The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-20

do no good, and it will be a terrible sight
for you. Later on you can see him, per-
haps, but not at present l shall not go up
myself now"
w hat are you going to dog" she asked.
II do not know" he replied; 81 think, " he
went on after pause, ~ had better go TO
the coroner's and ask him If it will be
necessary to have an inquest. Nothing can
he done until we know that; If he says no,
L will see about the other arrangements.
suppose 1t Is my business to look after them
Ii he says yes, there will be nothing else to
be done till that is over. | will take a close
carriage and drive over to the Court; likely
] enough they will have heard nothing there
| as yet about it."
mo, Philip" his mother said, sharply:
mot yet. would not go up to the Court,
people might say afterward that you were
in hurry to take possession"
mo one would say that" he said, throw
ing back his head haughtily. and then, with
| a change of tone, you are upset, mother.
and not yourself, or do not think that YOU
! would have said that. do not believe that
any one who knows me would credit me
with so mean a thought. Till you spoke,
| the thought of the difference this would
make to Inc never oncs entered my mind :"
mo doubt you are right, Philip; still
think it is better not to go there to day, but
sec about the other arrangements. / will lie
down for Dit
But Mrs. Clitheroe did not lie down. She
paced restlessly up and down her room. her
brain too busy for her even to sit down for
moment.
AT last she moved swiftly to the door,
opened it and stock listening No one was
moving in that part of the house. As soon
as she assured herself of this, she opened
the door of the next room and went in
The body lay on the stretcher on which it
had been carried up, the ends being placed
on two chairs. The doctor had hastily
thrown his handkerchief over the face be-
fore it was brought into the house, and it
still lay there.
Ms. Clltheroe was at no time nervous
woman, and with scarcely a pause at the
door she walked up to the side of the body.
She had nerved herself to the task. The
overcoat and the coat beneath it were both
un0uttoned; for DR.. Vesey had opened
them when he first knelt beside the fallen
man to see if his heart was still beating.
Mrs. Cltheroe thrust her hand into the
breast pocket of the undercoat and drew
forth several letters. She glanced at the
writing outside. One of the envelopes was
larger than the rest, and q slight exclama-
| ton broke from her as she glanced at it.
She replaced the rest, and with this in her
hand returned to her room, locking her
door behind her. She lighted the gas, for
| the short day was waning, and but little
light made its way through the closely
drawn blinds. Then she sat down and
opened the envelope.
1t contained three papers only; the copies
of the certificate of marriage between AL
gernon Corbyn and Constance Purcell, and
| copies OF the French official documents GER
tifying to the birth and baptism of Con-
stance Corbyn, daughter of Algernon and
! Constance Corbyn; and to the death and
| burial of Constance Corbyn, wife of Alger-
non Corbyn, and daughter of William aud
! Jane Purcell.
Mrs. Clitheroe sat for some time with
these papers before her. Should she destroy
| them? Was there anything to be gained bv
doing 500 Perhaps nothing III the end, but
1t would retard matters. Did Philip know
OF the existence of these papers he would
| doubtless want to relinquish everything at
once, and give up the matter without a
struggle. She did not wish that it should
be otherwise; he was Clitheroe rather than
a Corbyn, and would not take it to heart
that this grandchild of a village schoolmas-
ter should reign at Corbyn Court Her de-
stroying these papers would probably
make no difference; no doubt Algernon had
left will and it would all come to the same
thing. These documents were but copies
of registers. and could be easily replaced
still, II they were found at once-for there
| would no doubt be an examination
into all papers and documents-there
would be an end to the matter, while, if
they were not forthcoming, there would at
| least be breathing time until the will was
opened, at any rate. She concluded at last
| that they might as well be burned. She
opened a desk which stood on the table;
| took out small memorandum book and
noted down in it the name of the church
where the marriage was performed, and
| those of the minister and OF the witnesses
| to the ceremony. She did this under q
vague idea that the information might be
possibly useful. Then she rose, twisted 10
the Three papers and the envelope, and held
them one by one in the fire that was burn
\ ing in the CRATE.
81 do not slppos it will be of any USE y
she said to herself; ''but if there should be
chance / will defend Philip g rights to the
| end"
| There was an inquest and funeral, and
Algernon Corbyn was laid in the old fmiy
vault, and Philip Clitheroe took possession
| of the Court as its unquestioned heir. No
will had been found. The family solicitors,
upon icing communicated with, were una
ware that such will had been prepared.
1t had certainly not been drawn out by
| them.
| Philip Clitheroe was really sorry for the
! death of his uncle, although he had never
entertained any strong affection for him.
| There was a lack of cordiality upon the
part Of the elder man that had kept his
| nephew aloof from him.
Uucle always shakes hands as If he did
not like it," Philip had once as a boy COM
| planned to his mother. II would much
! rather that he did not shake hands at ALL"
ut is only his way" his mother had said.
Your uncle was never demonstrative
man. The Corbyns have always had a
quiet manner. You do not take after
them, Philip
Well, mother, if you do not mini my
saving SO, am glad l do not. I wonder
whether uncle when he was boy always
spoke as If he was measuring his words, aud
whether he ran OF shouted like other boys.
| should like TO see uncle running and shout
ing"
Mrs. Clitheroe did not even smile an ap-
proval, for joke relating to Corbyn of
Corbyn Court was in her eye almost an act
of irreverence
II do not like such remarks, Philip she
said, sharply. They are extremely bad
form, to say the least of it. Members of q
family should never make such remarks
about each other. If we do NOT respect
ourselves how can we expect others to re-
spect us.n
Every well, MOTHER Philip replied,
| good-temperedly. "For my part, would