The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-16


ses as there wur all that row ABBOTT last
time he wur down. Xo've uowt to dew,
that's what's the matter wi yO.
you know that / have searched every
where for it. said Nelly, walking to-
wards the door
Everywhere 'cept in masters desk. ''
You know l dare not search there.
Moreover, his desk is locked, else per
haps may take a peep"
Its theer, as it'll be, l knows, so why
not luke HID be Jest as angry if the bill
amt fund as he'd be if you searched thecr
fort. Besides, who is going TO tell him
as 70 did luke ] shan't. A silent tongue
is liver my motto; il shows d wise yed!"
Il tell you your masters desk is lock-
ed"
But hins keys is oopstairs in the
glass drawer
Then l may search" admitted Nelly.
"but you are quite welcome to tell him
that l have done so. / shall. l make no
secret of my actions
"Yo1l happen to tell another tale before
long"
The words did not reach Nelly 1t was
not intended that they should. Had she
even caught them, she would not have
comprehended their import. That knowl-
edge was to dawn on her shortly.
Filled with one object-that of finding,
if possible "a reccipted bill whose loss
had caused great upset in the house
Nelly fitted one key after another in her
husband desk until she found the right
one.
Mrs. Smiths argument as to causing no
more irritation by this act than by leav-
ing it undOne and the bill unbound was
solid and had effect on Nelly She felt
she was justified in leaving no effort I'M
tried; besides, if a wife could not go with
out wrong to her husbands desk, who
could
Perhaps a deeper reason than this
actuated her movements, caused by the
discovery of certain events of the morn
ing, but she would not acknowledge even
to herself that this scould be the case
She was solely trying to avoid uureason-
able cause for violent anger from Mark
The desk was crowded with letters and
documents some labeled and put tidy,
others neglected and lying helter-skelter,
which surprised her-Mark, with all his
faults, being remarkably orderly. 1t
promised to be a lengthy task Nelly,
however was not damted Anything
that afforded her an object to occupy her
time was welcome. Time was a com
modify of which she had too much and
to spare Her days hung drearily on
her hands.
1t was perhaps but natural that she
should sort through the untidy mass be
fore her as a start. Her quick instincts
told her that if the lost receipt had
been placed straight and under tape, that
Marks hand, Marks COgnizance would
know it was there
She had yet to learn that Marks I'M
bridled temper in its fury and injustice
frequently created the cauSe-independ-
emily of reason-on which to wreak his
wrath. His knowing of the safety of the
receipt had nothing to dowith the attack
Her ignorance was more than sufficient
for him.
1t was cold in the little upstairs cham
Der. Nelly's fingers grew numb and stiff.
The heterogeneous litter before her had
changed under her orderly care and tidi-
ness. Still she had not come upon the
lost receipt. NotOne letter had her eyes
fingered upon longer than was compatible
with discovering whether the heading
was BrOokes, Grocers, &c. A pardonable
pride of praise deserved thrilled through
her when Mark should see what her tidy
fingers had done, Beginning to feel
chilled to the bone she-had she consulted
her inclination-w have descended,
warmed herself, and returned TO
her oCcupa ton. The intimatiOn
that Mark might perhaps come checked
the desire for a halt, much more crushed
any thought of carrying his old, we'll
worn desk downstairs. 1t was one of the
few belongings he possessed that he had
brought to Hendon. Nelly did not deem
IL a liberty under the circumstances to in
spect her husbands treasures-necessity
knows no ldw-but she would have con
sidered it unwarrantably rude of her to
have ventured to carry the desk
that he had placed in his bedroom down
stairs. So she hurriedly continued her
search. Suddenly her eyes We're caught,
tod = az lNH..
name inscribed on one bundle: ''Nelly's
letters to her father!" She started at
them, her head swan, her heart beat.
She felt dizzy. She knew she was on the
eve of great discovery, and for one mo-
ment the temptation came to her 20 put
the lot back unread. Dare she attempt
to readI Was she brave enough TO en-
dure the knowledge that was
coming on herr Stay!-knew already. An
inward conviction was here, perhaps un-
consciously to herself had been here be
fore, that her letters to her father had
assuredly been intercepted Mark $
possession. One second, and she knew
beyond doubt how greatly she had been
Imposed on. Every letter, fondly, anX-
ioUsly, piteously peuned just as she had
written it, In Its directed, but torn open
envelope, lay before her. Each message
that she had penciled down to the be tel
egraphed of was there. Mark had done
II all, or been IOgnlzant of it. The very
label that had bound them together
proved that much. Nelly's heart felt that
he, and he alone, was guilty; others might
| have helped him Degmar Notosk, fol
instance. when she seemed 10 post the
letter, but this was the vile strategCu
that had placed her wholly in his power
With a wall Of anguish Nelly slipped on
10 the floor The thoughts of the dis
tA bpN TOO,
to endure Why oh, why had he done il.