The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-24
CHAPTER VII.


~, is M such record,n he said, "the
p.-;sb Church is evidently the established
,Ioca for marriages here; there were only
taIf dozen celebrated during the whole
COR elsewhere, and not one in the month in
-,r;cl we are searching. Now We have just
.;me 70 cal Oh the o'clock train"
T. was already getting dusk. Constance
leaned back in one corner of the carriage
and closed her eyes. Robert HAIRCUT occu-
MED the corner opposite to her, he did not
trv 10 break the current OF the girls
thoughts. but sat staring out OF the WINDOW
ard irving to see some way out of the diff
c,ltv that had encountered them. Annette
DnDort sat bolt upright, produced ball of
,yorsted from her handbag and began to
knit vigorously 1t was not until they were
annroaching London that Constance broke
the silence
"D1d the cut seem to you new one or an
old one, MIR. Harbut"
I'VE could not decide, there was really
nothing to 90 by; it was evidently cut with
a sharp knife and hastily, for the point In
some places had penetrated the next three
or four leaves. The rector lent me mag
nifyiDg glass, but even this told US nothing
The booa was, as you saw, in excellent state
of preservation and altogether untouchet
by air or damp. The color Of the paper Is
d almost as fresh as when it was first printed.
Mvown opinion was that the cat was not
new one the rector aud clerk both thought
that it hadn't been done long; but do not
think that any of our opinions were worth
anything. If in the course Of our searches
we find that the question of the date of
II hic optk aOOuaS i'm DOrtant get some
experts dowa to give US their opinion
ABOUT it; but, as barrlster, | own that
J. have the smallest possible belief in experts.
You can get hall a dozen of them to swear
TO almost anything you want, whether 1t Is
question of handwriting OF the action OF
poison, or Il proof Of insanity, and the
ia other party will produce the same num-
~ Der who will swear Numerically oppo-
sten
After seeing the ladies home to their lodg-
ing, AID promising that he would let them
Is hear from him in the course of a day or
ok two when he had time 10 turn the matter
quietly over in his mind, Robert Harbut
sJrolleG back to his chambers, with his eyes
, bent on the ground. and his hand buried
deep in his coat pockets. His mind was
\ quite made up as to the abstraction of the
|, Leaf.
- So he said to himself, "that rascal
D i never intended TO do justice to his daughter
alter all. Her mother would not go with
him without legal marriage, and perhaps
lad she lived be might some day have
~ acknowledged it, but after time he deter
mined to destroy all traces of it, and either
he himself, or some one else for him, cut out
that leaf. Most likely he did it himself; he
AZ would not be such fool to give any one
Ok else the whip hand over him. He knew
that the clergyman and the clerk and the
pew opener were all old people, and might
tn well reckon upon their death long before
nd. any inquiry would be likely to be made for
l. TINS register You may have been a re-
sp5ctable man in the eye of the world Mr.
Ooroyn, but, to my mind, you were a
or rascal, only Robert HarDut used a very
ing strong word before the word rascal,
he Went up to his rooms, applied a match
% the fire already laid in the CRATE with
keIte luu OF water upon it, brought out a
- sul4L tray OF tea things from cupboard
" ana then, sitting down in his great Jat I'm
fire. e0~'u A1'0 Vle
- mere IS one point we have missed. -" he
RAD, suddenly rising to his feet. 1--WE pre-
.tiie' mat there were no other witnesses to
a 'ue marriage beyond the clerk and new
" Ogeher There may have been other peopIe
n VINO sauntered In, seeing the church door
at them w S0'
s. res 'nly he went to his writing table and
'~4ooIeo or the following:
:. twenty POUNDS reward will be given for
SilscoVery OF any one who was present at
ps,i.h t Gs winch took place at Folkestone
tarIsh Church on Nov. 81. 1851. Roth mar,
va were young, the gentleman fair and
sE1S. i iev over middle hight; the lady was
u va1 10 years of age. had brown hair. and
maias 'ery pretty. There were no brides
rre.-a VI friends OF either of the parties
silt ANY Information as 70 any ono
~" NVlng whosswas present at the cara.
II Iory Is 81, 70 De sent to Mr.. Harbut. Pumn
rsqa.l middle Temple, by whom the above
'"aTd will lie paid.n
. ins notice was enclosed with a ro+o -
hin +, t ~ poIAes one church, requesting
prjr,s3 Aaye couple of hundred comics
PLACES in ,' ~ exposed IN the shops and other
Is No. III ne town. Tho account for az
A W. 1ss was to be sent to him He +ba,,
III be had due 70 Constance, telling her what
III, once 1'ue and went out and posted II at
the n an afraid she will be terribly down in
h-sslsl ulIg- When she gets this nota -.
}. tb51 time it will give her someth;u, az az
II fJSrsgig9' 70 his surprise, at o'clock on tba
u names ~ Ny the clerk brought in the
bn a9oame Duport and Miss Cor
AK. harbltr 70 bother you again, Mr..
IL tn ugbt, liner Iele at all, Miss Corbyn. NV
.. ~ eldit sa ~ Vu Iuh1lng on this business
~ lave yopc - 70 ln9 TO talk about il
u upon my iiac,O W suggest any Improvement
X y lstj, ,s 5r think it is excellent but An
IS d4as+r I5lt # 50 nethng while we w m
~ Il r. a3 lay that sbe did not ,ner ~Sle
in tqy iIn'r l although do not GO sdsr IL ~
~ he AID , ,aI e' thought had bet ~ or
...i@ "t,a ~ lsl you.' '''1 DeDIer
~ ~ IN .ll '1iag is of Importance. Mis- 70.
:. Fl .. lr5'o - 10 saying where ligbt NAV
IL l s@' if.is' Annette began 81 ro,,o.
90 BE-, 'ala ~ The poor dear tbst I, par, Sirs;
~ o. Dr. ing 50 long abroad , S'a ner
75i5 iIeaea, AID Der husbs "pi Ss SIC
St.l tsa. they got " On anu very
- ss Fr-ai,iL lsbsud had ~ sSr ys,y wei
81. t.,s very fairly. IT, had s sses W. ..g
Ds5 eaIy sft ~ t,s Sag Gt s''s travelling,
VA 1912 ~ -al'' ~ they 10 lsn e,r 5.a t,.sg