The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-24

written to her. IF we can tide over
next week we may pun through but if
Mcdonald and Turpin go they will pun
us down with them, for we have just
transacted an unusually large order for
them, and If they are unable to pay next
week it is all up with US. But hope for
the best and deny everything. II is most
important to keep up our reputation.
So, faithful to her orders, Mrs. Ross
smiled wan smile as she stopped by
her future son-in-law's deck chair.
"Oh, that does not affect Mr.. Ross at
ALL Herbert His house is on far too firm
a basis to be touched by all these panics
which are carrying off the smaller firms
who have not so much capital to fail back
upon. OF course, it makes Mr. Ross ex-
ira busy, and he has to so backward and
forward between London and Scotland
three or four times 1t is all very haras>
sing and worrying for him. but he is all
right, l am thankful to say"
Herbert Rawle believed her, and took
heart of grace. They went for a lovely
cruise that morning upon The dancing blue
waters of the channel, and the beautiful
yacht swung gaily before the breeze, and
the young people sat in pairs about the
deck, and the foreign office clerk proposed
to Helen Welton and was accepted before
lunch time; and Ted Welton, with the ex-
perienced help of the skipper, taught Jes-
sic Mcleod how to steer the ship, whilst
Herbert and Mary sat forward in the bows
and whispered loving things to one an
other in perfect happiness and security.
For really Capt. RaWle was beginning
to be quite fond of his Mary by this time;
she was SO hatteringly in love with him,
so absolutely devoted to him, and so sub
missively anxious to fulfill his faintest
wishes. Besides which, it was so pleas
ant to be so well cared for and so well.
fed, to live in the lap of riches and lux
ury He really did appreciate his sur
roundings extremely. and was looking for
ward very much to the ample provision
for the future which his wealthy father.
in-law proposed to make for himself ana
his bride and the house in Mayfair, the
hunting hox In the shires, and the COM
Portable allowance which was to go with
them 1t would all be very pleasant and
luxurious, and if Mary was to be the
necessary encumbrance of these things.
she was al any rate as little of nuisance
and as nice a girl as such a rich heiresA
could be expected to be.
she might have been much worse"
Capt Rawle told himself when she is
married to me and | have licked her in
TO shape lttle more, she Will really be
quite presentable; and l am sure l shall
not be at all ashamed of her in any So
ciety."
So he was quite happy this morning.
smoking his pipe by her side, whilst the
waves,
and as he had not seen Blanche Trelawny
for a long time now he really quite
thought that he had got over his infatu-
alton for that lovely lady.
once in the seclusion Of their sheltered
corner. Mary nestled her head against her
lovers shoulder and put up her hand ca
resssingly to his face
DO you really love me, Herbert?" she
whispered.
"Why, yes. Mary. OF course"
"Oh!' with a little gasping sigh, at al
most frightens me-such happiness seems
to much--too great to last! Gin. Herbert.
if anything We're to part us, l think il
would kill mel"
SILLY child! What on earth can part
us? Are you thinking of throwing me
over, pray, Miss Ross?"
For all answer Mary pressed the long
fingered aristocrauc hand furtively ana
passionately to her lips, and al that mo-
ment the cry Put aboutw rang along
the ship, and the yacht swung sharply
round to the helm, and the sails fluttered
nosly as they met the wind, ana the
bowsprit veered round and pointed back
towards the coast. And If Mary Ross haa
only known it. that signal of return was
the signal for her also of the end OF her
good days. The next hour. which took
them back to their moorings ia Dart
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