The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-24


work distasteful 90 him.
The clock was striking six that same
. evening when DR. Hcustock called Nelly
downstairs, whittier She had been arrauE-
ing her treasures IN their new abode
Nelly. this Is Your Aunt Dulcc Dulce
this is nay beloved child, your sister Nell
/ lys daughter"
Nelly stared in amazemcnt at q lady in
a long fur cloak
you, Aunt Dulce," She raspnd.
we have met before, shid Mrs. Aud
! rey Fcrrars. claspins her niece iondly in
! her arms. Now / can tell why ] was SO
| irresistably drawn TO YOU that day Ia Pal
/ atno road"
You! Aunt Dulce" reiterated Nelly,
| in unmitigatcd surprise. "Oh, if we had
! only known
Just so, Nelly but better met late
! than never and so dear, as YOU viii be TO
| me for your parent sake What "a sweet
! girl" she murmured TO the doctor under
her breath.
"How came YOU at Hcudonl" inquired
Nelly, after her aunt's cloak was removed
and some Of her surprise had evapOrated
| 81 was often there Audrey hau plenty
Of patients around. IfftngtOn Joined Hen
don. That horrid woman, too, who like a
| jailer carried you away
Mrs Smith" said Nelly. ooh, yes,
she was perfectly hateful. Did you ever
hear how she crowned her iniquities by
trying to forestal Reginald Volmer in
claiming daddie's reward2'
But she was punished forit. 1t seems
she had a SON an incOrrigible scamp who
discovered where she lived and that she
had property hidden. He broke in one
night, left her for dead-though she was
brought round after a while, and is now
an inmate of Ellington workhouse-and
ran off with ali her mOney-VOurS, Adam
turning to her brother-in-law.
mot mine, Dulce / gave her none My
wife was dubious as to her tale, and
wanted TO hand her over to the police"
But you only gave Mr.. Nolmer half the
promised reward
"Truthfully Dulce, I gave him none.
But there was so much good apparently
in his desire for reformation that l
started him on his career, and am glad 1
did"
''Ah, and so is Audrey" said Mrs Fer
rars, softly. There is a niece of his and
Reginald, who"
"Bless my life, ~ broke in DR.. Henstock,
abruptly, this is going to be a regular
reunion. That's Langley's voice in the
hall, or-I'u eat my headn'
Nelly, blushing wildly, withdrew into
the window. A pleasant hum and buzz
proceeded from the hall.
Presently Langley, accompanied by
Audrey E'erraTs, a very bald gentleman,
tuItItu-
Where's Mel" he began, but broke
off abruptly as he saw her.
81 am here, Langley she replied,
meekly, as he. reached her, and held her
hand tightly clasped within his.
you've not been firing YOURSELF" he
queried studying her face. mo; that is
well / told the mater that if she did not
take special care of you that should hold
her responsible"
"Nely's eyes dropped, and carmine
flush stole over her checks. Oh! he must
read the signs Alright. she thought shame
facedly But even that reflection could
not still the happy throbbing at her heart,
which she tried vainly to crush.
1t was only his brotherly affection that
made him so kind, only his invariable
goodness of heart that rendered him
always so attentive and cOnsiderate to
her. Once had he loved her and she |
might have been his, but that was all
past. Who, evenif they did not care for
her, would ally themselves with the |
widow Of-Of a felOn-the wife of so noted |
a villain as Mark Boyd had been} Such |
reflections as these generally BUNDLED |
sobered Nelly.
"What an unmitigated fool l am" she
debated, "tO imagine for one moment that |
Langley can possibly love me still, or low
ing me, be prepared TO pay the penalty of
uniting himself TO a wife bearing a faint
ed name Had he wanted me he would
have spoken long ago. He will look much
higher than L.
She had heard some gossip connecting
his name with one of the judges daugh-
tiers, and she believed it. He was hand
some enough, wealthy, attractive, and in
a sufficiently high position.
''Fool she was, ever to think that he
would look at her!" Yet the carmine
stayed on in her checks, the bright light
in her forget-me-not blue eyes fingered all |
that evening and the happy throbbing |
at her heart would not be quenched, be |
cause Langley became her shadow, and |
he would not leave her side. His happy, |
earnest eyes seeking hers his one thought |
her happiness.
"To-mOrrow it will all be ended again :" |
sighed Nelly as she laid her head on her |
pillow. "Oh, Langley Langley is it |
wrong to love you! l could die for you
nOw-you are my hearts darling and !
and you are going to marry Miss Gullyp