The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-02-10

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| Col. kenyon's hospitable board teach think
| ing their own thoughts, and sometimes seek
| ing to hide these thoughts as we all do with
! our tongues it would have taken very
! Ike observer to discover that Frances
| Forth was absolutely Indifferent to Col.
Kenyon. Almost any MAJ, If her subtle
batteries had been addressed to himself,
! would havr believed he was great deal to
her And Col Kenyon did believe this, and
it filed his heart wltl deop, deep JOY 1t
made life no longer thing to be bravely
/ borne, and or cross carried stoutly, and
hidden as vel as our poor human strength
| avaii7 us: it made 1t as II some Angels hand
had suddenly swept away for him all the
black stains Of earth, AID left nothing but
beauty, tenderness a ID love. A glow crept
into his face, and new light into his al
| ways kindly but sometimes saddened eyes.
Aud Frances Forth saw this and knew that
| her hour of triumph WAS nearly come. She
looked round the stately ROOM at the mas
sive silver on the table and sideboard; a
the gray-haired butler, and the hundred
signs of wealth and long descent, aud she
smiled.
'''Tis not so bad after al, j." she was think
ing; Il won't make fool of myself this
| time"
Aud tho gallant gentleman, the brave
soldier who had saved her fathers life,
smiled too.
81 have something at least to offer my
darling, he was thinking; land | thank
God that it is so, and that | am no longer
! poor man."
While these two were regarding each
other with such satisfaction, let us look
| into the hearts of the younger pair, whose
love was in its spring time, and "ho bad
just learnt from each others lips the sweet
knowledge of hope fulfilled.
When Ruth and Seaforth had tardily
made their appearance in the pavilion, as
! Col. Kenyon was parting with hi few re-
manning guests, the colonel good-naturedly
invited Seaforth to stay to dinner, partly
because he liked the young mans honest,
pleasant face, and partly because he
| thought he would amuse Ruth Forth, and
| thus leave him more time to devote himself
| to Frances.
And Seaforth had gladly remained. He
wanted to stay beside his fair young love as
! lCug as possible and he wanted to drive her
home. This had been a promise uetween
| them, and both we're looking forward to it,
! Therefore, Seaforth ma 10 the fifth at Col.
| Keuyon's dinner table. and felt very nearly
as happy as tue colonel himself. true. he
| had not verr uuch to offer Ruth, and he
| had uii father to consult But the dear lit
! tie girl loved him, and no one should ever
! part tacn,, he had decided. He was a fine
Young fellow tnis, something like what Col.
! kelvOn himself had been twenty-five wears
ago SsafUrtl was not one TO scott and
| gibe at everything; he hal, tn ugh hs
rarel- expressed 1t, crust il al things
! high" lie vas very fond of his mother,
and vs. her only surviving child. Per-
haps her long Living letters, her earnest
prayers, ha4 helped to give higher and
ard to bis character than most young men
OF hi az attain. He was fond of reading,
and altogether lived a creditabe life And
| he was, moreover, great favorlte IN his reg
! iment, hicl always tells its own tala.
| TO- - Il
serves to be SO. for truth creeps strangely
out, and we cannot go on acting all the
! day.
81 am little bit proud Of my boy Gen.
| SeafOrth used sometimes to say to an old
co nrade, for he knew his son to be brave,
st -aightforward, honorable and true
| Thus Ruth Forth had good cause to be proud
of the heart she had won, and in the first
| flush of acknowledged love, ought also to
! have bee very happy. But though she
was happy, ere was shadow lying
| atawart it. More tina once she locke at
| her brilliant sisters face, and marvelled.
F ances looked as though she had not care
| in the world and as If trouble had never
approached uer. Even her sour father dur
ing dinner glanced at her with satisfaction,
d bsgan 10 hope that he would soon sit at
| his son-in-law's table.
When the two girls went back into the
drawing room, the first thing that Frances
did was to look at herself critically In one
of the mirrors.
II don't look bad she said, land so Col.
Ke lyon seems to think.
Aud she gave little laugh.
II an sure he is very fond of you" an
swered Ruth, eriously.
And I very fond Of his house, and
all its etceteras; but shall have this room
refu rshed if have the honor Of living
here; its decidedly oil-fashioned.'
4,o- IiI-a no old ,yGrlA IL NJ about n
and all the beautiful oil china"
"Oh, the china is very well, | like that,
but the color of the satin is hideous"
Vet a few minutes later, when the gentle
men joined them, frances had her word of
praise for this very room.
1T looks as if refined woman had al
ways lived in it, she told Col. Kenyon, and
he listened well pleased.
Let me show You my mother" he said,
and led Frances into the inner drawingroom,
aud stood before the portrait of a sweet
faced gentle looking woman with dark eyes
like his.
"She Is very handsome; you are very
like her. murnured Frances,
81 am like her without being handsome
then, " he answered, smiling: II remember
her 50 well, aud the last time | saw her be-
fore went out to dia.'
And she was very fond of you, Of
course
sac uhu Tue COululOu uIluSlOu u uOpu-
ers, / believe
when yet was ever found a mother.
Who'd give her booty for another:
"Oh! Col. Ke1yonln
"It's quite true, you know, aud it's a
very good thing; ! believe a mothers love
has stopped m my a man on downward
course
Fances did not know exactly what t.
say; he was no5 given TO the love Of chill
dren, and had no nciDient mater al in
stucts she therefore began admlring some
thing else, and was plea'el when her father
proposed that it wa time 20 order ia, car
riage for she felt she had had quite enough
of Col. Kenyon for one day.
And she would not allow i'm to accom-
pauy them back co Haalfort, which the
colonel galiautly offered to 10.
mo, indeed. :" sle said, brightly, latter
all your hard Uork, being on the tread
mill, etcetera, | am not going to permit you
to do anything of the Sort my good
father here is quite capable of taking care
Of uS.n
But I am to have the honor of taking
care OF Miss Ruth" said Kenard Seaforth, !
with a sudden blush which seemed to reflect |
itself on Ruins fai cheek
"Oh, indeed" exclaimed Col. Kenyon, |
smiling.