The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-12
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER II, 1897

Thunder ana lightning. 1t was Mona her
set-Desdemonal We were both of us fair
" taken aback, but she recovered herself
Mr. beg pardon-Capt. Lennox now
what surprise TO meet a dear old
friend. Yes, yes" this aside TO Bill, ''he
was pupil at my fathers when / was a
liitle bit OF a girl. And how naughty you
used to be-" CThis with an appealing look
shot at me from under her eyelashes)
was mute with horror. What goings-
on ala not remember of hers, for all the
arlIul' impudent. untrutnful little cats
out before | could get my breath she was
tripping OFF with two fingers laid on Bits
sleeve the honest happy fool.
OF course We'll miss each other. these
exhibitions are so delightful for that; but
remember you are all coming 10 my little
abode after 10 O'Clock. Your wife has the
address. Bye-byet"
HeJoining my own party. I tried to get
a WORD aside with Bryce in vain. He
ala not help me, having naturally only
eyes and ears for Loo. After seeing fire.
works and lighted fountains. all four to-
gether back we drove as we had come.
But on arriving at the widows house, !
caught Bryce in the hall and whispered
hurriedly, Look out for squalls-there
may be the devil of a row tonight"
lie gazed at me surprised, but Aileen
asked me to take off her cloak at that
moment.
In the drawing room Bill alone received
us. She has just gone to say goodnight
to her father; he is poor old invalid,
ana she is awfully good to him"
Her father must be a miller" snapped
Loo TO me half a minute later, as the
WIDOW rustled in, her pretty face plainly
fresh-powdered and her lips too hastily
Redeemed, for l noticed one cherry
he 4I,s
later At the moment my attention was
nXed on Bryce. He stood in the back
ground and the lamps were heavily shad-
ed. Still l saw what seemed an electric
shock pass over him; then his figure be-
came rigid as Mona gracefully approached
the supposed stranger Bryce bowed so
deeply, drawing back, that she dropped
her proffered hand. thinking him shy ana
awkward She hardly gave him a glance
after that, and no doubt his moustache
and added years must have altered his
appearance. For the next few minutes
her hostess cares entirely occupied Mrs.
Pollock.
Hot soup. sandwiches, claret cup, cof-
Zee, she prettily cried. Now, gentle
men, please help me-" Then after few
minutes: why, Mr.. Bryce do you neither
eat nor drink?"
THANK you. won't take anything to-
night answered Bryce in a low, hoarse
voice, unlike his own.
rs that your paragon?'' growled Bill
aside to me. Il call him a sulky sort of
beggar."
The door opened just then and an old
man peered in, red-eyed He wore dirty
dressing-gown and now lurched forward,
holding on 70 the furniture and muttering
with drunken incoherence.
Father, this won't do. You must go to
your bed" cried Mona, in genuine dis
may.
Mercy on US, he's drunk" muttered
Bill in CONSERVATION, looking for the first
time at his future father-in-law
"Old Moore himself! This is too much
1 must CO." breathed Bryce in my ear,
who was deadly pale.
Mona vainly coaXed, ordered her father
to come away 1t was a painful moment.
She wants to get rid of me, ungrateful
girl" hiccoughed the old man. Il was
robbed by young fellow of $780, and that
helped to ruin me-
did the bank not repay you?" asked
Oswald, in a terrible voice, stepping for
ward. Yes or no?"
In the silence that followed we all held
our breath. Then Mona shrieked out. Il
know you now-you the&
1T is false that l was a thief. AS false
as that your father was ruined by losing
money which the bank repaid"
'Mannering himself" faltered the old
urunK2rQ, staggered. linen he SObDed out,
lurching towards a writing table. "You
stole it, you did! Heaven be my witness,
you took it from this very drawer"
He tore out a drawer violently holding
il towards us in his trembling hand, and
at the same moment a thin paper ad-
herring to its under surface fluttered on
to the floor. Loo swooped forward, dart.
ing on the prize
Give me that; give me it," shrieked
Mona, sharply.
mo, no; it is a note. Oswald, see! A
bank note for $500"
ing over her shoulder. 1.-The same! The
note! Thank God, am clearedw
Mr.. Mort, for this I suffered two years
Imprisonment, and my mother died Of a
broken heart"
Young man." muttered the drunkard,
piously, Il forgive you"
In five minutes we four had all cleared
out of that house laughing and crying.
Bill alone remained; and what passed be-
tween him and Mona he win never tell to
his dying day Only-she is pretty Mrs
Pollock still.
Oswald Bryce did go on active service
Immediately, and l still impressed upon
HIM that a married junior sub is a mis-
cradle human specimen. But he earned
his promotion so quickly that the lovers
did not have long to show their constancy
after ALL and all our serious objections to
a speedy wedding were, of course, remov-
ed.
you see. 1 knew better than any of
you" remarked by terrible little sister-in-
law, with her nose in the air.
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