The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-24


safety. and Miss Aarchmonts-thou
there seems 10 be no evidence that she IS
specially aimed at. ] fear those rogues
mean business: and I Will fcU YOU why.
know this sullivan of New York, their
banker who les 20 act, practically. as their
fence lie Is one of the greatest rogues
uuhuug. But the gang who are trying to
hlackmall you must have capital, since he
+ is their cashier. Keep indoors, ana don
80 out unattended, ana Jet Miss March
mont do the same
But We can't keep up that all our lives"
cried Corbett impaUcutly. Don't you
see that YOU are coud inning us TO live al
most Ike the Gar? Would Ia not be pos
/ sih.e 10 lay some trap for those fellows.
and catch them, and so get rid of them? l
would gave 1900 pounds this moment to
/ feel sure that ] needn't fear them any
/ more. If anything We're TO happen to
/ Miss MarChmOut 1 should 90 mad. Can't
/ something be done, Mr. Stcyne?'
| Not i'm the way you mean. They would
/ answer no advertisement youamay be
sure; ana YOU see the money is 10 be sent
/ to America. All you can do is to be
/ ready for them in case they try to carry
I out their threats. You carry a revolver"
| 81 have done so lately. But ! am not
/ afraid for myself. How are we 10 get
/ Miss MaTchmont to shut herself up as
! you suggest? ] haven't told her Of these
! threatening letters. because She is SO high
! spirited that she would merely laugh at
! them Lady Marchmont. now"
My sister-in-laW would die Of fright, I
| do believe, If you were to tell her." put in
/ the colonel
81 think Miss Marchmont ought TO
! know that YOU have been threatened"
! said Steyne IF YOU like / will call on
! her, and Try to impress upon her my opin-
! ion that the men who wrote these letters
| are not using mere empty threats. Per
! haps l could persuade her TO take at least
CO
Thanks wish you would. But when
! We are married we shall be no better off
! that we are now" said Corbett in a mel
| anchoiy tone. Il wish to goodness they
would attack me and do their. hest to rnur-
der me- 1t would be such a relief ia know,
! that they had done their worst"
He wrote a line on his card 10 introduce
| Steyne 10 his betrotbed ana tben mo
millionaire and his friend denarted
| 1t so happened that nv empIover was
prevented from going TO wimbledon tbat
| afternoon and was desnatcbod In Nc
| stead
| / found Miss Marchmont and her sisters
| three charming and sensible girls Then
mother was AN invalid and was for the
most part confined to her own room The
house stood In solitary part of the conn
try; and Il was NOT wen rrotarted tho
| household consisting Of women Servants
and page boy
I told the three Young ladies that Mr.
I Corhott had received threatening letter
4 did not saw he had received six-and
was greatly, perhaps unduly. alarmed he
ing under an apprehens.on mar dancer
threatened his bride. and I suggested tbat
TO ensure his peace Of MIND fbev should
hire man servant. and that in nartic,lar
she should never 90 out alone Mics t,rni-
~ fell in with nv suggestions at once
coad see that she understood ana apnre-
| cated nef lovers anxiety ON hs- account
and that, like him her thouyhts we've
more in the future than in The nrassnt -
that ch, dreaded more the effect of q co
RES Of threats. kept upperhaps for wears
upon her betrothed. than anv actual
danger in the present
| our conversation did not last very 1o,,-
ana ] was going downstairs on my, wa j,
out when met to nv anoazenent on the
stairs, the lady from whom I bad iust
parted. Emily Narchmont For a ,,,or9etf
a superstitious dread mastered me ! stood
stock sim gazing at the apparition-as if
seemed to me-tlrawing slowly nearer Then
/ saw my mistake. The girl was moi I'm
| lily Marchmont. Close at hand the like
ness was not so striking. but nj tbo dis
lance Of a few feet il was positively start
ling. The girls bipht carriage noise ana
| shape of the head and cast Of features
seemed absolutely identical Win those of
Miss Aiarchmont
Ere 1 reached the front door an idea
struck me l turned on INV heel and slowly
| wont back 10 the drawing-roOn
| ''pardou me >, said M, -e-o,te,~;t,o H.
room. "but ] met lust now on tbe stairs
girl who bears singular resemblance IA
YOU Miss Emily"
Isn't ii odd1" cried the vounqee+ Miss
Marchmont Every one notices =, ="
but who is M"
"Onlv orr rnaid Forbes We oar,e ocross
her once when We were STAYING at an no
tel in Scarhorouab and anqaeed hen. ho
cause of her likeness 10 Emily in order
that VIC might ger her to inlay in some mi.
vate theatricals we had in view, y0bera he
point of the play wns n mistaken iIentitv
II succeeded snIendidlv T,,er,}o,i,, in ne
room thought mar Forbes ,yae IEn,ilI,.anJ
in the middle of her acting the real fn1ily
conne in ard cor erootnd ~ ,rt -
stared as If they had seen a ebost. ana
r the aonlause was ,utta ,lea fenine ,.
."Doni I chatter So Dorothv. 3" q IN t,,. ~,
est sister and She tnrne5 ~, me- -
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