The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-02

Wednesday last. in Cambridge, by the
discovery that Mr.. Julian Adye, one of
the scholars of St Margarets College, mad
committed suicide in his rooms by shoot
ing himself through the head with re-
Volver. The unfortunate young gentle
man-who bore name well-known and
respected in Streatfield (where his late
father was for some years senior cura te
of the parish church, and his grandfather
filled for over a quarter OF century the
responsible office Of town clerlO and the
surrounding Observation-Disclosures only %
years of age. His university career had
been one of marked distinction, and only
last week he figured in the mathematical
trpos list reproduced in our columns, oc-
cupying there the honorable position of
sixth wrangler. He was to have proceed
ed to his degree on Thursday next and IS
stated to have been absolutely free from
pecuniary anXieties No motive being as
signable for the rash act, the jury at the
coroner's inquest very properly returned a
verdict of temporary insanity.
Archie Vansittart was at loss to inn
agine why his mother should wish to see
the cemetery during her stay in Cam
bridge. 1t was the May week manifestly
most inappropriate season for inspecting
cemeteries.
You'll lose one whole afternoon of the
races" he protested. "And we shall GER
tainly jump Caius tonight.
Mrs. Vansittart did not often act in OPP
position to her boys views But on this
occasion she stood firm. 1t seemed that
she was DESTROYS of visiting a particular
grave in this cemetery, the grave of
friend who had died young, leaving none,
save herself to care for his lest resting
place.
THAT sounds rather tragic the 49,
year-old undergraduate remarked.
His was a tragic story" Agnes Vansit-
tart answered And, thereupon, moved by
some unaccountable impulse, she told her
boy the tale. Not suppressing her own
share in it; suppressing nothing save her
personal identity with the woman who had
fought and conquered, to such bitter end.
Poor chap!" was her sons comment
when she had ended.
But you think she did right, Archie|'
Il suppose so. Oh, yesl OF course it
was the square thing to do-would have
been for a man. certainly. Somehow,
one fancies a woman, who cared much,
might have stretched a point in his favor.
l don't say she would have been right.
But, perhaps, this one didn't care much"
"She did" Agnes clasped her thin fing-
ers tightly round her knee. Il knew her
rather well. She--her conscience wouldn't
let her. Surely you don't think She was
over scrupulous?"
"You seem anxious to Justify her. moth
err Archie half smiled. Il say nothing
against her action, nothing against her
at all, except that she seems co have been
awfully stupid; and he too for the mat
ter of that. Otherwise, between them
they might surely have found some better
way out of the dilemma-better l mean.
than the poor fellow blowing his brains
| out"
! Mrs. Vansittart rose up out of her sons
armchair pulling her veil down quickly
over her faded face.
There was no way. What way could
| there be?"
"Oh, heaps of ways, If she'd had the wit
| to suggest them She had a certain amount
of property; she might have raised money
on her house, or furniture. or something.
/ suppose she knew nothing about bust
ness matters. Women seldom do" said
the boy loftiiy "And l daresay this one
was young"
"She was" his mother answered, in a
| toneless voice, very young. Don't let
us talk about her any more"
(The End.)