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


sheet Of note paper. fastened By pin 10
Z the middle Of the door. caught MS eye
Looklns closer, be saw that upon IL was
I written In pencil. Terence y Conneii,
Esq- He tore Il open and hurried away-
1 but the light OF a match he read tlle Few
nnes when mad been hurriedly scraWlel
First there was an address in a street
I on the Strand. Then came the words
nave Just found out that nave Deen
I tHe means ot using you as lOol ~ a
shameful affair 1 am nearly heart-DrokeIr
remembering your kindness II you are
l sale let me know, OF 4 shall never for
/ give myself; though. indeed, indeed, /
| would not willingly nave done you any
harm for the weird"
lie signature was. Z. Burn.
| Ierence's heart leaped up, and melted
I into tenderness. If the detectives coarse
l WORDS nad been true, why should she have
] put upon the paper an address by which
[ he could find her. on the contrary, She
I would have been anxious, when once the
! purpose Ior which ne was wanted nad
/ beeh accomplished, 20 let him lose all
! trace OF her. But if, he believed, she
/ was beng used a tool by her unpriE-
/ clpled pfglher then surely her situation
I was pillaDle beyond descup ton, deserted
! by her friends on his account, and YET
treated Dy him without the least consiG-
So strong were Terence's feelings upon
/ the SUBJECT or this giTl, that he resolved 20
/ give qp ms holiday. OF at least 10 post
/ pone ", and 10 return TO sultry London
/ without delay.
The next morning he started on his re-
/ turn journey by the next train; and late
/ IN the afternoon he was at the address
/ BESSIE mad given. IL had not occurred to
him that ne might be followed; that hav-
/ ing served the purpose of the criminal he
] might now De serving that OF the latter
\ pufsuefs- Ills only trouble arose from a
I Tear that she might not yet have arrived.
However. on asking for Miss Burn" he
was requested by the servant to step up
/ stairs.
They're on the first floor, sir" she ex-
/ plaihed' rlhey re only just come back
Ihey! This was omInous. Terence had
not counted upon coming 50 soon face
\ 10 face again with the man he had known
as Fred Jellett." Fears and doubts, too,
| began to return. Ashamed of the question
| though he was, Terence faltered:
..h6er brother has returned, too, then|'
In spite of himself he felt relieved.
! Here, then, they were known as brother
and sister
! He followed the servant upstairs. She
knocked at the door of the front room
/ and being told in Bessie's voice to Come
/ IN entered, briefly announced "A gem
] tlem1n, ma am, and retreated Immediate
/ ~ Terence, from. the landing whore he
/ stood caught a glimpse of the girl as
she Sprang up from the table, at when
/ she was sitting with her head upon her
| hands Before she saw who her visitor
( was she turned quickly away, and fur
/ lively dried her eyes. But the traces OF
tears We're plainly visible as Terence came
/ guilty forward.
rne girl turned deadly pale when she
saw him. She swayed to and fro, and
I Terence, thinking sne was going to faint
/ sprang forward to support her. Just for
a moment ne held his arm round her,
! looking down to her face with such infin~
/ lite plty and tenderness that the girls
hardly collected fortitudc gave way, and
sie DuIsl INTO tresn agony OF tears. In
the midst of 1t, however she sprang away
from him TO the door. Terence stopped
heF, touching her lightly on the arm, ana
speaking ia an importing whisper.
only one moment; only one moment.
nave nothing to say to distress you,
indeed: l have come up to town just to
see you. Won't you stay2"
She hesltated, and he seized his oppor-
tunlty, shutting the door and leading
her gently 10 a seat. by a strong effort
she recovered her selt-contrOi, and again
dried her eyes.
Il ought not to have let you know my
address said she. looking up with a
startled expression. He would be very,
very angry II he knew. He is i'm there
asleep she went on, pOinthg TO the door
Of second front room. we have only
| just got here, and we nave had no sleep;
because, you see, We only came part of
the way by railway
Indeed. she looked travel-worn and
/ weary. Terence, lowering his voice,
| she did hers, spoke rapidly and earnest
/ ~, implorinS her TO abandon her brother,
whom she could not reform, and who
/ would only lead her into fresh dangers.
Cant you see now, after this expert
/ ence, and you are sacrificing yourself 10
no purpose he alrsed. He took you
/ down there 20 help him in his villainous
/ work, as-as---' He hesitated
"A decoy-I know"
And She buried ner face in her hands.
Now can't you see that a man who
would repay his sisters devotion like
| that is unworthy OF it? Can't you see
that he thinks only of himself, and that,
| whatever professions he may make, he
viii only run you into fresh dangers
And you may not always be able to es-
cape the consequences. You are loving
and tender; you WIll believe only the
best; and you viii let yourself be led
until some day it may lead you further
than you think. Now, haven't you some
friend, some relation, to whom you could
/ go?'
She shook her head.
mo. / quarreled with them all because
l would stand by him. They are ashamed
/ Of him for disgTacing the family; and
/ they think that by taking his part l have
only made him worse"
well, ] am afraid you have. But is
there nobody who would forgive you for
| your mistaken loyalty?"
She looked at the table cloth, as if
/ bordering. Suddenly her face became
drawn with fear. She held her breath,
looking toward the door by which he
WHATS that?o she said. below her
| breath
81 heard nothing"
Il did" she whispered. "If-if-they are
| after him. The policet
She rose from her chair and entered the
| second front room. Terence saw that 1t
1 was a bedroom, and that on the bed
/ Fred Jellett" was lying, fast asleep. She
crossed the room, rapidly, on tiptoe, and
reused him. He awoke with a start, and
/ sat up while she whispered a few words
rapidly into his ear. Terence hoped il
was the police, and hoped that they would
/ take him. Great as the disgrace to his
poor sister would be, the artist felt that
/ it was. her only hope of salvation. If
| that fascinating young gentleman were
put away for a time, she would be
forced to go back to the friends who
| would forgive her when it was no longer
/ also question of fOrgiving HIM He
| thought he heard sounds of footsteps and
| voices on the landing outside, but he was
not sure.
In the meantime Fred had sprung up
! crossed the bedroom floor with cat
ike tread and entered the sitting room.
| No sooner had he recognized Terence.
/ than he perceived also. by the expression
| OF the artists face. that the latter was
| listening eagerly for the faint sounds out
SIDE, instantly the scoundrels face as
Sumed an expression of savageTy such as
| ference had never before seen on hu-
/ man countenance Springing back a step
| to the side of his trembling sister he
seized her by the throat, and shook her
roughly, while he Kissed in her ear:
You brought him here You miserable
| nttle fool, you have given me upr'
Terence flew at him In a transport of
| rage.
''Wiry Tom" was too quick for him. Re
| lieVing Bessie with such suddenness that
| she fell to the ground. he ducked under
/ Terence'S arm and nushpd mast him In n