The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-24

somebody. Doctor, dear, I'm worried to
deathi'
] was about to make some laughing re-
ply, when / suddenly noticed there were
lips were twitching and working at the
corners.
said, with a sudden contraction at
heart rs anything wrong?"
"I-I-yesr' she stammered. II am
obliged to come to you. I could not go TO
anybody else, and-and l can't bear f.;
any longer"
Il looked into her fair young face, and
fancy that her breath came a little
quicker, and that the color died away from
her face with the words
Il don't know what is wrong win
him she went on. "Oh, doctor what
has he done? He is not the same He
is distracted, absent minded. Someu times
-once-I almost thought he was going
She stopped and looked at me piteousiy
He scarcely ever comes to see me
now" she continued, with a little break
in her voice. IL wondered whether he
he had grown tired Of me He is so
strange; and-an1-Doctor, you don [
mind my telling you all this? Once when
he kissed me l thought for a mom7nt
he was going to cry"
She lifted her blue eyes and looked into
mine as if she hoped TO read some an
swer to her riddle in them. / could only
stare blankly at her white face.
Tired OF your" l repeated, after min
ute. Tired of you? No, my child any
thing but that. There is something
behind it-some trouble. Do you know
il he is in any di:hculty-any monetary diff
hculty?'
She shook her head.
y asked him once" she replied. and
he said mo. He was quite cross about IT,
and 50 ] have never mentioned it again.
But. doctor, l believe he CANDLES. l have
watched him, and l am sure he is wer-
rled and unhappy over something, and
cant find out what it is
sat SILENT for a moment thinking.
remembered now that l had scarcely seen
anything Of BOwden for weeks, and when
| had done so Datchford had been with
him. 1t was only a day or so before
too, that ! had met them both on the
well no matter what; but ! had gone
to bed disturbed and uneasy in my mind
with regard to the friendship that had
sprung up between the two.
y don't think" I said. half to myself
him any good
"Datchford?" Kitty repeated suddenly.
"Datchford? l hate him. He actually"
growing red and flushed, doctor. he actr-
ally made love to me the. other day. and
he knows that am engaged to Jack!'
repeated the question to myself. and
hght began 10 break in upon me. Sup
posing that Datchford was Matching a
dlaoolcal plot to GUST Jack from Kittys
ahectonS2 Surprising he was deliberate
" dragging Jack down-teaching him 10
play ana drink, in order to kill her love
Tor hlm2 Was II possible that a man
could be such a blackguard? Surely not
Yet DatchfOrd's face was dark and ugly
his viii was overwh Ginning ana irresis;-
iole and the recollection of an express
sion had once seen in his eyes at an
operation made me shudder
day or TWO after that ] had no doubt
IN my mind as to Datchford's intentions
On the Sunday afternoon ! was visiting
the Turner's when ne and Jack came in'
and to one who watched as closely as
/ did, it was clear That Datchford was IN
love with KiCty-terrilly In love far who,
she put her hand on 5acks shoulder /
saw him Vince ana sigh as if he had re-
ceiyed 2 blow.
Then I made up my mind that / would
speak toJack, and I did so the next day
re sat in my big easy chair paling and
flushing by turns, looking wreuched and
unhappy; and when1I had finished in
stead Of rising indigna atly. as ] ex-
pected, ne sank back mise-ably in his
chair