Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1892-11-10

"Good morning"
Good morning"
Here the street car leaves the pass
scngcrs on the moist, tar-smelling
pavement to go their different ways,
but when Maida reaches home she
takes from her desk the invitation to
row, for a second careful reading:
A., Ca, April 8, iSo-.-My Dear Miss
Mazda: Tho fair warm weather, think, has
at last settled enough for row On the river
WIN you so with mo tomorrow II the day IL
clear, or next dayS-the first pleasant day, in
short?
What could bc plcasanter or more tony
wishes than row with you on pleasant April
day, whenw can float with the tide at will or
draw into some shady cove to restP wish 1
could make 1t Irresistible. Do grant me this
| request, Ut least and believe mo as ever faith
fully yours, ADRIANcE WINTERHorF
| 1 will call for you atany hour you will name
| in the afternoon.
She is replacing the letter in the en-
velopc, folding it mechanically, when
by chance it falls from her hands to
the floor, and on picking it up she
turns it over, so that her eyes rest for
the first time on the tender and sug-
gcstiyc words written on the fourth
page, hitherto overlooked. Selling her
writing materials, she dashes Off sec
ond answer to make wrong right,
which, alas, is read by Wintcrhoff a
few hours later with this intcrprcta.
ton:
| A., Ca, April IS, ls9--My Dear Mr.. Win.
tcrhoff: After meeting you in the street Cal
| to-day l wondered good deal at your manner,
| so when clme home l took out your letter,
which happily had not destroyed, aud read II
over carefully to 500 II 1t showed any signs Of
mental alteration 20 excuse your reserve to
your friends.
Now, do you not know me better than TO write
In this way TO meY Such things arc folly
enough In other ways. bat when 1t comes to
written words upon which SO much depends
how can ono to so wild?
NJ frlcn1. forgive this scolding; 1t is because
l am your friend that / write thus. Did not
dare 10 speak frankly, whore now would our
lonS valued friendship bci AS always, very
sincerely, MAZDA LEA
"Shc need not have rubbed it in II
second time" he groans, for the poor
fellow is hard hit AMI matters, far
from being mcndcd, are made worse.
Of course, he sends no second answer,
and she, too, is hurt. A chance comes
presently to both the unfortunate ones
to free their minds and he, on his part,
is eager to let her know, quito impcr-
sonally, what he thinks of her sex gen
orally, while she is ready to explain
away her abjcct apology by frigidity
OF manner when they meet.
It was at lawn party, so notable
an event that even Adriance, with his
newly-acquircd ercmite habits, could
hardly pass it by. lie was carrying
for his hostess some long sprays of wild
Cherokee roses, when he felt them
catch on some one in the throng, and
turned to find his captive was Mazda
Lea.
"Of, II beg PARDON" he colors and
faltcrs. "Lct me free your dress from
the thorn6"
THANK YOU" Mazda says, stif1ly
STOPPING to help in the disontangling,
though her hands are full of briglitcol
ored hyucinths. IT. seems necessary to
say something.
"Roscs are SO persistent" she falters
finally.
"And at FIRST sight, too" he rcsponds,
struggling hard to make a jest of some
kind "Thcy seem determined to make
new friend. There goes the last one.
Good afternoon, Miss Lea-or-no," he
stands still with the roses, zone minute
why were you SO careful not to let an
old fricnd--oh, hang this nonsense, Miss
Mazda, can't keep up stage talk-why
would not you go rowing, and why did
YOU write second time to tell me
was fool?'
81 did not write second time to tell
you any such thing-l wrote again to
explain"
"Ycs, you made things as clear as
mud"
ibid you read it ALP"
"Wly, yes, it was only two pages" "
"Pardon nc, it was four"
4 pause, and then looking up she
said swcctly: "Will you please go
home and read my second answer
straight through, as you read book
no skipping about, but first page first,
second page second and SO on to the
end?"
II need not go home, Miss Lea, al.
ways carry my letters with me-" lie
| takes it from his pocket and together
they read it.
A., Ca April c6, 1s9- Ny Dear Mr.
Wintcrhoff After meeting you on the stree
car today wondered good deal at your man
ner, so when camo home took out your let
ter which happily had not destroyed and reat
1t over carefully to see II 1t showed any signs o
mental alteration TO excuse your reserve Il
your friends.
k Az first thought thcrc was not I read 1
!. over, as is ny habit, first page first thcl
, opened tho leaves and found q continuance OF
cordial and friendly little letter asking me t
4 no rowing l was folding it away when 1
r dropped on the floor so when picked 1t up m
eyes fell for tho first time on the writing on tn
/, back Of the shoot which proved to be quito
4 different nature from anything had just rea
. in the complete note.
My dear friend, il had known you had anJ
thing so urgent TO tell me do you suppose
4 | would have let even tho claims Of a dress
r maker stand in your wayf Why do you writ
me in this hide-and-scck fashionl When do
:. ever follow tho whims or understand tn
:, freaks OF changing flds7 l am oldfashioned /
1 all things and read letter as writc ont
q straight ahead When the letters l receive d
s not make sense, look about, but yours unfol
tunatcly, was coherent 1t was your fault, nc
mine did not, do not, mean to willingly mi'
understand you. Now, do you not know m
better
| At this point he stops reading and
Y looking her in the eyes quizzically
q says:
: "Miss Nadia, suppose we quit letter
d writing-but won't you go rowing tC
!: morrow"
a For answer, sho blushes and smile
e at him through her dotted veil, Will
: two or three heavy hyacinth cluster
!. fall from her hands to the ground
t Kate Fields Washington
o II have heard" said Gus De Smit
to Nose Schaumburg, that the fello'
!, who stole your money and ran off wit
g it has been killed in Colorado. He ha
q certainly gone to IIades You ought