The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09

Lobanom collapsed suddenly. He snatch
ed the papers from his breast
Take them he whispered; take them
and forever hold your peace"
THE word of an Anthony should suf-
flee for Lobanoff," Corona replied Il
| have no wish to detain you any longer
sir. If you take my advice, you will en-
deavor to find a more suitable climate
elsewhere"
Lebanon crept away and presently dis
| appeared When Bob came eagerly up to
| Corona again the ice had melted once
more.
Here are the papers you required" she
! smiled. "Am 1 not cever?'
II am positively afraid of you," Bob
| replied. 1T is like wonderful romance.
How did you manages coerce that mann"
THAT must be my Secret for the present,
| Bob. You may know all some day. Loba-
notf once held service under my father.
He was guilty of dual treachery which,
If exposed to the car, would cause him
| 20 end his days in Siberia l used this
threat as a lever, and you have the result
| in your hands. Lord Maltravers will
sleep with an easy mind tonight"
You darling! And 1 may tell then,
| that you"
Corona had sudden relapse into her
| regal manner
You will do nothing of the kind" she
said. IF you dare to betray me- l shall
never speak to you again. / cannot use
| this thing as a passport to the good graces
of your.family. If you only knew my his
tory"
Corona broke off suddenly. She saw how
eagerly Bob was waiting for the rest. Then
her lovely face broke into a ripping smile.
Go home" she said, "go home and ease
the mind of that nice old gentleman. I
| used to know him once, but there Is no
| occasion to recall the fact. Then you can
| meet me here the day after tomorrow and
all Narnn A te
will be gone by that time, understand. !"
Bob found his father and Maltravers in
! the library They were still discussing the
| impasse, and melancholy had marked them
for her own. Bob drew the papers from
his pocket, and held them aloft triumph
| antly.
who speaks irst?" he asked.
Maltravers gave hoarse cry. He could
| hardly believe his eyes When he became
little more artificial again he asked how
the thing was managed.
I'm afraid 1 can't tell YOU Bob re-
piled. Unfortunately, the secret is not
| my own. Oh, yes, Lebanon had the pa
pers, and the-a-Other person persuaded
! him to give them up. congratulate you.
my lord"
With which Bob repaired to the billiard
room, leaving the two men alone.
I'm afraid this is going to cause you
| trouble, Maltravers observed.
II can't see it," replied Conway.
"why?"
Because there's woman in the case.
| No man could have bested Lobanoff in that
way. am very sorry, my dear fellow be-
cause am the one most to blame"
| Nonsense, old friend; this bother has
affected your intellect"
Let us hope So" Maltravers responded.
Nov HI try one of those Partagas. L
think l could appreciate the flavor to-
| night"
CHAPTER II.
MY dear, do you know why Bob is
staying here so long?"
1t was Lady Conway who asked her
liege lord this question. To the mind of
the one-time ambassador the question
seemed quite superfluous.
Bob is beginning to appreciate his
home he said. They do as they get
older"
II hope you may be right. Robert.
only hope So"
Look here, Maria, what are you driving
att"
"Oh, nothing. dear. Only the wears
| wife told me that she had seen Bob twice
lately talking to that girl at the red cot
| tage. If you know her father"
| Which l don't. / understand that he
| never leaves the house"
Like a wise woman. Lady Conway said
| AlO AiOIt 0ut Hdu DldnLeQ the SeeQ, ana
| allowed 1t to develop naturally. She knew
| her husband fairly well, and as no man is
| hero to his own valet, neither is he often
one to his own wife. Bob was young,
and easily impressed, and Corona Antony
was very beautiful.
For a one-time distinguished diplomat,
! Conway was not quick at grasping things.
| But the sting had entered his bosom now,
| and he found himself constantly dwelling
| upon the Maltravers incident, and the
! Eaters declaration that there must have
| been woman at the bottom of the mys-
terry.
| OF course, any suggestion OF a grand
affair between Bob and the brilliant young
| person at the red cottage was absurd
! StiIl, after dinner that evening, Sir Rob
ert made up his mind to get 10 the bottom
Of it, Almost unconsciously he had al
| ready selected a wife for Bob.
The boy must have his fling first of
course. He would fiirt. naturally. And
| after that he would settle down as a typl-
| cal country gentleman. He would take an
| interest In local matters. become learned
| as to the value of different crops in rota-
ton, a preserver Of pheasants Indeed,
| who knew but that some DAY or another
| he might arrive at the dignity OF being
| hailed as chairman Of quarter sessions
| local magnate is the proper expression
| And young Bob was destined to follow In
| these Titanic footsteps.
Sir Robert was that night serenely
| crunching hlberts and slipping port wine
He had constitution equal to that kind
| Of thing, for the slower the wit, as a
rule. the more rapid and masterfui the di-
! gestion And there are more criminal
pleasures Every properly-constituted
man likes port. He may deny the accu-
sation for political purposes. he may not
be In accord with It, but II he likes It not
the thing is likely 10 become a police
matter.
Robert Conway sat opposite his father.
smoking a cigarette. Lady Conway had
disappeared.
Father" he said. presently, did you
know King Hugo OF Spartan
Intimately" Sir Robert replied IT
may say that as minister to Sparta In the
old turbulent days played a considerable
part In placing Hugo on the throne. Why
do you ask2'
Because those people at the Red Cot
tage have. / find. lived in Sparta. There
Is a girl, you know. a perfectly glorious
creature. with the carriage Of an empress
and the face Of a.
lyon know her. them"