The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-02

harrington would be asking his intentions
and it would be humliating to have suco
question come before he could refer him
to the girl for an answer No, beyond a
doubt he must pluck up enough courage
to ask her to be his wife or else cease call
ing upon her-an alternative that was hid
eous enough to chill his heart.
The evening was soon at hand. A cres-
cent moon shone in the East and the stars
We're cold and scintillating. He walked to
the livery stable and asked for the cutter,
and few minutes later he was driving a
handsome chestnut to the house where his
thoughts spent most of the time Miss
Harrington kept him waiting a good half
hour, but he reflected that it was the priv
lleSe OF her glorious sex and it only made
him love her the more. If she had come
out and placed her dainty foot upon his
neck, he would have been overcome with
rapture. In fact, In his present state
which had also been his state for twenty
four months, Littlewood was not many re-
moves from calf.
1t was cold waiting, so he got out and
hitched his horse and paced in front of
her house, her faithful sentinel unit
death-if need be. Not that there was
any reason to think that his services would
be required, but it pleased his self-love
to imagine himself dying for this lovely
being of whom his tongue stood in much
awe that it could scarce loose itself in
her presence.
At last she appears. The FESTIVE horse
slants his ears at her and paws the ground
in admiration of her beauty For Mildred
was as pretty as regular features, fair
skin and melting eyes could make her
Littlewood handed her into the sleigh,
stepped in himself, tucked in the robes
and chirruped to the horse. That intelli-
gent animal did not move. A flush of mort
lfication overspread the face of the would
be amorous swain. A balky horse, and
| at the start What chance would he have
TO deliver his precious message that was
to make two hearts happy? He kicked
! again to the horse, but again the horse
! continued to stand still.
You might unhitch him, Mr.. Phillips.
That would help" said Mildred in her
sweet voice.
oh yes-t-to be sure. must have tied
him. 1 mean I-er-I dbl think 1 did
! hitch-er@'
There seems to have been a hitch
somewhere" she answered
He stepped out of the sleigh and looked
over has shoulder at her in a startled way.
Could she mean anything? Was this en-
couragement? Oh no. 1t was too soon.
Goo soon, and he had been in love two
| yearsO He unhitched the horse and once
|
The frosty night seemed to have set a
seal upon her lips, for as they sped over
the crunching snow and left the town be-
| Find them she was silent.
II must have offended her I've prob
ably made a break of some kind" said
Littlewood to himself How unfortu-
nate. But must tell her tonight. 1t is
now or never. This attention is too mark
ed TO pass as mere courtesy of the win
ter season. She knows 1 never took any
body but my mother sleigh-riding before. .
Then began process of nerving him
self to the avowaL He ground his knees
| together until the bones ached. His
breathing was feverish.
| Mum -Mildewed-I mean Mildred" And
then he stopped. He had never called her
Mildred before. He had never called her
Widowed, either. but that was accidental
and he hoped that she had not noticed the
! slip
II have something of the greatest i'm
portance to say to YOU
Did he imagine it, or did she nestle clos
er 10 him? He must have been mistaken.