The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-22

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was gone from his eyes and his step
was heavy.
II don't know how you found me"
he said, but ! want you to promise
me one thing. You must not tell any
one where l am. 1t is not that 1
mind the disgrace"
But there is no disgrace" inter
rupted his companion. That's just
what I came to tell you. The whole
think was a mistake from beginning
TO end. and you can go back now q
hero instead of the criminal you let
people believe you We're"
The older man shook his head.
Il don't understand it," he said.
Maybe it's all right, but so long as
people have given me the blame there
is no use now confessing it was you.
You know it would kill mother If she
knew it, You were always her favor
ite. That was why I hushed up the
investigation and took the blame my
self"
But, can't you understand. pro-
tested the younger man. Il tell you,
nobody is to blame. 1t was all a
mistake, and If you had let the in
vestigation go on, you would have
found it out. Why didn't you cable
me?"
IT thought you had gone away to
And so you took the blame your
self? 1t was mighty good OF you,
Billy. But it's all right, and you must
go with me to your wife and we'll tell
her So"
The older man did not move. He
was leaning back in his chair, looking
up at the whitewashed walls.
mo" he said, at last, 81 can't go
tonight, I've got to play a game of
Hhpplrprc N1rff Of
You needn't look surprised. 1 tell
you this thing has got into my homes
and | don't know whether l want to
go back home or not. Give me time
to think it over. Oh. it's good news,
of course, butt don't know-it would
mean lot of explaining and question
ing, and then 1 should have to get
into business again, and / don't know
that l want to do that. I'm comforta-
BILE here. Just give me a few days to
think it over and don't tell any one
where I am.
Here comes the man I'm to play
checkers with. I've played him every
night for three months. l can't intro
duce you to him, for I don't know his
name, but you can watch us If you
like"
An VI. Prs Brother.
DO you see that tall man in the
silk hat?" said one of the attendants.
That mans name is Tough. His
brother is one of the best known
members of the Parliament of Eng
land
II do not know what has happened
to him, nor what he is doing here, for
he is about as surly and reticent as he
can be. When 1 first saw him, he
wasn't that way at ALL but that was a
good many years ago. and neither of
us was living in this place"
The man in question was tall and
stern looking, with whiskers. He
has been living at the hotel for some
time, but it is doubtful whether any
one in the house has succeeded in en-
gaging him in pleasant conversation.
he is always alone, whether walking
in the halls, eating in the restaurant,
or reading in the courts. He never
joins in the games and never even
seems to be conscious of the hun
dreds of men about him. He is alb
solutely alone in the midst of a crowd
and he insists on being left so.
While 1 was living in London" con-
tinued the attendant, this man had
lodging in the same house with me-
His brother the NJ. p, used to call
on him frequently, and that is why 1
noticed him, for the M. P comes from
my native town in England
"A few months ago. while / was
standing here, l saw this man come in
the door. There was something about
MIN that struck me as being familiar,
though l couldn't remember where I
had seen him before. He had changed
a good deal. Finally, l decided that
1t was Tough. He went in to ask for
his mail one day, and l followed him.
Just to see whether / was right And
l was.
Il don't know why he is living like
this. l tried to engage him in con-
Versation one day, but l met with such
a chilly reception that l haven't tried
1t since. / believe he is employed by
some school of correspondence. but
how 1t all came about is one of the
hundreds of mysteries that we meet
with here every day."
How They Keep Up With the News.
There is probably no place in the
world where the newspaper has so
great value as in the House of
.he cray Lives. The men have been
used to subscribing to their favorite
journal and reading it regularly, but
thelr reVerses have made even a penny
paper luxury. Still, the force of
habit is strong upon them, and they
still follow the news as closely as they
have ever done, though in a far differ
ent manner
AhS u dIslSut DOdTQeT Is the news
paper buyer. He has not been there
long enough to know that it is not
necessary to pay for the news. So he
buys his paper in the morning and
takes it into one of the courts to
read.
No sooner has he opened the sheet
than some one walks carelessly up
and takes a chair nearest him. For
half an hour or more. the reader may