The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-13
THE JUDGES BOUQUET.
rHE STORY OF A TEMPLE BALL.


You come cary anu eAAe AatNf he1 AZ Wef'
a fearful crowd
"Have YOU seen Miss Smith said Mr..
Welsby-not Mr. Welsby, Q. c., but
young Welsby, his son, who has just been
called.
"Yes, she's in the library talking to
Miss Jones. She came with the Joneses.
You'll find her in the corner, just by Cox s
criminal cases
"All right, so long as she's not reading
them. III struggle up there if I car"
And in time he did so, but not so soon as
to interrupt her very interesting converse
ton with her one and only friend.
'My dear Eve, >" said Maud Smith, 81
had to decide; it's tragic, but have done
It"
What, refused him! is that note his
death-warrantt"
mo, it's mine: I've said yes" Miss
Smith was holding a little cocked-hat
note between her finger and thumb.
But why are you writing TO him.
Ish't he going 70 be hereln asked Miss
Jones.
mo; that is the awkward part of it !;
he can't come; he had to go down to-day
and examine a witness, he says, in Bor
setshire; it's a woman, too; don't think
he quite ought to-
ooh, well. of course he can't throw
away chances of making money; but
thought they usually had doctors TO do
it."
'Its not that, mean; he only writes
down what she says, and she's very old
inhabitant, who knows about a path
around somewhere. meant he ought to
have given it up and come here"
But the money!"
''Oh, of course, dear, ReggieeU shall
have to call him Reggie now, dear Reg
gle has very little money. l wonder if l
ought to have said we'd better wait be-
fore being engaged"
Must you decide at once}"
'.Of course; that's why 1 brought these
ridiculous little notes" And Miss Smith
held up another little white paper mis-
sive folded into a diamond. He wrote
in desperate state; men work them
selves up so. He said if did not send
him a line tonight by Mr.. Welsby, who
shares his chambers, he should shoot
himself: he's coming up by the mail on
purpose"
"On purpose to shoot himselfl"
Son purpose to know the wOrse-or the
best Whichever way you look it at.
Poor Reggiel"
e'But YOU said You had accepted him"
81 have made up my mind to, which is
the same thing. l never alter, except
WNHQ j IN choosing "a lEOtk- j ultdub 10 say
no, and then / thought I'd ask your adj
vice; but when l got his flowers they
were so lovely, and such a sweet thought,
they quite won meo
"Oh, Maud how exquisltel I've been
looking at them said Miss Jones, lean
ing down towards her friend subouquet.
elbow heavenly they smell What
orchids and all those dropping sprays
like waterfall; it's not bouquet, it's
dream; but you hadn't got it in the car
rIage."
mo, hadn't; that was the sweet part
of 1.-THE surprise, you know. The wo-
man in the cloakroom had it in her hand,
and / said How lovelyn and she said
Miss Smith, and l said Yes, of course,
and there it was; not even his card TO
show who it came from. Dear Reggie, he
knew I should know"
What it must have cost" said Miss
Jones. her eyes filling with tears at the
touchingnl IS of the incident. "Of course
you must consent to save him from ruin.
He won't give such bouquets when you're
married-not to you"
9'Reggie's not like that But he will
have to get something to do before we
marry-some appointment or something
You will have to make love to the
Lord Chancellor-he's the best man."
said Miss Jones; father says sc"
II WILL said Miss Smith, setting her
teeth. ''I'll do anything. If he's nice I'll
XII MIR. Welsby, want to be introduce
ed to the Lord Chancellor"
Hush, for goodness sake,' exclaimed
young WelsbY in a hoarse whisper; she
is just behind me"
'Then come on, " and she took him by
the arm.
"But I don't know him really don't.
] hope he did not hear you. Please don't
n L.
Nonsense said Miss Smith but she
let herself be dragged away towards the
hall, and she danced twice running with
Reggie's "stable-companion," who had
never been so much honored before
'He swore he'd give Reggie the note to-
night, and says he's going away early, so
hen be there when Reggie gets back.
said it was an answer to an invitation.
had to open one of them; l very nearly
sent the wrong one.n
Ibid he bring the fowers2" asked Miss
Jones. They We're back in the same cor
ner.
mo, he knew nothing about them. I
thought he might; but Reggie would not
talk much about our affairs. Mr. Welsby
would hardly believe Reggie had sent
them, though I'm sure he knows he's in
love with me-"
Sand the lord chancellor" said Miss
Jones.
ooh, my dear Eva, said Miss Smith, 81
put my foot in it again; Mr.. Welsby will
never forgive me. There was an old man
nursing bottle of champagne by one of
the tables, and l said, "some champagne.
please and then l saw what I'd done,
and l said, ''oh I'm so sorry. / took YOU
for waiter'1and it was tudgelm
MAUD"
swell, it was not my fault; they al
ways look to spectable-waiters 1
mean, not judges But he don't mind; he
only said, 4 am proud to be taken for so
useful a parsonage Rather neat, wasn't
it-for judgeH"
"Well, and them"
"And then-Mr Welsby had simply
run away in despair and was nowhere to
be seen; so the judge got rid of the woman
he was with and brought me up here.
That's how / knew who he was. -" .
Did his partner like being got rid off,
"She looked very cross: she always
does. The Miss Blacksmith, YOU know
the one who acted in the De Villars
tableauX in that fearful dress"
All! said Miss Jones, Il remembe -
Dreadful girlr' said Maude Smith.
''She ought not to be here. You remem-
Der that story about her at the --"
Hush" said Miss Jones, there's an
old gentleman coming this way; he's been
looking at you through his glasses for five
minutes though whether it's YOU or YOUR
flowers atrafgac H.,