The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-10
!, l would have been true to you,

Oeent 1 Woulo nave Doen true 10 you,
Ralph"
"You must not deceive yourself, Madge, "
he said, speaking oddly, but carefully re-
pressing all anger In his tone, as IL anxious
not 20 alarm her. "You must not deceive
/ yourself. have told you 1 am poor, that
| your life will not be what il has been. but a
hard, perhaps unhappy one, that the world
is all against me, and that may never win
| my way Such. indeed, were the simple
| articles with which he had won her to take
| the step, which, staunch and true as she
was, be was already beginning to question,
| for in this cruel lover will be readily recog-
niEed the hero Gf such he can be called Of
the latest tale Of a tongue which turned a
head For what woman Is not better won
| by exciting her pity than her admirationi
mind, l leave you free even now, to make
| your own choice, ;" her lover concluded.
~ have made 1t once and for all, was the
reply.
but II you repsns It is not too late.
will see you safely back 20 your father
| and"
The girl was still blind to the GOODNESS with
which he settled her fate, and remembering
the sacrifice she had made so willingly, gave
| him the credit OF making one equally great
| an idea which at once got the better Of such
scrupies as we're agitating her mind.
And leave me, never to see me againp
she asked with another earnest look into
must have softened any heart but the iron
one to which she had given her love. mo,
| no, do not repent; indeed, indeed, I do
| not. AS you say, | am tired. l will not be
SO silly again. l trust all TO you, Ralph,
now and ever.n
The last touch was the best of all, and if
it did not soften the fellow, at least it con-
WINGED him how dangerous it was for him
to try to escape from her now.
Meanwhile his thoughts we're not pleasant,
| but he managed TO appear at least grateful
to her for her words.
AS he turned to 60 with her from the
station, the old gentleman with the long
white beard, Who had been staring at them
since they had met, made a step forward as
if to stay them. The fellows evil conscience
at once took alarm. He feared spy, per-
haps some one who had followed the girl, or
tracked him for some Of his work He turned
again, and looking at the former with dis
play Of anxiety which well disguised his
real feelings, said:
You are indeed looking pale, my dar-
ling" He knew well how to assume q
lovers earnestness, emphasizing it still more
with glance Of his fine eyes, "You have
eaten nothing since last night. No wonder
you are flag ged. Come" And he led the
way to the refreshment room.
But his companion did not follow. Plainly
used as she was to the protection of some
OAAO OAdCL bHnl bSAbollv buo from
being seen, il only by strangers, in public
bar with a man who was not yet her hus-
band. But he had not won her so far. not
to win this little battle over her prudery.
The old gentleman's anxiety to obtain a
close view Of the pair was baffied for a time.
but not for long. He fingered where he had
stood as il undecided what to do, then
turned to follow them, and halted suddenly,
an exclamation Of surprise bursting from
his lips, not without reason, for passing
within a few yards Of him, one Of the last
passen gers by the train, was a man whose
appe irance in every way courted curiosity
He was scarcely - feet high, seemingly a
dwarf, but closer inspection re Vealed that
he possessed figure which, either from &C
cident, or, more probably, from defects at
birth. was so stunted aud miss hapen that it
seemed scarcely human.
He was not only hump-backed, but one
side of him was 50 drawn that by no pcssl-
billty could ne have stood upright. His
shoulders slanted at dangerous angle, and
although he might have walked without
support in an ordinary way, and his prog
ress, even with the aid of little crooked
stick, which he seemed to have chosen from
its resemblance to himself, was slow and
difficult. His coarse and dirty white hair
hung In matted locks over his shoulders: the
long, untrimmed beard falling over his
breast was cut away on the left side Of the
inches in length, reaching from the nostrl
to the edge of the chin, and telling of "a re-
cent and horrible wound.
But neither hair nor beard, unkempt as
they were, could quite hide his tanned
features or the express on of mingled bold
ness and ferocity which CLEANED from the
brown eyes under the overhangin2 brows
Altogether the contrast be preSe tied to the
white haired old gentlemen. who was so
struck by his appearance, seTvel If possible
to increase bis almost demoniacal ugliness
None the less that there was CLEAN ia the
| kindly eyes beneath the snowy browB, and
tue gloVed hands half started from the
pockets of the fine cloth coat, while it vas
something very like an oath, scarcely in
keeping with the speakers benevolent
aspect, which came from the lips beneath the
the long, white beard. 1t was
only for a moment. Controlling
his feelings with an effort, the old
gentlemen caught his lips bet Reen his teeth
thrust his hands deeper in his pockeJs AMI
modified his gaze into mere curiosity, even
when the stranger. In his drunken clreless>
ness, drew forth brand new ostentatious-
looking pocket book, which accorded ill
with his shabby clothes, made of the
coarsest brown canvas, and travel-stained
and outlandtsh enough TO have come from
some distant land. In fact, though he was
plainly an Englishman, one could easily
SNSSS NHAS SAO SAtPpAO h1O Ous AoIolJ AS-
returned from the gold fields, no doubt with
a fortune, of which the swell pocket book
held the bulk, if not ell.
The sight of it, doubtless from the money
it contained, seemed to rouse the old gentle
mans attention. He stood lost in thought
for a moment, then as the dwarf entered
the refreshments room door, as il still with
the intention of seeing more of the young
couple who had already entered. followed
him.
MIR. Ferret and young Sly were also there
10 refresh after their late bit of business
the one with plain soda, for to keep his
head clear Mr. Ferret deemed the first ele-
ment Of success in his work. the other with
mixture Of brandy with the same com.
pound, having not yet learnt wisdom by
experience.
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