The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-17
CHAPTER VI.
THE SEARCH BEGINS.

The next morning at the appointed hour
Constance Corbyn and Madame Duport
were on the platform at Paddington, and
were joined two minutes later by Robert
Harbut.
II congratulate you on your punctuality,"
he said as he joined them. THAT is a
hopeful sign. You know the motto, Pune
tnality, security and Dispatch Noa 1t Is
that of the London Parcels Delivery, and
upon the whole they act to it. Now, then,
let us see about our places first. You have
got tickets; that is right. All, here is an
empty carriage. If you place your rugs on
this seat, one each side of that window, l
will put my bag next TO them. That is it 1:
now We have got possession of the seats
Where is your luggage' Is it all con-
tanned in that bagp
Our portmanteau is labeled and put in
the van" Madame Duport said. ~ am &C
customed to travelling in England and seeing
after luggage"
capital, then l have only to jump out
and get two o. three papers, so that l can
read when my conversation becomes iusup :
portable"
He is funny" Constance said as Robert
haFbut eaped from the carriage, The is
quite unlike Frenchmen. One minute I
VnlhK MIN clever man and the next an abb
surd boy"
lhey are like that, these English, :" Mad
anle Duport said. They are much younger
frelrhnnpn ho
french boy sto be thought man, but these
young Englishmen seem to like to remain
ooyS Tor ever so long, and yet they are full
II was pleasant journey down.
A'er coatting for bit, Robert Harbu.
ralueu TWO illustrated papers to his com.
panIonS, and saying:
noIit;oa pose you do not care for English
P'Htt,cs, opened the Times 1851
constance looked at him with Y,,,ob .,
IF, v 90 No Uegan reading, and then said:
vo,, Excuse - me, Mr.. Harbut. but tbongb+
IN N, used spectacles.n
I've young barrister laughed
NJ. lou VIII not see me- nsa tbo,, .
fo ,%S eorDyn. 1t was only because I had
saw NV IL 'nem as well as the wig that Won
exceI'ant ~ then. The fact is, my sight is
scions Ions as ouC you see l am painfully con-
wear tbasd nly youthful appearance. and 7
Of grs svGse great glasses to give me an air
ap6saron u! and wisdom. | do think their
III - N I Is very effective"
"RealIT 'oiy striking" Constance Iauuhad
strapgs n "ueh l first saw you with that
glasses WI wig on, and those great round
~ you remlned me of an OWL
wba,, lave observed the Resemblance ,,rao,s
int
4 repuIatioo9 court. You see the owl has -
II tTT' eN!n Tor wisdom.n O"4 nas
I those lux lux You look much wiser v,;+ho,,.
II have e-.SseS, Mr.. Harbut. The o,yi ,,'n.U
1tis s1sa o Duration for wisdom hut I ,hiniI
4 Your ewes " di. as stupid as an OWL You
sion behind IN ~. seem to have any exnreSS
they look as eHGse glasses; they lookIweIl
/ enough ,,n as II they could sac sha m9n
Il win ~; SuaO one sees them naturaIIy
Miss Corhvrr' i " over what You have ssid
be a serioy yn, ne said gravely. at would I%
Just when t6l matter TO leave them OFF nou'
i sheet Tor bevo orc beginning to have an
noutusn lave had two briefs this last sir
Ibo,eJ you think we had ho..
ap5rd'slll,l hsieurF Annette asi SeI0er go to a
cached Bath '''e asked as the train
Loo ,'ouiu think you would g.,
III Thor. I'M rtable at botoi ~ 'eel strange
hlet it'll ue no difficulty in .epiled.
Fe let ir lo, uslhg; half the honsas ss a.. w.
gave orr ts,ugs. When we ,sa, ', ,t ~ nath
II .lht about sr'1ss In the cloak.roo,, w We
--ag 10 AMI ,-'. llen when YOU dnd so, a'iu
Allln for 80, we can come bacL - ~
n ptup az a 'Vul things. OF eouTso tns
-, Il would ~ think, Mada,oa 1 na.
~ 'o''er for You 70 Give