The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-15

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YOU like howersi Come to tie orchid
house and see some Of Kate's work. She's
my head gardener, that dear girl"
What was to be expected when two men
met who adored the same woman-one her
father, one her loverf Before they had
gone half way 70 the orchid house Sir Reg
inald had opened his heart
Il don't want TO see her again, Mr..
Hetherington," said the poor fellow, still
I've told you all about it And she knows
love her. [ can't help it or alter it. / have
never cared about any woman before, and
so have never spoken about myself to any
one.n
"This Is very sudden" said Frank Heth-
erington. taking his pips out Of his mouth
and looking at it. He looked at il 50 much
during the Lext quarter Of an hour that at
last it went out altogether.
II know It is sudden, said Sir Reginald,
but / am very much in earnest. am go
log to tell you the whole truth. Il | am
sent away l will 90 this very day and never
see your daughter again. / have a strange
feeling. which may be very presumptuous,
that could win her regard IL might try
to; and therefore l will not go without a
completeunderstandin You and she shall
kno " all.n
For half an hour they walked up and
down upon the grass and talked In low
voices. At the end Of it they went into the
orchid house. Kate was there. She no
ticed instantly that her fathers pipe was
out. and his face ashen pale
He made an excuse aud left them.
There is something the matter" said
Kate. looking after him. my father is i'll.
VIII you think me rude, Sir Reginald, If
follow hint"
Don't 90, he answered. 81 am to tell
| you what makes him look like that"
Kate looked up in surprise, and something
in his face made her tremble.
There was q bench placed in one corner,
from which the prettiest view of the orchid
house was commanded. Kate sat down
here, and Sir Reginald came ana sat beside
her and spoke. He talked for long while In
a low. soft voice, that sometimes became very
| impassioned and sometimes grew almost
inaudiblo with emotion. At last he ceased,
and strange silence fell on them. Sir
Reginald did not look toward her, did not
/ lean toward her.
| "Will you not speaKF' he said, after few
moments Of the silence, which became I'M
bsarable to him.
"You must give me time," she said, very
low. "Give me little while. dare not
| Icannos-say more YETI
He took her hand and kissed it, and was
comforted by its warm pressure. Then he
rose and left her with her thoughts.
The next week was like a wild, strange
VI 0dlh W AAhc one ul0I ClT
Reginald daily, and usually twice In the
day. He thought OF no one else, looked at
ne one else, and suffered the ag mics Of sus-
Pense with the subdued quiet of perfect
good breeding. He was with her oontin-
ually. yet he never allowed her to feel op-
pressed by his presence or to be more than
just aware OF the consuming anxiety which
oppressed him.
Frank Hetheripgton thought of nothing
all through fhfa UUaar o..
him, but his dear elder girl.
Adela was always at the court, and
seemed very happy, flirting in her usual
reckless. disdai1ful manner, with all the
men. She followed the hounds every run
with distinction, and was constantly with
Maurice Harcourt. Yet no one thought
much of this. for other men were also con-
sbantly about her.
Frank Hetherington and Kate we're far
too much absorbed to think Of Adela, being
satisfied BY her gaiety that she was happy
enough. Br Reginsld's mind and heart
were both TO full to admit of his realizing
anything outside of his own horizon, The
only person who saw that crisis was about
to come was Fanny Trevellian. But even
she had no idea that when it came it would
be like a thunder bolt falling La the midst of
q crowd of unprepared holiday makers. If
she had she would not have suffered quite
so bitterly from mortified pride and bitter
envy.
The thunderboN fell. One day Adela
Hetherington did not come back after at
tending a meet.
Maurice Harcourt did not appear at din
ner that evening at the court; nor was there
any sign OF him later on.
BY the next day it was known all over
the country, and through the hunting com
munity, that these two had eloped straight
from the hunting field. They had left the
hunt when its fever was at the hight and
ridden away TO the nearest big station. The
horses were found In a stable there: the
mewsmaster said they had been left with
HIM by gentleman who paid a weeks
keep for them and said they would be called
for.
When Adela's pat hunter. Brown Bess,
was led home to her own stable there was
an awful silence and quiet about Hether-
ington House. Adelas father sat in his den,
before his writing table, where lay sheet
of paper on which he was continually about
to commence letter to his unhappy child.
She confident. glad, reckless in her happi-
ness. had told him where to address 20 her In
Paris. She had gone of in her riding
farthtng. Of money, confident In the man
she loved.
The wretched father tried to write, but
could NOS.
AT last he framed telegram and sent IL.
and sat stur eaed. waiting for the answer.
His message ran thus:
THE man yeu are with is already mar
ried Come home.n
This was the answer:
The man who told you this lie hos mad
ness in his blood. I have not allowed Adela
to see your message, and father who will
allow a mailman to be his danghter's ac-
cepted lover Is unfit for responsibility"
The return message ran thus:
81 know Sir Reginald's curse, and your
infamy also. May miserable death re ward
your trcachsry."
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