The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-08-15


Good night Then we shall meet at
breakfast at nine, and arrange about your
/ driving on to Middleton StOneway'
Yes. thank you so much. and YOU win
I see about my telegram going to my IA
thct. Won your ] do feel 50 anxious TO
/ repay you as soon as i can; not that
( can eyer. repay all your kindness" she
added, giving him her hand
Good night, Miss Arkwright; ] beg of
YOU not 70 think OF repayng my kind
: ness as you call it; il has been the very
greatest pleasure TO me. and ! hope after
+ this unceremonious introduction to each
7 other we shall become friends on ortno-
COX lines by and by
'Yes. 7 hope 50, very sincerely 1t seems
/ 20 me that orthodox friends as you call
them. are often not half so nice as unor-
/ th0rdOX ones" she said, naiveiy.
The next morning the snow had ceased
ana tho landlord was able to produce a
closed fly TO take Daphne the rest Of her
[ journey.
You VIII forgive me for interfering once
again, won't YOU. Miss Arkwright?" ask
! ed Capt. Harding, as he stood beside her
in he little siJting-room.
interfering. Capt Harding2'
Yes YOU must allow me 10 place this
at your disposal" and ne handed her an
envelope with some coins There is the
lyman, YOU know, and various sundries
on arriving, so you can't be without any
money"
You are too kind. How can I ever
thank YOU? How can my father ever
thank you?"
You can thank me. Miss Arkwrlght,
I by promising not to forget me. and by al
lowing me 10 come and see you. 1 may,
may ! not?''
Il don't know what to say. You see,
am only going to be the governess, and
-
"Nonsense-forgive me. I mean, of
course, you can ask Mrs. Parry-or bet
ter still, l will come over and call"
Yes, that would be best, if you are
! really so kind as TO wish 1t. 1 shall
write to my father to-day"
He gave her his sisters address, and
then she held out her hand for good-by.
"Good-by, Capt Harding"
"Good-by. Miss Arkwright. for little
while. It's an i'll wind that blows no one
any good If you had not lost your purse
we should have parted at the railway sta
ton with the usual sociability of English
people, without even speaking to each
other. ana now-your i'll luck has been my
good fortune"
And mine, too, Capt Harding"
She was soon snugiy settled in the fly,
and Capt. Harding fingered at the door,
loath 10 say the last good-by.
so am losing my sister,"
Yes, Miss Harding is dead" she an
swered, laughing She was dream that
lasted one night"
only a dream. Miss Arkwright: and
yet a dream has changed many a life be-
fore now. If these last twelve hours have
been dream-I like dreamingr'
She turned her head away her face suf-
fused with crimson, and he was too true
a gentleman to keep her longer, or say
another word; he only raised his hat, and
the fly drove off.
My sister, he whistled to himself mo.
not my sister-and never can be. Hang it
an IL this is dreaming"
Mrs Parry was a stiff, middle-aged wo-
man. and she received Daphne with no
great warmth.
You should have made an effort to
come last night, Miss Arkwright," she
said coldly. scrutinizing Daphne through
her pince-nez. for you too young TO
have gone to an inn alone"
Il could not help myself" she answered;
"the lyman refused TO come any further.
l am very sorry to have Inconvenience
| you"
Luckily, Daphne found her pupil far
I more genial than their mother, and in a
| few days she settled down fairly happily
in her new life. II was a Wednesday
when she arrived. and by Saturday she
had heard from her father and received
check Somehow, II seemed strangely
pleasant 20 feel obliged to sit down. as
soon morning lessons were over and
write 10 Capt. Harding. Her pen flew so
easily over the paper. there was so much
to write; it seemed so natural to tell him
all her first impressions of her new life,
and % add her warm thanks to those
which she was forwarding from her faith
er. She finished and stamped her letter,
and with the perfect oDenness of COM
| plete innocence. she ran down and put It
in the letter rack on the hall table
That same evening, just before she left
her room to go down TO dinner, loud
| ran came on her door.
Come in" she said, thinking that one
Of the children wanted her for something,
but il was neither of her pupils that en-
| tered but Mrs Parry, who slammed the
| door with unnecessary violence, and came
| up to Daphne Her cheeks were very red,
and her dark eyes We're glittering behind
| her glasses.
Miss Arkwrght. | must beg that you
will leave this house Immediately"
"Mrs Parry. what do you mean?' cried
! poor Daphne. What is the matter? II
/ do not suit / am very sorry, but surely
| 7 am entitled 10 a warning; you have no
| right 10 dismiss me at a moments notice.
| / must ask for an explanation" She drew
| herself up 10 her fun hight, and her tall,
| slender. proud young figure lowered above
| Mrs. Parrys stout, short form.
! by all means you shall an explana-
| ton" Kissed Mrs. Parry. II do not keep
| young women like you to teach my inno-
cent children and corrupt their minds"
! rake care, MIS-. Parry SAID Daphne,
| growing calm in the consciousness Of her
innocence. How dare you speak to me
! like that
Dare indeed Remember you are adj
dressing your superior! Can you deny
! that YOU spent Tuesday night at Frulng-
] ton Inn"
/ u DO not wish TO deny t. I told you
/ I had done so directly arrived"
Eyes, you did, but you forgot to mention
| YOU were not alonei Respectable young
women do not travel alone with handsome
! officers and arrive late in the evening with
| them az hotels!'
! Mrs. Parry said this with .ook OF tri-
| umph which would have been odious. even
! had Daphne been guilty Of any indiscre-
! ton.
| Daphne grew white 20 the lips
/ 1T Is perfectly true, do not attempt
| 10 deny 10, but ] DO deny that there was
1 any harm iu what ! did. / will tell YOU
| every detail OF my experiences that day"
Il refuse 60 hear your garhiDd lies You
! viii pack your box this Instant ana go.
| Even had ms authority been less good than
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