Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1897-10-22

side, waving my hat. She looked up
with n glance of surprise. nodded
pleasantly She lifted her eyebrows
and smiled. But a crawling hanson
took her attention and she fell behind
again.
"There!" ! said. IF ever girl looked
pleased, there she is. Who am l that
should refuse momentary satisfaction
to a lonely girl?"
turned with smile to my neighbor.
Her face was flushed with anger, for
had clearly proved her to be in the
wrong.
at is men like yourself who are the
the blots on our vaunted civilization"
she said "Such sweet, innocent face,
too"
"Yes, isn't it?" said 81 am so glad
you agree with me. It's the sort of face
I've always admired; and as soon as /
caught back view of her felt certain
she would have that sort of face. That's
why / wanted to get look at it,"
"Such men as you" began my neigh
Dor.
Nov, if / were not n married man."
| continued, refectively, that is the
very girl Iwould marry at once. As il
is, of course, can't. But that's not my
fault, is it?"
"You are married?" said the lady.
81 am" / replied.
WThnt ,,,,,al, eI
said.
"On the contrary, it is my excuse"
| said. 1T is all owing to my wife.
If it were not for her should be-well
very different"
"She must be a miserable woman"
said the lady, "if she knows of your
conduct. My heart bleeds for her."
"Not at ALL" l said "She is quite
happy; as happy as that girl. Now did
you ever see more charming girl?"
/ turned and sent nod in the direc-
tion of the girl who was pedaling along
quietly just behind the bus. She lift.
ed one hand from the handle-bar and
waved it to me in friendly response.
Under the circumstances" | said,
81 think | shall speak to her; otherwise
might miss her when get off a Sloane
street. Doyou think she would mind"
LET me implore you," said my neigh
bor; "if you do l shall speak to the con-
ductor."
ut would be grossly improper" l
said, "unless he happens to be your
brother-or your cousin-or-"
The lady shifted and looked round.
But the conductor was not in view.
.eazsd down, and the girl looked up
inquiringly, riding to the side of the
bus.
II am going TO get off at Sloane
street" / called to her; twill you stop
tkere?"
She nodded, and bending slightly over
her handles quickly outstripped the
bus and rode on past st. George'shos-
pital and down the slope. leaned
back in my seat and watched her ap-
preciatively as she fioated away.
"Never in my life," | murmured,
have i seen anyone whom l admire
more. A most delightful grill"
"a most disgraceful incident!" SAID
my neighbor.
"You see," said, affably, "two people
meet-'twas in crowd-and their
hearts rush together like magnets, or
poles, or whatever the things are. 1t
is quite clear to me that we were made
for one another. Don't you believe in
affinities? They are fun"
"It is not a matter for jesting; it is
very serious matter TO tamper in
this way with the innocence Of"
81 think it is rather joke, said.
ut may be joke for the. manor,
rather, he may think so, mistakenly;
but you never by any chance think of
the girl. And / feel it my duty as a
woman to protest against"
"Bess my SOUL" / exclaimed, 81
think of the girl always. Sheis never
out of my thoughts
"The grill"
"Yes, the girl-that girl. Didn't l
explain? o! here we are!"
SLOANE street," said the conductor.
! jumped up.
swell, we've had most interesting
conversation" / said. you see, she's
waiting for me at the corner. knew 1t.
/ never underrate my attractions"
As descended to the pavement, Celia
greeted me. with a smile of welcome,
while the eyes of my late neighbor
bored two holes in my back.
"How lucky to meet like this" said
Celia. "Where did you see me first?"
80, in piccadilly," replied. "But l
couldn't be sure it was you until / saw
your face. | want to get some tobacco
here, and then we canwalk along home
together"
"Had an amusing day?" said Celia.
Excellent" said, more particu.
larly the ride down."
"You seemed very much interested in
the lady on the bus" said Celia, as we
stopped outside the tobacconist's. "Did
you know her?"
"Never saw her BEFORE" said.
fright under my very eyes, too, )" said
Celia.
II couldn't help it," / said "She
seemed to have some objection to me,
or to you, or to something or other
seemed to see something wrong in our
behavior"
Didn't she know was your wife?"
asked Celia.
"She didn't know me-" l replied.
"But didn't you tell her?" asked Celia.
"Well," | said, "now l come to think
of it, | don't believe did."-Black and
White.
Intcrrupting n Conversa ton.
The late Justice Maule was once en-
gagged in passing sentence on a pris-