The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-27
CHAPTER XVII.

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NClly's swoon did not last many min
utes, but when she recovered conscious
ness she found herself, somewhat to her
surprise, in the long corridor outside the
barOness's sitting room. Her ladyship
must have carried her there
A fearful weight was on the girl S heart.
The unraveling of great and awful muir
der and wrong seemed on the eve of dis
covery. All the six months she had been
an inmate of the baroness's dwelling she
had been cognizant of the wanderings and
Punishment of that ladys son. For muir
der he had become a Cain on the face of
the earth. Olive Minchin had told her
II at any time she had gathered from the
baroness's very reticent tongue that
Lord Lane was wrongly accused she had
set it down to d fond mothers partiality
and weakness. To learn from a sudden
and confidential outburst from her em-
ploYer not only that his lOrdshipNvas not
only innocent, but that he was the very
Horace BERTHE mentioned in Mark Boyd S
diary was singular and extraordinary
revelatiOn-So singular that for the nonce
it was no wonder that Nelly sank under
it. Nothing seemed real yet all was 50
strangely and ineXplicably woven togeth-
er that it rendered it unaccountable-
prOvidential-myS all in one.
Am | Nelly HenStock2n queried the
girl, pinching herself. is this a dream
or waking. 1t is all so-so-n
The sound Of a key grating in the lock,
and Miss Mlnchin's appearance, made
Nelly rise.
II tainted, think, she said in an
apologize voice.
See to Miss Henstork. Give her a
glass or two Of port, said the baroness,
popping out her head. Help her down
At five o'clock, if she is sufficiently re-
covered, let her come TO me. Meanwhile
Olive, you can relieve her of my Tennyson
reading at three You understands
She waited for no answer, but shut her
self up in her drearY, lonely prison again
what has been the natter" queried
Olive Miuchiu, kindly all trace of her
previous temper having disappeared.
Did the baroness get whacky over your
disbelief? ITEMS hold my arm SO. Per
haps she pushed you out}'
Nelly shook her head
She was unusually communicative,
not bit cross in the end, but-but ii is
all-all-all confused.
Olive Minchin studied Nelly's face
curiouslJ. There was peculiar express
sion on her own calculating, unfathom-
able, that might have reused Nelly's
wonder had she noticed it, But she aid
not. She was too absorbed on her own
score.
Il viii go and lie down, " she said, in a
1dlHt VOICE. Ii ntf iduS snip rings Sne
gives permission for you to attend TO it,
If YOU will please"
IN wait on her with pleasure, but YOU
might tell me what upset you in your re-
cent interview. The proverb says fore
warned is forearued"
But all Olives pleadings, mingled as
they We're with tcuderest coaXings, could
not unlock Nelly's tongue Al that She
could be prevailed on to say was that
what She had heard could not affect
Olive.
SHE little knows how very likely l am
to be affected by her concerns cogitated
Miss Minchin, savagely. How ] wish
could unearth some of her secrets by pry-
ing. What can She know of Dagmar Vo-
tOski lt must be the same Dagmar,
though that l have never ventured to
question, and she's 50 close-close; she
might chat and tell She's voIuble