The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-16

cow 70 hear singer whose engagement
was contemplated. Shc o. tho intimate
friend Of Jean DE- Reazke ana ~ largely
responsible for the success of the opera
season at Covcnt Garden. rlrce without
her efforts ia scarcely probable that
the subscribers could ever 10 gathered
Tier social influence heirs 20 keep up tho
standard ~ the box hoiders and she de-
votes as much time 10 the management
Of the season Of opera as ~ she were
golns 20 make large profit cut of a her
nc.f
but Me only reward she has ever been
known 20 enjoy b. the friendship 81 the
opera singers u was "a her drawing roon
that Jean de- HeaZke first Sang the music
Of 'SicRfred" AMI al her over-sundny-
house parties ncsr London both Jean aud
Ldouand sang coon songs 90 Mime Jean
de iicsxke's aecompan ment ou the piano.
This has been an her reward for exer-
tons on behalf 81 the ouern Her real
business enterprise Is a tca-room. which
she iH 20 conduct IN partnership with a
weN known hotel proprietor, Her debts
are said 10 b. very large and her hus-
bands family has. according 10 one story.
refused 70 pay them again. Hence the
tca-roum ani SOS ACCOMMODATING isolation
from tea society Of tire English court
II found my wife Ia an ODD way" said
an ex-ttlegraph operator. who b. uow a
prominent Office ~ Western railroad.
10 the New York sun. "Ii was my third
year IN the railroad business. but ! had
not forgotten the tick language. and I hal
room 10 "a hotel IN Chicago which hal
a party wall with a boarding house adj
Joining. In this boarding house lived a
mighty pretty girl who was attending a
commercial college ia the next block.
where there was also course IN te.e-
graphy taught and ! guessed bv seeing
the books and papers she otrrled that
she was taking that course. You see. I
was watching her rather closely for I
was Interested from tHe FIRST time / ever
saw her on the street.
she was n stranger IN town. and. or
course. there went any chance FOR my
being introduced 10 her. and as Tor fiirt-
ing. Hhe showed no more signs Of II than
a siFfer Of charity would though I gave
her every opportunity ! found out by
careful study Of windows that her room
Ia the boarding house Was next 70 mine IN
the hotel, and that only made me feel
worse~so near and yet 50 far. you unlcr-
stand. ] knew she would no be IN tho
school much more than three months.
and as half that time had gone b. ana
/ gtiil had made no progress I began TO
grow desperate. for ] couldn't bear tho
thought or losing her. You know a ro-
precision on fellow than the real thing.
zone Sunday afternoon / WAS ia my
room and she WIS Ia hers and | could
hear her driving nail in the wall aud n
great thought came 20 me suddenly The
next minute I had caught up one % my
shoes and was pounding iia heel on my
wall but / wnspt driving nails. Not
much ] was making telegraph call II
wasn't anything ln particular. only an
attention call. and after rep nting g tiii
I was about a. give up Ia despair u was
answered from tine other side. Tnen I
telessrn phed How do you dor and that
was answered. little blt slow. perhans.
but answered all right ana the conyeraa-
ton continued.
''ghe was net tho most skilled operator
I had ever taken but certainly the most
interesting one and We talked through
tho wall IN supper time. That evening
/ besun again. but she was not at home.
and when / got Ia at Midnight l wisely
forbore sending a good midnight TO her.
Next morning / hailed her with good
morning AMI got an answer. and then
asked her 20 ! couldn't meet her after
breakfass and walk to school with her.
but sine would not have It. You see she
was shy without brick wall he ween ~.
/ was three or four daya Pleading vi ID my
shoe heel on that wall before she agreed
10 meet me. and by that time I had told
her everything, and she Just couldn't re-
Fuse 20 give me some kind Of a show.
After my first walk TO school with her
was utterly gone. ard though she staid
on and was graduated IN telegranhy she
never had q chance 20 practice what she
learned for before she got a Job had
made her promise so marry me and give
UP telegrapay.'