Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-09-21
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The CREOLE or GLENSIDE. :
By MRS. JAMES HINE
CHAPTER XIV.

home Eet. and, as she never denied herself
to anyone. the servants seldom took the
trouble 70 bring a card in to her, but
showed the visitor I'm at once.
''DO not let me interrupt you. Frank
she said, in her familiar way. Il am
obliged 10 come and see Clare for she
never comes to see me, although she
knows / cannot live without her; / love
her better than anything in the world"
Except yourself" said Frank.
"Oh, that Is understood, of course.
What have YOU and Glare been doing with
yourselves all this rainy day? lam SO tired
Of the house / embraced the first CLEAN Of
sunshine TO come out"
s'YOu ErOw / always loved rainy wealth
err" said Clare.
GOT course YOU would not mind il with
Frank here 70 play chess with you and
smuse YOU Az day.
sClare does not give me a chance to
amuse her all day. l did not see her this
morning from breakfast until dinner. and
when she came down to the parlOr this
evening she brought her book, but begged
her to put il away and play the agreeable
to me. 1 tell ner she ought to have pity
on me while / am here, for / shall soon be
eXpatriated again and shut up to my
books, and no time given me for ladies' so
ciety."
slow soon do you go back?"
elm the course of a week or two. Ihave
fixed ON no time as vet"
'YOu must feel it great privatiOn to
turn your back on such pleasant society"
''Habd is second nature, YOU know, /" he
replied. when L get interested in my
studies ] forget everything else"
Clare felt so thankful to him for not graft
lying jamie by expressing with what re-
grct he should leave.
Il came on a special eTrand this even
ing" said Miss Thompson. 81 am so
anxious 10 see the splendid wardrobe that
you have had made up and that everybody
Is talking about. 1 know you will not re-
fuse me-"
Glare was very much nonplussed as to
what reply she should make. She well
knew that her auutie would not be willing
for her % exhibit her new dresses. She
had particularly charged her 10 tell Rosa
to make no remarks about them nor show
them 10 any One-said it would detract
from their freshness 10 have even servants
gossipin- about them. Ina moment il Oc-
Cured % Glare that Rosa had gone out,
and she would make that her excuse for
declining 10 show them.
"ROsa is not at home. You viii have to
come some other time
Il did not know YOU were so dependent
upon your maid, - remarked jamie. hasti-
ly; "yOu were not always So"
''NOu know we easily fall into new
habits. replied Glare. "lt is natural /
should do as others do
ePerh1ps she VIII return before i leave"
persisted jamie. Il have not told you
about my new beau yet, Clare
."I suppose YOU keep list Of all the
hearts YOU break said Frank.
81 leave that for my friends to do; but
this new beau of mime is perfect speci-
men iu his way. You have heard of Mr..
Morse. the rich old peltry dealery-it Is his
son. He is quite a lion among the ladies,
and has taken such a fancy 10 me, and l
10 him. L assure YOU. ~
s.WlJ- are his attractiOns:' asked
Frank.
"He drives such a splendid turnout.
He has the haudsOmest horses in town.
IL should want him to have some one
else 10 drive them if ] was going TO ride
with him said Frank. Il should be sOr-
rv % trust my neck to his skill in the
art. is le entertaining in conversational
De continued.
swell. / confess L have never noticed.
You know l always do the talking for
two. He is rich as cream and makes
such ma 1uiicent presents; il is enOughtO
make him attractive even if he could not
talk at all. / am carrying on desperate
Irritation with him. and half the girls i'm
town are euyylug me. His GIG stood at
our door all the morning Yesterday. He
came for me to ride. I would not consent
t0 20. bgt kept him there just for the honor
of having his establishment before my
door awaiting my pleasure; and when he
declared lie must go, told him l would
ride with him. Tonight we are going to
the play together
"What IS the play tonight" asked
Frank.
lit is Romeo and Juliet and there are
some splendid star actors here now. tits
time / was going home to dress, and Rosa
has not come vet. Unjust take some other
opportunity to come and see your tiuery,'
and the heartless girl bowed herself out.
After she left Frank asked Clare if she
had ever seen Charlie Morse. w hen she
replied in the negative, he said:
ssHe is the Young man l was telling YOU
Of whom MS father found among the In
diaus He is literally as coarse as bear.
His father has been trying his best to have
some polish impaired 10 him, but without
any effect. He has two or three masters
employed for him, but he takes no interest
in any but his dancing master. He has
learned to dance tOlerably well, and that
is all he can do. They say he never viii
learn TO read. lie gives himself up 10 all
manner u self-indulgence; drinks like a
fish. and often goes among ladies IN
state OF inebriatiOn. He spends money
like one who knows nothing of its value.
He has q passion for horses; he has
coach and four, and gig In which he
drives two horses tandem, and everybody
expects to see him break his neck, Tor
while ne does not know a thing about
managing uOL 5t5s 1T W ia AAOA DE LAhALAAu
He Oftener drives his own coach than any
other way. though he keeps a negro on the
box by the side of him. His father is old
and very feeble, and denies him nothing
that he wants, and they say the old mars
money is lust melting away. / feel sorry
for him. for he promised himself so much
comfort I'm his son when he found him.
think from the way jamie Thompson
talked Of him she intends marrying him
if she can get him 10 propose, which l
presume she can. for she has art enough
tg wheedle q smarter man than he IS.
They viii i'm that event manage 70 make
each Otleras miserable as people ever get
90 De. She is snowy and dashing, and II
she can make him believe she loves him,
no doubt she can induce him to offer him.
self"
aYou surely do not think" said Clare,
shat she would marry such man as you
describe hlm to De p
ssShe would take anybody who would
give her wealth. / judge II the hlghest
ambition Of her life to be one of the lead
ers i'm the world Of fashion. If she had
your wealth, Clare, how differently she
would live from what you DO. You and
She are the perfect antipOdes of each
other. and it is the greatest mystery 10 me
NOW vOu ever came TO be so intimate
Otis wonder to myself Clare an
sy-arad tb0ughtfullv. ''She must either
have changed of late or / have. She does
not seem to me anything like what she
once was
SHE more probable suppOsition is that
She took advantage of your youth and
credulitv 20 make YOU believe her othGi
tbau She was. You know L used to tel
YOU years ago that she was a conteinptt
BE eirl. but you would not listen TO me
YOU said 1 was jealous and afraid thai
YOU would think more of her than OIL me-
but. changing the subject, suppose we go
to the theatre tonight? Have you ever
beens"
ono"
sswouId not you like to go:"
eyes. If aunt COrnelia Will 20 with us.
They went in search of Mrs. Houghton
to get her permission to 20, which sne
gave Il Frank would secure an escort iol
her.
"WhO shall ask, mammaT'
"Any gentleman of our set that you
think would like to 90"
s.Shall it be papag'
81 would as soon think Of asking sister
Mary" she said, turning to Mrs. Hon
feur with q smile.
Brother and will entertain each Other