The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-15

GRAFTON, and I would urge you TO forget
my udoShter as speedily as possible. for it
Is utterly impossible that she can ever he
come your VIE. give no reason for this
decision. but as an honest man 1 ask Won
70 DelieVe me when 1 say before God and
10 you, that II will be best for Helen ana
you never TO meet again; and 1 ask YOU
as a gentleman. never to approach her in
any manner or seek to pry into the cause
OF this change.
My respect for Won remain, ,,u5ir,,i,,fs,,
ga, ana L hope, despite the blow l have
been forced TO strike you. that Won NAV
still think as friend Of
No words can express Paul Metbuen.s
amazement as the full import of the let
Ier SANG slowly into his mind. Not TO
make Henel his whichever to see her
again even Good heavens! was he dream
ing or mad? What was the cause of the
mysterious change that had come over
Helen Campbells father2 What was Inc
nature OF the insurmountahle barrier that
had sprung up between him and his love?
In sore stress of mind Paul paced about
tne room, glanclng now and again at the
oinlnous missive, and bitterly regretting
ms torgetfulness. Had he but read il soon
aIter II was placed in his hands it would
nave been an easy matter to have return
ed 10 the manse and demanded an exDla-
nauon. Was he right in holding Hugh
SanpDell responsible for the change?
could II be possible that Henel did not
love him. and had terminated their en-
sagement OF her own free will?
he was bordering these perpleXitfes IN
decided whether to passively submit TO
the desire Hugh Campbell had expressed
IN ms cruel note, or to post back imme-
dlateIy to Ardnamuchan to attempt to
avert the fate that threa tened to crush
MS love dreams for ever. when the after
noon post brought him letter, upon
Whlch was the Port Kenneth post-mark
In very fever of excitement he tore open
the envelope, to find the following short
note:
;, Dear sir-I understand that my father
mas INFORMED you that our union is an
impossibility. / have only to add that it
is my desire as well as his that we should
see no more of each other: ou.
The foregoing communication only in
tenslhed PauPs curiosity, thickenine the
mystery, and adding the bitterest drop of
an 10 the bitter draught. For little while
the young man deliberated as to what he
should do, and ultimately he resolved TO
instantly revisit the West of Scotland
NO misunderstanding should be permitted
70 part him and Helen. From Hugh
CampbelIs own lips he would know the
nature of the barrier which had risen be-
tween him and his daughter
That very afternoon Paul Methuen left
London again, and before sunset the next
gay ne was back at Port Kenneth. The
shadows Of cleaning were falling over
Slratn and moor as he approached the
manse, his heart filled with a strange
mixture OF hope and fear. Soon he had
reached the house and knocked at the
front door, wondering what manner of
reception he would receive.
His knock brought no one to the door,
SO ne Knocked again more loudly; but
repeated knocking brought no RESPONSE.
Then he realized that he was too late
me manse was deserted. Hugh Camp
DeIl ana MS daughter must have expect
ed MS return, and had fed rather than
meet him. Whittier had they gone?
To this question he sought to obtain an
answer by questioning the villagers. but
none of them could tell him what he wish
ed to know. The hermit and his daught-
er mad gone away the day before; their
destination was unknown and All thar
Paul was able to learn after staving a
couple of days was that Hugh Campbell
ana his daughter had left Port Kenneth
by the Oban steamer
RMS was all the information he could
CLEAN, and with it he was forced to he
sausned: The fugitives had disappeared
leaving behind no trace that would enable
Paul Methuen to follow them So i'm
self to his fate