The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-17
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because Wilhelmina had made there
some special purchases for her new ad-
venture.
She proposed to sail for Christiania
from Hull, in the middle of the month,
and already the papers had interviewed
her, and Miss Wllhelmina Perks, the
| female Franklin--by One Who Knows
| Her" appeared in nearly every paper
that you picked up.
They had all been to Lords, and DIR.
| Fraser and his cousin, Mrs Waldershare,
had been brought back to dinner at the
| hotel.
We'll said Miss Wilhelmina, ''tain't
no use talking, you know. My minds set
on this trip, and I'm going to do it."
Il know, my girl said old Perks-"I
| know. You wouldn't be a Perks if you
was to give way now and go back on your
reputation.
And I'll just go and made name for
myself and then I'll come right back
and'-she glanced at DIR. Fraser-"and
then Wen be happy"
Young DIR. Fraser pressed the young
lady's foot affectionately beneath the
table, and little Mrs. Waldershare
smiled.
Il wish you were all coming with me"
she went on. "Ain't il Just pleasant now
even to talk of foes of ice and miles of I'M
tracked snow, and-and so on"
did you say the boat was ready,
| Meenert' asked her father.
LAS near ready as doesn't matter" an
| swered Wilhelmina. THE men are en-
gagged, the stores are purchased and when
| get to Christiania l shall only have
fortnight's work to do. And in two or
! three years, you know, l shall be through"
| She looked at her sweetheart with her
eyes bright with enthusiasm. Say,
| Frank, Wen be married at the Abbey, if
| the trick comes OFF"
A II the Tina ENpacnr lOnlyp6s
thOughtfully out of the window.
IF you won't say another word about
it, he remarked; IF you'll just let me
say this"
Go on dear" said Miss Perks. She
and Mrs. Waldershare rose as she spoke,
and the men rose too.
THAT I'd give everything, everything
that l possess in the world, said Fraser,
still looking hard out of the window, If
it would only induce you to give it up"
She came to him.
'My dear boy she said chat can't
be but you're just the sweetest fellow to
say so, and-and l shall think of you
dreadfully."
Mrs. Waldershare had scrubbed fur
lively note on the menu which she
came back to show the young fellow.
Before l forget it, Frank" said the
little woman, lis this is the right way to
spell compete aux fruits2"
Under the item was her penciled mess
age.
s'Meet me in half hour in the reading
room"
yes" said DR. Fraser, ''I think that's
right"
The two men had their smoke and their
coffee, and at the appointed time Fraser
threw away his cigar, and, leaving old
Mr. Perks, went into the reading room.
He found Mrs. Waldershare there, and
for dive minutes their heads We're very
close together. They talked spiritedly
and seemed to be arguing with much
good humOr.
Presently they changed their seats and
sat behind a screen in the corner near the
window. Then Mrs Waldershare gave a
confidential message to one of the attend
ants.
In a few minutes Wilhelmina entered
the room. She was tail, striking girl,
and everybody looked up from the even
ing papers as she came.
I'm that corner, think" said the man
carefully; 4 think | saw them go there,
Just behind the screen, miss"
Miss Wilhelmina walked across the
large thickly carpeted room to the place
indicated. The two familiar voices
came to her ear, and there was in the
voice of the little widow so unusually
earnest ring that Wilhelmina paused in
| voluntarily.
s'You don't know, Frank, how much I
love you" she heard Mrs. Waldershare
say. She was speaking very distinctly.
''You don't know, and until now you
have, perhaps, never guessed that you
are everything to me. Yon will call me
unwomanly: perhaps some might call me
shameless; but can't help it. May I
may l ask you to give me one prOmise2'
Tell me what it is, - said the voice of
DIR. Fraser, hOarsely.
sPrOmise me that as soon as this
American girl with whom you think you
are in love"
with whom | am in love"
Every well, with whom you are in love,
then Promise me that as soon as she
has gone on her prepOsterous expedition
YOU viii give me leave to speak again. l
am no child in these matters, Frank"
Il can give you no promise of any
kind answered DR.. Fraser, steadily.
Il can quite understand your position, y"
the little widow went on. Its very hard
on YOU But when she comes back, if she
| ever does come back after, say, three or
four wears. aged and altered by this rldlc-
ulous exploring business, she surely would
not be surprised if she should find that
you have forgotten her.
Il shall never, never forget her" de-
clared Frank.
"Attendez" said the little widow per-
sistently Il repeat that l know some
thing Of these matters. Wen let her 90; ;
let her get right away, and then wen
talk over this matter again. If I'm not
mistaken you'll be of a different opinion
then"
i beg you won't anticipate
ooh, my dear one" cried the little
widow, with a catch in her voice. 'think
again. She does not love you really, or
she would not leave you like this, risking
her life and your affection"
Don't speak to me, please" prayed DIR.
Fraser: don't speak To me. | am doing
her a grievous wrong bylistenlug to you"
There was a sob from the little widow
and DR.. Fraser rose and put his char
back. She seized his hand.
The tall figure went quickly and
noiselessly from the reading room and
STOOD for a few moments in the entrance
hall thinking hard.
DR. Fraser dill nos come out, and viii
helmina went up the lift 10 her room and
sitting down on a low chair had the best
cry she had had for years
The next afternoon two clerks were
reading the evening paper as they waited
for the bus.
, Hello said one, there's go. That
Yankee girl isn't going to bring home the
north pole. after all.
= WHAT'S up, there,'' asked the other.
, The jrsl youth read IL OUT
70 "A ,-;rCr t,DOr doctOr'S vice, Miss VIII