The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-12

Neither it is. But the hussy, to re-
venge herself on me like that" her mis-
| treSS cried.
CHAPTER XII.
Young Gordon left the house in Blooms
bury after he had delivered the message
which was the object of his visit. but
which he had forgotten in the amusement
OF seeing Dora, and the interest thesenew
scenes which had so suddenly opened Up
in his new life. His object had been to
beg that Miss Bethune would visit the
lady for whom it had been his previous
object to obtain an entrance into the
house in which Dora was. Mrs Bristow
was i'll, and could not go again. and she
wanted see Doras friend, who could bring
Dora herself, accepting the new acquaint-
ance for the sake ofthe child on whom her
heart was set, but whom for some occult
reason she would not call to her in the
more natural way. Gordon did not be-
HCYe IN occult reason. He had no mind
for mysteries; he was fully convinced
that whatever quarrel there might have
been, no man would be so ridiculOusly
indicative as to keep his child apart from
a relation, her mothers sister, who was
so anxious TO see her.
But he was the kindest-hearted youth
in the world, and though he smiled at
these mysteries, he yet respected them in
VIC NOAllhll WIZ tltiu b-Cu everything 10
him in his early life his guardians wife.
whom he also called aunt in the absence of
any other suitable title She liked that
sort OF thinG-tO make mountains of mole
hills, and to get over them with great eX-
petition of strategy and sentiment, when
he was persuaded she might have
marched straight forward and found no
difficulty. But it was her way, and it had
always been his business to see that she
had her way and was crossed by no
body. He was 50 accustomed TO her in all
her weaknesses that he accepted them
simply as the course of nature. Even her
illness did not alarm or trouble him She
had been delicate since ever he could re-
member. From the time when he en-
tered upon those duties of son or nephew,
which dated so far back in his life, he had
always been used to make excuses to her
visitors on account of her deiicaCy her
broken health, her inability to bear the
effects OF the hot climate. This was her
habit, as it was the habit of some women
to ride and of some to drive; and as it was
the habit of her household to accent
whatever she did as the only things for
her to do, he had been brought up
frankly in that faith.
His own life, too, had always appeared
very simple and natural to Harry. though
perhaps 1t scarcely seemed 50 to the spec
Jator His childhood had been passed
| with his father, who was more or less of
an adventurer, and who had accustomed
| his son TO ups and downs which he was
| too young to heed, having always his
wants attended to, and somebody to play
| with, whatever happened. Then ne had
| been transferred to the house of his guar
! dian on footing which he was too young
| to inquire into, which was indeed the
| simple footing of a son. receiving every
thing from his new parents, as he had
! 1apgiE-aJ Il N,
! find on his guardians death that he had
| nothing, that no provision was made for
| MN, was something OF a shock, as had
! been the discovery on his twenty-frst
| birthday that his guardian was simply
| his benefactor and had no trust in respect
| to him.
| 1t came over Harry like cloud on both
| occasions that he had no profession, no
way of making his own living, and that a
state of dependence like that in which he
/ had been brought up could not con
| tlnuc. But the worst time in the world
! 10 break the link which had subsisted so
| long. or to take from his aunt, MS he called
| her, the companion upon whom she leant
! Tor everything, was at the moment when
! her husband was gone and there was
/ nobody else, eXCept a maid. to take care of
/ her helpleSSneSS. He could not do this.
! he was as much bound to her. to provide
| for all her wants, and see that she missed
| nothing of her wOntCd comforts, nav,
almost more than if he had been really
! her son, If it had not been for his easy
nature, the light heart which goes with
! perfect health, great simplicity or mind,
/ and thoroughly generous disposition
/ young Gordon had enough of uncertainty
/ in his life to have made him very serious,
! If not unhappy, But, as a matter of fact,
he was neither. He took the days as they
/ came. as only those can do who are to
] Ars hNfe h., ,r,-r1,&
/ the subject, he said to himself that should
| the worst come to the worst, a young
! fellow of his age, with the use of his
/ hands and head on his shoulders. could
/ surely find something to do, and that he
would not mind what it was
This was very easy to say, and Gordon
! was not at all aware what the real diff
! culties are in finding something to do
| But had he known better, it would have
| done him no good. and his ignorance, com
/ bined as il was with constant occupations
! Of one kind or another, was a kind of
/ bliss. There was hope, too in his mind.
/ that merely being in England would
mend matters. 1t must open some mode
/ of independence for him. Mrs. Bristow
/ would settle somewhere, buy place"
| an estate, as it had always been the
/ dream of her husband to do, and so give
/ him occupation Something would cOmeofit
that would settle the question for him;
/ inc mere certainty IN ms mluu of that
/ cleared away all clouds, and made thcu
artl brightness ofhia temperature morea s.
sUrCt Oman ever
'ruis young man had no education to
speak Of He had read iuuumerable
/ books, which do not count for very much
/ in that way. He had however. been
] brought up in what was supposed THE
/ best Of so 'ietv. and he had the advaut-
/ age Of that, which is no small advantage.
! He was at ease in consequence wherever
! he went, not supposing that any one
| looked down on him or that he could be
| refused admittance anywhere As he
| walked back with his heart at case. full
! Of an amused pleasure in the thought of