The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11


| liver il into your own hand, as the hun
| dred pound note was in H. You VIII have
received the money before this reaches
| you. I write nov merely to let you know
| that ] did not go 10 the bank myself
Yours respectfully, +. BarrOws
That letter l posted as 1 came along
here. No doubt the police viii be in pos
| session of the facts Of your misera bic case
tomorrow morning. if not tonight l do
not think / have yet offered you my con-
CALCULATIONS on your approaching mar
rage to Miss Langley. Permit me TO do
so now
I sat motionless petritied.
You were very anxious to clasp my
hand a couple OF hours ago, and now YOU
seem Indifferent to the privilege. But real
ly, Mr.. Harwood, l nave no more than got
even with you. / would be only too glad
TO spend lew months, ay, a few years,
In gaol If ] could be sure of finding so
charming a lady waiting for me on my re-
! lease. 1 wish you pleasant afternoon
He turned on his heel and strobe slowly
away.
/ was bereft Of an my powers. The au-
dacity Of Barrow's plot overwhelmed me.
] could not believe myself awake and in
my right mind. / looked round me, half
expecting 10 hear shout of laughter ana
voices declaring that l had been tue VIC
tim Of a practical joke.
staggered 10 my feet and rushed into
the street with the wild hope of oYertak-
ing BarroWs aud extracting from him an
admission that his whole story was an
invention. / felt alternately frantic with
conflicting emotions and paralyzed by
dread. Up and down deserted Cheapside
l glanced Tor sight or trace Of BarroWs.
recognized no one Grain was no longer
visible.
Perhaps Barrows had invented the dia-
boical story to brighten me. Perhaps
that was his way Of revenging himself
for the wrong he fanced 1 had done him.
One part of his statement l could and
would Immediately test
Jumping into a hanson, I told the dri-
yer TO take me with all speed to Hubert
street ! alighted at the door of my lodg-
ings and opened it with my key. The land
lady was coming down stairs. Mrs. Gro
YER" l cried, nave any thing come for
me?"
yes, sir; a ladys umbrella and hand
bag. / pat them in your room"
/ staggered against the wall.
There nothing wrong, sir I hope?
You weren't expecting anything else"
mo; they are quite enough said ], bit
terly
l went back to the hanson and drove to
Charterhouse square. 1t was dark now.
Alice Fraser had left. l found Tessie
alone stitching still She laid down her
work. 1 told her of my interview with
Barrows and my visit to Hubert street,
against me is conclusive. This villain will
go into the witness box and swear to his
story with the face of an honest man.
The teller of the bank and the people
who changed the notes will Identify me,
and Mrs. Grover viii swear to the bag
and umbrella. Oh, what am to do? And
think Of tomorrow!
And you were as far as Hubert street,
and turned back?"
Turned back from where?"
Turned back on your way to Seven
Oak House"
"Eh?" I cried. IF went there
should come away from it in charge of
the police"
If you don't go there at once and give
your version of the affair. you will GER
tainiy find yourself in charge of the po-
lice"
Distraught, I walked up and down the
little room Tessie took up her work and
resumed her stitching as if nothing par
t!cular was the matter. Her calmless
maddened me.
"Tessie," l cried pulling up in front Of
her, you treat this affair as a trihing
matter. Our marriage, our going to South
America, my position my very liberty
are all at stake In PHYS name tell me
what | am to do?'
Il have implied already. Go at once
to Seven Oak house. Every minute you
lose is making the danger greater. So
sure am ! OF this that l win not open my
lips to you again until you come back
from Hampstead"
"But l shall be arrested there"
She made no reply. She folded zip her
work and put il away. Rising from her
chair she Strengthened the window cur
tains. She pushed up the gasalier She
put the chair on which l had been sit
ting with its back to the wall, ignoring
my presence. She was pretending 1 had
"a gpf StranRfnr6fS
moved about as though nothing of more
consequence occupied her mind than get
ting the tea. But her hands trembled
when she touched the curtains, and "a
she crossed the floor she stumbled over
nothing.
I went to her and winding my arms
round her said. You are right, dearest.
! will go at once" | kissed her ana
then set out for Hampstead.
When ] entered the library of Seven
Oak house l found Mr.. Strangford, a
short purple-faced, plain-looking bache-
Tor of 60, standing on the hearthrug. lie
scowled at me.
Nice time for you. sir, to turn up"
pulling out his watch. Twenty minutes
to seven, and I've been expecting you
since 3. When | heard you were here now
l was on the point of saying l would not
see you. You have been phllanderine.
sir, instead of attending to business as
II the remainder of your life win not he
long enough for the society OF the young
lady. 1 wished to see you. sir, not to
make any profit out of you. but to tell
you ! thought very highly Of you, TO as
sure you / wished you we'll to say good
by and TO make you a little present Now
for two pins III refuse to say good-by.
His face grew a deeper purple as he
delivered this speech in vehement tones
and with angry gestures.
1T was, may say, by accident learn
ed you wished TO see me-" l said, not
knowing how to begin my story.
by accidentw he shouted furiously
'Why. sir only a few minutes ago had
letter from Barrows informing me that
he had given you a sealed packet. with
instructions to take II to me presume
he handed you the packet before tho Of
flee shut. that is before O'clock, and IT'S
now twenty TO seven"
He did not give me any sealed packet
or any instructions to come out here"
Mr.. Strangford's mouth fell open, ana
he stood glaring az me as II he thought
me mad. After moment his mouth clos
ed he drew down his brow and muttered
in tone OF perpieXity II can't have