The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-21

toms of an aristocracy are more direct:
the business Of a prince. and even OF a
princelug require haste and their sub
stantial power makes haste possible.
Courtship In the given circumsthnces was
dinlcult hut courtship Ia the given CIR
Gums ancos Is always diffcult and there
are no circumstances whatever in whlch
women have not been wooed and won De
tcctlvc Ackcray began his courtfhip on
street corner and continued q IN station
house He had deprived her ~ q protector
who did not protect ne wished 20 pro
vide her with another who would, ne had
not hunted down Harvey out ~ malice
% had been his business 20 work up such
evidence as there was. and he had done
hi- business aud got his reward. and the
prosecuting attorney had done the rest
These things he told her roundly. win
% manly straightforWardncss that should
have won the heart or the Imagination or
fancy OF aug woman. When. instead OF
listening 20 him. she reviled him with
feminine finish. point and huency. before
II gathering crowd Of chatting auditors,
be- proved himself a man 10 be depended
upon IN an emergency. one OF the strong
dumb-souls Carlyle and Air. Ruskin used
20 celebrate as natural leaders and gov
ernors Of men. he promptly placed her
under arrest rs drunk and disordfriy. The
next morning IN court she sufficiently
demonstrated her disposition 10 disorder
boy treating his honor with an alternate
haughtinoss and oloqueuce which made
the audience behind the rail litter and the
double bench % the bluec0ats shake with
inv oluntary mirth. The bailif cried
silence" and threatened 10 clear the
court: his honor passed sentence Of $40 or
10 days. Detective Ackeray paid the fine.
In the corridor Of the magistrates
court nc gave Nettie what he would
have been pleased 20 call professional
advice See here. Net. the next time Z
chow the rag with YOU about cuttin' up
tn the streets an bOozln'. you want 70 lis
ten-see7"
She did not listen the next time. nor
the time after. though II need not be
doubted that she was imprcssed-yes, and
subdued and attracted-by the might and
decision Of the prince. She had loved
Harvey mainly because he had vanquish
"a her kiusmen. and a little because he
had beaten her as often as she needed
30 and not oftencr. In equal logic she
ought 20 have loved the prince. mainly
because he had vanduished Harvey. and a
little because. n he did not beat her 10
silence her tongue he had discovered a
method OF procedure which much NOR
nearly -iieEced 70 than any
thing that Harvey had ever
done: and the strong point % every
woman g. iogir-the women IN their con-
vontlons and clubs say so. But The second
strong point Of every woman Is her gift
Tor concealinE her logic Nottie Jeline
concealed hers So far az least a. detec-
rive Ackeray was concerned. as long as
in all human endurance n woman could.
She became an old offender IN the sew
cral magistrates courts In the district
throughout which detective Ackeray had
authority The charge was always drunk
and diFordcrlv. and the complainant al
ways Detective Ackeray. nn1 some times
as the months passed. she had been drunk.
and she had always been disorderly. She
could not 20 back 60 her kinsmen- her
mere presence reminded them too wildly
OF an unpleasant incident or corus-aticn
OF incidents. which had taken place az the
moment Of her departure. She could not
retain position even when she GOT one,
because of the frequency with which she
was under arrest. and besides tho fact
that she was Harvey Jeliffes wife was not
commonly regarded as a recOmme ndation-
Ackeray paid her fine. or let her pay u
herself or work Il out al a Jockey might
gentle or punish a spirited horse which no
took a pride 500 training. Whether he paid
her fine or not he always repeated 20
her that the next time he tried 10 chew
the rag with her. she had better listen
soe3 Her absence from home and her
proved intemperance made her an i'm
propor guardian for little Blanche. When
the child was taken away from her. also
as the instigaiion OF Detective AckeFay'
Nettie Jelime listened.
Three months afterward she was le-
raliy and absolutely separated from Har-
vev. ana was married TO "A man whom she
addressed sometimes as George" some
times az dear" and little Blanche. who
yne restored 20 her home. was outspoken
in hor approval Of her new papa. Detee-
live Ackeray was George" lie was also
dear"