The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-21

is a thing they would be likely to do. They
would be perfectly content to remain quiet
and to leave this man in Australia a altogether
alone, So long as they believed there was no
chance whatever of our getting on to his
track. By making an arrangement of the
kind you mention with tine butcher. to
whom they may be sure we should 20 if we
want to get at his brother. they would learn
at once that we had got hold of the right
clew and were following it up, aud would
themselves act without loss of time"
How could they acts" Constance asked.
"lf perfectly INSCRIPTIONS and with
plenty Of funds at their disposal, their
course would probably be 60 send an agent
to him with instruction to say, for pur-
poses Of our own, we want TO get you out Of
the way. Another party wants you to
prove that the Corbyn married in Folke-
stone Church is Algernon Corhyn of Bath.
They might tell him this or they might not
but at any rate they would tell him that
they wanted to get him out of the way
and were prepared to give him a round sum
down to sell off his business at once, to
change his name, aud to sail by the next
vessel say to San Francisco, and to allow
him 80 much year as long as he remained
in the United States and held his tongue"
Then, in that case, Mr.. Harbut, there is
evidently no time to be lost"
mo; surprising your suggestion to be a
correct one, Miss Corbyn, should say we
ought to lose no time whatever, but should
send out instructions by the next mail.n
But supposing the other people, who
ever they are, sent out an agent direct by
the next mail, Mr.. Harbut, he would be be.
fore US. Suppose you wrote to firm in
Sydney some days might be lost, or even a
week or two. before there was a vessel going
up to Brisbane Perhaps they would not
send themselves, but would write to some
one there TO take it in ha I'd, and he might
waste some days before ne went OUT TO find
this man. You see. il they had even twelve
hours start Of us, it might be fatal"
Robert Harbut was silent; ne could not
deny the justice of the girls reasoning.
Il have been thinking il over all night. ~
| Constance went on; "and it seems to me alb
solutely essential that Thomas Morson
should hear from us before he hears from
| any one else. Twenty hours loss of time
might be everything, and if we once lost
this man we might never recover his traces
again. So have quite made up my mind.
If Miss Peyton will be- SO very kind as to
spare me, to go out myself"
ITO go out yourselfF' her three hearers
exclaimed 10 astonishment.
why not| Constance asked, quietly
there is nothing very extraordinary for a
lady to go out by herself to India or Aus
tralia. see no difficulty in it whatever.
should not like TO trust any one else when
know how important even an hour NAV be
The moment the ship arrives in port |
should land. and could start in half an hour
for Morson's place, wherever it NAV be.
When found the man, should say L am
Miss Corbyn, the daughter of Mr.. Corbyn
you ira yeled with. | want your evidence
in England to the effect that the Mr.. Cor
byn you saw married at Folkestone was Mr..
Corbyn who was at st. Boniface, and |
nave paper here ready signed agreeing TO
bear the expenses of your Journey and to
pay thousand pounds for your trouble.
out in the meantime want you to drive
with me at once to the nearest magistrate
aud there, i'll his presence, to siga de lara
ton to that effect If / had that once in
my pocket, the other man might come
when he liked, as j suppose the declare
tion, properly attested. could be used as
evidence
mo doubt 1t could, Robert Harbut said ::
"alth ough it would be much better to have
the man himself in court"
"Of course, | will get him if possible, Mr..
HAIRCUT; but, at any rate, after having
signed his declaration he would be less
likely to listen to any offers made to him by
the other side Besides, If l were there, /
should go to solicitor and get him to put
some one on to watch the man night and
day, and to follow him wherever he went.
even to the United States, SO that we should
not lose sight of him again"
But, surely, if you were to send out an
agent, Robert, it would do as we'll as
Miss Corbyn going herself" Miss Peyton
said.
II dare say it would, Miss Peytor," Con-
stance broke in before Robert HAIRCUT
could answer; ''but l want to do it myself.
should be in such fever of anxiety for
the next four or five months that | don't
know how should get through them and
should never forgive myself If by any
chance it went wrong. And, in the second
place, L should like to clear my mothers
name myself. Besides, sending out q good
detective would cost d great deal of
money!
That need not trouble you, my dear,n
Miss Peyton said. 81 am convinced that
you will come into your inheritance, and |
shall be only too pleased to let You have
any money you require; this you can treet
as loan, and repay me when you come into
your fortune"
You are very, very kind" Constance
said, with tears in her eyes, "but please do
not try to prevent my going | would much
rather go myself
But, my dear Constance" Miss Leices-
ter said, VI don't think you realize what an
undertaking it would be. Fancy making
SuCu JOutLe) ny yourself.
Il think | have heard" Constance said.
"of girls going out alone to India or China
to be married there. don't think l should
like TO do that, but if girls can do it to get
married, surely | can do it to clear my
mothers name"
Miss Peyton smiled in spite of her v.xa-
ton.
You may think marriage a more i'm
portant thing some day than you seem to
think at present. my dear. Sill, own I
do not see any geat difficulty about the
voyage; it is what you will do there that
am thinking of"
II do not see any difficulty at ell, Miss
Peyton. Brisbane is large town, and
suppose the country round is just as civil
lied as it here; be,ides, really. thiak il
very likely that shall not be alone. If
there Is time before the mail goes, I shall
run over 10 st. Malo, and | feel worry sure
that my dear nurse, Madam Duport, will
insist on going with me. She would have
stopped in England with me for year or
more if I-would have let her, and would
have spent every half-pe my that she has
in the world to help me. She regards me as
her own child, aud although she let's me
have my own way great deal, she insists
on my letting her have hers, too, and as she
will be paymaster," she added with smile.
81 suppose she will have her own way in
this. !"
well, that will he comfort" Miss Pew
ton said, and then, after a pause, went on.
9 Robert, there is the Times on that table,
please see about the sailing of the Australian
alo ~