Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-06-08

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and pretended TO be locking for a cup Of
tea. II was not customary 70 disturb the
President. even simply 70 shake hands,
when he was sitting on sofa with a lady.
and VOgelstein felt it IN this case to be
less possible than eTerf0 break the rule,
for the lady on the sofa was none other
than Pandora Day. He had recognized
her without her appearing 10 see him,
and even in his monetary look he had
Z perceived that she was now a person TO
be reckOned with. She had an air Of ella
ton. of success; she locked brilliant IL
her rose cOlored dress; she was extract
4 ing PROMISES from the " Ter OF fifty MIL
lions OF people. What an odd place to
meet her. NOgelsteil tholght, and how
little one could tell. after all, in America,
who pe0ple were. He didn't wish 10
I sneak, TO her vet; he wished TO wait "
tie and learn more; but, meanwhile, there
Z was something attractive Ia the thought
that she was just behind hi11, few yards
Of. that ii he should turn hemight see her
again. 1t was she whom Mrs. Bonnycas-
tie had meant; il was she Who was so
/ much admired in New York. Her face
was the same, vet NOgelstein had seen in
a moment that she was vaguely prettier;
he had recognized the arch OF her nose,
I which suggested ambition. be took some
tea, when he did got want, in order not
to 90 away. He remembered her ent0ttr-
( age on the steamer; her father aEd moth
er, the silent buTghels. so little ''Ot the
world" her infant sister, so much Of it,
her huEOrOus brother with his tell hat
I ard his influence in the smOking-rOOm.
He remembered Mrs. pangerfeld's warn
ings-yet her perpIexities, tOQ-aBd the
letter from Mr.. BellamV, and the intro
I ductiOn to Mr.. Lansing, and the way Pam
dora had stopped down OF the dirty deck,
laughing and talking, mistress of the sit
. uatiOn, to open her trunk for the CTS
II ~E,a ~I,r. 4
/ paid no duties t5at day; that had been the
I purpose, of course, of Mr. Eellamy's let
ter Was she still in correspondence with
this gentleman, AID had be got over his
I sickness? All this passed Through NOgel-
I STEMS mind, and he saw that it was quite
in PandOra's line 10 be mistress Of the
/ situation, for there was nothing. evident
/ ly, on the present occasion, that could call
I itself her master. He drank his tea,
and as he put down his cup he heard the
/ President, behind him, say: well, l
i guess my wife will wonder why l don't
come hOme.7
/ why didn't you bring her with you:'
/ Pandora asked.
eWen, she doesn't go out much. Then
I she has got her sister staying with her
I Mrs. Runkle, from NatcheZ. She's a good
/ deal OF an invalid, and my wife doesn't
/ like TO leave her"
'sshe must be a very kind woman
/ Pandora remarked, sympathetically.
/ Veil, l guess she isn't spOlled-get.'
Il should ike very much to come and
+ see her. said Pandora.
I 'D0 come round. Couldn't you come
some night?" the President responded.
/ ''Well, I'll come some time. And shall
remind you Of your promise"
''All right. There's nothing like keep
/ ing it up. Well" said the President, Il
must bid goodbye to these folks"
YOgelstein heard him rise from the sofa,
I with his companion, and he gave the pair
time TO pass out Of the room before him,
Z which they did with a certain impressive
/ deliberatiOn, people making way for the
Z ruler OF fifty millions, and looking with
/ certain curiosity at the striking pink per-
son at his side. When, after few mo-
meuts, NOgelstein followed them across
/ the hall, into one Of the other rooms, he
saw the host and hostess accompany the
/ President to the door, and two foreign
/ Ministers, and Judge Of the Supreme
/ Court, address themselves TO Pandora
I Day. He resisted the impulse 10 JOIN this
Y circle; If he spoke to her at all, he wished
\ to speak to her alone. She con-
/ tinued, nevertheless, TO occupy him, and
when Mrs. B0nnycastle came back from
I the hall he Immediately approached her
| with an appeal. Il wish you would tell
/ me something more about that girl-that
! one, opposite, in pInkP'
Z 1t AUNCl9 Ddl-budb II " Hat lAEN Gail
( her, l believe? l wanted you to talk with
her"
Il find she is the one have met. But |
/ she seems to be so different here. can't |
make it out.'
/ There was something in his expression /
which provoked Mrs. Bonnycastle to |
/ mirth.
"H0w we do puzzle you Europeans; !
/ you look quite bewildered.'
/ '.Pm sorry look SOL try TO hide it. /
/ But, Of course, we are very simple. Let /
I me ask. then, simple question. Are her /
/ parents also in sOciety?''
Parents in society? U0u t0nbes-r0us? |
/ Did you ever hear of a grim rose color /
whose parents were in society,""
/ ''IS she, then, all alOne?' Count Nogel. !
I stein inquired, with strain Ofmelancholy |
! in his voice.
Mrs. Bonnycastle stared at him a mo- |
ment, with her laughter in her face. You !
are too pathetic. Don't you know what |
1 she is? l supposed, Of course, YOU knew /
Its exactly what am asking you"
"Why, she's the new type. lit has only 4
| come up lately. They have had articles I
| about it in the papers. That's the reason !
l told Mrs. Steuben to bring her,
THE new type? What new type Mrs. I
Pom, vcastleY said VOgestein plead /
inglv ana conscious that all types in |
America were new.
Her laughter checked her reply for e /
momsnt. and by the time she had recover
ed herself the young lady from Boston, /
with whom Vogelstein had been talking,
stood there to take leave. This, for an !
American type, was an old one, he was
sure: and the process of parting between
| the guest and her hostess had an ancient /
| elaboration. Vogelstein waited little; /
! then he turned away and walked up TO
| Pandora Day, whose group Of interlOcu-
/ tors had now been REINFORCED by gen
/ tleman that had held an important place 1
] in the Cabinet of the late occupant Of the
| Presidential chair. Vogelstein had asked
Mrs. BOnnycastle if she were .all alOne;"
| but there was nothing in Pandora pres
/ ent situation that suggested isolation.
/ She was not sufficiently alone for NOgel- !
/ STEMS taste; but he was impatient, and |
/ he hoped she would give him few words
/ to himself. She recognized him without /
/ a moments hesitation, and with the |
/ sweetest smile, smile that matched the !
/ tone In which she said: Il was watching \
/ YOU: | wondered whether you were not !
! going to speak to me.o Il
Miss Day was watching him." one Of !
| the foreign Ministers exclaimed, land we /
! flattered ourselves that her attention was 1
/ all with US"
Il mean before" said the girl, swhile | 1
! was talking with the President"
| At this the gentlemen began to laugh, |
and one of them remarked that that was |
/ the way the absent were sacrificed, even
| the great; while another said that he hoped |
| VOgelstein was duly 1attered.
''Oh, was watching the President too"
! said Pandora. 81 have got to watch him.
| He has promised me something"
! ut must be the mission to England"
the Judge of the Supreme Court suggest
ed. "a good position for lady; they've
| got lady at the head over there"
Il wish they would send you to my
| country" one of the foreign Ministers
suggested. II would Immediately get re-
! called"
"Why, perhaps in your country /
! wouldn't speak to you. It's only because
you're here,'' the girl returned with a gay
familiarity which with her was evidently
but one Of the arts of defense. "YOull
see what mission it is when it comes out.
But l will speak to Count VOgelstein any
where,r she went on. "He is an older
friend than any one here. / have known
him in difficult days.
s'0h, yes, on the ocean, said the young
man, smiling. son the watery waste, in
the tempesti'
sob, don't mean that so much; we had
a beautiful voyage, and there wasn't any
tempest. 1 mean when l was living in
a-so