The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-09-29

"Oh. DO hear me, do listen! I won't
/ keep you long she pleaded. I am so
| unhappy that I don't know what TO
J do And ycu-already you know so much,
Z and you are not unkiud you would not
Z De unkind 10 MIN. You like him, don't
Your brother? he is a very pleasant
companion answered Terence. evasively.
"Oh, yes, and if he had been in good
I hands, and NOT left TO himself so early.
ne would nave been "a good man as well IS
a pleasant companion. said she. earnest
ly- only papa died when We were chill
cien. ana mamma was too indulgeut, ana
now she is dead, he has only me. And IL
was he who always led me. so j have No,
influence do you seet But man might
have. Won't you try? Oh, won't you
try.
The tram was coming In. but the young
artist did not see or hear IL as anything
Nhlch concerned him He was looking
into the girls eloquent face, with eyes
WMch saw nothing but her fairness and
the lovely qualities which seemed TO him
20 shlhe through the outward beauty OF
feature and cOloring.
But what can / DO? What do you want
me L. do2 ne asked, gently.
only 10 speak TO him, only to reason
with hiIn- You are a man; you can say
20 him more than a girl can. y GU can
show him what he is doing, the risk he IS
Bat what is he doing? What is the
iisA g iLiz
tremble. II seemed TO Terence that she
saw Tor the first time the extent Of the
confidence she was putting in stranger.
Her words uttered in low voice, as II
10 herself, confirmed this view
me-"
The train had stopped in the station.
Nobody got out or got in. Terence Just
threw one glance at IL. but made no Tur-
ther suggestion Of continuing his Journey
You cannot trust me?" he said, very
gently, even If cannot help you
She looked up gratefully.
Indeed Z think So she said. simply.
4ou think your brother is I'm dangcr?''
4 am sure Of ii. There is man about
here always about, and l am afraid of
him, afraid his being here means some
What is your brother doing here?.
don't know. l wish ] could think
there was no harm it. But ever since
J. saw Nun TINS atternoon-in that strange
gIess-l nave felt sure that there was
NV What at di ,I,. he say to you when he sprang
He told me TO hold my tongue. But
can {. / can't. He came upon me by &C
cldent, You know, and was angry to find
that recognized him. And he won't let
me speak TO MIN l don't even know how
] could find him again"
What can / do them"
~ want you to find him out; you are
always about with your easel and your
sketch-Dook, and could do 1t without any
ulHcultyi 1 want you 10 tell hir-tell
him that there is somebody always about,
watching"
Il don't see how" he began obviously.
But the girls lips began TO tremblc, and
he stopped short.
an right IN try said he. desperately.
AFTER all the train was gone now and
ne must stay one more night In the viz
lage lie might just as well spend the re-
naming hours OF his STAY at Inpatestovra
IN the Wild-goose chase upon which she
had set her heart. The ingenious delight
she showed at his compliance more than
ISSIalu nm 50 he thought, at least, as
shS walked back with him into the village,
only. parting with him a few yards from
the inn door
II shall never forget your Kindness 3,
she SAID, as she gave him her hand 10
hold Tor one moment; Il have very few
friends left now"
The words seemed to the young man
lrieslsubly pathetic He would have
gwen her impulsively some answer more
tender than wise, but that she left him TOO
quickly; He followed her down the street
with MS eyes, and turning slowly into
the Blue Board announced that he had lost
ms train ana must stay until the follow
t thg morning. Throwing down his own
tmngs IN the hall, he noticed that the gun
cdse hdp disappeared. The lanlord how
ever could not say whether anyone had
CARED Iof AZ ne supposed so. he said, since
II was no longer there. He had not, how
ever heard of any visitor
Terence lit his pipe and strolled out IN
the direction of the Hall. Since he had
bound himself to his singular and delicate
mission the sooner he got il over the bet
ter.
n was dark by the time he reached the
TerenceHkirted the wall until he raacba5i
that part of it which was nearest 10 me
great house; he knew that 1t was in the
neighborhood Of the Hall that Fred LEI
lett was most likely to be found Iuclx
favored him, or at least he thought so
When ne found side door in the park
wall standing ajar. lie went through: ana
nndlng himself on path which led TO the
pack OF the house, he followed il untii
ne came to that portion of the building
on which the men were OF work Thev
mad finished for the day two hours befors
put one ngure was still to be seen in the
SHADOW of the half-built new wing.
Terence knew that ii was Fred Jelett
IN ms laborers dress, and he quickened his
pace TO come up with him. Jellett now,
fgNer' SUNK back and was for a moment
lost 70 the artists view behind the ris-
ing pile OF masonary. Terence leapt over
some intervening Instructions and pot in
20 20 Ine hsait-n nm building only in time
indeed Fred, and that he was eVidentIv
bent on escaping him
IhiS TACT reused Terence's resolutio,,
lie would make the fellow hear the few
words ne mad TO say, even If he could nor
make nm heed them. He called to him
IN IN low voice, but got no answer. Again
ne caught sight of him. however dtsat-
pearing through a doorway into the othe~
part of the house, and without quite com.
prene Enc the extreme rashness of the
step ne was taking, Terence went through
after him. He heard Jellett's stem on =
staircase above him. and then his voice.
speaking softly over the banisters
What do you want?'
want to speak. to you-only for a mo-
ment. Something Important"
An right. Come up here then"
NO Can't you come DOWN."
Oh, come up. It's all right These are
the workmen's quarters. We live here "
Not without some lingering reluctance
Terence went up the staircase, which was
a narrow, winding one. evidently used only
by the servants; Arrived at the top, he
found that Fred Jellett was halfway
down a long corridor, reckoning to him to
follow.
Yes, but look here. I'd much rather
speak to you outside you know. 1t looks
like"
The corridor which was not well lighted
any where, grew at this end very dark in
deed He turned to go back. but found his
arm seized with a laugh by Jellett, whom
ne mac not imagined to be so near
Come on. What are you afraid of?''
asked Iellett
Something more than his first fear that
ne was trespassing lad by this time taken
possession of Terence. who tried TO
wrench himself free from his companions
grasp. It was here so dark that he conld
not see him, but he knew the voice. and
knew that il was Jellett who, with a sud
den fierce attack, seized him by the throat
and flung him against a door which being
only on the latch, opened and let him fail
heavily on to the floor
The next moment Terence heard the
door shut and kew turned i'm tho Inolr