The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-02

You must indeed he crazy DR. Hen
F stock 90 SUPPOSE . could know alght OF
Miss Nelly and her movements. ] won 2
. say that had not heard she was missing.
Clara told me the facts on my arrival.
T. She even asked II knew or had heard
anything of tin different tone u
. must say to your attack of moment
since. which nearly slew me in its author
! ity and injustice, YOU seem 10 me 10 be
. making mountain ont Of molchlll.
/ Nelly has only been gone three or four
| days from whatI hear She viii be turn
| ing mp any moment with q most exphca-
/ BILE account of her absence, and you'll be
. satisfied. But even if not. as DR.. Hen
stock sadly shook his head, do not try 70
1 drag me into the mire, connecting me I'M
I pard0nabF with her name'
Other tongues besides mine, / learn,
I have spoken of YOU together, and Nelly
/ partly admitted her penchant for YOU
If my boys characteri is going 70 be at
/ tackled for every girl who is crazy after
/ him, Mark is likely to have a warm time
/ The hunt him mp right and left, he IS
so very attraCtivet"
I My daughter never hunted any one,
/ male or female declared DIR. Henstock,
/ Indignantly.
Aye doctor" said DR. Boyd, fussily;
| you are like a few more indulgent faith
! erS who by their Overweening love ruin
+
see no faults in them. -
Pardon me-" interrupted DR. Hen
stock, proudly, 'the cap does not tt Put
it on your own head Boyd. Mark ~
turning 10 hiIn-'will you answer me me
| a question: Where have you come from
to-day"
"Erom'that blessed Lirkham, clustered
Mark, glad to have at last found a subject
on which he could dilate at length with
out fear OF betraying himself If you'll
believe me, when ! got there last night
anxious to get on here, ! could not for the
life Of me hire a cab. | vowed | would
prosecute the whole
You have not grasp at my question.
Who're have you been staying this last
week or sou
AT college, and
you were not there three days since,
and had not been for a week or two pre-
viOuS"
"Oh, now, try and upset me with my
father!" sneered Mark. "You must have
been spying around.
Not |, but others, whO-whO doubted
you"
Then I'd thank them lust to mind their
own business and let me alone" cried
Mark in fury. Just you tell any one
that wishes to know whore | am to ask
me For their benefit may tell YOU that
/ was a week at Sir Henry Gmton S, Cox
moor. l was detained there awaiting an
inquest"
but Mark" interposed his father,
you telegraph
"Never mind what telegraphed This
is the truth. You can inquire and find
out. But if this is the way I am to be
treated when ! come down home after
my hard reading, I'll be off again. Not
one night will l remain in such a wretched
place"
There, sir, you see what your unjust
aCcusuatiOns are likely to depart a
mother and her dear son. 1t will be the
death of Mrs Boyd if he leaves again at
once Oh, was there ever such place as
Slackaby, or such fools as its Inhabitants
You have not darkened my doors much in
the past; If your presence is only to cause
mischief to its inmates-unpleasa ntnesS-
trust you will spare US in the futuren
Il am going declared DR.. Henstock,
moving towards the door; "but / may
conscientiOuSly tell you that am not al
together satisfied If either Of you is
wilfully deceiving me my curse be upon
him. May his sin be brought home to
him in anguish; may his death be miser-
able"
''The old ranter," sneered Mark
Stay, father" as DR.. Boyd would have
rushed after his visitor and hurled
some Of his malignant spleen on him
4 y Il
uncultivated boor, but his own thoughts
are his worst companions. Let him find
his precious Nelly"
That was the way that Mark per
formed his mission of petition on which
Nelly's hopes were centered. Could she
in her intense suspense and longing have
seen him as she tried to wait patiently
for his return, how different might this
tale have been.
Il L.,
ing anathCWaS against DR. HenSt0 TX,
hurting spitcful insinuations at Nelly. and
inculpating righteous Langley Bruce
witty her shame He affected to be too
indignant to remain any longer on his
present visit, though it had been his I'M
alterable intention before his arrival to
leave by that train. He besought his
mother not to mourn his Departure he
was better away, or he should be harm
inc someone. He would return for long
visit when Nellys escapade was made
clear. The BOyds believed him; deemed
him a deeply injured mortal, and be-
walled the attack that caused him to
leave. Their only hope now was in
Neuy's restoration to set all straight.
They little guessed how worse than all
for Mark would that event be.
"Dr. Henstock, | believe-I am sure
nearly-that that is the same face | saw
Ill my dreams' shrieked Hugh, rs he
gaZed intently at a faded photograph.
And he is in Slackaby Oh! bring him
| here, Let me see him Mothercan make
some excuse, and whatever YOU do set
some one on to watch his movements. If
! YOU can't find him ont any other way, we
! shall then soon find out for ourselves if
! he is innocent. But I'm sure that he is
! connected in some degree-though don't
! know how much-with Nellys absence. :"
At the very moment Hugh was speaking
! Mark was hurriodlY pursuing his route
| towards NellN's lodgings. His train had
| been Late, he was behind time: il Hurried
! him lest Mrs. Hudson should have pro
| cceded to eXtremities He had been so
| sure of being there early and himself hid
! den TO have listened. All would have de-
vOlved on Dagmar NotosN. just as he
thought of her she appeared before him,
| GREATNESS, angry, excited.
"What do YOU mean by your behavior"
| she Kissed between her teeth. ''YOu have
| carried this too far Mrs. Hudson would
not listen to reason, and has turned Miss
Henstock out into the street. The crowds
| the diStrCsS-the-n
Mark uttered an ugly word.
What good We're yOu2" he asked pas
sionatelY, that you could not intervene
/ Bah. your cleverneSs is a sham, your will
ness a forgery Come, show me where
/ She is"
And together they hurried, half ran,
till they turned the corner. No Nelly was
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