The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-06-19

was accustomed TO sleep with his head
high, and one night he went and got log
to use for pillow. They were btvouacklng
you know. So the captain made him put
the log on the fire. Said he'd be asking for
warming pan nextIrs a very Instructive
story"
Yes" said the girl, smiling quietly,
And us true. The log was a fence post"
"Oh. then you've heard 1t before2"
i've heard 1t a dozen times"
Then perhaps you know my friend,
Maj. Bodley."
I've heard of Maj. Bodley. He Is an old
comrade Of my fathers"
Then my father must hhve been on old
comrade OF your fathers too" said Scar
lett. May I introduce myself? I'm Jack
Scarlet. Junior"
son of Jack Scarlet. Senior?" the girl
asked smiling. 'Tm really very glad to
meet YOU II viii be something to
write to mother when / get 10 the end of
my journey. Father died a year ago. I'm
going TO Mobile now"
do you live in Mobile?'
Il teach music there during the winter
and spring"
Scarlet fell to thinking over the L. M.
In white. The NJ. of course, stood for
Myer Now what did the L. stand for? He
had seen this young woman for the first
time about fifteen minutes ago, and he was
no Romeo to fall in love at first sight,
Nevertheless he was puzzllng himself over
that l., as II il were the unknown guam
tlty In an algebraic problem II might be
Lucy, or Louise, or Laura, or Lisbeth, or
Lily.
There was IA long silence, while Scarlet
mentally ran through a list of feminine
names beginning with L. Suddenly, he
thought that 1t would be a good thing to
keep the conversation brisk on the chance
OF eclting some excuse for asking the
value Of that L. The question had certainly
grown very rapidly in importance In his
mind.
II suppose you ore an enthusiastic mu-
elcian, Miss Myer?' he ventured.
II beg your pardon? Oh, yes, am very
fond OF music.'
She seemed amused at something Scar
lett was now wondering what he had said
that might have struck her as funny.
II don't call myself an enthusiast.
though, as they are enthusiasts in Ger
many, for instance"
You have lived In Germany"
Eyes, l studied three or four years at
Leipsic" Then she suddenly stopped and
began again. Pardon me, Mr. Scarlet
but what was that you called mo juss
now2"
II? understood you to say your mans
was Myer didn't II"
mot Myer; MacIntyre, said. Or rather,
! don't think / told you my name at all.
What made you hit on Myer?'
THAT story of the fence post. The man
thu ItiO ol the story was your IAtntr,
wasn't her"
MY father was the tyrant who ordered
the poor man to throw the iog-the pillow
Into the fire. Was tho mans name
Myer?'
After the laugh that came of this piece
of Jacks laundering, the two were as ola
friends. And then-and then Jacks curl
osity about the letter l.. became almost
ungovernable. Something In the girls
manner kept him from begging her out
right to tell him her first name, and yet
he could not help letting fall hints about
women's names.
At Hast when they had Iunched together
out of the wicker basket, she asked him,
Are you trying to guess those initials ON
the tin box?''
II know one of them now" he said,
laughing at her shrewdness. II confess
the j.. puzzles me. Won't you tell me
what a stands for?"
Certainly. II stands for Lewis"
Louise? Pretty name"
mot Louise. lewis"
Then I'm az sea again"
"rhc box belongs to enc Lewis Mad
dox, IL you care 10 know"
Now all this fun, while It served very
well to pass the time until Scarlet had
to get Off the train, was not at all what
the major had intended 10 bring abou.
by his parable. And yet II was the direct
outcome of that piece of ''anecdotage" Of
his
And the sequel was that when these
two young people parted Scarlet had de-
termined to find out two thlngS--hrst, who
this fellow Maddox was, who had the Inn
pudence TO lend Miss MacIntyre tin boxes:
and, secondly, what Miss MacIntyre's fist
name was. He felt resentful against Mad
dox as wen as inquisitive about Miss Mac
Intyres first name. Later on, he took
| journey to Mobile on purpose to be re-
solved Of these questions. Maddox turned
out a mere brother-in-law, and the first
name proved to be Ada.
| And stiil later on, the major, holding a
| letter in his hand, walked into the office
! OF his old friend, Jack Scarlett, .Sr., and
| said, testify: Look here, Jack, that boy
| OF yours has the mpudence to thank me
| for getting him married. Now all said
| to him was, to advise him TO let well
enough alone--at his age, you know. What
| does the fellow meant"
rs that so, major? Well, some fellows
ore like pigs. you know. Go the opposite
way to where you try TO pull them.'
|