The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-06

MORNING NEWS: ST
ter in fear from the storm, stepped hastily
across the window to unlock 1t.
His hand on the lock, however, he paused.
4 remembering the dangers as we'll as the
strangeness Of the incident.
While he hesitated a voice spoke without
/ IN a tone as beseeching as the gesture had
/ been.
Open quickly; open, for the love of
/ heaven"
/ Still, however, common sense made him
hesitate to obey, although as be did } there
came a kissing sou d upon the window pane
as II the storm rain had begun to fall.
Again the voice lmplored uim, in accents
there was no IN stalking, and then, as "A err
rifle flash Of light rent the pall-like clouds
IN the sky, face was lifted to his on the
other side Of the glass-a face be knew ami
yet did not kuow-tha face of the woman
whose opp rtune appearance in t after
noon IN the nut wal Tad offered him an
excuse for his agitation at the mention of
his fathers eXpec Ell arrival by Nellie, and
yet whose cali G of him by his own name
had aroused IN bim new fears his safety
In the midst f other eve Is, treasured TOO
by her voluntary promises not to betrAy
him, be had furgoty en- these tear un ii now
Now these all came ba, X TO him, and
ma him wish greatly to solve the new
mystery.
He opened the French window hastily
with the intention Of stepping out to her,
but by this me the rain was dashing down
with such fury that o have forced her to
remain out on the terrace, terrified at the
storm as undoubtedly she was, would have
been brutal
She ga him too We Y little time to de-
bate the question, stepping inside the mo-
ment he opened the windo ", pushing it to,
and drawing the curtains hastily across it.
There was some hing about her as she
turned and faced him, holdi the curtains
together with one hand, while with the other
she pushed her long, dlsheveled black hair
of her white face with it's hollow haggard
eyes, which, for the moment, kept Leo
spell bound, 80 great ms wonder.
But the woman-Madge. it will doubtless
readily he guessed-had no mind to waste
time or opportunity.
Selling him by the arm, she cast a look
| OF fear and dread round her.
| "Y on are alOne-quite alonep she asked
| in a coarse, breathless whisper.
The sound OF her voice ca led him to him
| self, though he racked his brains in vain
TO recall when before he had heard it, so
| broken down was what once had been its
music by disoord Of pain.
Yes; am alone; but what do you wantl
| Who are youp
There is no need for you to know" re-
piled Madge, rejoicing i'll her heart that
| still she was unrecoguized, the thing of all
others in her errand she wished.
but What do you wantP' he repeated,
wouderingly. ''How did you get herep
81 have waited to speak to you in the nut
walk for hours" she replied, proving Mr..
| Haviland's eyes to have Teen better than
| Royals, unless the latter would not see.
| You sometimes come there Of an evening
one of the servants said. But you did not
come, although wanted to see you 30 much"
"No, l have been in this room AL the
| evening" he replied, still wondering greatly.
81 know, l know )" she said, in the same
hurried nervous tone. Il waited 80 long
l despalred Of seeing you, and l dared not
come TO the house, but then, when Rs-.-,
when some one sang you came TO the VIA
dow, aud saw you. | thought then so
! long as the light was here you would be-
but | dared not come until he had gone
| away"
| She shuddered she spoke of the singer,
| In whom she had recognized also as a
watcher, but whom she believed the storm
| had driven from his post.
She knew her husbands fear of storms,
| for once he had grown actually hysterical
! while being out In one In the early days of
! their marriage, and new or guessed how even
| physical fear could become subservient 30
the mental one-his dread OF death-and
such a one as he merited.
AS she spoke Madge looked down at the
| NJ
hastily withdrew it. II was torn and
bleeding.
II dared not go round by the steps of the
terrace, for | must pass the window where
there is another light, and l was afraid
might be seen or heard, SO I climbed up tho
wall be clinEing to the ivy" she said, by
way OF explanation.
Climbed up" repeated Leo, more in
amaze than ever, why that would be q
difficult task in daylight; but at night and
in such a storm. it was madness-sheer
madness false step and you might have
been killedp
Had it cost me nv life must have
come here all the same," replied Madge,
resolutely.
Tell me-" said Leo. then pausins az
he saw her vince as sne drew a fold Of the
rough shawl she wore round her hand.
But first bind up your hand"
: He glanced round. then drew from his
pocket his handkerchief She put it aside,
but when he added, "Such q hurt will make
you faint, if you do not bind it up" she
twisted it hastily round her fingers, and
, then turned to him again, with the fearful
/ look on her face deepening.
IL must not lose time; l have risked much
, to come TO you. l will tell you why; but
, promise ire first never to betray living
soul that | have been here tonight"
II promise" said Leo, readily enough
for in double light he felt the affair one
which he would much prefer to be kept
secret.
II have come to warn you :" MsdRe went
on in the same breathless, fearful tone she
she had used all through. There is a dam
ger threatening you that you least exp poet
something which may come between YOU
aud your future wife"
Madges voice faltered as she uttered the
sacred name which she had never yet borne
openly.
That her little blind friend should not be
, robbed of it on the morrow was her greatest
, tnduoement TO try to put Leo ON his guard
against her husbands evil plans
For Madge thought, and not unueturally
, that Leo could not have been compromised
very greatly by Royal already, for him to
have asked little Nellie to be his wife.
She judged, therefore, that, warned OF a
sinister intent, he might brace himself up
! the better against any attempts at InttmidR-
, ton.
/ 1t was a womsn's kindly thought-but it
! would have been better had she believed