The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-07-27


she would have many troubles in store. He
would have tired OF her In time. All, these
men, but they are selfish
II am sure, Annette" NJ Duport re-
monstrated, but she waved the personal
question aside, and he went on. But you
said the other day that you had changed
your mind Annette, and that you were
convinced now that they we're married"
Eyes, am sure of it, though | did not
think so at first. When we were talking
together a week before the child was born,
she said somethiog about her marriage to
me. l am sure that she was not lying; at
any rate she believed that she was married.
You will see, Victor. that he will ask me to
take care of the child."'
"Why should he, Annetteg"
because married or not married there is
a secret in the affair. He could not take
his wife home, or he would not have
brought her here, and, therefore, he will not
know what to do with the child. 1t will
seem to him an easy way out of his difficult
ties to leave her here with me-"
And you will say"
81 shall, of course, say yes; the child will
toxic up no room in the house. l shall have
bonnie for her, a girl who will be useful
to me also when we have dodgers. The baby
will be no trouble, and no doubt he will
offer pay well. A selfish man is ready to pay
we'll A selfish man ia ready to pay any
thing to save himself trouble. You will
seen
Annette's Judgment was speedily justi
fed. The bell rang few minutes after
" ard. She was absent a quarter of an
hour, and when she returned to her hus-
band she said:
II was right, Victor, he has asked me to
take care Of the child at present. He tells
inc that he married without his fathers
consent. and that he cannot take the child
home during his lifetime He will pay us
e100 year to take care of her. What do
you think of that! 1t is magnificent and it
may last for years. Oh, it was good day
when l sent you down to meet the steamer,
Victor have told him he must go down
to the Maitre and register the birth of the
child. He will do that early tomorrow,
and will leave for Paris directly he has
done it."
"But suppose you never hear of him
| again. Annette" NJ. Duport said, eau
| tiously.
II have no fear of that, Victor. do not
| admire his character, but he will not do
| that; hs was fond of the mother, and he
will not desert the child. He will tomorrow
| give me half a years payment in advance.
He says he will come over from time to
time TO see the child, but | do not think that
we shall see him often"
AS time went on, and no children were
born to Madame Duport, she came to re-
| gard the little girl as her own. She had
been right in her conjecture that its fathers
visits would not be frequent, and indeed it
was not until Constance was 3 years old
| that he again made bis appearance at st.
| Malo. He had particularly requested that
she should be taught English as soon as
| she could speak, and the child was already
able to prattle with equal facility in that
| language and in French. Her father was
| wit har nd
manner, and spent several days at Belle
Vue, where it happened the rooms were at
| the time vacant.
| After that he had come once year, and
as upon the occasion of these visits he al
| ways came provided with store of presents
| purchased in Paris, not only toys, but
dresses, hats and cloaks, the child came to
| look forward eagerly TO the visits. When
she was 10 years old he told Madame Duport
that he would henceforth double the allow
| ance he paid if she would take no other
| dodgers, proposal to which she very will
| lngly agreed He also requested that she
| should be sent to the best school in the
| town, and as she got on, have the advan-
tages OF professors in music and drawing
he undertaking all these expenses.
HE must have come into money" An
nette said TO her husband after he had left,
perhaps he has married again lady with
money. Perhaps his father is dead"
Then why should he not have her homep
NJ. Duport asked.
because he is man." Madame Duport
said, in tone of contempt, land men hate
trouble and talk. Bah! they are poor crea-
lures"
This was rather hard upon M. Duport,
who certainly spared no trouble. aud who
had by this time a clientele and taught
English in several schools, and was dubbed
IA Of nc
was his wife, and when not engaged was
her constant companion in her walks, and
at home when Madame DupOrt was occu-
pied with domestic matters. Constance had
been but few days at school when she re-
turned flushed and breathless, for, accus-
toned to English ways, Annette had not
brought her up rigidly, according to French
notions, and when out with her she would
run or walk as she chose and had grown up
healthy and strong and natural.
Madame she burst out, 81 want to
know why am here instead of being in
England with my papas The girls have
been asking me, and could not tell them;
and they looked very disagreeable, as if it
was sin that should not know. Why is
itg
Annette had been dreadiug this question
for some time, for she knew that 1t would
come sooner or later
81 can only tell you, Constance, what
our father thought right to tell me. He
was married without the consent of his
father. People cannot marry without their
parents consent in France, but they can in
England Still, Of course, if they do so their
fathers can leave all their money away
foom them; so you see your father was
obliged to keep his marriage a secret. No
doubt if your dear mother had lived your
father would in time have taken her home
with him and would in time have gone
hand in hand with her to his father, and
would have said, this is my wife, you can
not help forgiving me and loving her, and
indeed no one could have known her with
out loving her But when she died he d d
not care, l suppose, to brave his fathers
anger until you grew older, SO that he could
take you back, as he would have done her,
and now you see he is having you educated
so that he can be proud of you when you go
home.n
81 don't think l want to go home," Con-
stance said. II am very happy here with
you and Nj. Duport Must go if do not
want tor
"Of course you must go with your father
when he says it is time, child, but it will be
a sore day for US here"
but when will it be?'
"Ah, that l cannot tell you. l should
think when you grow up, or, perhaps, II
your grandfather dies, before that"