The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-03-29

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"a letter! %. can scarcely tell you'll A
letter sig ed By name never thought 70
see again on earth signed by name Of one
we have tn u ut long dead, Lorimer-it is
a forgery, bslieve-but still-but still"
Long dead" repeated Loriner, in con-
sternatiOn. surely uOt-"
George Roche, said Lady Ennismore,
in a terrific whisper, while shuddsr ran
through her frame: aud as Lorlmer listened
she, too, grew very pale, and began 70
tremble, for she remembered at this
moment how her husband rad induced her
20 tell him Lady EnnismOre's secret.
1T cannot be true, surelyp faltered
Lorimer. Il saw his death in the paper
with my own eyes-when-"
She dare not speak of the time: the time
when her young mistress lay stricken nigh
unto death; when Capt. Roche had gone to
Brackenford with the news of his brothers
fate, aud only katherine and Lorimer
knew Of the band that had bound Katherine
to the supposed dead man.
whoever wrote this letter." went on
Lady Ennismore. in strong excitement,
must lave known-have known-what |
was TO him; but read il, LoriH.er, and tell
me what you think"
Mrs Twiss put on her glasses to decipher
the letter which Lady Ennismore handed
TO her, and as she did SO an indignant ex-
preston passed over her honest face.
whoever wrote it is a scoundrel any
how, your ladyship, 'she exclaimed. Il
can't believe the poor young gentleman
could have written it."
mo, cannot believe it." said Lady En-
nismore, eagerly. you see he says two
were saved. Perhaps it is the other-he
may have forged George Roche's nameP'
ITO be sure he might, if they were all
alone on the sea looking for death, no doubt
poor Mr. George might have told about what
had happened before he left his native
land"
"Yes, and the man wants to trade on this
dreadful secret Lorimer, what shall we
doc Lord Enn.smore must never know;
we must buy his silence"
81 should know Mr.. George again ]
think, said Lorimer slowly. ''Shall l see
this person, my lady, and bear what he has
got to sayP
81 have written to him to come here
this is copy Of what l wrote-yes, you
see him first, Lorimer, but / will be here
too, Lorimer, if it should be true!"
Il can't believe it. your ladyship; butts
the handwriting of the letter any guidep
Lady EnnismOre shook her head.
"'Tls so long" she said, 81 cannot re-
member-it seemed all dead and gone, Lori
mer, until lately-until l met Col. Roche,
and he told me about-Francis."
"Well, he's a fine young gentleman, at
any rate, your ladyship."
Yes, it was very strange, but friend of
his brought him up to our box at one Of the
theaters and introduced him to US the night
after he had been here, aud Lord Ennis
more asked hin to visit US at Brackeuford.
Then you've seen him again, my lady?n
Eyes more than once" and Lady Ennis
more gave restless sigh. Poor fellow, he
little knewm
Then he has no ideer'
"None. none-Col. Roche told him his
mother was a Frenchwoman who died at
his birth--if there is any truth in this
dreadful letter, l had better have died,
Lorimerm
"Oh my lady, don't talk that way. We
must just try to make the best of it. Let me
see, at o'clock tomorrow them, will you
be herein
81 will come half-an-hour earlier; will
see him unseen first, Lorimer-as 1 saw
Francis. OH dread it So"
ut may just be some one trying to i'm
pose on you, my lady, SO you must keep up
your heart
81 will try-get your husband out of the
way. Lorimer, by 3 o'clock-and now l
must go.n
Then Lady Ennismore was driven back
to her luxurious home, to spend hours and
hours OF such terrible anxiety, that to de-
scribe it in words were vain. The coming
meeting meant everything 10 her, and YET
she had to hide this from her fond husbands
eyes.