The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-16

BIS Is not acting according to promise
Morson said. 1T was agreed that bygones
were to be bygones.
Constancs's hand on his arm did more
than the mans words to disarm Pnilip
Chtheroe. He loosed his hold.
You are right, Constance. we have 81
muca reason to rejoice that it is folly to be
angry. Thank Col. dear, your rights are
fairly established now None can question
now that you are the lawful heiress Of Cor
byn.n
Thank Goo, my mothers name is
cleared" Constance said. That is what [
have striven for, and that only, Pninp.
From the first the estates have been nothing
to ue.n
Philip walked across to Annette. took the
two bills from her hand and gave them to
Morson.
You have performed VOC part of the
bargain he said, "here is your money.
May it do you as much good as You de-
serve"
Thank you, SIR" the man said, putting
the bills into his pocket-book. as there
anything that you would like to ask me be-
fore go?1
II shonld like to know how it was Won
came to carry out this detestable scheme.
1t would be satisfactory to know how 1t
came about
81 have no objection to telling YOU" the
iltah StlA. 1u1Ic wa u IN IN, i 0OEG say
1t was me. but there was a man who knew
that Mr.. Corbyh had married Miss Purcell
az Foikestone Church. He had heard that
M. and Mrs OorbYn had taken up their
residence at st. Maio before that lady, con-
tinement. As be knew that the marriage
YVES not known to Mr.. C1rbyns father. he
thought chat this was natural enough.
Then he heard from mao at st. Malo that
Mrs. Corbyn had died, and that Mr. Corbyn
n WON = H.. - A.
Or course, this did not meaa much one
way or the other, but the man in question
thought it might be worth while to watch.
well, this man went abroad. Some one
paid his expenses and gave him q hundred
or two TO help him over, but he thought Il
worth while TO learn from st. Malo, and
from friends in England, how things were
going OF. After six years he heard that old
Mr.. Corbyn was dead. The child was still
at St Malo,a and Mr.. Coroyn went on as usual
at Bath. Then it seemed to him that his
secret was worth money. So he came all
the way back to England. He only stopped
there week, but in that week he got what
he wanted. 1t may be that ne got short of
money and sold what he got to me: it NAV
be that it came into my hands soma Others
way that is neither here nor there.
"Anyhow, when got hold of this docu-
ment 1t seened to me, just as it had seemed
to him, that there was big money to be made
out Of i5 if did but wait. II Mr.. Corbyn
as was like enough, married again and had
children, or if he didn't whoever might be-
his heirs, they not knowing OF the existence
of that document, would find themselves
disappointed. 1t was not likely that Miss
Corbyn knew much about her fathers af-
fairs, and when he died that document
would bs worth big sum of money to her.
Anyhow it would be valuable paper some
day and so it has turned out, though not by
a long way so valuable as | mad expected il
to prove, think that is all, Mr. Clitheroe.
l am afraid | must trouble you 90 walk
down to the bank with me with that letter
Of yours, to show them that this hiltprfs
worth more than the paper that it is written
on"
Philip took his hat.
''It may as well be done at once, no said, II
shall not come back for an hour. Constance
you will like to bs alone with NADIA ne Du-
port"
Constance had stood still and quiet, hold
ing the certificate of her mothers marriage
i'll her hand, until the two men left the
room. Then she turned, threw herself on
her knees by her old nurse, and laying her
head on her bosom burst into a passion Of
happy tears.
1t was some time before she was composed
enough to speak, aud Annette was nearly az
HlIlc0 mOVSu as she was.
"Oh, Annette, | am so happy: first for my
mothers sake and then for his"
"For his? All! see what you mean. ma
petite. You mean because you can give
Yourself and your estate together to him.
"NO, do not mean that Constance
said, flushing brightly. ~ meant something
else, but as that is a secret of his | cannot
tell you"
81 hope there are no more secrets An
nette said, alarmed. ~ am sure we have
had enough of them, never want to hear
of another secret all my life."
There is nothing to alarm YOU here. -"
Constance said, as she dried her eyes.
This is only something between him and
me and not terrible at all. And now when
he comes back, wish you to slip out OF the
room, for | want to have q talk to him by
myself"
THAT is natural enough, dearie," An
nette said, with a smile, II will be out of
the way. l think he has a right to a talk
with you, for had it not been for him |
don't think with all your cleverness you
would have induced that bad man to give
up the paper"
In an hour Philip returned, Annette had
left the room before he came in.
Constance, he said, 81 could not speak
while that fellow was in the room, but l
congratulate you with all my heart. l
know that the propertyls as nothing to you
in comparison to the pleasure you must fesl
in having cleared the name Of your mo Their,
You will believe me- dear, when say that
feel no sort of envy at your good fortune,
and that from the first moment when
heard of your existence my only desire has
been that right should be done"
1--WE can talk about the property pres
emily, PniliD. Now you can tell me, can
you not. why am he last woman in the
world you can marry"
Yes, | can tell yon now. Constance, and
that, thank God, with somewhat less pain
than l had looked to. l think can tell you
everything"
II know it is hard for you, Philip; it is
very hard for son to speak Of mothers
faults even to the woman he loves."
$50 you have guessed, Constance, -
Philip exclaimed with a start.
only to-day, Philip. When you said
that it was done in your interest, the truth
flashed across me, and knew it for certain
from the cry which broke from you when
that man produced the certificate, and your
face as you seized him. 1t was not mere
anger at tbs theft You knew it had been
stolen, and would naturally have felt more
pleasure at its recovery than anger with the
thief. l thought it over as We were driving
back from the farm, and wondered that we
had not guessed it before. Who should de-
fond her sons rights but a mother She
considered that you had been wrongly
treated and placed in a false position by my
fathers silence-and she had full right TO
consider so-and She determined to defend