The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-04

friends or luggage, alone ln London. Tt
was "a mournful prospect for her No
notion OF the fate that was in store
crossed her guileless mind, as released
from Marks kiss, she pressed her nose
rather dolefully against the window
Daylight was waning fast How coy IL
would be at home, with her father, and
he, how lonely he would be without her
A few scalding tears fell from the pretty
Z fOrget-me-nOt blue eyes, but she tried 10
keep others back. II might hurt Mark
To see her gTieve.
Here we are, Nell: now for Aunt
Dulce,' said Mark Boyd, grimly
CHAPTER VI
Roy Gunton was coming out of the
chamber of death. Not to see George
/ Treveryan had he gone, but to try and
induce his sister Maisie to leave it. A
! futile task. She would be with him TO
the end, she had haughtilv replied. and
Z knowing that the end would soon be,
/ Roy left her
A housemaid, buster in hand, loitered
on the landing
Don't go in there, Jane" observed
| Roy, authoritatively Nothing is to be
touched till the coroner comes"
| II know il, sir. SOameS is in the recep-
/ ton room and wishes to see you. He
! asked, sir, if Mr. BERTHE had been found -
! Without vOuchsafing reply Roy walked
IN H''liS FNslS Eti9 itlolLlNts Sic Wdlbeu
! till Roy footsteps sounded on the tessa-
! lated thing in the hall and then deliber-
| atciy went into the chamber where all
/ that remained of poor George Treveryan
| lay.
| Naughty Maisie was kissing the clay
cold face-calling piteously on him 20
/ come back" Anything rather than
row.
II will avenge your cruel death" she
moaned He shall be found; he"
Jane gave a little cough of warning
Maisie turned as if stung. Before she
had time to utter reproof, Jane said:
One OF the police was in just now,
miss"
''Wcll," cried Maisie, sharply; "any
news; have they got him,"
Not as I've heard, miss. They're so
mighty close"
Then leave the room, and do not come
in again without knocking"
She don't know, at any rate, com
mented Jane. II wish that Boyd would
come back whether they find Mr. BERTHE
or not He had pleasant word for every
body"
Roy meanwhile had found Soames, the
gamekeeper, deferentially standing wait
ing for him. With a thoughtfulness that
did him credit he pulled forward chair
Thank you kindly Mr.. Roy" said
AJCh4AAIcN tObNAilliE At' OlCAObh. ItSpGCb-
fully, as he took possession, sitting on the
extreme edge.
Il made bold to ask for you, SIR he
continued, seeing that Roy did not speak
Il could not come to Sir Henry"
Mo- said Roy, tidgeting.
Owe had no rest sin that affair sir.
The hull of the two last nights I've tossed
and turned, but never a wink has coined
nigh me-"
1T is IA sad affair" said Roy, his
eyes resting anywhere rather than on
Soames.
"Sad~it amt the word for it. It's
dreadful, sir, dreadful, and the load on
me is heavier than l can bear What
puzzles me is that Mr.. BERTHE should a
decamped. He amt bin fund yet, have
he, sir. Have aught been heerd on 'im2'
Nothing. The police seem powerless.
They've secured the country; trains have
been searched handbills out in every
direction; reward offered"
IT'S passin' strange, sir. And why"
lowering his voice-''he should a gone
| fair puzzles me, unless he saw-saw t. one
| as weer guilty"
you don't believe Mr.. BERTHE was
guilty then, Soames."
Roy's haggard face lifted itself YEARLY
to the gamekeeper's, as if with a faint
hope of receiving an answer contrary to
what he dared expect.
''Believe Mr.. BERTHE guilty. Why, sir,
don't | tell ee that he was not 1t 'ud be
well for this poor house if no one in it wur
| more guilty than he. Bless your life, now
don't groan and TAX on so badly, Mr..
Roy; you've an easy conscience, and must
let those as 'ev done it bear the conse-
| quence, though how Sir Henry and Miss
Maisie-"
Stop" exclaimed Roy, raising his
hands piteously, as if to ward OFF a heavy
blow. stop, not another word know
all about it. Don't crush me further"
You know, YOU know said Soames.
| 80, sir, this is a relief; if I'd only knowed
afOre, how much easier it would hev bin.
| All my bother hev bin how could | tell
! you. There, sir, and you knowed all the
! time. If may mex bold, who was it as
told ee?"
Miss Milly," replied Roy, IN a tone so
! low that it was marvellous Soames heard
him.
Miss Mil-ly-well never. They did
| say as how Miss Milly accused t'other.
! Poor Mr.. BERTHE"
She told me otherwise. All, Soames,
| how are we to bear it2''
Soames gazed back full into his young
masters face.
| It's the inquers, sir, that's what
| breads"
Roy sat silent; rose and polKed the fire
They twiSses yer inside out at them
| inquers," said Soames, with a face as
| long as fiddle. You go and tell em
| jest what you vowed as yer would not tell
! ! know, Mr.. Roy, I'm bound to let out
| everything. And that's what l coined
about; could not get free of attending"
In his excitement he rose and shuf1ied
! his gathered legs together.
Il am afraid, Soames, if you have had
| notice to be present there is no getting
/ off Perhaps yoU-you have been talking
too freely else why should you have been
| called on"
Sir, do you suppose that I, as a faith
full servant of CoXnoor for many years
/ past, should say one word as would dis
! turb the peace of its family. No, indeed; ;
sooner would have my tongue cut out.
/ Nobody knows that l saw anything. I've
! sworn, too, to poor Mr.. Berties guilt"
Then get out Of the matter by simply
saying as much. l."
The door opened; Charlie entered.
Roy it's most annoying" he eX-
claimed, veXedly Mark is not at his
address, and the landlady has telegraphed
back 30 say SO Careless of him, is it not ?
MIR. Boyd, you know" turning to Soames
to explain. If he'd been guilty he could
not have behaved more shabbily than
this Perhaps he won't be required"
Perhaps not, !" replied Roy, stiffly as
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