Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1898-04-08
CHAPTER III.-CoNTINuEp.

i1G Shhi i@iN lll'-SONIlNbED.
HI She liked to sit upon the veranda over
.s looking the ocean. On her face was re-
Es hected the placidity Of the waters; in
II her heart, | knew, was the restlessness
Y, of the tides. Indeed there was a smack
81 of the salt sea about the girl, of the sea
sI IN all its moods and lenses. Her blood
& ebbed and flowed beneath the freshest
X, skin; on her, lips, with the glimmer of
teeth white rs foam between their
curves, was, the maAy-twinkling smile,
in her eyes an enchanting simmer.
One could swear that. those same eyes
+ swoukl aasb tercely In time of storm
i and esss ahd4 thatAthe red lips, like
breakers, would curl angrily. hate a
tepid temperament.
r'Ah. Lvingston"-how softly thesyl-
lablos ofsIny ,fiame dropped from her
MOUTH which tlosyou prefer, action
or inactioD, peace or WARP"
Peace, Miss Nancy, at any price, !
i, push my little gorcart along the lines
/ Of least resistanceiN :.ttE3 70
III Il thoaghts men she emphasized
\ the word" preferred wate T
" Nowadays they leave that TO wom-
en-"
"But the. love, OF fighting of adven-
ture, is patural to mqn2" h iiio oa..I
ITO upciEilized man, yes" ui l.z,.;,
strip man." she cried, with touch
of scorn, "of the rags we call manners,
take from him the,deferenee which he
pays to the opinion of society, and
what do you fnd?"
Sometimes, q beast. sr,'I.tt,.c,
"Ah!" She drew in her breath with
pretty sigh. i... ...
"Sometimes, god"
Does he teach small boys?" she
asked, denhrely. "Confess, now, Mr.
LiyingstdB, you are something of Il
fraud. You ought to be fighting-witll
YOUR pen, I mean; Staying monsters
an like IIeisg gles; a1Tasinstead You IRE
Y KSfspyibg to qnPbala.3 There isitimc
. for everything"
"Tell me"7-she spoke eoaxingly-
~ sitb,ir trne retfson for coming here
Don't attempt to deceive me. lean dis
ssv,-tinpuisif truth from ftlsehood'"
what eyes you must have! How dc
you do it?' -
3 ITS very simple. Truth once seer
4 is never forgotten; the poor dear; you
I remember, wears no cldthes-thatswhy
x sbo lives at the bottom of well; but
4 falseheod is. triekedi out. in the lates,
H fathfou y tht 5.tl t-l't ttE. eFl
y 'ppsPYS ,6il dih la have met truth face tc
z face" ;,
A II live with my mother"
y Il was prettily said but, it set me t
+ ,h;1kinGt ard Thought, like falseh3od
u no. many costumes in her wardrobe
n wserc' aid Miss Nancy learn to talk
v ,uor,mptlieiS sweet, -gentleisoul' was nt
aanversotionalist; her father, con
s found him, was Il money-grabber. Inc
l iii must be still in her teens; but hel
IA nhro,vdness and wit amazed me.
IA "yo man. observed, "incriminatc'
IA ,;mself The reason Of my presence her
rnust remain. for the present at th'
f bottom Of the WE'LL But beware; lhaN'
Ia found out your bcsetting SIM. .,
l'she looked at me defiantly.
# 1pdl doi1,t ,beIieVe"it.' . 'i
A "a morbid love Of excitement"
Ill .Iyretch! You have laid your finge
N 80, a tender spot. Yes, am fond o
If aarrcitemeirt The e.dsatly dizziness of m
,;fe till--till quite lately has driven III
- nearly, crazy have the dramatic IN
I .-'',l'.t;r,t 't;not strong In me. Heaven know
n ~ ii ,sotjt, butt can't be rid of il
iis@., 4 mJ sdraindtic Instinct tells me tha
ls3fstthsre3 Il some mystery here, in tn!
i:.,, ,;eacefui bouse, Ewhcre:y9q would 4eas
ilia pt pvnest4 itT.uiid You, MR. Livingston ar
II q ID. silj5,swifh this mystery There
''f it's out at last, ..,...a.,. ;,.L,4 aq
,,'a .J,aopIchild, bowl pitiedher: :5 '
= 2 .~,.ltiss Nancy" said, earnestly, tn
wise old Greeks had word which W
.nanslate wrongly, ,bitter-sveet. j
shouIdsbe. sweetsbittef, for The bitter
n.,ss comes last and. remains II yo'
is,Id realize how sweet and fragran
t,qs o,,n, resent life is, youwould be thank
sh ss,.,ly content. This IS really fairylanc
u yo,l onllyskneW,it, but the beapsy NY &
sl slfI n n syiif neyfri9sonlc hcne IN you "a
ss, # ysala gIM yo,aEniean." shc said, slow.9l,,
s " ,,s+ f,e grraatifitation ofany cnriaasit
i.'.ts 7 ,ssiye me- nc from sfeh9 Nary.well
take .'',..''l,,.a p.
''''' A. the end of the month Mrs. Gerar
renuested private interview. Her fac'
omarked. wore n troubled cNpre'