The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-26

. Hi- rlHic lr conversation. lt needed but 4
few hours familiarity with DO as theme
I t0 convince our IltrIe '-impre-- l0n.sr' that
nor hing ln the word was OF so much inn
rartau'- as tltt Mr. Eversl eigl's horse
Biue Moon should W.u The principal race
and sinai she should Boz there 10 see-
Early and late She discussed the forth
coming event with anyone who would dis
! rues 10 with her. and before Two days had
elapsed knew, or thought she knew, as
much about the horse and its rider as
though the former Were ner own proper
fN. and tlc l4trer-by the way. why did
NOT ine latter appear on the sceuet
'oucl nuisance BAN is.' CALCULATED
Mr. Ever-lc-n. fum.uE over his share Of
ile posinag "SuCn a broken reed 10 de-
: pend upon, Says be- can't De down until
Saturday night and knows the horse.
and has 800 fears, all viii be right. Now.
/ ISM t1at my nephew Ambrose all the
world OVER appealing TO an elderly COM
pauion "Df course he know the horse.
Would have asked him 10 ride Blue Moon
u he d.du q And 80 Is just like his GOODNESS
10 tell mo b viii be all right TO tell me
forsootn! Ne who have bred the horse.
I AMI have had him under my own eye from
first TO last. AS IL / didn't know my own
horse But hats BAN to the life. Just be-
cause of his woodwork what is IL? Adj
jui1nt.ng % pack Of Volunteers! Because
these rascals can't adjutant themselves.
but need aim 20 keep them from falling
~ pleces-ne must needs throw me and my
poor Old Blue Moon over"
AA' ttAt avs p HA Nhf.ts 0NFs nee ~ ny NOT
get someone cize then2 You are not bound
10 Captain Eversleigh."
Inc other gave MIN a queer look
am not bound 10 any one, but I am
pound 20 win ~ ! can" be replied, drily.
Ny nephew can ride, and it Is "A man
Who can ride that is wanted at West
Merton Stceplechases next Monday
oh" his friend understood
But Scilla was bitterly Indignant
II DO mink 10 Is too bad OF him." She
exclaimed. impeuously He must know
now anxious YOU are-we all are He
might nave got away from his Noluu-
teers-' with line contempt. (The previ-
Gus year Scilla had been staying on the
southern coast for the Easter maneuvers.
and the Volunteers had received "A differ.
ent accumulation them we may be sureJ
Mr Evegsleish. however. was pleased.
'Ay, 90 be sure. he might, my dear. And.
perhaps, IL he had known there was a
pretty girl Ike You IN the midst of Us.
he would have taken more trouble But
TO own the honest truth BAN is Ike the
rest OF the young fellows nowadays: a
pretty face attracts him no more than an
ugly one Get away from the petticoats,
is the cry Don't you set your heart on
Ambrose Eversleigh, Scilla, my dear Tor
ne Is air, hre ana waterproof-and an
ugly little fellow into the bargain. But
he can ride; OH Lord. he can ride" con-
cluded the speaker, with a chuckle
Durng the ensuing days Scila could
hear other comments of a like nature. She
ilNt4A AfllAt MOON Jockey termed SUN. sl-
lent, reserved, unapproachabe cool as a
cucumber, hard as nails, stubborn as Ola
Nick-One and all, IL seemed, had some
choice epithet which fitted and although
there might be an occasional faint dis
cldlmcr or amendment, there was one
obvious universal sentiment the new
conner was not popular. but-he could
ride AT length, and that not till late on
Saturday night dogcart drove TO the
door
There he is That is he! That is Capt
Eversleigh Did you think he would not
come; Oh, he generally comes in the Iona
run
Such and such-like EXPLANATIONS rane
through the draWing-room and ante-cham.
Der, while host and hostess hurried to the
door. Presently Mr.. Eversle.gh hurried
back.
He won't come in, announced he. with
Importance; says he'll dine in the library
and put off joining Us till tomorrow morn.
ing. Anyway he's here" addressing the
company generally; hes here. and look
ing as M IS a fiddle. So that's of my
mind; ana I can tell you it's a good dea
to be ora perfect load. Hey Scilla vol
may lay your money upon Blue Moon now
my dear-his jocks come; and what car
be done, BAN will do when the time comes
What can be done BAN will dor Tn,
words rang in Scillas ears as her eye
rested for the first time on the squar,
brow. quick searching eyes, and full deter
mined mouth which constituted all Am
| brose Eversleigh's claims TO notice amoni
| his fellows. lie had neither hight no
| beauty-but his slight wel-knit franz
scarcely seemed 10 miss the one nor hi
/ sunburnt countenance the other.
| The only vacant place at the hreakfas
| table was next ner own; and the new
| conner being the last to appear, must per
| force take il. Yes, there was Mr. Ever
| sleigh's voice saying loudly and proudly
! My nephew" and it was to herself Nj
| EVerSleigh was nodding as he spoke. tn
/ nephew must be near at hand. She move
/ 10 look-and all but sent spinning til
| plate he was conveying to his place.
Now If Scilla had been content to blus'
| and apologize-and she did really hlus
/ naturally ON provocaton-she would hav
/ appeared the simple. charming girl sh
was; but unluckily hattery and folly ha
| done Their work and, accordingly-"I ar
! so sorry II ! have shaken your nerves
| cried she with ready pertness IF Blu
| Moon loses the race tomorrow, pra
| don lay the blame at my door for this"
"Ha! ha! haw cried two or three near
| "Scilla viii never forgive YOU # YOU don
ride Blue Moon to win BAN. my boy
| supplemented Blue Moons owner wi
you, Scilla2 Hey. Scilla2" encoura gemen
in his voice, as though cheering on las
ging hound.
Il should think not. indeed" Again tn
saucy voice rose to the whip. Il have Sc
my heart on it. Pray be careful what yo
eat and drink, Capt Eversleigh Do re
member you must avoid too much tea, an
coffee and"
Hal hal hal" from one and all With
hearing you tell him all about 1T, Sci
la old Mr. Everslegh again supplement
ed the chorus. "Scilla knows" with
wink round the table. Nov then. Scins
what has old Giles been telling you abou
Capt Eversleigh2 Eth What you told m
yesterday, YOU know" jogging her memo
ry about keeping his wind, you know
Oh, well; If You are too delicate to say
out before company I'll tell-Eh? What
mustn't ~ Hal hai har
All this time Capt Eversleigh had nc
opened his lips He helped himself
what he wanted, and appeared to heed tn
give and take rejoinders going on aroun
him no more than if they were rain-dror
scarce worth brushing off.
you must really not eat too much"
Scilla felt that if only left alone sh
would be capable of making her own wa
now. and the result was the above deliN
cred jocularly
Not eat too muchi Capt Eversleigl
with his mouth full. literally stared at tn
speaker. She was a pretty girl. and h
would have had no objection to speak I
a pretty girl-but he was really al a los!
He did not understand this kind of thing
Remember the weighing scales at Yves
! Merton" Scilla tried again.
IL beg your pardon" He could scarce
/ ~ believe his ears. This baby-faced cres
ture and the weighing scales at West Mel
ton!
! II ,,ofebt have GUESSED tho sort 90 ,,f