Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1890-08-09
A 7 4 ROMANCE.
II Not Strictly True at Least a very
Clever Invention.

Clever Invention
A beaming, placid, fnelooking WON
an Of thirty-ive attracted my notice az
the races on the day Of the great Subur-
ban. She was in a box, and about her
were many of the handsome men ana
beautiful m that make the history
of high society hereabouts. A girl oil
fifteen, possessing a pair of handsome
hazel eyes that proved her adaugh'ero
tho handsome woman, was eagerly
watching the horses as they drew up TO
the starting post. The girl will be n
of the bellies of the town Wheh sho
comes out three seasons from now
Hooked at the mother. Not a trace
of the miserable suffering endured ny her
in her youth remained in the beautltul
face. 1t is so long ago now that can
only Just recall her story, SO much mas
happened since to bury it.
One night seventeen years ago Ldaie,
A bright, handsome and ~dissipated
vouth from up town, was wandering
about the slums Of the city alone lie
had quarreled with his father the rich
railroad Spectator, who seemed 10 DO
reaching out for all the millions in Wall
street, and he had decided not to go
home to the parental roof until some
sort of apology was made. 1t was three
o'clock in the morning when he passed
through Blocker street, which was
thoroughly deserted and very dark.
Suddenly he heard a cry of pain, ana
then a door opened on the opposite SIDE
OF the street, a feminine figure was
thrown out onto the sidewalk, a fearful
yolley Of oaths filled the air, and the
door was banged to, leaving the woman
outside. AS she gazed about the street
Eddie saw that sho w&s a,remarkNbly
pretty girl, and all the sympathy in
him. of which he had a fine share, was
instantly aroused.
He was preparing to cross the street
to offer his aid to the outcast when she
turned and fed away from him. lie
called to her softly to wait for him, but
she took no heed, gliding along with a
rapidity that he could hardly equal.
Not a policeman was met in the flight,
and so the pair sped on unnoticed.
a sudden realization of the girls in
tentions struck the young man whom she
flew across the last avenue before East
river was reached, and he nov began to
regularly run after her, while She, hear
ing him behind her, caught up her
skirts and e~ndeavored to escape, striking
straight for the long wooden pier ex-
tending over the river.
Had the distance been a little shorter
the girl must have carried out her des-
perate purpose Of suicide, but by the
time she had gained the middle OF the
dock her pursuer had oyertaken her and
was holding her tenaciously by both
arms, while she demanded 10 be %relcas-
ed, and struggled to throw off her res
Cuer. The young man was sharp and
sensible, and the first words that he ut
tered were such as to convince tho girl
that she might do better than to die.
He met her declaration that she would
not 90 back to the old life with tho as
surance that he could put her into an
honest business position, whore she
could be free and comfortable. lie was
influential, and he would certainly see
her provided for. She listened, and she
went up into the streets again with the
young man. He took her to an all-night
restaurant, and, by ordering an immense
supper, gained the privilege of sitting at
a table there until morning. Then he left
her, after making her promise to meet
him at an appointed place that same
day.
At eleven o'clock he was at his fathers
Office, penitent, apologize and declar-
ing on his honor that he would live in
side his allowance henceforth. His
father thought he saw an expression in
his face that bore out his words, and he
gave him the money he had refused that
morning, saying they would begin fresh,
and if the boy kept his word he would
go up a little on the old figures.
Inc young man kept ms word Tor a
year, and that was up to the day of his
fathers death, and then he found him
self the possessor Of more millions than
he knew what to do with. Tho first
thing he did after the estate was settled
was to sail away for Europe, and the
passenger list of the ship contained the
only public acknowledgment that a wife
went with him. Five years later he re-
turned to New York with his wife and
child. A happier household could not
exist, and though no one is SURF about
the ancestors of the wife, there is no
question that She is a great ornament 10
the fashionable circle in which she
moves. = Cincinnati Enquirer.