The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-03

II knew he would be too daring one of
these day" said the follow, darker words
| still written on his face. But" he added,
! showing that whatever his motive, he was
as earnest in his work as his comrade, but
we'll make up for it at Hallam. Ny infor-
nation is worth at least e., 900 and the
business will be child's play to you"
! az Don't count on me. My mind is
made up. have had enough work, or play,
whichever it is.
You mean it,?
II dor And the speaker drew himself
up like one who was trying to free his
| shoulders from heavy burden. The CLEAN
/ in tae fine eyes grew into flash, and when
| the young man spoke there was a yet further
warning against rouslng the fury withig
him.
"You dol 1 know why then. You're
afraid Of this business with Dark Bah! II
| any one but you yourself had told me
should have laughed in his face. You, q
cowardn
A hot flush Of blood sprang into the elder
mans hollow cheeks, and told that what
ever he was. an old spirit of pride and true
maulIness had not quite died within him.
! "a coward Have care" he said, with
! a look across at his accuser, which, IL 1t did
not I'VE him, convinced him once more of
| his folly In trying such plan of propItla
| ton. Il haven't done the work have all
falseness of the accusation, st is only you
| who would dare speak so. Believe what you
! please. 1t Is nothing to me. But as Dark
was taken at II o'clock. and L sent for you
at II clock, | don't think your facts will
agree. 1t has been in my mind long time
TO give up, and last night, or rather this
! NOR ning, has made it stronger than ever in
! me-"
Il know what that MEANS" returned the
| other, smiling contemptuously in his turn.
| "4 on have been dreaming again. Why
| don't you stitle-drown your conscience
somehow Where should l be if l didn't?"
| The handsome sinner smiled a wicked
smile, as If still the prospect was not en- I'M
! pleasant one, or as if long use or variety
had made him callous of it.
II do silencs it-during the day" And
the COOL hard voice sank into not fearful,
7 but a weary whisper. But in the night it
| speaks-screams so loud can't but listen.
! It's in my dreams Pm punished for the
! guilt I've earned-Detter than any justice
in England could punish me- I've told you
| what bad ones | have Last nights was
the worst of all. For ever before my eyes
raised warningly was little white hand;
womaus hand and with ring on the third
| finger, ruby ring, the one | gave my wife
when she promised TO be my wife, standing
up 50 happy and proudly beside me; the
ring took from her when she lay dying
/ JuGAb u budilb anu u OIOhtA u6hIb, bu6 TALR
! l gave as my only legacy to my child"
The voice had been calm and quiet until
he told of the two pictures in which the
trlnket had borne part. Then it had fall
tered in a way which showed that however
! proof he had rendered himself against in
| fiuences without there were voices within
| to whose admonltion he could not be stone.
AS he spoke the last sentence the calm came
again, but the words were spoken in low,
almost Rwed whisper, telling a tale of belief
in superstition which is SO often found in
such otherwise iron natures.
The younger man, however, did not heed
it. The words. instead, reused in him some-
thing like show OF interest.
Your child! You never told me you had
one!n
"No, no." returned his host hastily, and
shaking his head as if to call himself to him
self. But the effort was of little avail, and
his tone was full Of pain and regret as he
added: "No more have now"
"a rather novel idea of enjoying family
| delights in dreams; not at all bad, provided
you are certain of being able to cut the rela-
tionshlp when you awake" said the fellow,
stroking his upper lip with one ringed hand
as If aware for the moment the expression
Of his mouth was not pleasant one. 60"
he went on, IN the same light tone, which
certainly confirmed the impression, II
| suppose you mean he-Your child-died
is gone"
YES, she is dead-dead like her mother
to me, for have given her up for ever"
Given her upg' asked the fellow, as If
the words and tone puzzled him.
AYE! As you said, it was the b9st-best
for her-not me. But that didn't matter,
or | thought it wouldn't. What else could
do9 l her fatherl Heaven forgive mel
| was not thai sin enough upon her! What
! had | do wi a phll6-n liftla fairy
daughter, with her dead mothers face and
| Volce!-l, an outcast, fugitive, a jail
bird, tried and co victed before l earned a
punishment-the very worst OF such / have
earned now. She kuelt at my knee to say
the prayers her mother had taught her,
while there was that vow to be revenged in
my heart, making a very devil of me-
Could it be9 Could we be father and child
like that"
well, it would certainly have been
rather awkward for both of you. And yet
you ALWAYS seem fond of children. The
only time | ever knew you really turn cow
ard was when we found that miser's little
| grendchild, lying asleep in a bare room,
while he sat over his fire to count his money.
l didn't want to hurt the little one," with a
slight smile, the kindlness of which the
following words contradicted. at would
have been-nay, always is, the worst policy.
And then didn't you nurse the little blind
DDY GOWN Tue 8iiey through Tue LeNeT, JusI
at the very time the police we're after you
for the diamond business. l wonder il you
are SO soft-learted, you parted with your
girl 70 easily"
"Easilym The stained hand came down
clenched upon the table, and flush again
rose to the grey, dreary face, this time not
of anger, but OF greater pain, the steady
control once more almost broken down.
Easily! Who said it was easy to do it.
Easy! " hen she had learnt to run to meet
me, to climb up on my knee and call me
dada-never knowing who and what her
dada was-when-I dared not look at her
even when l said good by-she was too
young to know what it meant, but did say
it. I'd promised her mother when she lay
dying to save her child from being touched
by even the shadow of my sin-the shadow
of my love. With what money | could
earn honestly-for though it cost me my
life, couldn't give her a penny of what
got so easily the other way-with those
honest earnings | placed her abroad in an
English school in Germany, where they
will keep her as a scholar until she is able
to take her place amongst them as a mis-
tress aud so earn her own living. perhaps
win a position for herself such as never
would be hers, il she knew or bore her
fathers name, or guessed who and what
she was.n