The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-12
CHAPTER XIV.

Travelling for the confusion upon the arrl-
,,al of the train at Southampton Docks ap-
neered to her TO be overwhelming. In half
an hour. however, they were in possession
Of their little cabin on board the Mandalay,
and Constance, who at one time had de-
snaired of getting their trunks out of the
chaos of baggage, found that they had all
their belongings safely collected For half
ON hour she assisted Annette in putting
things tidy, and then the latter said:
THE bell has rung and visitors have gone
ashore. so we shall be starting at once. You
had better run on deck, dear, and see what
there is to be seen. l will finish putting
things to rights"
When Constance reached the deck she
found that the vessel was being warped out
of the dock while small crowd Of people
moved along abreast of her waving their
hands and handkerchiefs. She leaned
AGAINST the buIwarks watching them, and
then turned to look at what was going on
about her. AS she did so her ewes fell upon
voupg man In velveteen coat, leaning
AGAINST the bulwarks a few yards away.
The face was familiar to her, and she
started as she recognized it. The expression
indeed was strangely altered since she had
last seen it. Then it was a pleasant face
with a frank good-humored expression as
its owner laughed and chatted with Others
standing round him: now there was stern,
hard look Oh it, the lips were set and the
ewes fixed frowningly on the shore; but
Constance was certain that she was not
mistaken. She had looked so earnestly at
the face before that it seemed imprinted in
her memory, and indeed it was but fort
night since she had seen it.
1t was Pnilip ClitherOe who stood beside
her, and after assuring herself of the fact,
Constance turned and walked aft to the
foot Of the ladder leading up to the poop, and
crossed to the other side of the vessel.
What did it means What was Philip
Clitheroe doing on board the Mandalay?
He was evidently a passenger. There was
but enc explanation of it that she could see
he had deceived his friend Ferris, and
while pretending to be perfectly willing to
recognize her rights at once, if she could
prodGcs any legal proof of her mothers
marrige he had been secretly working
against her.
He had had his spies upon her at St
Malo and had had her watched all the time
that she was in London.
1t was he, no doubt, who had distracted
the leaf of the register, and most likely he
knew that she and Robert Harbut had been
down there and had discovered that it was
missing. Then probably for a time he
thought be was safe but he would have
learned from the butcher at Woodstock
that she had got upon Morson's traces, and
again she had been watched. He could
hardly know that she had obtained the adj
dress from the woman at Banbury, but as
soon as he had learnt that she was starting
for Australia, he would guess that she bad
In some way or other obtained it, aud was
on her way to see this man; therefore, he
had resolved to go out himself in the same
ship and DO beforehand with her
As, doubtless, he had supposed that after
going down to Folkestone she had given I'D
the search as hopeless, and had taken the
position OF companion to Miss Peyton with
the intention of earning her living in that
way, the watch upon her would probably
Tor time have been abandoned. and he
would be ignorant that she had gone down
to Bath and might have seen him there.
tie would then reckon that while he youId
know her she could have no suspicion what
ever Of his identity, and he should be a lie
to h odwink her with the greatest ease.
He is a monster of deceit" she said
angrily, to herself. IF any one had told
me at Bath that he was a villain should
nave laughed at the idea. 1t looked such a
frank, honest face, and was absolutely fool
enough for moment to fancy and she
nUsled up holly at the remembrance that
She mad for a moment thought that Miss
regions mint as to the way in which mat
ters might be settled satisfactorily to both
parties would not be so repugnant to her as
IL mad seemed when 1t was mooted.
ne man has two faces" she said: 'sthe
one saw at Bath, which l suppose be can
assume az pleasure; the other that which /
saw just now, a hard, Jmbre moody faca
the true face of the man who yvonId ia.
lame register and rob girl Well. / am
t1re"arned now, and can fight him with his
oNh weapons. and he will not find his task
as easy as he expects thought that visit
W hath fortunate one before. now feel
tnat IL was providential indeed. No wonder
no was so anxious to get me to accept an
aunuity when he knew all along where nv
n.VVners marriage had taken place. was
" uave sop thrown me to keep me ouiet
suppose shall see a great deal of him ~
VIC VoyaGe; OF course he has come in the
ecIi,I class SO as to keep me under his eve.
naq better not tell Annette of the discov-
eI5 nave made. She would never be able
~ " orlng herself to be decently civil with
iI I'm, ara must not let him suspect that I
\ am ashamed of myself she said, as a
s6 fa, L9iIed down her cheek, "to think that |
'HHuiu nave been so taken in.n
tor, Indeed, since the finding of Morsop,s
ADDRESS in Australia. and the strong nrosneat
r,ou. NE should be able to prove her mothers
d. 1age, Constance had thought u good
I Ieli OF Philip Clitheroe. 1t would be SO
t gaiu 70 turn him out of the estate he had
lol years believed would be rightfully his
WI ana she had wondered, il all went
gGIil, II some plan could not be hit upon by
r "mic n, while She was recognized as Alger-
NJ ~ r Coroyns daughter, and perforce heiress
VI Corbyn Court. the bulk of the income
might be his. - 'No in'oiiie
,Do ven, there is one comfort she said,
~ e,I!y' passing her hand across her cheek.
in, u re nave no conjunction now In push
NJ NY rights to the utmost
Son.e e steamer was now fairly out into
bswaaa npton waters, the tug threw off the
Vbioe and the screw of the Mandalay.
bsd icn mad been slowly turning since she
rsvo passed through the dock gates, began to
tbs 1--WE ,ro more rapidly. There was a cheer.
rsr, maVlng of hats and handkerchiefs by q
WsD y on on board the tug, and then Constance
IA nan help you in any wayp
str,io 10 my dear, have got every thing
had t bOa1l come UP. on deck, auntie,n for it
Annat.eh arranged that she should address
i no ~ by that title. "The steward il Law.
lnSo me cloth, and he says we shall have
GTT IN about half an hour
ana YER well, will come il Won wish n
perhaps it il az wall fl,ak r.a..I. .,-.-t I,