The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-20
CHAPTER XVIII.
"LovE MUST BE REQUIrED. "

Sergt. Evans, when he had once con-
vinced himself that DR.. Lyndon was decid-
eddy not engaged in the manufacture Of base
money, looked upon his avocations no longer
any business Of his. He had little doubt
what the doctor was, in his own mind but
granted he was a Russian spy still the ser
geant did not see exactly how he was to in
terfere in the case. Criminals Of all classes
he had tracked and hunted down, there was
no otfense against the law Of which he was
not thoroughly ccgnlZ mt, but he did not
see under what head the doctors offense
could be classified. ID was a crime not men-
toned in the statute book, and therefore
the sergeant fnally concluded it was no sf-
fair of MS and that, especially as the culprit
had fled, he would trouble himself no more
about it. Still to an enthusiast like the
sergeant, the thing had great fascination.
He positively reVeled in the unravelng of
the elaborate webs woven by the felonious
classes and although he could not exactly
make up his mind that the doctor belonged
TO them, and though professionally 1t would
be waste of me to further investigate the
matter, still he was curious about the doc
tors former life and aDtecedents. He read
the account Of his death in the paper, for it
had attracted some little attention, for
though eventually determined to be acct
dental, there had been e suspicion of foul
play in the first Instance, and this recalled
the affair once more to his recollection.
It SO happened that duty connected with
the apprehension ofa gang of swiBdlers who
had been engaged in what is technically
known as 1.-The long firm business" carried
him over to Paris, and on his way back he
resolved to have pnlaver with his brethren
of the French police at Boulogne with re-
gard to DR.. Lynden's death"
''Ah. it was a strange affair that" said
one of their number. ~ q could make moth
ing of it. don't believe it was an accident
any more than ! do that he threw himself
into the water. There was no more unlikly
man to do that than the doctor besides,
he had no reason to do anything Of the
kind"
"You knew him thsnl" said Sergt.
Evans
"Ah, no, not personally" rejoined the
Frenchman, "but we knew a good deal
more about MIN this side of the water than
you did. You would fad his dossier in the
Rue Jerusalem He was an adventurer
and very sly old fox, quite Of la premiere
force. His colleagues haye occasionally
been laid by the heels, but never himself.
" by he left his own country we never
knew, but he has been dabbling in fiuaa-
cal and political schemes on the Continent
all his lifen
"Was he ever in the employment OF the
Russian government asked Evans.
II can't say. Likely as not. They pay
their agents well, that government, and are
clever at choosing them"
You think he WAS murderedp said the
sergeant.
"Ah, who can snyl" rejoined tAe French
man. 81 can fancy there were some who
desi ed his death. He knew too much"
No further light was ever thrown upon
the DOCTORS fate or career. with regard to
the latter, it was, perhaps, as well that it
should remain shreuded in obIcurity. While
as regards the former, the Frenchman's re-
mark was perhaps as appropriate an
epitaph as any. He knew too much.
Great was the exultation of Tom Byng
when he tore open a telegram from Hugh,
which contained these words:
Victory all along the line. Dispatches
by post. You most honorably mentioned"
And when Hugh appeared personally a day
or two later, Tom voted it as an occasion of
high festival, and was speedily lost in anxi-
Gus consultation with the cook and wine
butler. High and late was the reveI that
night, but ere it finished, Tom was
solemnly pledged to act AS best man. or, as
ne more practically put 1t, had promised to
see his chum through.
he learned the next morning that Miss
Lyndon had gone to stay ct Twmbarlym
until her marriage, and that Hugh intended
TO follow her there very shortly, having re-
as we'll as invitation from Mrs. Smerdon.
And very different note" he added
ITO the last from Miss Snerdon. Some
body, 1t seems, had told her thet confound
story about the Russian Countess"
Hugh Fleming and his fancee had had
more than one talk over this Beatrice and
Benedick of the Crimean war. They both
agreed that the less they interfered the bet
ter; but, as Hugh said:
s. II thav 1onft thrown fOUatbar Ovar
our wedding to settle their own affairs 10
must be through sheer perverslty."
She will rather die than give any sign of
affectio )" laughed Nellie in reply TO which
Hugh had rejoined:
Then it will be for me to drum into
Toms head that Love must be requited'n
NHmberless we're the discussions that
took place between the two friends about
Hughs future. Where the marriage WAS to
take place was also topic OF considerable
debate.
The Smerdons who insisted on standing in
| the light of parents 10 Nellie on this occa-
| sion were anxious that it should take place
| from Twmbarlyrl, while Frances, as soon
as she had definitely ascertained that Mai
Byug was to act as Hugh's hacker at the
ceremony. ob5tiuately declined to open her
| lips upon the subject.
Hugh. on the contrary, rather inclined to
the wedding taking place In town. He was
! anxious that some of his brother officers and
other OF his old military friends, who were
now on leave, should be present Though
TWmbarlym was good house, the putting
up OK ten or a dozen young men would test
its resources 10 the uttermost Then again,
both Peter aud Polly Tarrant would feel
! hurt il they were not present at the mar
rage IL was a point difficult to decide
| Although quite aware that it was iuimical
to his own interests, Tom would not VEN
ture to express an opinion In favor of TWIN
barlym. He huew, no one better, the ad-
vantages Of staying in d good country
| house under like circumstances. If q man
| couldn't mana.e to unravel the tangled
skein Of his love under those conditions, his
case was indeed hopeless, and with a tinge
of regret be found this momentous question
eventually settled in favor of st. George,
! Hanover-square. In reality, fancy, what
| over they might think, the decision by no
means lay with either Hugh or Nellie.
Millipers and dressmakers are paramount
at such times and issued a mandate that
they must have the young lady IN town,
and that she must remain there, and that if
not they could not be answerable for her
"thiugs"-a stupendous threat that no
woman would venture TO stand cut against
1t had been queer fancy of Hughis, and
| Nellie had yielded to his wish, that their
! wedding should take place on the anniver-
| sary Of tue fall Of SeDastopol, the day that
/ hal so very nearly proved fata. q him, and
/ on bright >eDtsTnbe NOR e gay party
/ trOoped ~ steps Of > "a ~hurch, so
/ famous Ia rast days for e.. liable mar
rlages Ae.e was a gaAauy muster Of
! HuBns old comrades aud other solder
/ friends, among Others Jim Lockwood, who