Welcome
back my dear. / heartily congratulate
you"
Constance then turned to Hilda, who had
while the embrace was taking place, glanced
at the gentleman who had followed Con-
stance into the room, and had instantly as
sured herself that she aud her aunt had
formed an altogether erroneous impression
of Mr. Sam Brown, and that he was not
only gentleman bet very good looking
one.
AS soon as she had greeted Hilda ard
shaken hands warmly with Robert Harbut,
Constance turned to Miss Peyton.
Miss Peyton, this is my husband, Philip
Cltheroe."
But Miss Peyton had already recognized
the young man she had seen at Bath and
was standing in stupelied establishment.
But, Constance" she stammered, II
thought and she paused.
"You thought what, Miss Peyton?" Con-
stance asked ia surprise at her manner.
"Miss Peyton thought that you had mar
ried Mr.. Sam Brown" Robert Harbut said.
gravelY, needless of an indignant Robert p
from Hilda.
$50 did marry Sam Brown" Constance
said, with merry laugh. eve both sailed
under false names, Miss Peyton. l was
Miss Renan, you know. and Philip was Mr..
Sam Brown. / knew him from the first,
but he had no idea that | wa Constance
Corbyn, or knew that Constance Corbyn
was fellow passenger Of his, until after he
had asked me to marry him."
Miss Peyton now recovered herself and
held out both her hands to Philip.
81 am glad Mr.. Clitheroe, more glad than
| | can say. This was what seemed t. me
the best thing that could happen from the
| moment when Constance first told me her
story, but when she wrote to me about what
this fellow passenger Of hers mad done for
her, and it was not very difficult for me to
discover what she thought Of him, was
afraid my hopes that way had failed alto
gether."
But Miss Peyton. l thought my telegram
would have told you. | sent 1T from Con-
stance Clitheroe.h
Eyes, my dear, but thought your wits
had gone woolgathering, and that you had
been thinking so much of the unpleasant
ness of having to turn your cousin out of bis
estate that you had put in his name by acct
dent instead of your new one"
In the meantime, Hilda had turned indig
| nantly upon Robert Harbut.
"Do you mean to say, Robert, that you
have known all along that Philip Clitheroe
and Mr. Brown were the same person, and
that you kept me in the dark about itP
mot all the time, Hilda. Ferris had
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