The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-12-10

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ne SAW mat she was sitting at the further
end of the balcony, ana that "A man WHOM
he recognized as captain Pinckney was
standing beside her.
The blood quickly frightened around his
heart, but left him cold and obscrvaut
IL was seldom, indeed, remarked colonel
Starhut,ie, placing his fat white fingers in
tine f.nl of his shirt front that "a move
mcAt like this WAS grdced with tho actual
prcsene of "a lofty, inspiring, yet delicate
spir.t-a Boadicea-indead, he might say Il
jean oil Arc-in the person of their charm
ing hostess AIRS Brant!
Not only We're they favored by her So
cial ami hospitablc miuistration, bat bv her
active and enthusiastic cooperation in the
glorious WORK they had in hand. 1t was
through her correspondence and earnest
advocacy that they We're to be favored
tol.Iht ..,n the AHA and counsel of one
OF the most d.etu- uishcd and powerful
mon tu the southern district of CaufOr-
MIA, Jgd.- EccsWmaer, OF los Angeles.
lie Hat not tae homo. OF that 4eI tie
mans personal acquaintance. me believed
he was NOT far wrong ia saying that this
Nuf ALSO tho misfortune OF every goItlc-
man present, out Tie name itself was "a
tower OF str.u. th. He would 80 farther
ana saE that Airs ErJnt herself was per-
soHaii. uaacQusiutcl with him. but that it
Was through the fcgyor. poetry. grace and
genius oi hes CORE ponleuce with that gem
tleu'u THAT they were to have the honor
OF his presence that worry evening. It was
understood that aIvices had oecn received
Of his departure. and that he might be- ex-
pect.a 8t Bodies at any moment.
'Eu, what proof have We of Judge Bee
sNiuacTs Souudncss2" said a lazy southern
voice go the conclusion of Colonel star
bottles periods. Nobody here seems TO
know him by sght is IL not risky TO admit
man 90 our meeting whom we are unable
10 idtnufy.'
81 reckon nobody but a fool or some pry-
/ ing mudsill Of a yankee would TRUST his
! skin here" returned another, "aud ii he
/ did Wed know what to do with HIM"
| Eut Clar0ucc'S attention was rvetcd on
| his wife, and the significant speech passed
him UNDECIDED ass had the colopeTs rhet-
oric. she was looking very handsome and
/ slightly flushed. with a proud light in her
] eyes that he had never seen before.
1 Absorbed i'm the discussion she seemed ia
/ be paying little attention to Captain Pinck-
/ ncy. as She rose suddenly to her feet
I judge Eec+Wingcr viii Doe attended here
! by Mr. MacNeu, of the Fair Plains hotel
who viii vouch for him and introduce him
! she SAID, m "a clear voice, which rang with
| an imuc"ioUsucss that Clarence we'll rcrem
| hered THE Judge was 10 arrive by tn,
| coach from Martinez to Fair Plains, an1
/ il is now due"
But rs there no gentleman TO introduce
| him Must we take him on the word Of 4
| common trader?-by dove a whisky SELLER"
/ continued the previous voice, aneeringly
'on the word of lady Mr. Brooks.
| SAID Captain Pinckney. with a slight ges
! ture toward Mrs. Brant, who answers foi
| both"
| clarence had started slightly at his wife,
! voice and the information it conveyed ri,
/ Fellow passenger and the c3nlidant of Mac
! Nell was the man they were expecting. /
| they had recognized him Clarence. woulf
| they not warn The company of his prox
| unity?
lie held his voice as the sound of voice.
/ came from the outer gate Of the courtyard
4 AIRS Grant rose, but at the same momen
! the gate swung open and a man entered
/ Ii was the Missourian.
lie turned with an old-fashioned courtes,
| Il the single woman standing on the bal
! cony. My fair correspondent / believe!
am JHd@e BeeSwinser. Your agent Mae
/ Mel passed me through your CARDS a
! the gate, bat did not deem 1t advisable (,
! bring him into this assembly Of gentlemen
| without your further consideration. l trus
l was right!'
The quiet dignity and self-possession, tn
| quaint, old-fashiOned colonial precision o
| speech, modified by soft Nirginian int ma
ton, and, above all. some singular individ
| uality i'm the man himself, produced pro
| found sensation, and seemed TO suddenl.