The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-15

out and fasten upon possibilities OF char-
table requests and which cling there rs
remOrseless as death itself.
| He seldom more than timidly suggested
TO the weak vessel beside him, who repre-
scented a third branch of the Cogleigh
family, and who proyidently carried
toOlscap paper and stylOgraphic pen IN
her reticule, at all times ready for the SUI
preme moment when SlipsOn COgleigh
should be sufficiently alarmed by the
action of his dichrOtic pulse to execute
his will.
Sacrificing and suffering" remarked
| Mrs. ClinCsly with a measured wheezc,
happen to be counted where count
| ing's done, for what's really in EN-.
| ShpsOn has told me as much, many times.
| His mind S made up, ladies. DON'T think
! because ! am weak vessel I'm not fully
! acquainted with all your moves. Slipson
! is, too. He'll remember his real friends
And the board" interposed Mr.
! Clingsly, meekly.
Certainly the board. He's told me as
! much"
, The four grim sentinels here relapsed
| into silence and their usual expressions
! of scorn and defiance, consisting of shrug-
| gings, excited head tremblngs and sup
| pressed snortings on the part of the
! ladies, and the closing of Mr.
| Clingsly's little eyes with the opening Of
! IL
| invariably softly hummed the pleasant
melody of
From Greenland's icy mountains,
From midas coral strand"
while the tips of his gaunt fingers tapped
! clickingly upon his empty spectacle case,
held with military air squarely against
his thin little chest.
There was something charming, whole
some, hopeful and good about the remain
| ing two of the Cogleigh party. These
were Mr.. Robert Forsyth hearty,
healthy, fine; recently out of the univer
sity, and covered all over with the unmis-
takeable insignia of honorable graduation
from the broadcast curriculum OF athletics,
lacking full manhood only because of
Slipson Cogleigh's persistent generosity,
perhaps prompted by that strange hui
man principle which often roots the heart
Of the physically helpless to the physi-
cally brave and strong.
Leaning lovingly upon his arm, as they
both hung over the steamers rail intent
upon the cOlorful Azorean harbor scenes,
was beautiful young woman, the bride
of week. All cheeriness and brightness
which had come to Slipson Cogleigh
within the Drugget family prison, had
been bestowed by this one true little
woman, now Hester Drugget Forsyth
the ''mainstayn whose loss Mrs
Drugget had but a moment before de-
plored and at last somewhat free from
the domination of the latter, delirously
happy in the first consciousness if de-
liverance and possession.
by George, Hetty, that's a glorious
scenep' exclaimed Bob heartily.
"Gloriousl / should think so. Why,
its perfectly heavenly, Bob. Wasn't Mr..
Cogleigh just grand and good to give US
such a wedding tripi'
He was never anything else, Hetty.
Deserves q better fate" This with a
gesture of his head toward the watchful
group behind. "Confound it! I've some
times half a notion to run away from them.
with him myself"
LET'S! Oh, let's, Bob That would be
Just lovely I'm going right over and tell
him 50 now ~
why, you precious little goose, you'd
have the whole pack on us and on HIM in
a minute"
We'll, Pm going to thank him again,
anyhow"
you've done that, a thousand times
already, Hetty"
Don't care I'm going Come on, Bob"
And with this she broke away from her
proud Young husband, who struggled
laughingly after her, a cloud of anxiety
settling upon his face as he glanced at the
group of relatives already craning their
necks toward his impulsive little wife,
who had bounded like child to Slipson
Cogleigh's side.
Bob says l shau't, but I shall There,
now"
"Shan't what, Hetty7"
"Shan't thank you again and again and
again for the lovely trip you've given u.s.
But l shall, and kiss besides"
Here her lips came rousingly against
Slipson Cogleigh's forehead, once, twice.
thrice, as she nuttered over him needless
of retinue or passengers. Then her plump
little hands pressed his thin cheeks
caressingly, and she burst forth radiantly
with,
You're just the best man that ever did
live, whatever anyone says There now
You're not going TO die, either There,
now. You're Just going to live. There
now. Wen get you over to Furnas-
won't we, Manoel and we'u just rub
you day and night. There, now" A
kiss. Wen Just souse and souse and
souse you in those horrid hot sulphur
baths. There, now" Another kiss
And We'll just chuck you in that horrid
hot sulphur mud, until every ache and
pain in your body is gone. There, now!"
The little woman, hereupon realizing
that the passengers were becoming in
tensely interested, and that the quartette
of watchers were already upon their feet,
ran away as impulsively as sheha come ;
Bob reloming her and mildly expostulat-
ing, Hetty all the time shaking her head
/ III defiance at those who might Criticise
or doubt, while the group of relatives re-
/ slgnedly resumed their seats.
"ltll take more than rubbing to bring
| that man tot" snapped out Miss Betsy
! Camper, settling herself comfortably in
/ her chair.
"Dichrotic pulses don't stop their dou-
/ BILE action at the binding Of a silly brides
voice. insisted Hetty's mother with a
/ sigh of relief.
u should say not" wheezed Mrs.
! Clingsly. He's past help from sousing.
too"
Its not sulphurated mud thatll save
him, If | might be allowed echoed the
agent of the Board. resuming his melodi-
Gus tour to Greenlands icy mountains
and India's coral strand with its finger
| tip staccato of accompaniment
1t was with these and various other
| oral and silent evidences of motive, char
acter and condition that the Cogleigh
party debarked from their steamer, and
| under the wise protection of Manoel's
defereutial politeness, passed unscathed
the swarms awaiting the pluckiug of the
estrangeiroS; assembled the slippery land
ing stairs in safety; escaped the prod
dlngs OF the customs officers without
tithing or alarm; aud were finally put in
charge of wonderful cocheiros with broad
hats, bare feet, baggy trousers, tremen-
dous whips and mighty oaths
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