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

lection. But Hueh. YOU never have,
have you3''
"N6t that 7 can recall" said Hugh,
| searching into the recesses Of his
memory Probably must, however, or
else 10 would indeed be singular for me TO
dream she was asking for her father by
a name which il seems she frequently
called him. one. moreover, which TO any
Iother too is practically unknown to me.
We wander; l have more to say. After
was Weakened from my pleasant dream
II was pleasant 10 again see her (whOm l
had been grieving for as dead or wound
ed alive and well-for, oh, ] do love
Nelly, Dr. HenstOck; she is more to me
than anybody piped poor Hugh, his face
puckenng up. Mother is over anxious
and fdgetty. Bruce, when he comes
home, means to be kind, but he has so
many other interests, besides his manly
appearance always calls up to me what
ought TO have been, and-and hurts me;
and then he does not visit us often; but
Nelly, she was always just right. She
laughs when she ought to laugh, and she
is sympathetic just at the right time. She
now mother has gone off offended,
mot so; she was called, but proceed,
dear Hugh" said DIR. Henstock, with
emotion, you fell asleep again.
Hugh wiped his eyes.
Il did; and resumed my dream just
where | had left off only-only she-she
was taking part with the gentleman and
giving him directions. He left. Suddenly
| the whole multitude turned on her. They
pushed, they kicked, they derided her. l
fought and fought to get near, and could
not. Oh, ! was wild. / felt as if / had
great strength, and yet though exerted
to the utmost it was pOwerless. 1t went
forth just as vapor Help me, cried to
the very peculiar little crea ture who had
pointed Nelly out to me. She cleared the
way Immediately. It's those Boyds who
block the way, she said"
F'Boyds, what Boyds?" burst rofuusly
from DR. Henstock, as he jumped up
'These Slackaby Boyds, l presumed,
| said Hugh, because as got there Nelly
was having a fierce hand to hand fight
with DR. Boyd Was it not singular2
| Before | could reach her she had knocked
| him down. Setting her foot on his neck,
she wildly wrung her hands, crying Dad
die, daddie, oh, why did you forsake
meH"
"But have not forsaken herr" cried
| DR.. Henstock, sobbing like a child. 81
would give my life to find her. but go
on, Hugh
Il have told you everything every
word, j." said Hugh ''Now YOU know all
| You will go and fetch her. She is alive
somewhere, and she is calling for you
! She never noticed me. | don't think she
|
to her poor Hugh, / know. Not that she
ever called me poor or showed by the
slightest sign that / was different to 9th
| ers, as everyone else does, because she
| did not, and perhaps that was one reason
why loved her so. She treated me ex-
actly as if l were straight and manly and
| handsome as-yOu, DIR. Henstock"
Perhaps DR.. Henstock, engrossed in
deep thought, did not catch the pitiful
| sentence. He passed it by in silence
Il wish I knew where to go, where to
look what to dot" he cried, helplessly
| every effort that man can. devise or
artitice resort to has been tried. Money
is no consideration, if 1 spend every
| penny possess [ will not grudge it for
her restoration. Some scoundrel or i'm
poster has her somewhere a prisoner"
eyes she is prisoner so far as liberty
is concerned, ~ averred Hugh. ''That was
made plain to me. / fancy from the null
titudes that it is in a city-perhaps a
.fOreign city, from the face of that funny
looking foreigner who guided me; yet, no,
the others appeared all English DR.
Henstock, why not go to DIR. Boyd, and
demand an explanation from him!
81 could not the authority warranta-
BILE for such proceeding is lacking.
| Were 1 convinced that DIR. Boyd was in
any respect cogniZant of my darling's loss
| | would prosecute him to the death sooner
than let him escape. But l don't see
what he could have to do with Nelly's
disappearance.
''Oh, I would not stop to think all that
out, )" asserted Hugh, with assurance
''lf were able | would go and attack
him, and am not so strong nor so deeply
interested in one way as to Nelly's restO-
ration as you are, though l know l love
her as much,' piped he. she is in her
lOsS-has hand in it, Pm certain, or else
why should he have been with herr"
Hugh put the query with positive as
suranee that he deemed all-convincing.
He expected no opposition, neither did he
receive it.
''What-what sort of a young man was
that you saw in your dream2" queried
DR. Henstock, musingly.
Chats the part that puzzles me-" adj
mitted Hugh, frankly. His face was like
one know, or have seen, yet 1 know so
few. Langley sometimes brings friend
home with him for a day.or two, but | re-
member all those There is scarcely any
body besides for me to recollect"
You know Mark Boyd, of course2" in
terrupted Pr Henstock, leaning forward
and speaking in visible excitement.
Hugh shook his head.
Or Boyds only son. continued Dr.
Henstock, rapidly.
81 was trying to remember. | must
have seen him in the past, l suppose but
he has been away so much that really
can't say ! seem to have a hazy recollec
tion of an inspired-looking youth, about
Langleys age. 1t is all dim-dim. No.
should not-fancy--" deliberating-''t that
the young man of my dreams could be he
1 will try and think it out"
''And I will get Mrs. Baines to procure
a likeness of this aforesaid Mark Boyd, ;.
said the Doctor, rising hurriedly
, Words trembled on Hugh's tongue. He
would have liked to have known besides
what the Doctor was going to do.
'You won't leave one stone unturned ~
he cried, shrilly, as DIR. Henstock passed
out; land oh, you'll come again soon.
Oh, he's gone! Oh, dear, dear"
Are his dreams anything or nothi ngl'
queried the Doctor, in perple xity
'Srange that they coincide with my
fears | think I'll-Ill-" The remain
der of his cogitations remained unuttered.