The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-08-06
Two Women.


In room, half study. halt bedroom, two
women were talking, says Black and White.
They were both young, 10th moderately good
looking and both, in different way, had in
telligent. bright eyes that observed much and
betrayed little.
II was a cool summer evening, after DIN
ner- but the room seemed hot TO both Of them,
owing to the point IN discussion. IsaoeI
Yes have done with him altogether. Are
you really surprised
NO, not ia the least / was surprised at the
beginning Of your friendship. but was quite
prepared for the end You never understood
eacn other"
= hat is just il; and in consequence eontin-
uaLy Quarreled. And continual argument IS
so tiresome. L assure you for months have
felt quite worn out
And he"
70 he The woman's face softened. u
am very sorry, but fear must have been
trial Lillian. l alternated between trying TO
act Up TO MS idea OF me, and rlthleSsly tear
ing IL down The curious fact is, that he never
had any instructive recognition of my real
self"
Were you'-Lilian Strengthened her small
person, and arched the pretty. pert chin
were you ever really engaged. IsaLels''
I he other answered rapidly:
% mo- How could we be: 1 am so poor,
and he earns very little Now, if il had been
you, with all your money. 10 might have been
different. still did not look forward to
marriage. when he would be jealous no longer
and should be all his. And then 1 was zeal
Gus, too"
You, Who were you Jealous Of, DEAR"
wasn't it absurd, Lilian:-of you-and-of
others"
Well, did know him long before YOU
Yes and you were very great friends"
20, he consulted me about everything"
Isabel, trem bling a little: About me:''
Well yes. about you-sometimes,
How horrid of him."
There was pause. Lillian had two mali
cloqs dimp!es the corners of her mouth,
and IN distinct contradiction to their pres
ence she sighed,
suited
How could We be? broke out the other
pasSloEately. In all his love for me he had
no trust; in all my love for him there was a
certain amount Of fear. am morbidly sensi-
tive and he wounded me day by day.
wanted him TO understand me by instinct,
and man so often lacks that"
HE Is very clever, and has plenty of tact -
ISABEL stopped short and faced her com
panion. Tact IS an elastic thing In his
case II was one sided and only applied to his
dealings with certain natures. AS | said he
mace mistake about mine
Wen Lillian smiled. and then sighed
again. It's all over now"
Will you-Shal you see him much now?''
surely my dear Isabel, you can't expect
me to give up an old friend Just because YOU
have quarreled with him"
But still he might talk of me"
don think SO And if he did can de-
The other suddenly knelt down beside her
friend. In her small face, in her gray eyes.
there was hungry, wistful EXPIRE sSion that
Lillian could not be blind to, and it gave her
an uneasy pang,
Lii dear. Tell me. Doyou think have
been very unwise:"
No. Why
Because my heart is aching till I can
scarcely breathe. Because am longing lust
to know what he is doing, not to be wholly
shut out ofhis life Because IL am misera
ble'
20 This is only for tonight. You will
soon get over it,
Lii, do you think I should be very stupid
II tried to make it ups1
You are little fool The mani is sick OF
you. You can't have him back
why, how do you know? What do YOU
mean: bow dare you--"
II mean that he proposed to me to-day and
/ accepted him"
She slipped on her cloak and tripped down
stairs ana the other woman. who had been
her friend. knelt silently by the open window
with face that seemed to be slowly growing
old.