The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-06

able.
He passed over the >sneer as If he had
not heard II. II am afraid" he said. smii-
ing, that even Miss Duncombe's charms
have failed to win my hard heart"
"Oh, you are a bruter' exclaimed Miss
Kemp. tempestuously: and gathering up
her bag and her papers and her umbrella.
she swept out of the Office ia a white heat
of rage, leaving Wundham to lift his eye
brOws in pity and surprise. Il really
thought that she had more sense he said
to himself. But women are all alike when
it is a matter of sentiment. As to the
little grl-well, whether the thing was
true or not, Marian had no business to
give the poor child's secret away. and
only hope she won't compicate things fur
Their by repeating what I have said. For
a really clever woman, she is the most
complete fool / ever met" With which
severe comment he applied himself to his
work. and was annoyed to find that he was
too much disturbed by what he had heard
to apply himself seriously either TO liter
4 allure or law.
Meanwhile Miss Kemp made her way
back to Chelsea. where she had left her
friend in the depths of woe. She was a
good deal overwhelmed by the turn that
things had taken. In fact Miss Kemp
had been simple enough 70 think that Mr.
Wyndham Scudamore would be so much
fattered and pleased by the intimation
that Effie had lost her heart to him that
he would reciprocate her affection without
loss of time. In which Miss Kemp show
ed herself more ignorant of men than she
! had any idea of being.
Fife had remained at her friends house,
as she did not feel equal to confronting the
grim Mrs. Gilbert any more and Miss
J Kemp began to reVoVe plans for keep
ing here there. Miss Kemp was, on the
whole, a very prosperous woman, and she
|. was rich enough to rent a house which
I I,ss
to afford accommoda lion to several of
Marians friends. In fact, the house was
well known in a certain set by the name
of the refuge for the destitute" Miss
Kemps hospitality was not likely to fail
her on this occasion.
MY dear child" she said, with much
commiseration in her tone, land how are
you getting on?"
| Etfie's face was almost cheerful as she
| looked up from the arm chair into which
Marian had settled her before leaving
| home. MY headache as better" she
said, land / was thinking that perhaps
/ Ought 10 see to work. Did not Mr..
! Scudamore say he wanted paper on
| some country subject for that little new
weekly that he is starting? / was think
| ing that might as well try my hand at
| something of that sort and see whether
/ he would not take IT,"
Blank silence on Miss Kemp's part. She
| had not realized that the world must still
! go on. She had not begun to think of the
/ sensations with which Wyndham would
| meet the girl of whose love for him he
| had been told. He was a gentleman; he
| would not betray that he knew anything:
| but no doubt he would feel little uncom-
! Portable Strange to say. Miss Kemp's re-
/ hections swerel distinctly unfavorable to
/ Wyndhami at this point. She was inclined
| to say: Why could he not have had the
good sense TO fan in love with her? then
all would have been plain sailing" But as
! she could not put this thought into words
! she remained silent, lost in meditation, I'M
/ til EIfie, looking up in surprise al the I'M
| wonted silence distinguished something
unusual in her friends expression of coun-
/ tenance and at once resolved to know
what it portended
'Why do you look so odd?" she said lay
ing down her book. and surveying Marian
with attention. Now you are coloring,
| You iook-yes, you look guilty; where have
! you been?"
''Nowhere=at least, on business in the
city," feltered Miss Kemp, with the gull
test look in the world
Fife sjrang up with a startled cry. 81
1 know what youhave been doing! You have
seensNIr. sScudamore? You have said some
thing?' And as Miss Kemp achieved only
a very feeble negative and not one in
which Efie felt that she could put the
slightest confidence, she went on question
ing more and more eXcitedly you told
him, perhaps, what Mrs. Gilbert had said E?
You told him? Oh, Marian could you? But
you didn't go a step further, did you? You
| spared me any other betrayal? Speak, Ma
rian, ] will know"
Child, what storm about nothingt'
cried Miss Kemp, in obvious difficulty "Of
course I-I-did not say anything that
was wrong-l--"
Marian, you did not let him think that
I-cared?" said Effie, rising up with a
face fun of horror. and towering over
her elder in a way which would have
seemed impossible 10 her a few days
earlier. You did not tell him that l.
that Ion, you did--you did, can see il
! in your face! Oh ] shall die of shamer
And burying her face in her hands, Eff
fie burst into bitter weeping, while Miss
| Kemp, recovering her breath. poured forth
string of denials remonstrances, declar-
atoms with rapidity and at the same
| lack of truthfulness, which would have
taken away Wyndham Scudamore's
breath if ne had heard her But Ellie
taking little heed of Marian's flow OF
speech, at last reduced her TO silence by
rising and crying out. sit is intolerable!
l do not see how you can expect me 10
be friendly with you again. l shall leave
| your house as soon as l can get a lodg-
ing, and if | am not mistaken, / can get
| one tonight.
And nothing would induce her 10 modify
her decision, although Marian begged her
with tears TO remain; and assured her
somewhat inaccurately, that she had said
nothing which Efie need really dislike
Fife only set her little mouth tight. and
proceeded to pack up her things. She
left the house without telling Miss Kemp
where she thought of going-probably she
did not quite know herself-and Miss
Kemp saw nothing moro of her for many
a long day.
| III
Wyndham was at first considerably an
noyed by the information which Miss
Kemp had given him but as reflection
Succeeded 10 lmpnise, he began TO be pleas
ed ratherSthan annoyed. After all, il IL
a hattering thing 20 be told that a young
and prettyNglrl regards you with an eve
of favor. OF course, he ought not 10
have known 1t; Miss Kemp had no busl
ness at all TO tell him, but women DO
sometimes betray each other in this wav
and the man was not altogether devoid
OF vanity. He began to think of Eme
with complacency. She had not i'm any
way attracted him when he met her FIRST
he had considered her a very fair speci.
! men OF the average English girl-ra thor