The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-27

had earned himself had helped to build
pen for him, and cared for him faithfully.
II was his belief that there would be
profit in that pig eventually
The West View Hotel was only eight
mics distant, a fine building on a high
bluff looking down on the river. Eight
m,ies-but IL was different world. When
Molly came into the dining room with
Esther and her mother for their first din
ner, she thrilled with the pleasure of it.
The great room filled with stylishly dress
ed people, the buzz of laughter and talk,
the colored walters serving deity the din
ner of six courses-it was exciting and de-
Iightful.
jolly-iooking, middie-aged man sat
opposite them, and talked with them
pleasantly. Esther whispered to Molly
that it was Mr.. Arnsworth, from New
York and that he was a business friend
of her fathers, and that he was an old
bachelor and terribly rich And when af-
Ter dinner, Mr. Arnsworth walked with
Molly around the piazzas, Molly was
pleased.
/ Mr.. Arnsworth smoked, joked and asked
! questions. Yes, Molly lived at Harleyville
with her mother and brother Dan. Dan
was very smart, he could draw splendid
ly, and everybody thought he ought to go
to the city and study and Dan wanted
TO- too That much sounded very we'll; it
! certainly was not necessary to mention
that Dan was interested in pigs. Nor 20
say how small their house was. Nor to
tell how much poorer they were than the
ST. Glars.
Indeed In the succeedings days. and
weeks, Molly came near to forgetting all
such unwelcome facts; she had such a
glorious time She was happy that her
dresses were so good really so pretty
Her mother had worked hard and faith
fully 10 make them so. She was pretty
nearly as well dressed as Esther, and il
was satisfaction. She was so well con-
tented, indeed, that she almost forgot how
hard her mother had worked, and that her
mother and Dan had gone without several
things they wanted so that she might have
the blue China silk, which was an eXtrav-
agance
It was not quite the only thing she for
got. There" she said to Esther rather
frequently, Il forgot to write to mother:''
or Il want to write to Dan" She had
an affectionate letter almost every day
from her mother or Dan. Hope you re
having a dandy time Dan said in every
letter. and Molly knew how heartily he
meant it. She did mean to write oftener-
but there was so much TO do. Eating
three elaborate meals day; walking and
driving, and rowing on the river. Playing
tennis and learning golf; and, browning
delight, dancing every evening in the
dancing hall, with a jolly lot of young
people.
MIR. Arnsworth had taken decided no
ton to Molly. II came to be settled thing
THAT he should take Molly when he drove,
or Molly and Esther, or Molly and Mrs.
ST. Clair, or all three. 1t was quite an ad-
vantage, too, for Mr. Arnsworth had
brought his own horses and equipages from
the city and drove often.
LET'S take advantage of this weather, 8"
he proposed one morning when the sun
shone brilliantly in a blue sky. Let's drive
over 10 the Knob, the four Of u.s. Mrs.
ST. Clair consented. and the girls were de-
lighted.
Molly, in her becoming best dress aud
hat. perched beside Mr.. Arnsworth on the
front seat of his handsome carriage. the
horses stepping high and speeding them
over the smooth roads-Molly sat that
morning on pinnacle Of happiness and OF
uplifted pride
wen drive home another way" said
Mr.. Arnsworth. when they had mounted
TO the Knob. driven over It, and settled
themselves for the drive home. wen drive
back by wny Of Hafleyvnle; it isn't much
lout Of our way. I'd like 20 see your town.
Ms, ST. Clair, and your residence" Mrs.
-. Clair was much pleased.
n But immediately strange little feeling