The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-22

China cup from console, and, carefully
examining the marx underneath, said
81 sup oss YOU have been very gay at
Lindborough since leftTn
Without turning her head, or raising her
eyes from the leaf before her, Beryl an
swered sharply and shortly:
"Non
Every busy thenp
b." Not more than usual"
TOO busy to answer letters"
at depends if the letters were worth an
swering.n
least an acknowledgment - in common
politeness."
All you see am not polite, as you have
often told me-"
"Im
II have not such beautiful manners as
Miss Verney.n
miss WhoF'
Miss Edith Verney. Pray don't pretend
you don't remember who abe is"
81 remember her perfectlyp
~ should think you didn
But fail to see any connection between
her and what we are talkiug about
only | remember your saying ct the
flower show last year, when you were in a
rather disagreeable temper, that you ad-
mired Miss Verney's manners so much"
The incident has escaped nv memory"
" SSu' oVI ~ an NOAJ oaSg w ucL1 q tulDB
afterward.n
Il don't DENY having said it,"
80, you don'tp
mo, only deny any recollection Of hav-
ing said SO. IL was perfectly true"
''Indeedp
Eyes, it is true that Miss verney's man.
ners are good, and that admire good man
ners."
"You prefer hers to mine, don't your
81 won't say that But | confess that |
prefer when a lady speaks TO me that she
should do me the honor TO look at me and
treat with ordinary clvility."
II can't pretend to be- civil to any one
when | don't feel so. ! am not like some
people, who profess to be in love with every
one they meet. and then keep up the de-
ception by writing horrible falsahoods
about it.n
These are rather serious insinuations I
think you ought to explain yourself more
distinctly"
IL mentioned no names"
at " as hardly necessary. You displayed
80 much personal feeling that
You are very much mistaken il you
think feel anything about it,"
about whatW
"About you, or anything you do or say. "
After this explicit declaration there was
pause, during which Beryl, still steadily
staring at the print before her, trembled as
much from anguish as from anger.
"Do you really mean what you say.
Beryl?" asked Lorraine solemnly.
"Of course, Why should notp
because l gathered quite the reverse
from your manner that night three weeks
ago. when last saw you"
you were quite mistaken"
sop
"And so was l."
Lorraine drew a. long breath as he sank
into chair.
1--WE were both mistaken 10 fact,n be oh
served, taking up newspaper "How
fortunate we discovered our mistake in good
time.n
Mr.. Weatherley and Mrs. Courteville
returned just i'll time to sit down TO lunch
DIR. Vincent had not quite fulfilled the ex-
pectation reused by Mrs. Courteville, he
having, to generous rule Of diet, affixed
the peevish restriction that his patient
| should touoh no wine or spirits. Still that
was an improvement on DR.. Clinker, and
which Mr.. w eatherley, at this special time,
fully appreciated, for amongst Mrs COurte-
villes many endearing qualities was her
habit of keeping good cook, and giving
her or him plenty OF employment. Luckily
no medical interference prevented Mr.
Weatherey's appreciation of the feast, for
| Beryl, on one side OF the table, could hardly
swallow, and Lorraine, at the other, placid
| as he looked was far TOO wretched TO know
| what he was eating.
Il am SO glad you like that, said Mrs.
| Courteville, as Mr.. Weatherley helped him
self for the second time TO bewitching
| compound of most un wholesome Ingredients
| "Sir Francis Gourmes-the great epicure,
| you know-gave me the receipt, and said
| this peculiar kind OF wine was the proper
thing to drink with it. O, please, MIR.
| Weatherey-I insist-you must take some.
| Pray, don't think Of DR.. Vincent's tiresome
| rules till you go home"
Mr.. Weatherley gallantly obeyed, and
| praised the wine with an air of authority,
but confessed that for light wines in general
he bad very little respect. A person who
drunk them and nothing stronger was, he
considered, next door to a teetotaller.
"How horriblew cried Mrs. Courtevile
SIN that case | must take to drinking port
and sherry. Teetotalers, | consider, are
quite too dreadful. almost as bad as the Sal
Walton Army. Yet some nice kind peope
belong to them, like the Verneys, you know.
When their eldest girl was married this
month"; told you about it Beryl-but
fancy, Mr.. Lorraine. they gave US nothing
to drink at breakfast but lemonade"
"Poison!" observed Mrs Weatherley.
"Why should you tell Mr.. Lorraine say
thing about it when he was there himseltY'
asked Beryl, suddenly. laying down her
"Mr. Lorraine" cried Mrs Courtsville,
for On instant unfeingedly bewildered
"Was he there"
"Certaiuly not. was at Basset Deane. ~
~ thought | di not remember seeing
you"
"You told me yourself be was at the we'd
ding )" said Beryl doggedly.
II didN repeated Mrs. Courteville as IL
in amazement. Impossible, dear Berylp
you told me in your last letter, said
Beryl, with slow and distinct artin Ilation
of every syllable; you told me that Mr..
Lorraine was at the wedding, making him
self agreeable to Miss Verney as usual.
These we're your exact words"
mot Mr.. Lorraine, darling" responded
Mrs. Courteville, her tone changing from
the high pitch Of astonishment to the lower
note Of tender persuasion. mot Mr.. Lo-
raine-Mr. Lennox it would be. Ny hands
writing Is quite illegi0le."
''And what on earth does 1t matter,
Berryp exclaimed her father impatiently.
"Don't be 80 childish Mrs. Courteville, IL
you will allow ne, will ask for little
more Of that lobster salad. / don't know
when l have tasted q dressing like better.
Now the tarragon-what! what!-Berylp
For Beryl had risen and, with that admir-
able Indifference to time, place, and above
everything, persons, which always distin-
guished her. was walking round the Ia BILE
toward Lorraine. While her eyes sparkled
aud her lips trembled, she held out her hand
to him, aud, as IN a strange mixture Of
rapture and discomfort he rose to take it,
OH nj