The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-22

general scheme of well being, than
dimples or laughter.
A sudden anxiety overspread her face
as they went down the steps; and, with
a murmered exclamation, which her com
panion failed to understand, she flashed
swiftly across the yard and out of sight
around the corner of the house. The sun
seemed to shine a little less brightly in
her absence. Miss Wagner even fancied
that she felt slight chilliness in the air;
whereupon she stepped inside the door
again. throwing her thin cape over her
shoulders and fastening it at the throat
with an impulse of habitual caution.
Gold, Miss Wagner" Mrs. Barker
stopped on her way from the dining
room to the cellar, her eyes resting kind
ly upon the listless figure, silhouetted
against the lavish splendor of the sum-
mer morning. It's this entry does it,"
she went on. Most enybody'll SILVER in
IL, no matter what time o. day tits. l
could use II for an ice chist an done
with it. tell 'em, If 'twasnt quite so
public"
Years of experience had familiarized
Mrs. Barker with nearly every phase OF
the genus summer boarder, but this lam
guild young woman was a new type, not
easily classified. The average occupant
of her best chamber, for example, would
have thought it only courteous to reply
to her remarks. Miss Wagner either did
not listen to them at ell or quite forgot
to answer.
ITS lucky for her't she seems to take
to Electry So" Mrs. Barker soliloquized
as she descended the cellar stairs. Shed
be mortal lonesome If she didn't. AS
gen'ral thing she amt no better'n a mute
at a funeral when try to talk with her;
an here they twoll travel off together,
day in an day out, like a pair O. lambs"
A moment later Electra came back, her
steps unhurried now, her whole small per-
son radiating serenity. An ancient looking
bag of Java canvas hung upon her arm.
the faded splendor of its embroidery
brought into bold relief by Significantly
bullying outlines. 1t sent forth a tempting
orchard Fragrance al close range; and be-
fore the front gate had fairly clicked be-
hind them Electra drew from Il a mellow,
richly-tinted apple, streaked here and
there with vivid crimson by the August
sun.
Mother says vittles cheaper'n doctors
any day." she announced with serious
wisdom, as she tasted II; the regularity
with which one rapid mouthful followed
another demonstrating her hearty concur
renee in her mothers opinion. For per-
haps five minutes after this she trudged
along the narrow country road at Miss
Wagners side in contented silence, her
feet raising clouds of yellow dust that OBJ
scured at intervals her sturdy little shoes
and home-knit openwork stockings. At
the end of that time she launched briskly
into conversation.
"She that brown house over acrost the
field, Miss Dorothy? Miss Mcdaniel lives
over there Father called her a blamed
fool once. ] guess you'd like TO hear
about that" her gray eyes following the
closely bitten fragment of apple core that
was just describing prolonged curve over
the fence
"She come over to stay with me one
time sol mother cou'd go downt the Cen
tire with father; he'd got to have a wis
dom tooth hauled. Well, they hadn't been
gone no time before her daughter Liz
beth's husban' come after her. He said
they'd got company't home an she must
go right back with him. at any rate So
she got ready in a norfle hurry. an took
me along with her. But she looked out
to put away mothers silver spoons, all
six of EN-, in the parlor stove before we
START d An she just wrote cut in great
big letters balancing herself on her toes
here and speaking with dramatic fervor-
IN. B.-Ive put the silver in the stove
an she pinned IL right up outside the win
der She did that she said sot mother
shouldn't worry one mite about the spoons:
an when father saw it he called her a
blamed fool"
little red squirrel glided past on the
! stone wall and darted up into a chestnut
| tree with the mysterious grace which ma
| ture has bestowed upon her woodland
! creatures. Electra watched him eagerly.
She made a long chirruping sound which
! the squirrel apparently saw at to regard