The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-20
scornfuny. "A-ruinin' hired girls that


girl j. an exception 20 the gen raj run Of
en-. She worships the ground Mis- era
ham sets foot TO- an would run her legs
on Tor her."
The worst things she said. put in Mrs
Hostetter was that she dion think Wo-
men had ought 60 get together an talk
over girls faults, Says she'd just as soon
ANYBODY would ask ner how she liked her
hired girl SAYS she's been guilty Of such
things herself. but she ain gon 10
again. O. ] never hear such COINS on's!'
II guess she's crazy!'
81 guess she is She says II we caught
girls a-crucizin' our faults we'd have a
compton dt'
There goes that express wag'n back
again en- ty," interrupted Mrs. Frazer, in
a perpleXAd tone. 4 can't imagine where
chat trunk went 10. Mr.. Brown told me
yeste'day that Mis- Brown want comm
home fer a week, but mebbe she just tele-
grated an come right on"
"But when YOU want reel scandal said
Mrs Hostetter. in a low tone you have
10 go on a piece furder n Mr.. Daven-
port"
Mrs Frazer's pllow-sham sank rustling
into her lap
as there anything worse?' asked Mrs.
Dean. hreathiessly
A hule smile wrinkled Mrs Hostetter's
face. Yes she said, briefly, there
somethin' worse"
what Is it?" asked both women at
once.
Mrs Hostetter was tantaHziugly slow In
replying. She looked ont the window with
an air of mystery gioomiug over her II
don't know as I ought 10 tell you-n you
amt noticed
81 amt noticed a thing
81 amt. either. II cant be IN this neigh
borhood"
"Its in this neighborhood. It's within
an airy of two blocks. I've see it a-gon'
on f.r three months. I've see 1t with my
own eyes"
The other two women sat silent.
crushed.
You can both o you look out o this
window without ever a-leaving your seats.
an see the front door o the woman it's
about. It's as innocent lookin' front door
as you'd find a-goin from one end o the
street TO the other. RS a little you can
tell about people by their front doors"
The other two women had started and
looked out the window. The glance of
each went jumping along from one door
TO another. There was a yellow door and
a glass door. and grained door, and
dove-colored door. Their eyes stopped at
the dove-colored door. They looked at
each other, then at Mrs. Hostetter. Mis-
Mayhewl" they exclaimed, as one woman.
Mrs. Hostetter half closed her eyes.
"Unh-hunh," she said.
The silence was intense. The two wo-
mems faces were working with startled
conjecture
"A scandal about herr breathed out
Mrs. Frazer at last.
IVY, you'd think sugar wouldn't melt
in her mouth" said Mrs. Dean.
She sings in the choir"
ANS on the liberty board
AN the executive committee o. the
cooperative society,"
She's the treasurer o the Red Cross"
An secretary o the social ted Chart
ties"
Used to be-" put in Mrs. Hostetter
amiably triumphant. Amt you noticed
she dropped everything about three
months agO?"
LAS I live an breathe? said Mrs. Fra
ger. so she did"
1T hadn't made an impression on me-"
said Mrs. Dean.
well, when you see a woman that's
been a-runnin' everything in town" said
Mrs. Hostetter, lofuly, get up an drop
it all Of sudden. you just look around
you an keep still. There nevers very
much smoke without fire"
The other two women sat staring at the
dove-colored door. Who would ever have
suspected a scandal behind a door of such
a color? The one door on the whole street
to suggest innocence and reticence-
Mrs. Hostetter broke in on their
thoughts. "Mebbe you have seen a bird
cage hung out on her front porch fire.
quent, If you ha'nt seen anything else"
They drew shivering breaths They had
seen the bird cage.
Well. then. mebbe you have see that
some days ii was hung on a hook on the
left side o that dove-colored door, an
some days on the right?"
They looked at each other and cleared
their Threats simultaneously. Each face
reflected back the mortifica ton of the
other They shook their heads honest
but ashamed. They would tell the truth
though the heavens fell for it,
We'll, you might of, if you'd had
your wits about you" said Mrs. Hos
letter. You needn't squirm so. You
both deserve to have IL rubbed in Ally
in right in range o. her door, the two
o your Her tone was bitter with re-
proach.
Il have seen that she's looked mighty
pimpin' when she did go out" said Mrs,
Dean, recovering slightly.
"An' it's been long spells between her
goin' out" said Mrs. Frazer. with lofty
eyebrows.
seen that she was a-concealn some
thing"
She amt hardly made can She
amt even called on the minister's wife
an her with a teethin' baby an an
other on the way! She amt been to
see soul She's made excuses every
time I've asked her 20 run in an fetch
her work She's even made excuses
when I've offered TO take mine in an
set a spell"
she don't want company" said Mrs.
Hostetter. I'm glad you've see some
thing. if only that much. If you had
watched that dove-coored door a leetle
closer you'd of see that when the bird
cage was hung out on the"
30. my landT cried out Mrs. Dean. in
a great voice for so thin a lady. She
started forward in her chair. Her face
was as gray as ashes. Her eyes had a
wild. strained look.
IVY. forever" gasped Mrs. Frazer.
terrified.
whats got into YOU" demanded Mrs.
Hostetter, unmoved
"Oh my landr'
Mis- Hostetter! She's a-goin' into
some kind of attack. Git a doctorr'
Some kind of hddlesticks Mis- Dean,
what's got into you?'
90 don't you see her eyes IS all set