The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-22
CHAPTER XVIII.
NO NEWS.

The next morning, after very restless.
miserable night, Lady Ennismore received
letter from her husband.
MY dearest Katie" wrote Lord Ennis
more, II am sorry to tell you | have no
news 60 send you about Helen Drummond.
One OF the agents of the private inquiry
office that | went to traced her, or rather a
young lady In black, who arrived by the
train at Kings Cross that Helen must have
started to Scotland in, to cab But if this
was Helen, and | suppose it must have been,
as railway ticket from Ardleigh station
was given up to the ticket-collector, the
driver Of the cab she took states he only
drove her short distance, and then she
gave him his fare. and he saw her get into
another cab. This second cabman NAV. of
course, be found, but as yet he has not been.
and this is all have to tell. 1 shall go to
Scotland Yard to-day. ard, if see no other
way of finding her, will offer reward for
her discovery, as | own the idea of her be-
ing alone in London makes me feel very un-
comfortable. But my great hope is that she
will think better Of her foolish action, and
write to you herself to tell you of her
whereabouts.
'How is the boya Tell him with my best
love present will arrive for him in a day
or two, of which | hope he will approve. I
saw jolly little suit yesterday, which I
think / will buy for him also Has he been
out these last two days7 Tell Cox. il he
goes out riding, to be very careful about the
dun pony, because Pat is a little laddie, who
does not know what fear is, and the pony is
Bit spirited. | will write tomorrow, and
tell you II anything casts up about poor
Helen. And remain, my dearest Katie,
always your very affectionate husband,
"ENNIsMoREn
This letter was one of many that Lord
Ennismore wrote to his wife concerning
Helen Drummond's disappearance but they
all told pretty much the same story. Moth
ing could be heard Of her, though a cabman
came forward and stated that a lady in
black had engaged his cab on the night she
was supposed to have arrived in London, on
the spot where the first cabman from Kings
Cross Terminus said that she Quilted his
cab. The second cabman also said that the
lady requested him to drive her to the near
est metropolitan railway station, which he
did, and here all trace of her was lost. No
one had noticed her at the railway station.
and no one remembered her. In the hurry
ing. self-absorbed crowd she had disap-
peared. and had passed away from the
knowledge of those who knew her, as surely
as she herself had wished-as il she were
dead.
And others sought her in vain beside Lord
Ennismore. Francis Roche kept to bis
determination, and spared no pains to find
the girl he had really loved. Often recalling
her despairing parting words, and with the
knowledge OF her strong attachment to him
self and the bitter trouble that had fallen
upon her young life, Roche gradually and
sorrowfully began to believe that in some
moment OF extreme depression Helen had
sought in death to escape the disgrace
which she had told him had fallen on her
name.
And this idea had more than oncs oc-
Cured to Lady Ennismore, striking so sharp
pang into her heart. that this beautiful
womsn's face began during the anxious
Gays after Helen's disappearance to show
signs of secret care. Only she and the dead
woman sleeping in her Highland grave had
known the tragic story she had whispered in
Helen's ears which had been as poison to her
proud and loving heart. 1t was a terrible
thought to Lady Ennismore, and as tins
wore on and no tidings could be heard of the
missing girl. Lady Ennismore's uneasiness
grew and grew. She went to Ardleigh and
arranged that Elizabeth should keep on the
house as usual, as a faint hope had occurred
to her that perhaps Helen might go back to
her old home. During this visit to Scotland
Lady Ennismore called on Mrs. Campbell,
of Ardleigh Lodge, to make arrangements
for Elizabeth Mays tenancy of Ardleigh
House, and heard from that lady since Helen
Drummond's disappearance that her John
ny had never lifted his head.n
'He's away seeking her now" SAID Mrs.
Campbell, with tears gathering in her
round, blue eyes, land he's taken Helen's
big dog Ben along with him, for the poor
beast was so fond of her, he's done nothing
but pine too since she went away. It's
most unaccountable thing, Lady Ennismore,
for she had q good home and good hus-
band waiting for her here II she had mar
ried my Johnny, and he's never been the
same lad since. l wasn't her poor aunt's
death either, Johnny thinks, that drove her
to it, for he said that before Christmas she
was a changed girl, and you know poor
Miss Drummond didn't die until well on in
January
Lady Ennismore's sensitive face quivered
during this long speech, as she knew only
too well what had changed Helen, and sent
her alone and miserable into the world. But
she tried to hide her agitation, and presently
Mrs. Campbell went on talking Of Helen in
her slow way.
''My belief is she has made away with
herself, - she said. my Johnny won't hear
this, but my opinion is that it's no use shut
ing our eyes to the truth, and Margares
MacNeil, my late husbands cousin, who
lives with me as companion, thinks so too.
l tel Johnny he's wasting his time, and
fretting himself to pieces for nothing look
ing for her. Has been over a month up in
London, and it's very dull for me without
him, but / cannot get him to come back.
He'll find her some day he ssys, but I tell
him it will only be at the bottom Of the
river, ard the very thought makes ones
blood run cold"