The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-20

mine. 1t was only a few hundred pounds,
but it was enough to take me to Australia,
and so to Australia | went.
TIE only person to whom communicated
| my address when settled down IN the COL
onies was the solicitor who had drawn up
our deed of separation. | thought it as
well to let somebody know it IN case Of acct
dent.
| obtained situation over there in the
name of William Smith. dropped the
Hengist, because in Australia 1t was In the
way, and | didn't want it. After I had
been there about two years | fell madly in
love with a young lady, the daughter of the
people who kept the house where l lodged.
Then began to feel the bitterness Of my
position. My love was returned. Then
did another mad, wicked thing | never
intended to go back to England again. My
wife and l were separated forever-dead to
each other She had taken ner maiden
name again, aud SO / married. married my
sweet lutte Cora, and lived with her as hap
by as the conscience l could not entirely
stihe would allow me to be.
1t is difficult for a man who has not been
placed in my position to understand how
could bring myself to act as did.
To understand it you must take into con-
sideration all e circumstances and remem-
Der that had never had any love for the
woman who had marred my life by making
me her dupe. had never known one mo-
ment of happiness of married life with her,
and rebelled against the idea of growing
old, robbed by her trickery OF the solace Of
a loving woman's companlonship.
My position was o desperate one-the
step | took to remedy it was desperate
one. But persuaded myself that l was
another man, the husband OF Marion Ellis
haddisappoared from the world and that the
husband of Cora Williamson dad nothing
in common with hin. And persuadng
myself thus, refused any longer TO be made
miserable, and determined to make the best
of my life and lot my terrible secret die if
need be with me.
After my marriage settled down, and
my good star seemed TO be III che ascendant
With q little capital Ccra's father lent me
went into business, speculated and pros
pered, aud at the end of another two years
l was fairly well off.
We had sweet little home and l WIS
supremacy happy. Cora was a devoted
wife, and from the first hour of our mar
riaEe we never had an angry word.
| Sometimes in the silence of the night
would wake up aud think OF the other
woman and the other life. But | never let
the thought linger. drove 1t away and
last brought myself TO almost believe that
the past was q dream-a Dlghtmare-a
something which was only the creation Of
my own imagination.
The good luck which had set in after my
marriage with Cora continued, and at last
a big successful coup made me the possessor
of what might without exaggera-
ton be called fortune, At any rate | was
placed beyond the necessity Of work and
had leisure to enjoy life and devote myself
to my wife's society and my own amuse-
ment
Then there came upon me an intense
longing to go over to England for awhile
to see the old country again. My wife was
very anxious to 60. 1t had been the dream
of her life TO see Europe.
Where was the dangerf | vas only Mr.
William Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Smith coulC
stay at any hotel without attracting alton
ton to their names, and the other woman
was hardly likely to meet US or even tt
know Of Coras existence. We we're sep
arated. She was Miss Ellis, spinster, anC
if the worst came to the worst she couldn'
betray me without the story Of why l lef
her coming out, and that might be awkward
for the $50. 900.
She would have to account for her taking
her maiden name. She would have to in
fiict such an injury upon me by taking pro
ceedings that she would be sure that
should not spare her in return.
She had told me at the time we separated
that all she desired was to be left free. Wa
she likely, even If by a remote chance sh,
learned of my marriage, to sacrifice be-
freedom and proclaim herself my wife.
She had never loved me-there could b.
no Jealousy. She had everything to gaiI
by holding her tongue and everything K
lose by making me her enemy Again ny
fatal habit OF arranging matters to sui
my own views came into play. convinced
myself that there was no earthly chance o
Marion crossing my path, or assuming I
hostile attitude.
And so at last we sailed for England. Ii
London we went to the L9ngham hotel
showed my wife all the sights of the grea
city, and she was delighted.
One day l thought | would like to show
her my mothers grave, 80 l took her t.
Highgate, where we had buried my mothe
beside my father in the family grave he ha'
purchased years before the crash came.
had some difficulty in finding the tomb
so left my wife on the gravel path Will
| went wandering around.
l found il at last.
A feeling of sorrow came over me as
gazed on the spot where my parents had lai
! lRsthe grave side by side so long while ha
been far away Ia a strange land beyond tn
J seas.
The tears came into my eyes and the mis-
before them prevented me seeing YER.
clearly at first
l saw my fathers name and immediatel,
under 1t my mothers.
Also of Jane
Wife of the above.
Who entered into her rest
August, 1S8-
: Poor mother | made up my mind &
come again to the cemetery before | lef
and lay wreath of immortelles upon he
tomb.
It would at least be a sign OF my havin
remembered her when was far away.
l was just turning to 60 and bring m
wife to the grave when ! saw that there wa
further inscription underneath m
mothers. l looked at it for a moment
then started back with wild cry of aston
ishment.
Did my eves deceive, was the victim c
some extraordinary illusion! No, ther
were the big black letters upon the marbl
slab before me:
Also of
William Hengist Smith,
Son of the above,
Who died September the -, l6S-,
Aged "A,
And is here inferred.
Son OF the above. | was their only sor
My name was William Hengist Smith.
was looking at my own tomb. | wa
. dead and buried, and my body lay beneat
! hat marble slab In Higqgate cemetery.
! TO be COncladed.)
wHAT THE vAMoOsE CANDO.
Mr.. Hearst's Steam Yacht Let Out o.
the Hrd son