The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-12

Laying Course OF True Love.
you haven't given me your-yOur usual
greeting, Bryonia," said the young man,
with something like a cloud on his brow,
according to the Chicago Tribune. rs
anything the matter?"
Haven't l, Gerald?" moodily replied
the young woman, drumming absently on
the table with her fingers.
You know you have not And you
haven't answered my question, either
What question:
Il asked you if anything was the mat
ter"
Moves, everything's the matter. les
nothing new. though. Gerald, aren't you
getting tired Of this?''
Tired of this"' he echoed, feeling his
hair beginning to rise on end. Tired of
WHAT"
This whole business. See here Gerald,
your people have always wanted US 10
marry, haven't they?"
yes"
so have mine. We haven't any rela-
tives. on either side that ever opposed the
match, have we?"
no"
mo. They've all done the best they
could to throw US together"
We'll, what Of"
And when you proposed to me I fell
right into your arms, didn't I?''
Well, you did come pretty near it, that's
a fact" admitted Gerald.
Il haven't any small brother, either to
to you while you are waiting for me in
the parior. have I?'
NO"
mo. And mamma never listens at the
keyhole, or calls down the stairway to
ask if that young man is here yet does
she?"
Surely not"
Surely not. And papa has never ask
ed you if you could support me in the
style to which have been accustomed,
has hep
Eyes, He knows. And we've never
quarreled, either, have WEI"
mo. But, Bryonia, dear
you've never been the least bit jealous
of anybody else, have your
mo. But
mo. Neither have l. Doesn't all that
| show Gerald, that we don't really care
| for each other? No-stop-hold on Let
me finish How do we know we are not
making a dreadful mistake? Think how
terrible it would be if we found out when
it was too late that we were never intend
ed for each other!"
Gerald had been doing some rapid think
| ing.
He sat with his head in his hands for
| two or three minutes without speaking.
Then he said, with deep, deep sigh:
II don't know but you are right, Bry-
| onia. You know Miss Harkalong? 1 am
forcibly reminded of something she said
to me the other evening. I had called
| there
What were you doing at the Harka-
longs?"
Simply making a call. She said to me
the eldest one, you know-tall, rather
striking girl in appearance
Girl She's 81 if she's a day."
81 think not. She made some remarE
about the course of true love never run.
ming smooth, and then she said: Mr. Hig-
ginside, 1 have been expecting every day
to hear that it's all off between you ant
Bryonia Billiwink. There hasn't beer
enough opposition, and
''she said that, did she?'
yes, and 1 laughed a little and said
| shouldn't won
shed been expecting to hear 1t wa:
all over between us, had she?"
Yes. 1 only mention it to show tina
the same idea has occurred to others
and"
Liz Harkalong had the assurance t.
say to you that there hadn't been enough
opposition to our marrying, had she?'
Yes, 1 suppose She"
THE dried-up old maid What business
was it Of hers, I should like to know?'
"She may have heard the same thin;
from others, you know"
Il don't believe it! The malicious oil,
catl Gerald-deur-"
"Well?"
wen marry now to spite her, won
WEI"
| ives If vou-lool, o,,t daar vo,,1
scratch your face against my scarfpin"