The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-24
SAVANNAH. GA. SUNDAY. MAY n. 1896

SHilIcn the beauty tncy may not pos
Down the great staircase went the trio;
and Dixon handed his charges into the
can As he did SO, a gig. with lamps
uashlns In the darkness, drove by at a
rapid rate.
Goodnight" said Tommy. closing the
cab door. Anything can do about this
affair, Miss tlennes, you know, ] will.
II you want Fane's head punched. give
me the order-itn be punctually attended
do nothing if you would obiige me-
said Ruth, pressing the faithful little fell
lows podgy hand. Let the affair be for
gotten; il will he better" She was think
Dixon waved his hand in lieu
Of lifting his hat, which, in his
excitement. he had left I'm the hotel. and
the cab drove away to Ruth's lodgings
The occupant of the gig that
passed the cab as Ruth en-
tered il was Frank Eden. He
witnessed the incident and could not be-
heve his eyes. For a moment a cruel
suspicion that one of the women was
Ruth, and that she was deceiving him.
unworthy of himself and of her, and
thought no more Of the matter until he
dropped into the local club next morn
Fame was there. Good morning. doc
tor, he said; "can you give chap any
thing for head-I'm awfully chippy?"
All" laughed Eden, cheerily, late last
night! Have a good timer"
Rather" returned Fame. Never saw
the sun so bright-a joke, by Jovel Then,
loud enough for the other loungers to
hear, "Wine and women. Splendidr
Women The doctor felt a sudden
grip at his heart. "Oh. some Of the ballet,
1 suppOse?" carelessly.
Not muchr' exclaimed Fame. deliber-
ately leading up e. his point. "A cut above
them, l guess. What do you think Of
kittie Dalton and Ruth Fiennes2"
Miss Fiennes was not there" Eden
spoke decidedly, and clenched his fists
in a way Fame hardly liked. But he went
.'She was. and joked and drank about
with the best of usu'
Before Fame could step back the doctor
had felled him. In a moment strong arms
were round both men. Fame got up with
an ugly mark on his handsome, evil face,
and Eden left the place with curt re-
mark to the effect that the committee
would find him ready to answer for his
He walked straight to Ruth's rooms.
| Fame had lied. he told himself again and
again. But then, the cab, the incident he
had Witnessed with his own eyes. Well
he would ask Ruth; if she denied it there
was an end to the matter, though that
cad, Fame, would have TO suffer for his
calumny; if she admitted it-but he dared
not think of that.
AS ne entered the hall door Ruth came
out Of kittie.s room. hltue was III that
had just smoothed the pillows for the girls
aching head, and given her a cooling drink
to quench her feverish thirst, 'Oh" the
! repentent girl had walled. "Oh, If any one
! should know l was-like, like,-iike I
| was! But Ruth had soothed her. assur-
ing her that from her no one ever should
frank" said Ruth, when the sitting
room door was closed, you look white
\ are you. i'll, dear?"
Eden went straight to the trouble.
Were you at the Sun last night?" he
asked.
! 1.-THE Sun? she asked blankly.
Yes, the SUM-" Frank repeated, coldly,
a horrible fear that Fame had not lied
yes, she answered, Il was"
Her lover felt as though he had received
a sudden blow
what Of it?' Frank laughed, discord-
| antly. What is it? Is 1t nothing that
| you-my aftianced wife, the woman
would have trusted with my life-should
/ be there, drinking and joking with a lot
/ of rowdies, like any common"
| ''Stopw cried Ruth, indignant at this
| accusation, and allowing nothing for the
! bitter jealousy burning in her lovers
! heart. who told you this?'
! Harold Fame"
! And YOU believed him. There was inf
/ mite sorrow and disappointment in her
| tone. And her woman's pride was arous-
IT told him he lied, but"
But you believed him. I thought you
! could trust me, Frank"
How beautiful and pure she looked! Oh,
| if he could only know her to be so.
Il am willing-only too willing-to be-
! lieve you innocent" said the doctor; but
| you have admitted you were there; and
if that be So, what can l Think
81 have said / was present at that par
| ty," said Ruth, with dignity, and l have
told the truth. But 1 was not there for
| the reasons you imagine"
Indeed. Then for what purpose were
Should She tell him?" she mentally
asked herself He had no right to think
so badly of her-it was an insult to doubt
/ her word. But then, appearances were
| against her, and what could Frank
! think? Besides any remuneration of pride
! however bitter, were better than the loss
/ Of his love. Yes, she would tell him all.
1T appears, she said, shat your in
| formant Mr.. Fame had wagered that 1
would be present at the party. He sent
hasty note, purpOrting to be written by
/ the hotel manager, requesting me to come
/ to the Sun at once, as Miss Dalton had
| been taken i'll. / went, late as ii was
and found that I had been grossly de-
! ceived. Miss Dalton was not ill-she
was, We'll excited; but after some little
! conversation L succeeded in getting her
to leave with me. MIR. Dixon saw us to
the cab. That is all. 1t is very simple"
Yes, too simple, almost" sneered
you received this precious forged note
Ruth suddenly remembered that she had
| not received it back from Dixon.
II cannot show it you now" she re-
| Piled. ''Mr. Dixon took it from me to
examine it, and he has not yet return
| if you ask him"
(Which I am not likely to do do not
| wish my love troubles to be made the
subject Of a dressing room scandal" re-
| turned Frank, bitterly. Between you
| you have trumpet up a fine tale You
| tell me a sensational story about a cruel
| forgery and all the rest of it, but you
cannot show me the letter. must ask a
! comedian for it, a man used to trickery
and subterfuge from his cradlew In his
| anger, Frank was speaking unjustly. Il
| knew what would happen when you went
! on the stage" he continued; you have
| soon learned to ler'
And you have soon forgotten that you
are gentleman" Ruth retorted. IF you
/ can so easily suspect me of evil, it is bet
ter that we should part"-the tears start
/ ed to her eyes, but with an effort she
| repressed a sob.
Il think so, too"
With a cruel laugh, Frank took his hat
| and left the room, and Ruth, all her forti-
tude. gone, sank weeping on the hard
couch.
And SO these two drifted apart. Ruth
! altered little, for she was one of those
brave women who do NOT wear their hearts
| upon their sleeves; but Birfield people be-
| gan to say that young Doctor Eden look
/ ed Ill and wOrried-his practice was grow
/ ing too fast they thought. Night after