The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-04-19


Saw again the old gray church, and the
plain. placid face Of the preacher.
mo good will ever cJme Of 1t; the hand
stained with blood is accused" Did these
| words come back to her now as a warning
Did some bright messenger of light bear
| them on the winds Of the morning to her
distracted ears, If so, sac thrust them
aside.
What does be know Of anguish like
mine" she taought, thinking Of the gentle
rector. For me there Is no lOop-hole, no
escape"
3
The day wore on; one after the other the
| great clock in the hall licked away the
I IrrecOverable hours. They passed for the
most under the house roof as days do;
passed and made no sign, but to the woman
who watched the dial bringing her nearer
| and nearer TO the moment her soul .shud-
dered from, and yet TO which she had
nerved her hand, they seemed 20 1y; they
| seemed printed on her brain in marks of
| fire.
! Lord Ennismore had gone early on the
mOors as toe day was fine, but the weather
changed considerably at noon, and the wind
| saitted, aud a mist came stealing down
/ over the purple bills. Lady EHnsmOr
lanched with her children and their gover-e
neIs, at least she sat at the table and drank
some wine, but food never crossed her
| palate. She lifted little Pat on her knee
and kissed him ere the young ones left the
! table; kissed him in silence. with strange,
| lingering passion, an intensity Of emotion
! that made the child look wonderingly up in
| her face.
rs 'ou i'll, mo herr he asked, with his
| pretty lisp.
NO, darling" she answered, and she put
| him down and rose abruptly and went and
stood looking out Of one OF the windows on
! the misty hills.
Tine day has rather changed, Lady En-
nism re, but still | think the girls would be
all the better for O walk in the grounds for
half an hour or son said Miss Sinclair's
| even tones before she left the room, land
then, if you do not object, should like
later on to walk into Mortonbury, as have
little errand therep
Certainly; just as you please, Miss Sin
| clair, but do not let Julia stay out too long
| if the mist increases
ooh, no: / shall see how the weather
turns" smiled Miss Sinclair; now come,
my dears. "
The girls went out of the room with their
| governess, but Pat fingered few minutes
| longer until bis nurse came for him He
went up to his mother and slid his little
hand in hers.
Mother, ou's never been to see Snap!" he
said.
as that your little dog. darliugG' she
answered, looking down at the boys beauti-
full, innocent face.
Ives, it's such fun! calls i'm Snap just
20 brighten old nurse. and isn't she in a blue
funk even if he looks at err"
MY darling, you should not use such
words &C that"
81 pick 'em up in the stables" explained
Master Pat; II know shouldn't say 'em to
'ou, but they slips out"
So the boy prattled on, and the wretched
mother stood by listening to his childish
words. But they did not shake her deter
mutation. Again she glanced at the clock
on the mantelpiece-three now, then four
would come, and at five O'clock she meant
to 60 out into the woods on her dark err
rand.
The nurse came presently for the little
heir, ana again Lady Ennismore kissed the
sweet face, and then with a deep gasping
sigh she also left the room and went to
her own bedroom with heavy, listless foot
steps.
Miss Sinclair and the girls in the mean
time had gone into the grounds. Young
CurZon was still at Brackenford and still
continued on many an afternoon to walk
with Miss Sinclair and her pupils. Lady
Ennismore had been too much absorbed
lately with her own overpo wering emotions
to take any heed of their doings, and Mr.
Curzon was beginning seriously to consider
handsome governess, when he really meant
TO win fair Julia Bingham for his wife 1t
was rather an amusing dilemma, for Miss
Sinclair considered Julia too young for q
rival, and Julia thought Miss Sinclair too
old! Curzon quietly favored both ideas,
and 1t no doubt rather entertained him to
do 50. But he had to be very careful for
he was we'll aware that he had a sharp
woman to deal with when her own vanity
did not blind Miss Sincar's sense.
This particular afternoon, however, Miss
Sinclair did not intend to devote to Mr.
Curzon. She had seen meeting announced
to take place in Mortonbury, to assist some
local charity, at which the rector was to
speak, and she meant to attend this meeting,
and therefore soon found it was too misty
in the grounds for the girls to stay there
80, don't go in yet Miss Sinclair" beg
ged Julia Bingham with a sudden blush
when Miss Sinclair announced her intention
of returning to thehouse.
You heard what Lady Ennismore said,
DEAR" answered Miss Sinclair gently, but
determiuedly, land it is too misty, and
cannot allow you to stay out"
Just half an hour more, it is so early
pleaded Julia looking at her little watch,
and Knowing it was too soon to expect t.
see MIR. Curzon's slender figure aud hand
some face emerging from the shelter of the
frs, where they so often met him.
buG MISS SlnCIalT was IlT IN. 1 ne meeting at
Mortonbury was to take place at O'Clock,
and Miss Sinclair meant TO be there in time,
and so nothing that Julia could say had the
least effect on her. The mist also favored
her, for the white clinging vapors were be-
coming more dense, and came stealing in
mysterious fashion along the walks, and
the fir tops were growing indistinct, and
the hill tops had vanished away.
Therefore Miss Sinclair insisted upon her
pupils returning to their comfortable
schcolroom, and left them there reading by
the fire. At least, she left Maud reading,
and Julia pretending to read, all the time
thinking of young Curzon.
perhaps he will come in here" secretly
hoped the young girl, when he does not
find US in the grounds" More than once
indeed Curzon had found his way on some
excuse or other to the cosy schoolroom. and
Miss Sinclair had smilingly pardoned his
intrusion. But on this occasion he did not
| appear, and Julia was forced, discontinued,
| to go on with her story book. Then as it
grew dark maid brought in some tea.
Are we not to have tea in the drawing
room this afternoons' asked Julia, looking
| up.
mo. Miss Julia" answered the maid
setting down her tray. My lady is going
out for short walk in the grounds, and
Miss Sinclair is out, and my lady ordered
| YOUR tea to be brought up here, and Master