The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-01-15

10 cal him TO come back to her. IS be
loved her. but she could not utter a
word. She ran TO the front window in
her fear. and threw 1t open. A stockily
built fellow. who looked gigantic in the half
light ofthe street lamp, was Just making
his escape through the gate and down the
street, while right underneath her, bare
beaded, but still with his immaculate gloves
In his hand, ran Dick after him, calling at
the top OF his voice for q policeman. She
saw them go, forty feet apart, down the
street at the best speed they could make
She saw them disappear from the light Of
one street lamp and come out in the light
OF another twice, and then she saw the
stocklly built fellow wheel quickly around ;
she saw a'little. sharp line of flame; she
heard loud report, and then-she tainted
IL was but half an hour later that a cab
drove up to the colonel's door, AID Dick
signted-not the Immediately clad Dick
chat he usually was, but Dick with a bloody
handkerchief tied round his head. and with
much dirt on his trousers, and his necktie
Gil awry, and with no gloves at all. He did
not have 20 ring at the door, for it was
opened ere he was half way up the front
sseps by the colonel himself, who came out
with his great grizzled hand outstretched
iowa d him.
II came back to get my hat and over
coat. Dick began to apologize.
mo, you didn't" said the colonel, shak-
Ing hls baud heartily. "You came back to
see Milllcent. Did you get the fellowW
Yes, sir; policeman caught him
eventually, aud he's In the station house
now"
WWeu attspd IN him ,o.no-rown .o,d
the colonel. "In the meantime, come in and
see your sweetheart She tainted; and Pn
tell you right here that if you expect to
wear hat away from this house Tonight it
will have to he one Of mine, for she has
Rugged that one Of yours ever since the
alarm was given, and it's rather out Of
shape"
Miuicent, still very pale, wrs reclining in
an easy chair when Dick entered, and q
maid was rubbing her temples. She looked
very much as though she wanted to cry.
Undoubtedly she had been CRYING.
Good evening. Milly," said Dick.
10, Dick, did he hurt youp she asked.
HE hit me over the head with some
thing down In the kitchen just as discov-
cred him. But don't worry: the doctor
said it wouldu't amount to anything"
- And then. Of course, Milicent did cry.
And Dick stood staring at her and looking
very foolish. and very much as though, as
usual, he did not know what to do. And
p, obably he would still be standing there il
the colonel, in his rough voice, hadn't said
to him
go over and kiss her, my boy. Don't
you see that's what she wantsp
But I'm blood and dirtl" spologizsd
Dick.
BLOOD and dirtr roared the colonel.
BLOOD and dirtl You ought to be proud
Of it. Why, you're the first member Of your
line who has had any blood and dirt on him
since your great grandfather was wounded
in battle. Go and kiss her,;
And Dick did, and it seemed TO him that
fortune had concluded to shower on him all
her blessings when he heard the colonel
saying, as he went out of the room:
I'm give you two just half an hour to
decide when you are going to get married,
and then you must say good night"