The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-25

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ant face with dcmure would. she knew,
not only disappoint. but also veX him.
VIII YOU tell him exactly how every
thing WASP
THAT goes without telling d did
not love YOU as much ar ] do. and desire
Z 30 put things straight, should ] 90 an an f'
I 10 seemed So certainly true that his
/ motive could but be- "a sincere one that
/ Nelly half reproached herself FOR her
/ question; and Ia the end Mark left
! having everything Just as he wished,
/ even Mrs Hudson had her directions.
! "Tll do exactly as YOU tell me, sir. To
! morrow afternoon, as the kitchen clock
/ strikes five. IN demand payment, or begin
/ TO hustle her out I've no pity for one Of
/ her sort If she has no friends she has
/ no right to pretend as she has them. Pity
but what She could be advertised for,
| likes a Miss-Miss-; forget what's this
! they tell me her name is but it's not
| Forde, that / can truly state. Marys
young man told her that a young lady is
/ nlissing-stolen by somebody, and that
| there's a whole hundred pounds offered
| TO the person that finds her.
"Mary's Young man has been romancing,
| Mrs. Hudson. Tery much doubt if any
! body would give hundred pounds nova
| days TO recover their dearest friend. Not
! Miss Forbes anyhow, because she has
none. She was born in a workhOuSe, and
her mother is dead, her father never
owned her You see the sort she is.
Indeed, I do; sort that would have
been better in a less respectable lodging
than mine, I take it," said the landlady
with decided acrimony. AYE, AlnOw
the sort well enough. | don't know that
shall wait till tomorrow night to hustle
her of"
You'd better" said Mark, in signif-
cant tones. 1t might be that he was not
sufficiently assured of his hold on Mrs.
Hudson's charity. for he sent a message
upstairs for MademOiselle VotOski To
gether they discussed matters on the
ground-foor sitting-room for fully twenty
minutes So low were their tones despite
their earnestness, that Mrs. Hudson.
though the door was ajar, and she strained
her ears and craned her neck, she could
not catch a word,
Il won't wait one second after my
eight-day clock commence to strike five
tomorrow" growled Mrs, Hudson: "be-
fore pll begin my attack on her Telling
her tales here, and pretending such innO-
ccnce. ! can't abide shams; never could.
If people is bad, let 'em own to it, Oh,
my fine lady, | will make you smart And
you too''-shaking her fist at the door. II
believe you are mother and son. and
bad pair, both of you. Ugh III clear
you all out, l will. y
CHAPTER x.
Breakfast was laid for one at Mrs
Bruce's awaiting Hugh's pleasure There
was no dainty silver to charm the eyes
no choice damask, nor delicate costly Chi
ma but there was cleanliness and every
token that loving hand with watchful
care could bestow A few flowers gather
cd fpnCb a LARGO with FpFTin6pp
imprinted on in coloured letters staring
at every beholder "a mothers gift from
Blackpool - a new-laid egg in its tiny cup,
his chair and shoes placed by the fire;
whilst on the hob, keeping warm, was a
pot of Hugh's favorite drink, cocoa, and
saucepan with water beside it.
Poor Hugh's bodily pain of the last few
days was greatly augmented by mental
anxiety on Nelly's account He loved her
with deep and absorbing love, most pit
iful to witness in his blighted career. So
acute was his anguish at her mysterious
disappearance that his mother had grown
to fear the Interior effect of it on his al
ready enfeebled health.
She was engaged in her front parlour
teaching the few pupils that Slackaby
contained anxious to embrace something
higher than the village national school.
Once goodly2 class had been hers. A
SOEI VI iHbtIItElulAl lldl SlllCC SuCCGGutu.
Luckily for her it came at a time when
she Gould Oxford it, Her own annuity,
aided by Bruce's assistance, was fully
sufficient for her simple style of living.
She had entertained serious thoughts of
retiring, so as to devote her time wholly
to Hugh. But he was a quaint child
child he was not, save in appearance
and strongly negatived, not TO say re-
| sented the implication; che did not want
| a M ccinD after him - poor lad 7
it was but an impotent beating of the
J wings againsta dependence that he was
unable to dispense with
The parents of pupils besought Mrs.
| Bruce not to desert them, else where
should they send their children2 This
| added to love. of her calling, and desire
| to make a little extra for luXuries for her
| darling carried the day.
So she still morning by morning entered
her parlor, Bible in hand, ready afresh to
| 90 through work that never grew old.
| Yet till Hugh descended-he- was very
| variable as to time-her doting mother S
ear was ever on the alert. He was a
noted character with all the pupils too.
Some loved, some pitied, and all were in
terested in his welfare.
1t so happened that morning that Mrs.
| Bruce failed to catch the sound of her
crippled sons descent. There was moth
| ing pleased him better than TO outwit her.
To steal down noiselessly, and help him
self difficult as was the task afforded
him impish delight,
''Hugh is down, Mrs. Bruce" said
| Bertha Clarkson.
Il think not, dear" was the gentle re.
| ply 'He was in tired slumber after a
very wakeful night l trust he is not
awake yet"
But Hugh it was; his deformed and
crippled figure popping the egg deftly in
to the saucepan. His hump back was to,
| wards Mrs. Bruce; anexpression of acute
disappointment rose into his face at hay
ing been discovered so soon; prior to il
an unusually keen, expectant look had
been stationed there.
i my Hugh down so earlylN exclaimed
Mrs. Bruce, with just that touch of sym
pathetic anxiety in her face that riled
him poor boy oh, you've got the egg
that one of your own chickens has laid
purposely for your breakfast"
F2Bruce had given Hugh three hens foi
himself
81 don't know that shall have it, .
snapped Hugh, sharply,
ooh. do--do, my precious" pleaded the
mother, earnestly, 1t will do you SC
much good" s
Hugh fidgeted His wish was that she
should leave himz He loved his mother in
his way, but she did not understand his
moods. II would have been simply i'm
possible for her. with her wealth of un-