The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-30

present singular coincidence will, I trust
make you shamefaCedly confess how cru
el and unjust those suspicious were. None
but an innocent person would have taken
the trouble 10 bring all this before you,
Tor none could have told, save l. that Mel
ly and had even met in the hospital.
believe me, sir, yours truly,
MARX BOYD"
"Now, flatter myself there's clever
ness, diplomacy, and tact in that" cried
Mark, iubilantly. rubbing his hands to-
gether. Not even Dagmar Votosli, as
She calls herself-though she's really the
great Polowskiti, whose skill and daring
have set the world on end-COuld beat me
in this. The delightful vagueness will
puzzle, whilst the facts told seem open
and straightforward. Let 'em iuvesti-
gate who will. / wish old Henstock could
live to read it; but even if he's gone it's
arrival will tell in my favor. Look at
what I've said all round An, you'd do for
a Russian spy. Mark, if one was wanted.
Unjust post this letter myself Why not
pop out now and slip il in the pillar post
up the roadt The post-mark HeudOn
won signify. That'll be no clue, even if
they should search here. / shall have
cleared out bag and baggage before any
one can come and inquire for me. Ha,
ha! I've duped EN- all clev-er-ly: if that
Bruce gets the letter into his hands-ah
-mein
There was one little motto Mark forgot
"Lhomme propose, mais lDieu dispose "
He was shortly to find he was not quite
so safe as he assured himself.
He had posted his letter8nd stood gazing
at the moon, before whose silvery beams
the darkness had glided imperceptibly
away. Triumph was in his heart; an
unburdened future was before him, He
was at the zenith of his career: a wealthy
ms no ryol1lH ant him iC
again. Nely's death could never entan-
gle his character further. Would he have
dared to write about her funeral expen-
ses, and cOurted investigation had he
been inculpated in her fate2 That alone
would blind all her friends; but should il
be otherwise, he was safe. His plans
were so cleverly matuTed that he bafted
detection. At that very moment a hand
was laid detainingly on his shoulder.
Mark turned angrily in resentment at the
fright unnecessarily given him He had
been so sure he had the road to himself.
Mr.. Barry from QuintOns Lodge, amt
you2'
1t was on the tip of Marks tongue to
deny his residence, but he had sense to
know that denial might tell against him.
The policemen had probably seen him
emerge therefrOm.
"Mr. Barry's friend" he corrected.
beg pardin', sir, I'm sure ] took you to
be the same as has treated me to many a
glass. My gratertude is great. VIII you
tell Mr.. Barry from me that the lodge,
believe, is being watched ~
''Watched!N burst from Mark, in in
tense dismay.
Its all along o. gal who is there. A
gent as is taking the Poplars seed her and
have made row it seems, and Mr.. Quin-
ton is fairly vexed He've got couple
Of detectives Down, and they're on the
scent. They've bin pumping me, but
was blind and l1nowed nothin'. 1t was
all along o. Mr.. Barry as they were ques-
tiOuing. They're sure as there's summat
wrong, and know they win be coming
with search warrant direckly they finds
he is there!"
Then | had better caution my friend
Thank you, bobby, here's a tip for the
hint"
The policeman touched his hat, and
pursued his beat. Mark, his heart in
tumult, his brain on fire, clammy mois-
ture oozing out all over him, returned
home Discovery! ON the very threshold
of SUGGEST 1t was maddening-horr
He raised his hat to get breath; he tore
his hair.
1t would have been bad enough to have
been discovered at any time, but with
| Nelly dead how infinitely worse it made
the case against him. Perhaps she was
not quite gone. If breath was left what
might not be done to restore her He
| tore noisily up the stairs, his steps thun-
| dering along as if with wild hope of
rOusing her. How different to the steal
! thy, cat-like movements of his two last
ascents There she lay, lifeless-silent,
! Mark lifted a hand he rubbed it Vigor-
ously; he pinched, he called her. All
to no effect 1t dawned on him that he
was too late. True there was the sign
that death might have been caused by
| her own hand, but he did not dare to rely
on that now. He knew that if questions
were once opened that his past must tell
| vitally against him. No; his only re-
! source, his one chance OF safety was to
| get her buried with all possible speed
and fly-hy. The grave was ready-he
! wished now it had been further of, but
! he had felt so over secure before that he
/ had not taken even necessary precautions
But of what matter if they did find
! Nelly's body, let him once get off, they
! had no means of tracing him. He would
| proceed swiftly. He first assured himself
that Jacobs work was finished and he
was gone, then he returned to the task
! from which he shrank, l. e., lifting Nelly's
! body into the coffin. To his surprise
! when he attempted he was powerless {;
! his strength was not sufficient. 1t was "A
fearful knowledge 10 him. But il was
really SO. Nerve himself up to the ut
most, JiizI dirt ff5- had not muscle
sufficient. Inundated, furious, wild, ne
! had TO knock at Mrs. Smiths door and
rouse her. She slept heavily as pig,
and he was nearly beside himself with
! impotence and fury before he succeeded
in waking her.
Who be thot a rattlin' at tn door"
she demanded, gruitiy. II amt a gooin'
/ TO git oOp Yet for ouNbOdyi"
1t is /, your master. Rise Immediately
| Now, don't be long The detectives are
| down on us, and We shall have to be quick
to evade thom. As you value your safety,
come sharp and help me-"
Mrs. Smith was not one who was usu-
/ ally given to speed, but she showed great
! quickness then. In fact. so short time
! had Mark to wait for her to Join him,
! that he might be forgiven for imagining
/ she slept in her clOthcs-as she had done
! that night.
J r"Now, whot air we to do?" asked Mrs
! Smith as Nelly, by her aid, was lifted
! into her body's last receptacle. not with
| out various grunts and groaus as wit
ness of her unwillingness to be an alder
/ in Mark guilt.
He was doing a strange thing as she put
! the question. 4 few flowers, which were
on a glass on a side table-some which
! Nelly had cherished-he had taken out Of
| the water. shaken, and laid on her breast
! DO he answered., with an odd smile
| why, directly we put the lid on we must
| take her out and bury herl"