The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-30

and four girls did the testifying. One
OF them was an art student with ideals.
one was an art student with an income,
which is more to the purpose. One was a
young singer of some renown, and the
fourth was lily of the field, in that she
neither toiled nor spun, but wore gowns
that were the admiration of her friends
and would have discounted Solomons.
They had been talking about ambitions.
At least three of them had, and the frivo-
lous young woman, who hadn't any yearn-
ing for laurel wreaths, finally interrupted
the rhapsodies.
Bother the future" she said, emphati-
cally. THE question is, are you having
good time now, and have you had good
time? I'm so busy with the present and
past lenses of to live that I never get
around to the future"
1T all depends on what you call having
a good time" said the idealist in a tone
of superiority.
~ guess We are getting as much out of
life as you are. Bess." said the student
capitalist.
"Oh, yes, know what you think" Bess
went on defantly. Life is real. life is
earnest, and true happiness lies in making
the most of ones self and all that, but
what l want to know is, did you ever
feel as though you owned the earth and
hadn't thing left 10 wish for, and want
ed to dance and shout and turn hand
springs for joy?'
The other three girls looked doubtful
Il knew it. Now. can any one of you
tell me the very happiest moment of her
Hfe?"
The trio were dumb.
well, perhaps it's because you've had
so many transcendent moments that you
can't pick out one; but 1 reckon it's be-
cause you've never had time when you
just felt sublimely satisfied"
81 guess I've never been happier than 1
was when my salon picture was accept
ed" ventured the idealist.
II cried for joy when l heard that I'm
Gle George had left me money enough
so that ] could go on with my art" said
the capitalist
The first night / sang in Boston, and
heard the crowd applaud, and knew 1
had made success, was my highwater
mark" laughed the singer.
BAH" exclaimed The lily. That's a
nice showing. Not a man in any of themi
] don't believe you are being honest,
though I'd like the singing and being
called out again. Now, I'll tell you when
] was the very happiest that I've ever
been in my life. Maybe I'll have bet
ter kind of happiness some day. If I had
much of that kind l couldn't stand it, I'd
explode. You know last year ] went 10
Maine for the summer. 1t was dead swell
up there, and If you weren't in the set
that runs things, you might as we'll be
dead-or at Ocean Grove. / was in 1t, all
right enough. My people were in Europe;
but the Hills were chaperoning me- and
you know what that means
There were more men than you ever
saw at summer resort; and l was having
the time of my life. when Mrs. Call and her
son from Boston turned up. She was
splendid old lady, with a gray Eiffel tower
on her head and lorgnette that would
stop cavalry charge, and she was worth
$lo,0O0,OOO. The son was a mighty nice
fellow. He had 100000 millions in his
own right. and he wasn't a bit conceited
but his mother thought every woman in
sight was in love with that son. He took
il into his head to be very good to me. and
his fond mamma took il into her head to
be perfectly horrid to me. Honestly, girls
AZ was absurd. If there had been any
thing wrong with me or l had had a repu-
tation for parti hunting l wouldn't have
blamed her; but she didn't have a single
reason for being rude TO me. I didn't
mind her chilliness. / reckon 1t just made
me little nicer to the son. He seemed
real appreciative, too"
well, things went on that way until the
season was nearly over, and then Mrs
Call issued invitations for a cotillon 1t
was TO be the SWEETEST affair of the season.
the SWEETEST thing ever given there. She in
vited every on in our set. even my chaper-
one, and deliberately left me out Nice
liffla WASN'T tf9 OF M IA
was talking about it, and I tried not to
care. 1t seemed to me that she cut a
worse figure than ! did in the affair; but
all the same II wasn't pleasant. Mrs Hill,
my chaperone, was furious She wouldn t
even acknowledge the invitation, and lots
of my friends said they felt that way, but
/ noticed that none of them cared enough
about it to miss the affair.
THE invitations were out only three
days before the event, and / was off sail
ing or coaching those days. so didn't see
bert Call except in passing. The great
night came and put on a swell frock and
went over to the dinner as smiling as you
please. After dinner ! went back to the
cottage 1--WE had a cottage right beside the
hoteD and got into duck shirt and skirt
waist. There wasn't any use in being
dressed up. 1 shouldn't wonder if / cried
little Bit just for wrath but after q
while / went out and sat i'm the hammock
on the veranda and watched the crowd &c
by to the dance. They go early up there
you know; and about half past the music
began in the ballroom was sitting there
thinking dark, red thoughts when a mar
came up our walk. / couldn't imagine
who II was, for l thought every one
knew was at the dance.
Il stared and stared until he came into
the light, and then l nearly tumbled out
OF the hammock. The man was Bert Call
"IIe had on white flannel suit and
straw hat. and looked as though he hadn'i
an idea that elaborate function was
going on within a hundred miles OF him
Just opened and shut my mouth like
fish and couldn't say a word; but he wa:
as serene as a May morning.
Anything on hand for this evening?
he asked. managed TO say that l hadn't
Then you'll take care OF me won't you
Where's Mrs. Hill?"
II went in and told Mrs. Hill and she
nearly had fl. but she came out ant
we had a beautiful time. Nobody men.
TONED the dance, and reckon the excite
ment wound us up for II struck me we
were positively brilliant As for Mr. Call
he twinklcd,. twinlSled so / hardly knew
him. never in my life was better en-
tertained
He stayed and stayed and stayed. Tn.