The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-22
ADVICE.
BY THE AUTHOR OF "MADEMos-
SELLB IKE"
From Rlack and White.


"Ahl Is she going to have your
THAT is just what should like to know
myself"
II should think the way for you to find it
out was simple and obvious
THE way out Of other peoples difficulties
is always simple and obvious"
Meat! Neat and orusning-go on"
"Well the last time l saw her was just
three weeks ago, at the Lindborough ball,
and she certainly did that evening lead me
to suppose that-well, that she did not alto
gether dislike me. For one thing she gave
me nearly all the dances, and we sat out
most of them, too"
"And do you mean to say that during ell
that time you never managed to put the
question:
''W ait little. As the evening went on
said nearly everything man can say with
out actually proposing"
How like you'll Now what was the good
OF all that beating about the bushl Why
not come up to the scratch and be done
with it!'
My dear felowl You talk as II the sa 10
of a horse or hire of house was in ques-
tion. 1t Is impossible in affairs of this hind
TO rush at things in that off-haud manner.
One is treading on delicate ground, one
must feel ones way"
"Humphl Proceed"
Everything l said she received in the
most charming way. l have never known
| her SO sweet She did not say one sharp
word. And she smiled-have you ever no.
| ticed what an exquisite smile 1t is2 1t was
| just as if all misunderstanding were over
between US, as if she really cared for me,
and was not ashamed to show it. / cannot
tell you what a darling she wasp
NPraV doD'E trVt What I want knouu
| is did you say anything definite TO the dar-
| ling or notP'
II did. 1t was on the steps outside, as 1
was taking her to her carriage"
odd time to choosem
"It was a very good time. We we're
more completely alone than we had been
! AL night. No female dragons we're on the
watch, and the lackeys and other people
| round US we're too busy looking and shouting
| for the carriages to pay any attention to
what we we're doing or saying. said-well,
| i need not tell the exact wor Is, but | told
her what felt aud what hoped. She did
| not shrink from neon the contrary, ]
could almost feel her little heart beating
| against my own. and l will swear she was
| going to say yes"
| 'Well, didn't shep
"She could not, for just then old Wealth
| erley, on the step behind us-you know bis
manner-began roaring out as il the place
had been on fire and We were escaping from
| it, Get in, Berry get inl What on earth
are you waiting forl Do you mean to keep
| the horses here all nightp
GOOD man! He did not want bis horses
to take cold.n
"Coldl Why. it was suffocatingly hot a
| ITO you, perhaps. However, l suppose
the answer was only deferred till next day. VI
$50 l supposed, but early next morning
| received a telegram to say Carstairs was
/ dxyiu md fn 20 -
| once"
~ can't see the good of that. He knew
nothing about you, and cared less, though
| you were his heir.n
| "No: still, as l was it seemed only decent
that l should go. Well. you know the rest
/ have been tied there ever since aud SC
have never had chance of seeing Beryl.'
But there was the penny post. Gomez
II wrote to her, of course. and now comes
the puzzling part of the story. She never
| anRwered-not one of my letters"
"Hum! How many did you wrIte9"
Five; then gave it up in Despair
IL suppose you made 1t clear you could
not possibly get to Lindborough."
II made 1t clear l could not get any
where l explained exactly how I was
kept prisoner morning, noon and night by
lawyers, agents and relatives of the de-
ceased, all asking for money and all com.
plaining-except the lawyers They were
quite happy, foreseeinG lawsuits in the
distance. Yes, | described my position and
the miserable life was leading, yet she did
not send me so much as one sympathizing
| word"
"And yet could swear that littla girls
heart is in the right place." said Holden,
rising and beginning to pace his untidy
| little smoking room. "a little too apt to
| jump at conclusions, like most of her sex,
but stanch, perfectly stanch."
I, 4 ~ IL
| sou OF it ALA"
20, hang 1t all You don't expect me to
give you reason for anything woman
What ia it?'
1t was servant, to announce that some
one else wished to see Mr.. Holden.
'Show him into the next room As be
comes by appointment, l must see him, but
YOU can entertain yourself for little, old
man, can't your
mo, must be off. 1 think | shall 90
straight down to Liudborough to-day"
Eyes, that is the first thing to do, and the
next is to see Miss Weatherley as soon as
possible"
land thenl" asked Lorraine, carefully
smoothing his hat, as he walked to the
door.
why, then, If you take my advice
which Of course you won't-you will give
no your favorite way of dancing rou d and
round the place you want to get to, instead
OF going straight up to it. In novel that
is all very we'll, for it helps to spin out the
story to the third volume, but 10 real life IL
does not seem to pay. Ask Miss Weather
ley point blank why she did not answer
your letters, and keep her to the point, or,
at least, stick there yourself till you get a
definite answer. Good-by, old chap, and
good luck to You"
Lorraine took hanson, and driving
along PiccadiIly In the light of bright
June morning, reflscted on his friends ex-
hortation, so curiouslv illustrative of the
difference between them. Lorraine liked
sympathy in all bis troubles, and never
faile TO go for IL to Holden. who also never
failed TO give it in full measure, but too
often &C coEll anied with suggestions that,
like this one. grated on Loraine's finer
sense OF delicacy aud discretion.
TIE hanson stopped suddenly, and Lo.
raine looking up perceived that the crush
had brought him almost face to face with,
and quite within speaking distance Of, a
lady seated 10 G victoria and dressed in the
extreme of fashion. In the slender, elegant
figure. and the face which by art bad been
almost made pretty, Lorraine recognized
Mrs. Courteville, another subject Of dis.
sension between himself and Holden. Lo-
raiue admired her greatly for qualities he
always highly esteemed in woman. AT ali
times she looked as If she had just came
fresh fir IN the hands of some accomplished
maid, and nothing was ever permitted to
ruffie the bright reDose of her manner
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