The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-24

/ remember. he has been In India ten years.
ana after such a long separation as that
l mustn't appear an undutiful son. /
shall only be away a fortnight, and then
| We shall come back together and I shall
bring him TO see you. He knows all about
! YOU from my letters and I'm certain that
| ne Will think himself the luckiest father
IN the world to have such a daughter-in-
law. Good-by, dear; God bless you"
Hugh, let me walk a little way with
1 you. Mamma is not going out to-day. She
is not well enough and 1 want a little
air. IL feel faint"
You dear little goose, you don't mean
TO say that silly nonsense about that girl
in the Blue Domino has really worried you
so much as that"
Yes, but 1 shall shake it off: let me
come little way with YOU
of course, I shall be delighted; come
for a walk in the park, and I'll walk back
here with you"
viii you? l should like 1t so much. l
won't be minute in getting ready"
Madge ran upstairs to tell her mother,
who was an invalid and often kept her
room for days together, that she was go
ing out with Hugh, and the young man
was left in the pretty little drawing room
alone.
Poor little girl" he said to himself.
I -N44~s AANt tdhAAlS AulS SHY DuSlHeSS SO
to heart, as if there was anything in il.
Wen, we shall be married this autumn
| MY father is sure to do the thing hand
somely for me; he has promised me in his
letters that he will and Madge will be
stronger and happier, and won't give way
10 these odd fancies that she has al times
now. She has lived too long with an III
valid, poor girl, and I'm sure that her
mother must be fearfully trying. I'm not
IA >
my taking her daughter away
She has made every objection she
could and asked the oldest things about
my people, and wasn't satisfied until she d
written out to the governor herself and
received his reply. / wonder how l shall
get on with him. Ten years is a long
| time for father and son to be separated
but the governor would never hear of my
coming out to India to him, though i
wanted to.
Hugh F'olkard was looking out of the
long drawingroom window as he had this
quiet little think" He didn't look at
anything in particular for a time, but sud
| denly his attention was attracted by a
young lady on the opposite side of the
street
She was a tall. handsome girl of about
hve-and-twenty, dark and slightly foreign
LOOKING. She was walking with an elder
by lady dressed in black, who leaned slight
ly on her arms as if for support
They were walking past Mrs Hetber-
ington's house when the elderly ladv can
ed her companions attention to the flower
boxes which We're very tastefully arrans.
ca. Inc young woman looked up and her
eyes met those of Hugh Folkards.
She started. gave . littla gasr 80
| constituent then bowed slightly ana o.,
tinued her walk.
Hugh bowed In return hut he oo,,,av,.
remember ever having met the ladv hefor,
Only the black flashing ayas $3.50, 80,
lar to him. Some me i've haon 49,
duced to somewhere. 1 sunnose " ba saio
to himself, but why the deuce ala sna
| start so when she saw nna9,s w S'e
AT that moment Made oor,a ,,. -,
room, dressed for her walk u,,at 80 ~
| curious to see the Iadv who bad tse,,,,s a. a.
him again Tho ola lad,, 80 ~ "
| slowly. He wound he shla "a" - "aIAlns teEy
| if he went after them az once ~ Az.
say anything to Madge becanse he ,,iG,
know in her ,ae,'n,'s $3.50 ne uldh
dition, how she would take 1t, but when
| they were outside he walked rather quick
| ~
lie walked on the other side of the road
until he caught them up. and then Inv
turning his head slightly as he passed. he
was able to get a good look at the youns
lady.
No. He certainly did not remember ever
having met her. His curiosity was piaued
| He couldn't cross the road with Madee
and say to the other young lady: II bea
| your pardon, but who are your" so he
| gave half-smie of assumed recognition
and. turning to Madge was soon engross.
| ed with her.
The walk in the park lasted about or
| hour. Ii was a fine, warm spring dav. anf
Hugh and Madge sat down for a littIt
| while and enjoyed the quiet beauty of IN,
scene.
When they got back Hugh. after seeipe
Madge in, and bidding her once more POO
bye, was about to leave when one of m,
servants came to him.
Il beg your pardon. sir" she said. ',hn
soon after you had gone a young ladv oh(
an old lady called and asked il a Mr.. Mar
den lived here"
"Whatw exclaimed FolkaHd.
IF Mr.. Marden-a Mr.. Frank Man1.
en-. think the young lady said-lived here
sir"
Hugh Follkard was dun,eo,,nlso,
moment it flashed upon him that the vo,,ne
lady who had looked up at him was thu
woman in the blue domino whom he mel