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


CHAPTER II.
A crowd quickly gathered round the
fallen men and horse, and policeman who
was standing at the corner of the York
Hotel ran up the hill to the spot, lifted the
coachman into a sitting position, just as a
gentleman who had seen the accident came
out from one of the houses in Oxford row
with Jug Of water. The policeman saw
that he could be of no assistance here, and
pushed through the crowd gathered round
;he other fallen man. They had turned him
over, and one Of them kneeling by his side
was supporting his head.
"Why, it is Mr. Corbyn!" the policeman
exclaimed.
81 am afraid it is all over with him." the
man who was supporting Mr.. Corbyn's head
said, looking up. HE came with his head
right against those steps"
'He is breathing" the policeman said,
leaning down over him.
At this moment a gentleman pushed
through the crowd, saying:
make way, please, am a DOCTOR" A
moments examination sufficed to enable
ture of the skull. Thsre is not the slightest
hope OF his surviving it,
1T is Mr.. Corbyn, sir" the policeman re-
marked in awed tones, for that such an &C
cident should befall Mr.. Corbyn of Corbyn
Court, one Of the magistrates of the county,
seemed terrible indeed to him.
Eyes, | know him." the doctor replied.
'Let me think. His sister. Mrs. Chtheroe,
lives in Royal Crescent"
''Yes, sir, know the house." the police
man said.
HE had better be carried there. Send
down to the police station for four men and
stretcher Now, how about the other?"
| and he went to examine the coachman. He
was still lying insensible.
II think he is only stunned, +" the doctor
Eaid, after examining him. "Of course,
| there may be conclusion of the brain, but
that | cannot tell at present He had bet
ter be carried down to the hospital at
once.n
By this time two more policemen had
come up: these with some difficulty cleared
the road of the crowd, cut the traces and
got the horse on to his legs, removed the
shattered dogclrt out of the way of the
traffic, and placed the two portmaDJeaus
which had also flown out into the road, be-
side it. In few minutes the men arrived
with two stretchers The doctor had al
ready proceeded to the Crescent to break
the news to Mrs. Clitheroe.
Tie shock was a great one. Algernon
L was her only brother, and although she had
l always inwardly lamented that he did not
come up to her ideal of what Corbyn
should be, she had yet never had any seri-
/ Gus difference with him from his boyhood
until that which had occurred on the previ-
Gus day. All Mrs. Clitheroe's affections
we're centered in her SON.. 1t was for his sake
that she had been SO deeply angered the
/ day before when she heard that another
stood between him and Corbyn Court
l Nevertheless the sudden news of the death
1 Of her brother came as a terrible shock to
1 her, and waG heightened by the fact that
they parted IN anger, for by the time that
4 AlgeTnon was carried to the house in Royal
\ Crescent, the FAINT flicker of life which had
remained had died out, and it was a corpse
that was carried into the room upstairs.
Ten minutes later Philip arrived breath
less, the news having reached him at the
club
This is an awful shock, mother,n he
said, as he entered the room in which she
7as sitting, 'it must be terrible for you.
Mould scarce believe it when DR.. VeseY came
;hto the club and told me. am awfully
sorry for uncle; it seems he was on his way
to the station, for he had his portrn anteaus
with him; they have brought them here
and put them III the hall suppose he was
a little late, and was driving fast to catch
the train 1t Is a beastly hill, and on al sharp
day like this as slippery as glass"
II had not heard that he was on his way
up to town." Mrs. ChtLeroe said, rousing
herself suddenly.
He must have been, mother. and sun-
pose he was going for some little time. as he
Il had two portmauteaus with him. | know
when he runs up for a day or two he only
Il takes one, for have gone up with him half
dozen timesn
Up to this point Mrs. Clttheroe had
scarcely thought coherently, her mind had
seemed nummbed with the suddenness of
-he shock
| Algernon was dead, had been killed close
20 ner door, they had taken him upstairs
lhis she had repeated over and over again
to herself in dull mechanical sort of Way.
II ouS fhllp,S words turned her thoughts into
j a fresh channel Algernon had said he
meant to act at once, but that with him sell
Il "on meant much, and she had reckoned
~pon fortnight or three weeks delay before
II ee se1 OUT TO tetch ibis daughter of his. But
II tor once he had evidently reused himself to
carry out his intention, when he had been
II stricken down, and was on his way to
~ france to produce the girl who was to rob
Philip of his inheritance
her brain was actively at work now
d nat would be the effect of this accidents
Il DID this girl know that she was the heiress
OF Corbyn Court? Did any one know save
Algernoni If not-and at this point Philip
put his hand on her shoulder.
he shock has been too much for Won.
mother; you had best lie down for a little
Time. Have you seen himm
She shook her head.
q DR.. Vesey was within" she said, speak
ing for the first time, me went out when
sney brought him in, and came back, and
9aAu That 1t was all over. He made me go
ITO the dining room, as he said it was