The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-11
CHAPTER VII

In the small window of a house off
Berners street sat Nelly Henstock, her
sweet face puckered up with anxiety and
perplexity Three days since Mark had
sent her there from Paddington in cab,
giving her a note, which, he said, would
admit her into select apartments. Wearied
out with vainly looking for her aunt, dis
appointed about the non-arrival of her
luggage, hungry, exhausted and worn she
had only too gladly awaited herself of his
protection Her father would make pay
ment all right. On the morrow she
should either return to him or go on to
her aunt's, whichever his telegram or
letter dictated She felt her head too
much in a whirl to care which, and so she
retired to bed alone in large city and
slept long and soundly, despite the
strangeness of her new position.
Three whole long dispiriting days had
unwound themselves slowly from off the
reel of time since, yet still she remained
there, her uneasiness and perpleXity, de-
spite all Marks assurances, growing
deeper and deeper She had seen very
little of him. He, too, was engaged pros
ccuting his search for Aunt Dulcie'S
house So far unsuccessfully His failure
would not have grieved her gentle spirit
so greatly, save that no answer in any
form had arrived to her numerous mes
sages and letters to her father If he
were dead he could have betrayed no
more ominous silence Why did he not
communicate with her, even If angrily
II was new experience to her to imagine
her kind good father as put out-annoyed
Still she could bear his reprOacheS-she
deserved them, she had mismanaged all
his careful directions. If he would only
reproach her. To be sharply scolded
would be pleasant change from the mo-
! notOny of suspense, and the heavier and
more crushing weight of perplexity that
! embarrassed her.
She was looking out anxiously for
Mark. He had promised to be with her
early that morning; it was after two and
! he had not yet appeared Very little had
| he been with her altogether during those
| few days; Just enough to make her feel
| her dependence on him. She was longing
| for his arrival. He had assured her that
| something would turn up before they
/ were twelve hours older or he would
make it. Nearly twenty hours had fed
/ ard her affairs were still at stagnation
| point If he would only come! She
/ twined her fingers in and out restlessly.
! She rose and aimlesslY paced the confines
| Of her somewhat tawdrily furnished yet
! clean room.
IF had only money l would get off
| home" she commented. ''Ah! there S
/ the prick! l don't like to mention my
/ poverty to Mark; and daddiC-daddie.
~ y v .
| useless helpless Nelly2'
An outburst of tears relieved the load
| at her breast. A little tap at the door
| Nelly jumped forward eagerly. Had he
/ Gomez The thought rose instantaneously.
! but was strangled in its very birth Mrs
! Hudson, the landlady, in rusty black
! silk, without pausng for a reply, fol-
| lowed her abrupt tap, and with scant
| ceremony placed her portly person into
| the nearest chair
| give jest come up to see what footing l
! am on about the EuymCnt of these rooms, -"
! she said, staring with a familiarity at
! Nelly's shrinking figure, that bespoke but
little respect. They are ? guineas q
week alone. But Your board and fires
costs quito as much moro. What I wants
10 know is this who is going to pay for
| them You, or Mr. Boyd"
! A wave Of indignation swept over Nelly,
tinEing cheek, neck and brow with car