The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-14
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From the RNttuuetkIttu DttNGIs
- drift: where LIONS the dim port?
w 20 three, four. five contribute their
,sonSs efiiTs is gained if one caught but the
~ ms. Hughes of Saxe-Gotha.
s1'" Muster HUqlles, OF SdTe- GOfhd.
.Dressed! Don't tell me that woman ever
- in her life. She stood in the middle
:, AZ room while her ayah-no. her hus-
Y.rd-it must have been a man-threw her
- - at her. Sue then did her hair with
- fr~ers. aud rubbed her bonnet in the
a.,rDder her bed. 1 know she did as well
e had assisted at the orgie. Who is
sssn said Mrs. Rauksbee.
sDon'tr said Mrs. Mallowe, feebly.
..vou make my head ache. I'm miserable
Ssv Stay me with fondants, comfort
lO~+,b chocolates. for l am + = = +"
u. ..Von shall have the sweets when you have
.-rared nv questions. Who and what is
h hts 'oTaature2 There were at least half
Ian a., men around her. and she appeared to
~ ooing asleep in their midst"
p aiyiIle y aid Mrs. Mallowe, "Shady'
n,,r;ia 70 distinguish her from Mrs. Jim
- hat ilk. She dances as untidily as she
Srossss believe, and her husband is some
Srbere In Madras. Go and call ii you are so
interested" al ol;;.,..
.-or,enq She merely caught my attention
80 minnie. and ! wondered at the at
tsaction that dowd has for certain type
Ian expected to see her walk out of
Sar cIothes-until l looked at her eyes, and
around this hayrick stood a crowd Of men
pp,Perbaps they also expected"
"Polly. don't be Rabelaisia ~
Mrs Mallowe curled herself up comfort
objv on the sofa, and turned her attention
IA the sweets. She and Mrs. Hauksbee
shared tie same b use at Simla-
Mrs. Hauksbee stepped into the veranda-
and looked down upon the Mall, her fore
head puckered with thought
"Hahm said Mrs. Hauksbee, shortly; Gin
deedm
THAT Dowd and The Dancing Master-to
whom object"
"Why to Tie Dancing Master? He is a
niddle.aged gentleman of reprobate and
romantic tenderness, and tries to be friend
Of NINE"
Then make up your mind to lose him.
Dovds cling by Iature, and l should I'M
agine that this animal-how terrible her
bonnet looks from above-iS specially cling
sOme.n
"She is welcome to The Dancing Master
as far as am concerned. / never could
take al interest in a monotonous lie. The
frus rated aim of life is to persuade people
that he is bachelor"
Ooh! | think I've met that sort Of man
before. And insnt %
No. He confided that to me few days
ago Ugh! Some men ought to be killed"
"What happened then@
HE posed as the horror of horrors-a
misunderstood man. Heaven knows the
femme incOmpromise is sad enough and bad
enough-but the other thing"
"And so fat, too! should have laughed
in his face"
A little later the two went OFF to the
library, where they found Mrs. Delvile
aud the man who went by the nickname of
The Dancing Master. By that time Mrs.
Mallowe was awake and eloquent
THAT is the creaturer' said Mrs. Hauks-
bee, with the air OF one pointing TO a slug
in the road.
mo-" said Mrs. Mallowe. 1.-THE man is
the creature. Ugh! Good evening, Mr.. Bent.
| thought you were coming to tea this even
ing.
surely it was for tomorrow, was it mott ~
answered The Dancing Master. 81 under
stand-Iafancied-Im so sorry-How very
unfortunaten
For the practiced equivocator you said
he waS,n mur INJURED Mrs hauksbee, "he
strikes me as failure. Now, whe efore
should he have preferred the walk with
The Dowd to tea with uss Elective affini-
ties, l suppose-both grubby. Polly, I'll
never forgive that woman as long as the
world rolls"
Il forgive every woman everything, y
said Mrs. Mallowe. He will be sufficient
mn FlTgF ant Er... k4w.
voice she hRs!n
Mrs. Delville's voice was not pretty, her
carriage was even less lovely, and her raj
nent was strikingly neglected. All these
lscJS Mrs. Mallowe absorbed over the top
Of magazine.
Now, what is there in her 2" said Mrs.
hauksbee. "Do you see what | meant
about the clothes falling off If were a
man would perish sooner than be seen
win that rag bag. And yet she has good
eyes, but-ohm
What is it %
She doesn't know how to use theml On
nv nv honor, she does not Lookl Oh, look /
ohadne,s l can endure, but Ignorance
neVerl The woman's fooln
4, All The women IN Sinlla are fools. She'll
thlhK 1 mean some one else. Now she's
gong out. What a thoroughly obiectiona-
Die couple she and the Dancing Master
make Which reminds me. Do you sup
pose tney'u ever dance together?"
wait and see. don't envy her the con-
VeTsatlon Of The Dancing Masuer-loathely
long" O'Aoi
20 you know anything about themT
only what he told me. 1t may be all a
nctlon. He married girl bred in the
cSohtTy think, and, being an honorable,
GnlValrous soul, told me that he re ented his
Ddfgaln aud sent ner to her mo her as often
S possible. The wife is with her at present.
DO ne says"
"Bablesm
One only.n
Ars. Bent came up to Simla few DAYS
atVer The conversation, faithfully reported
S Sooye' and pervaded the Mall by her hus-
bands side.
,,r Beholdp said Mrs. Hauskbee, thought
iiully rubbing her nose. THAT is the last
nHA Oh the chain, if We admit the husband
~ Ne Delville, whoever he NAV be. Let
a.; ae consider. The Bents and the Delviles
JSataoit the same hotel, and the Delville is
TW9.ested by the Waddy-do you k ow the
yF-who is almost as big dowd. The
mtatuuy also abominates the male Be IT. for
E%ulcn, II her other sins do not weigh too
bSeeavlly, she will eventually be caught up to
EPeaEeh. The Waddy will take the female
o DonD apart, after having borrowed-yes-
bogItyCllng that she can, from hairpins to
bSaoles bottles. Such, my dear, is life in a
ttoseL The Wad 1y will tell the female Bent
, ,n3 and fiction about The Dancing Master
and the Dowd.n
,o. men Mrs. Hauksbee gave an ornate &C.
NJ uuI Oh a interesting interview between