The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04
THE MORNING NEWS. SUNDAY, JULY 4, 1897.

noise in her head. She walked so fast
| that her daughter could scarcely keep
pace with rer. but followed at a sort of
miserable half run. Their door was reach
ed and entered; but when, on gaining the
/ drawing room landing Mrs Baddeley
| turned 10 enter her bedroom, the daugh-
! ter could bear II no longer. She fell on
/ her knees, and pulling at her mother
! gown as she might have done In infancy,
buried her face in the folds.
| ION mother, motheri Can you ever for
| give me?"
Mrs. Baddeley freed herself quite gently.
We VIII never allude to the subject
again." she said, ana SO passed out OF
| sight.
The next post carried an envelope ad-
dressed to Lady Thoms in Mrs. Badde-
ley's hand writing. 1t contained Lady
Thmos' visiting card; with these words
written on a slip of paper.
Lett at No. Ebury street, on Nov.
20, lS9-."
ACT ".
1t was not often that Lord Clanbally had
the luck to find his cousin Lady Betty
| Stainer at home when he called on her,
as she was the busiest of clergywomen
and rumeied by her family to go to bed
and get up again in her bonnet, in order
to save time. II was therefore with true
pleasure that he found himself being
shown upstairs al the vicarage on the day
| following the incidents last related. Lady
| Betty was dealing out tea and mullins
to circle of female Pensioners.
| "Devout women not a few" and Eric
and his little brother, looking unnaturally
| holy, were carrying round cream and su-
| gar with a serious smile on each cherub
| face. Lord Clanbally burst out laughing
| as soon as he saw them. Being asked to
| explain his mirth, he had to extemporise
| a series of untruths in order to allay the
| apprehension he saw that his merriment
/ hafA a In y ag Hwrre tz1f A
wink behind their mothers back finished
| the work of reinsurance, and they con-
| tinued their duties with a sanity deco
rum BY and by the gracious ladies' and
/ misses dropped off, and the two cousins
| were left to the pleasure of a tete-a-tete,
| for of course, his lordshps little ames
| damnees did not count. He chose an arm
! hair just vacated by the ampI 81 dowager
and stretched out his long legs luxurious
~.
Was not that my lost Marietta whom
| passed on the stairs coming up?"
| 1T was the best days work you ever did
/ to lose her. She is oaious beastr'
| Though accustomed to a good deal of
| trenchancy in his relatives conversation,
Lord C!anbally was startled at the vigor
| of the phrase.
That is good nervous English for vi
| caress."
II am always acting buffer between her
and Jim" Dim was the Rev. Stainer).
She is perpetually coming to worry him
| for advice which she does not take, and
| sympathy which she does not deserve.
| She did not get much Of the latter from
me to-day Gin a tone Of self-gratitication)
| Il thought my fair one looked rather
ruffied and swelling as I passed her on
the stairs. For what delicate distress has
! she been claiming your aid?"
| Delicate distress, indeed! She seems 10
have been behaving with the most out
rageons brutality to on old friend. whose
| daughter her son Fitzwilliam wants to
marry, and whom she forbids the house
in consequence; and when, despite this
| prohibition, they called, she appears to
have almost kicked them downstairs"
"Marietta's head was always stronger
than her heart. Kicked them downstairs
| 1 should not like TO be Kicked by Marlet-
| ia. But why did the old friend give her
/ the chance?" a
THAT is the puzzling part of the story.
| l could not quite make out what she was
| saying to me, for while she was pouring
her woes into one ear, old Lady Tempton
Was belaboring me with questions about
| the mission services on the other side,
| but as far as l could make out there mad
| been some mistake about a card. The
| victim, a Mrs. Raddeley-do you know
anything about her?-vowed that Mariet-
ia had. since the catastrophe-quite late
/ ly, in fact-left card upon her in Eoury
] L.. a
/ Lady Thoms swears her great gods that
she had done nothing of the kind The
| odd part is that the card was left; poor
/ Mrs. Baddeley Il must call upon her and
we will go together and kick Marietta!
| Will you join the partyO enclosed it in
an envelope with the date; and Marietta
| is breathing fire and slaughter against
| some person or persons unknown who
have made free with her sacred name.
/ 1t is an odd story, is not it, Clam"
| Clan die not Immediately answer. Al
| the mention of Ebury street he had start
| ed, and thrown an involuntary glance to-
/ ward the two admirably behaved little
boys. who, their services no longer re-
/ Quired, had subsidized into tranquil atti-
| tudes over picture books Above the rims
| of those picture books four round eyes,
full of terror and CONSERVATION, met his.
do not you think it an odd story?''
asked Lady Betty. surprised at her usual
/ ly quiek-sympathize cousins apparent
want Of interest. "Are not you listening?
| And why are you and Eric staring at
each other with your mouths open?'
II am listening. l think it a very odd
story. Did you say Ebury street?'
Yes, Ebury street"
"And when-about how long ago-was
this mysterious card left there?"
About a week or ten days ago, as far
| as l understood"
To the hostess surprise her cousins re-
! joinder was to jump up. seize each of her
sons by the shoulder and crying, Boys,
/ come to the school room. must have a
word with you" push them before him
| out of the room.
She remained alone by the deserted tea
| table. At FIRST, curiosity prompted her to
| follow them; but she thought better OF il.
| II was 10 her a very unusual treat to sit
| quiet for live minutes, at rest for that
space from the parish, and Canbally was
always bit Of a lunatic. quarter OF
/ an hour elapsed ere the party returned.
1t entered In the same order as II had
| left the room. Contrite guilt sat on eaeh
| Of the countenances, but there was no
| compulsion by the adult Evidently,
/ whatever course OF action had been re-
solved upon, they were all consenting par
/ ties. Clanbally was the spokesman when
they had ranged up In front OF the judg-
1 ment seat
ACT V.
on the morrow, at about o'clock In the
afternoon, a small party of people might
have been seen passing down Ebury
/ street IL consisted OF an adult and two