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

Il : quite a short journey to get to her
from here. I think I'd better go there to-
day. and you can write to me and tell
me exactly how things are
Capt Rawle looked pale and worried.
Tor Mr.. Ross ruin would mean ruin TO
himself also. he felt very uneasy. in
deed.
Be sure you write to me directly, Mary;
l shall be awfuliy anxious 10 hear" he
added, earnestly.
Mary dill not urge him to come to Lon
#on any longer. She was disappointed. of
course but she saw the force of his argu-
ment. II il was, as he said, necessary for
MN TO pay visit to his sister Mabel, why
then, OF course. II was quite reasona Bile
that ne should do 50 now that he was at
SO get-at-able a distance from where she
lived They all went on shore together
ana parted at the station.
The London train started the first, and
Mary and her mother wished good
bye to the rest from the carriage window
Mary had no private parting words with
her lover; somehow they had never been
alone for two minutes since he had de-
clined her request TO accompany them to
town. She had tried to have a word or
two with him before she started. but the
opportunity never came. AfterWards-dur-
ing the long years OF looking back on this
last day-it seemed to her that perhaps
there had been a purpose in 1t, and that it
was he who had avoided the chances of q
tete-a-tete. But it did not enter into her
head TO think so At the time. Yet 1t did
hurt her little that it was Ted Welton
and not Herbert who brought some papers
and magazines for her to the carriage, and
laid a bunch of red roses on her lap. and
it was Ted who was the last to grip her
hand and to whisper to her as the train
began to move:
Dear Miss Ross ] am SO very sorry
espa l, md f,lfr
You must hops for the best and perhaps
things will turn Out better than you fear,
and if there is any trouble or difficulty tell
MIR. Ross TO wire to my governor and l
know he Will help him all he can, and so
VIII You may be sure of thatu
She eo9ld only murmur atvague word of
thanks in lrep5ys Tea Nelton's eyes were
suspiciously humid. but Mary did not no
tice them, she was looking beyond his kind
and sympa thetic face to catch a last
glimpse of her handsome lover Capt.
Rawlc looked stern and miserable, almost
sulky; he just waved his hand to her, but
he had no farewell smlle'to give her
She sank back into her corner of the
carriage with a miserable sense of disap-
pontment yet in a few minutes the brave
girl was reasoning with herself against
this feeling. The Weltons were rich peo-
pie; offers of help meant something from
them-of course Herbert must be quite as
sorry Tor her as led Welton was, but he
had not the power TO offer any practical
help. Possibly that was one of the chief
causes of his gloOm-that others might be
of use to her father, bur not himself She
strove to console herself with this reflec-
ton.
1t was not many days later that the
blow fell upon her The house of Ross &
Co. was bankrupt, and at first it seemed
likely that Mr.. Ross would be absolutely a
beggar Later on it was found that there
was still a modest competence left for him
out of the wreck of his fortunes, there
were some settlements and investments
which were safe from the claims of the
creditors. and which were sufficient to Sc
cure him. his wife, and daughter from