The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-02-09

neck had only OF late become visible to her.
/ There is about as much difference of sta
ton between workingmen dressed in these
| two ways as there is between a curate. let
US say, and (ruraD dean 1t is only the
ign, rant who think that no grades exist be-
| low the rank of shopkesUer. Jess, having
but Just attained to a knowledge of some
facts of this kind, was, not unaaturally,
disposed to insist upon them. Her eyes
rested with curious pertlnacity upon the
spotted blue roll that encircled Stephens
neck.
"What are you a-looking at me so for!"
| he asked at length.
"It's your handkercher," said jess. weak
ly. 81 like collar better. don't like the
spots"
"Well, you won't see me in this much
longer" he answered, half grimly, half
triumpansly. "pve changed my way o.
| life sincs you was took to hospital, Jess
Pm changed man. I'm Salvation Army
now, am; that's what's the matter with
me.n
salvation Army, Stephenn
| Yes, | am" said the man, almost fierce
ly, as he caught the doubt in her tone And
why not, should like to know; wnat have
you got &c say against it, chg"
| Nothing, Sieve. l thought Mr.. Hell
mont wouldn't he we'll pleased, that's all. y
Stephens brow darkened aud grew light
in a wey which seemed inexplicable and
awe-inspiring to Jess.
| "Pve been to Mr. Helmont," he said, in
| lower tone. "And what he said to me
was this: Go where you get the most
| good Not many parsons like Mr.. Hell
mont, are there, JESSE But he neve:
brought the lesson home to me like the army
did"
And then he launched forth Into some &C
count of his emotio IS and beliefs in a
| strain which is too familiar to us to need
repetition. 1t was when he had finished his
rhapsody that jess interposed a timid ques-
| zion.
"And when did it all happen, Stevep
The young man turned and looked at her
with strangely solemn look.
| jess" he said, almost in a whisper; 81
had vision. told our colonel ABOUT 1t,
and he said twas vision sent to lead rue
| to the feet of Christ 1t was about You,
jess, and saw you as plain as l see you
now"
"About mel' said jess.
She gave little SILVER as she spoke
She was in nervous and sensitive condi-
| ton, and the power of the spiritual world
seemed too near for her comfort at that
moment.
Eyes, about you," said Stephen His
| eyes took dream, far-oR look as he con-
tinued, and bic face was lit up as if by a
| fire from within. ''It was the night when
| Dick saw you with some one-a gentleman,
ne Shutdown by the river; and he ran off
to tell your Granpy-I thrashed him well
| for it afrerwar1, | did; but 'twarn't no use
1 then"
80, it was Dick, was it," said Jess. she
never liked men
mo, that's true" said Stephen, hon
estly. He never did. He didn't like me
thinking of marrying you; and he liked it
worse when he thought you was going to
throw me overheard. That was what made
him run to your Granny, when he saw you
| when he thought-now, tell me trne.
jess, was it gentleman and was he kissing
your
you've no right to ask" said joss, with
\ sudden warmth.
mo right, JESSE Me, that you promised
| to Ike for your husband-n
II take back my promise" said Jess, an
| grlly. VI 1uldu't have you not if you
hved thousand years and there was no one
else to have"
A nurse, attracted by her slightly raised
voice, stopped for moment by the bed,
and wondered whether she ought to send
that rough-looking young man away. She
spoke to jess and gave her something to
drink, admonishing her meanwhile not to
excite herself, whereat the rough-looking
fellow touched his hair WITH mis- torefineer.
and looked SO sub1ued and respectful that
her first intention. And then Stephen re-
| sumed the conversation as il there had been
| no Interruption at all.
Then my dreams out" he said, quietly.
What do you mean, Stephenp
u tel you | dreamed of you that night
And dreamt you said them very words.
l take back my PROMISE says you. And
then l saw youin different sort of a place
"a kind Of prison it seemed to mel
20. there. dOn1tm cried the GIRL cb,,d
dering.
And you was there for murder, Jess, for
numbering me. | don't know how you had
got to that, my pretty, but 1 s'pose it was
because Pd Worried you; married you aud
nagged at you, maybe, and you'd clught I'D
knife and done for me. There was some
thing about knife IN that dream, but
don't know what exactly; and there was that
gentleman chap in the playground, a-hoy-
ering round, but not able to do either Of US
much good. And | woke up all III hurry.
perspirin' like, an calm out; an couldn't
make out what that there dream was
about. But it come to me afterward that
it was sort of kind of a warning. That
it meant as how I'd better not see much
more OF you, jess, for fear we should do
for one another some day. Pve cared too
much for you for US to to be just friendly
and nothing more. Ii we can't be man and
wife, we'd best say good-by altogether"
Did you think chat out for yourself,
Steve, or was it your Salvation friends as
told you to say soa' inquired jess, not I'M
naturally.
well, it was this way" said Stephen,
not looking at her, but twisting his cap
backward and forward between his hands.
When heard as you'd been brought here,
Jess, l was right down miserable. I knew
how you'd got hurt well enough"
20, no, you dida't," said Jess, hurriedly
81 fell an hurt myself against the door,
I've told everybody So"
That's all very WELL Them as knows
Sally Flint knows how you came by those
broken ribs of yours. I'd have given Dick
as good as she gave you, only him being
cripple | never like to strike too hard.
Though, if you'd like it, Jess"
20, no, mol Don't you touch him again.
1t didn't matter, him telling Granny. She
didn't do nothing to me-" jess averred, set
ting her lips.
$50 you say. Others think different.
Howsever, l tell you l was downright
wretched, what with my dream and you be-
ing here. And I was walking along the
street with my head down, thinking that
all the world was agen me, when some Of
the army came by singing, aud looking
that joyful that wished 'em all bad luck
for it--they riled me so. l swore at 'em as
they passed; and one of 'em turns round to
me and says: Are you happy, my friendP
And / says, NO. and be - That's
has ill -