The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-03-13
ow FIRST PUBLISHED
CHAPTER XIII.
CONTINUED.

ory. The girl babe him enter once or twice
before be noticed her, and then waking with
a start from his preoccupation, be entered
the house aud was shown into an orderly
sittinR-room where big clock upon the
mautlepisce-a skeleton Of a clock under a
glass shads-ticked noisily.
Here he was left alone for some I've min
utes. the noise Of the clock grating upon his
strained nerves like rasp. At last be
heard q foCtstep in the hall and the clergy
man entered.
Hetheridge rose and stood before him, and
for moment both were silent The visitor
stood unconsciously with his back to the
light, and his face was in deep shadow.
"In what way. sir,n Farrell asked at
length, when the pause had had time to
grow little awkward. "In what way, sir,
can have the pleasure Of being of service
to your
''You know me, Mr.. Farrell, " said Heth-
eridge.
81 cannot say have that pleasure" Far
rell responded.
He made forward motion as he spoke
and Hetheridge turning at that instant, he
sat down upon a chair which happened to
be near with low cry of establishment:
"Great heavensI"
"You are surprised" said bis visitor. al
suppose, like the rest of the world, you
thought me dead"
Farrell for a little while was too agitated
to speak, and be made an evident effort to
regain his self-possession. Even when be
had recovered from the frat shock Of his
amazement his lips twitched and his face
was colorless
81 thought you dead most certainly" he
answered. Your estate has been admin
tstered long ago. To what strange accident
do you owe your preservation ~
al was found !" Hetheridge answered, ''by
a pair of stockriders, fifty or sixty miles
from the track l had wandered from.
/ was insensible and near deaths door at the
TINA The men nursed me, and for a long
while was light>headed. Even when they
brought me back to health hsd a sort of
cloud upon my mind and could remember
nothing. ! had forgotten my own name,
my own affairs. There was an old envelope
in my pocket book addressed to a man
name Tiverton. up in New South Wales
bad scrubbed q memorandum on the back
of 1t, some business matter wanted to re-
member. and that is why l happened to
nhNe kept IL. Auc I4eu WIZ 0hu lOuuQ
called me Tiverton. put up with the name
IL was as good to me as any other. 1t was a
good couple Of years before the cloud lifted
from my mind, and when it did l came over
here to straighten affairs up again"
Farrell. who had even now only partially
recovered from the stupor of astonishment
into W ich ais visitors most unexpected adj
vent had thrown him, gave a little, half.
hysterical laugh. aud scraping his chin with
thumb and finger. murmured that it was
very curious-very curious indeed.
You are not looking like yourself even
now, Mr.. Hetheridge," he said.
Hetheridge caught at the phrase II af-
forded him the first chance he had had of
giving voice co the agony he suffered.
"Don't look myself" he answered.
"Great God, man. how do you expect a man
to look like himself who's been through
what haveg"
I'll beg your pardon" the clergyman
stammered meekly, half frightened Oy the
wildness Of his companions tone and man
ner at is OF course not to be expected
tnat your appearance shoud have suffered
no change. But you are indeed to be con-
graduated upon your truly miraculous es-
cape"
There was nothing miraculous at all
about it" Hetherdge answered, gruffly IF
am to be- congratulated at all, you'd better
begin at the beginning and congratulate me
on having lOSb J0e TRACK.
This view Of the cass looked so novel to
che clergyman that for the moment he had
nothing to say to It. and so, like a judicious
man, kept silent.
SLOWS the child?" asked Hetheridge, sud.
denly.
81 think you will be gratified," the clergy
man responded, ''alike by her physical aud
mental progress. She is quite a beautiful
little creature, and is univers ally ad-
mired. You would, OF course, wish to see
her at oncef'
NO." said Hetheridge, "I'd rather not
zee her now" The last contact be had had
with any fellow-creature was in his mind
He had not touched a hand or SO mucn as
brushed human figure with the skirt of
his cJat since the murder of George RED
wood, and there was a half blind fancy that
be might dare to touch the child more easily
when that barrier between her and himself
had been broken down. He had no care for
her, no affection for her, and yet in a sense
he could not have defined the baby inno-
cence was dreadful to him. He felt that
some explanation of his refusal to see the
child was necessary. II am not master Of
myself" he added. therefore, hurriedly, II
might brighten her. / have gone through a
great deal, Mr.. Farrell. I've endured
IN re than you fancy. I've endured things
that would have driven some men mad for
life"
1t was an unspeakable relief to him TO
reveal his torments even in this yelled
way.
II can conceive. sir" said the clergyman,
that you must have suffered terribly"
Suffered" cried Hetherdge IF Won
want anybody to know what hell is, send
them TO me-"
he had done the deed, which for seven
long years had been the one passionate IN
spiration of his soul He had no fear of
detection; he was going to escape scot free
and yet be spoke but the bare truth when he
confessed himself in . hell. This was
whittier one night and half day of tri-
umph had carried him.
w hllst he spok5 and whilst he listened. as
his tired mind surveyed hundred trifiinp
speculations, and his heavy eyes took casual
note OF unnumbered nothings the uneudino
round of memory bad to be travelled. He
killed George Red wood once minute come
what might There was no mercy in that
nbomiuable iteration.
You spoke just now" he said. forcing
himself hy prodigious effort to an OUT
ward calm. "about the administration of
my estate. ] suppose, in that case. thew
found my willF'
Certainly" Farrell answered. att was
unwitHessed; but in the absence of all other
evidence, being undoubtedly in your own
hand WI iting. and having been fou I'D in your
own house, 1t was naturally held TO be quite
valid Every thing has been funded in be-
half OF your FAINT daughter, in acce dance
with your directions"
I" shall have 10 take the necaqsarv 1tars >,