Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-01-31

mo, thank vou,' sald l0e AlIl tIlne
coldly; but her voice was very pleasant
and musical. "Mrs. Iartiy VIII oe mere
presently
she turned a passing glance on him as
she smoke. dIstrustfu and vet Indifferent.
Evidently not the sind OF g!rl TO "hom
any one would offer inperunence in cold
blood But Dick paid no need TO the re-
straint; be spoke again warming TO the
old manner.
Ihave brought him some wine" he
said. 10 a careless undertone dlsburthen-
ing Ga hands as be spoke. 81 thought 1t
would he needed. and they have very lit
lie money. You see ! have lodged mere
now 'or Two years and | am sorry ne has
I b' ken down. There Is no hope, | sup
( pose: be added, ia yet more guarded
V0lce, though the patient was sleeping
/ heavily.
Ine girl turned again. and looked him
ull JOB the face. He lancied De could trace
do ner eyes some regret for having iud zed
hm zoe Larshly, and her voice was more
Co. although IA all her iutOn8ti0ue when
she spoke TO aim. then and atJerward, he
/ thought there WAS a suspicion Of dlsddin.
lie never llamed her, aud he knew IN
suncuyaly that II his old social standing
bad still been his, that element in her
voice would have been rather more pro-
nounced.
There is very little hope. am afraid
she SAID. grayeiy. Has Mrs Hartley
any friends VINO can nelp her? The
doctor said he would require constant
care"
''Sne has Deeu earning for them both
fol some time said Dick, land her hands
are iul already. I DO not think sae has
any trends who are likely 10 be OF any
use. Ii ever you are IN need Jf helping
hand nope you y ] rely upon me. / can
easily sit up with Nun at nights ADD never
'esl lt' And, indeed, ne looked as II he
waie so USED 10 slttlug ~ all nights That
.e ~ additional times would make no dill
ference TO him.
''3'nank You" said Iris, and was silent
an. The real or imagined hauteur in
lar voice annoyed Dick unaccOuntably.
Unless You are too fast!Ci0us," he said,
!u lJdo0 tone of bitterness that as
Jsuntcd himself Ito take help at the
uaAd, OF poor BLACKBOARD like me-
The girl looked at him with a strange
D ending of compassion and repugnance
iu hen eyes.
You could have been gentleman if
yOu h4d Wished she said, calmly. III
vou are what YOU choose 10 be, why blame
me for taxing you at your own vaiua-
donp
Taere was something terribly true ana
relentless about her words, and Dick
WINGED under them as the most violent
rcp-oaches had ceased to make him
Vince.
Thank YOU" ne said. "You show me
what J have TO expect from people Of a
higleJ moral standard. Aud yet what
g. DIT have you TO assume that am worth
less?"
lit your own epItbet," she returned,
TRANQUILITY. But forgive me--tO GER
tain extent men write their characters IN
their faces"
Dicl; nearly swore heavy oatn, but
be checked himself just in time, and
suoSa in tones ofexceeding suavity.
"What excellent discrimination you
have, rhen you have ascertained that
my character is too far gone to allow Of
NY associating with you, TO however
snail an extent. n work OF mercy"
A hall smile broke over the girls face,
faint and transient, aud yet it lit UP the
whole countenanee and soitened It's youth
full austerity.
I'll did not say that she returned re-
leaingly. ''WhO am that | should look
with scOrn on any human beingY' This,
by the way, she should have bought OF
before Indeed. If you care 10 give it, l
believe that We shall be grateful for your
belY"
Thank YOU said Dick, his anger melt
ing as incOmprehenslbly as it had arisen.
~ su at your service"
III sat up that night with Hartley, full
uliiHg mechanically whatever Offices were
required of Dim, but thinking very little
of the invalid and good deal about Iris
r derby and his own social status. He
fell 20 draw nc the most inydious COM
psri7oPs-''trencnant parallels as
Henry kinsgley calls tbem-betWepn him
self and his old companions who had
walked in the light as persistentiy as he
had walked in tue darkness; between him
self and his own relatives, leading unm-
p-3cI8hle, II prOsaic, lives in the West
End. When he gave place TO Mrs. Hart
ley and slept al last, It was to dream OF
bishops, prayer books, and church insIi-
tutes, everything calculated 10 awaken
sense OF sne8king deficiency, and he woke
still drawing iuVidiOus comparisons be-
tween himself and all of them. II Iris
Enderby was to have this startling effect
GA his moral nature, be thought the less
be saw OF her the better; accordingly. he
fell into long and interesting specula-
ton as to whether she could ever be
persuaded TO tolerate him. He would find
out.
There passed FIVE strange. wild weeks,
the most miserable, the most rapturous
IN Dogs life, IL is not pleasant for a man
To be scorned, knowing that he deserves
sc0rn; but before week was over War
rngtou was 70 madlY in love with Iris
Enderby that he thought be would rather
be sc0rued by her than wOrshipped by any
other woman, tie did his utmost. bumbly
aud petsistently, TO win her federation.
To do him Justice. it was always her
liberation. DeYer her love. Dick mad most
OF the vices IN the calendar, but there was
no COld-bloOded calculation about him.
and Aut litsle selt-conceit He knew that
be had nothing TO do with Iris Enderby,
yet he was fain 10 c0neiliate her by word
or action, Dy the delicate c0urtesles that
please women. He had been a gentleman
once, he said bitterly to himself; ne would
try 70 fall into the old ways again for the
last time. 1t was easier than he had
THOUGHT.
But Iris never changed. She was al
ways courteous. sometimes kindly; hut
the look OF scOrn in her eyes seemed TO
Warrington's embittered vision never 10
pass away.
For fye weeks he saw her daily-deft.
tranquil, gentle. the light OF that dark
time, az the end Of those weeks Hartley
died. His death was sudden at the last.
aud only Warrington aud his wife were
with him. Iris, who was 90 have watched
that night, came an hour later. " Aeu she
entered Win flowers ia Aer hands. for She
hau brought fresh ones every d3N pleas.
tIe invalid. M arlington was alone 10 the
room. a 'ull pain Wts upou HIM, heavier
than bis grief for tne dead man, the hard.
butter consciousness that be should see
Irls NO more. lie rose as she eutered.and