Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-10-25

near anu he aNerleu tne UOSl serious
consequences" she replied, nervously,
Lord Alfred! Grace, is he ever to
be near you?" the agitated.lover ejac.
ulated, while the color flashed into his
pale face.
"Ned!"
That was all, but the tone Of re-
proach cut him like whip.
"My darling girl, it is rumored
everywhere that you are engaged to
marry him, but | could not believe it.
You would not sell yourself for title
and the paltry gold he controls?" he
asked in bitter tone.
"Ned! you are unjust to me now as
always. Lord Alfred has been very
kind, he is connection of my family
and he is arranging to restore certain
estates to me that have been in liti-
cation for years. Indeed, Ned, fear
you will be shocked TO hear that am
Lady Grace Ward instead Of Oh,
Ned! don't look so horror-stricken,"
she added, roguishly. at is q small af-
fair, anyway. The title goes with the
estates"
"Where are the estates, may ask?"
he freezingly inquired.
an Fifeshire, Scotland, you know
my birthplace. You are not angry
with me because of this stroke of good
fortune, are you Ned?" She looked
at him keenly as If to read his soul.
"Oh, no, congratulate you, but it
seems all dream. Naturally you will
go abroad and look after your affairs.
In that case, you are free-in any case,
] may say, as have no desire to hold
you to-"
"Ned! Ned!" the girl interrupted
him, in beseeching tone, but his UNI
reasonable overtaxed system refused
to recognize it.
81 am no fortune hunter, Grace, but
your opportunities are greater, and
you must marry BETTING your sta
ton"
"Ned Blake! l am ashamed of you
an American gentleman discussing
station and caste in this age and in
this country. That is as absurd as
your unreasonable jealousy over Lord
Alfred. He is not young-more like
father to me, but you assumed that
l was like most of the women, dazzled
by gold and splendor. There are some
exceptions, Ned Blake" retorted the
new thoroughly angered girl. you
men credit us with intelligence, and at
the slightest deviation from the line
of your Interpretation of us, from
your point of view-lo! we are not an
gelic, seraphic, but individual. Dear
me! Why are you all so illogical? We
have been waiting for certain condi-
lions to prevail that we may marry.
Poverty was our bug-bear; you have
been half-killing yourself to swell
your bank account to respectable pro-
portions, as you term it, that we may
not be followed by that silent subtle
serpent of life that stealthily follows
from place to place, seeking to poison
one in some vital spot-that bug-bear
poverty. Now we-or / at least"-she
hastily corrected herself-"have suf-
ficiency. Fortune or fate brings us
together once more, and when / have
the pleasure of telling you of our-my
good fortune, you talk of station
During this impetuous speech, Blake
had time. to think that he was not quite
the hero of this little tragedy; the
heroine had the middle of the stage.
"Grace, / beg your pardon" said he,
gently. "True, true, every word you
say but there is sequel. ] have been
successful-the mines have PANIED
out well, and those stocks have gone
whirling up, scattering dividends like
snowhakes, and have been longing to
come to you and tell you of it. You
must confess that when Nine. Grundy
asserts that one of Beauty's daughters
Is TO make a sacrifice to Croesus or the
nobility--that is the same thing-a
poor devil of newspaper man feels
his chances are nil"
"The newspaper man Is supposed to
he possessed Of average intelligence,
have always understood" Grace said
this in bitter manner, her indigna-
tion being still great.
Certainly, but in this chase for
millions, the spirit Of the age, the man
with the greatest number carries of
the prize. But, forgive me, and take
me back to your loving little heart.
Thank Heaven for the accident and no
serious results except to my heart. In
your good Scotch-'a mans man for
a. that, a that dear, and we will
let by-gones be by-gones."
lie drew her to him in quick en-
brace, and as she hid her flushing face
in his coat. she whispered:
GLOW about the settlement of the
estates, Ned?"
1--WE will start at once. Henderson
rave me leave Of absence for year,
am pretty much run down, as you
Sec"
Poor boy!"
$50 we will be married at once"
ooh, no! my trousscau!"
"iIang the trousseau! we can get il
on the other side"
''How imperious we are, all of sud.
den"
"A slave is never imperious to his
queen, my darling. "-Radford Re-
view.
Queer Hitching.
A Partisan who placed fender in
front Of his automobile was so ANNOYED
by small boys falling into the net for
free ride that he was obliged to re-