The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-09-28

out variety of facts beartag upon tine
case they are no nearer anything approach
ing legal proof than they were when they
started"
"But | am a anxious to get legal proof
as they are,n Philip said, standing up and
leaning against the mantelpiece with his
back 20 the fire. 81 cannot go on holding
this estate il am convinced 10 my mind
that this girl is the rightful heiress. l be-
lieve from what have heard of this story
of the girls mothers bringing up, from the
opinion of those who knew her then, and
the conversation of the woman in whose
house she died, that she was married, and |
am the more coaviaced because | believe
my uncle, although be was perhaps weak
man as well as a proud one. aud although
he acted cowardly part in keeping the
matter a secret for so many years, was not
q ra cal, and he would have bsel a rascal
Of the worst kind if he had either sceived
this girl by a sham marriage, or cut that
leaf from the register. II she lets the
thing drop now do you think that | could
Ii is my business as much as hers, now, to
get TO the bottom Of the matter Do you
think / could live at Corbyn Court, aud be
posing as a country swell, when | knew
tnat / was fraud, and that | was keo 1ilg
girl out of her rights The thing is i'm
possible"
81 was rather afraid that that was the
liSht Indb you "oulu Jake III lu' L mp,
jams Ferris said after long pause.
"Why, there is no other light in which
one could take IL. l feel so convinced my
self that there was MARI age, that my own
inclination would bs to give up the estate
at once.n
THAT would be impossible, as we'll as
foolish" tie lawyer said quietly. "The
es ate is entailed. You have but life in-
terest in it; and if you give it up to-day,
"a III.
ever he or she may be, would at once claim
possession; and this young lady would have
to prove her right to hold it. No, NJ,
Philip. Let US do everything that Is hon
orable, but do not let us be Qulxotio.
have &C ed throughout in what | NAV cali
an extra professio .lal way, on the under
standing with you Tat you were prepared to
throw no unnecessary obstacles in the way,
if this young lady could produce any legal
proofs that she was the heir. and that you
would, directly you were satisfied that this
was the case. afford her every facility for
taking possession. If you like to endeavor
| to satisfy yourself by doing what you can
| to get TO tae bolt IN Of the matter, that is "a
mat er for yourself
"At any rate" Philip said, 81 shall not,
until this matter is settled, touch any Of the
rents of the estate or the interest of the
secu titles in which my uncles money is in
| up the Court, and which would, | suppose,
be allowed to any trustee holding it for an
other, aad as first step toward getting at
| the truth, | think we h I'd better advertise
| for the register of the marriage in one OF the
| London Churches, on the ~, the 2lst of
| November dId you not say 1917"
| "Harbut has done that already, he had
no answers. l should say that there is
really nothing for you to do at present, and
| hot va tuait .t,til
| Every we'll. will remain a few days in
| town. | do not want tohave any explena
| tions with my IN timer uutil it becomes ab.
| solutely necessary. We have not moved
| into the Court yet, as the house in Bath is
more cheerful, and there are only my uncle
| old servants there, SO that there will be
nothing to be put down"
| 81 should sey the best thing you could dc
would be to go for a run on the continent
You will feel horribly unsettled with al
this, and there is nothing like knocking
about for preventing one from sitting down
and worrying over things"
! 81 will think about it. Ferris. | dom
know what want just at present, or how
| shall be feeling. | wish to goodness now
that had gone into the army or emigrated
| or done something of that sort. 1t would
| have been thousand times better for M
in any case. Well, will be going now, il
you don't mind. don't feel as if / coulc
| think or talk of anything else but this, anC
If we were to talk all night about it, it doe
not seem to me that we should fad our
| selves any further on"
Constance Corbyn had not over estimated
| her old nurses devotion. She was, on hel
arrival at st. Malo, received with the great
est delight. NJ Duport and Annette sup
posed that she had become convinced of the
| hopelessness of her search. end had com
back to live with them. When, however
| she told them her story, their faces fell
They were indeed greatly pleased to hear
that it was probable that she might obtair
| the proofs or her mothers marriage, and SC
| come into the estates to which she was en-.
| titled, but the voyage to Australia appeared
| TO them to be terrible undertaking. How
| ever, the next morning at breakfast Annette
| told Constance that she was firmly deter
| mined to accompany her.
| "Victor thinks as | do, my dear, that it il
| quite out of the question that a young CIR
like you should be going all over the world
by herself, ana 1t is clearly my duty to &c
with you"
But, my dear Annette, English girl
very often go out to India, or China, Oh
Australia by themselves, and there is nc
reason why should not do So"
| IF you were going out, Constance, to bt
a governess out there, | should have moth
| w ooJ ICtOT aIlu L WDuIu no
| think it right, but 1t is the custom of En-
| glish girls and no harm might come of it.
| but you are not like others. IL you Obtain
| the proofs you want, and become a grea
lady, you must remember that every on
will become interested in your life, and If il
| were said that you were a young lady who
had wandered about the world alone anc
unattended, it would create an altogethel
bad impression. Again, if you do not sue
coed, and come back here to live with us
such tale will also be to your disadvant
| age. Frenchmeu do not see things as you
! English do, and it would interfere great
with your making good marriage, which.
she added, in reply to Constance's disdainful
| exclamation, lis matter which it is the
duty of Victor and to provide for, what
ever you may think of it yourself; there
| fore, he thinks with me that it is my duty
to go with you. 1 shall, afcer this fright
| NAL de nler is over, no doubt find tht
voyage pleasant, but, in any case, will e,
with you.n
AS Constance had quite expected this de
cision, she did not attempt to argue against
| it, but accepted Annette's offer with graft
| tude.
"You know l should like to have You
with me, Annette, it will make all the diff
ference in the jouraey, but it does seen
hard dragging you away, and very hard o.
M. Duport, too"
81 should not let daughter go on such
| journey, my dear, and | am not going t.
| let YOU QOn Annette said pOsitively $50 Il