The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-02-14

the girl turned to his friend and asked
in Spanish:
What is this which 1 shall SO 20 the
young lady when ] wish her to pass the
saltT
My charming miss. win you gt ye me a
kiss" his FRIEND answered in low tone,
and the trustful Don turned 10 the girl be-
side him.
My charming mees," ne said pc litely,
with bow, and showing his white te tn IN
smile. viii you give me lees"
The girl looked at him ia astonishl nent'
l. ardly comprehending his words at ; lrst;
III en-. her face REDEEMED up TO her hair and
her blue eyes biazed with anger as she
turned from him. Realizing that some IL IS
take had been made, the Spanard plain iy
wished 70 explain and apologize but sue n
Englivh as he knew forsOok linn at the
moment, and his compa uion was enjoying
the joke too much 10 help him even If he
would. / spoke to the g, ri
'' He Thea, ght he was as King you for the
salt / said 1t was mis- companion who
told him to sA the words hat he did
9 I beg your pardon, mees> ] was mis-
eenform, The spaniard said, taking his
cue from the woA 'ds II was for the sal
The sait-I wished to speak.
The girl bowed stifhy in a, si1nOwleS1ge-
ment of his apology and re 'umed ner
breakfast, though size was ain sost CRYING
and could make only a pretence Of eatins
The situation was very uncomfC Ttaole ali
round except for the joker, who u seem
ed to thank that the affair was funny. The
S2aniards had left the table whe d big,
br1ad-shouldered young fellow, wlO look-
ed IKE an undergraduate on WIG alton
came into the room. He was the girls
brother, just arrived. He saw mis- sister
and came and kissed her; then, obsoA wing
the traces of tears on her cheeks:
=" What's fbe matters? he asked. 'YO i've
been crying
oh, it's nothjng-it was the mans n. is
take in speaking English. He asked me :
and at this point she REDEEMED again an
began to cry outrls ht The young mani 5
mouth Strengthened. and the CLINT in MS
eyes meant trouble he lifted his head
and looked round
. What was it? WIZ was it?' he de- |
manded, but his sister CT 'uld not command |
her voice to speak 'WaA' it either of the |
men that left the table juA't as came in?
The two over by the cash ier's desk?'
still the girl did not ans wer, shrinking
perhaps from what she saw would follow
If she told him what had occur red. l saw
the whiskeTed Spanjard grinnng as he 4
glanced over toward the table and made up
my mind what to do.
1t was the mistake of the younger
man. who does not understand English I
said to the brother. He wished to SIX your
the one with whisiSers-COd him to, say
Give me a kiss" 1t is thai which has
disturbed your sister
Without word the young man plac I'd
his sister gently down in the chair an d
started after the Spaniards, who were just
leaving the room. He followed them into
the office and there was the noise of a
scuffie there, with running of the wait
ers and dining room guests nearest The
door to see what was going on. Pres
emily the young man came back, looking /
placid, with his collar burst open as if he |
had been exercising, and sat down by his |
sister.
There's nothing to tell he laughed in |
answer to her anxious look, remonstrat- |
ed mildly with your whiskered Spanish I
friend for his misuse of the English |
tongue. That's all
They've picked the dago up and got |
him into the lift. He'll need towels and |
water when he gets to mis- room. Hooray |
for American said one waiter to another, |
as he passed our table with a broad grin. !
He was an Irish lad from New York, and |
I am sure he meant for lis to hear.
1.-The young man was ordering his |
breakfast when a. porter came TO tell me |
that my trunks Had gone to the station |
and the hack was waiting. and I went |
away leaving the proudsst girl in America |
sitting with her brother at the table,