The Savannah morning news., 1901-06-09

encoura cement On The contrary she
seemed to avoid his attentions, and fin
ally went to his mother and said she
| must give up her lessons with his little
| sisters. She was in such distress about
! 1t that Mrs. A, her employer, suspect
! ed that she cared more for her son than
| she was willing to confess and that there
! was some unknown reason which caused
| her 20 avoid him. This suspicion she
could not help imparting to the young
| man himself, who eagerly seized upon
any possible explanation of her GOODNESS,
and set himself to work to find out the
/ mystery.
"'At what other house does she teach
| besides ours? was his first inquiry, a
question which heretofore had not par
ticularly interested him. I really never
| thought about it, his mother answered.
I knew Anna had changed her pupils
when she changed her prices, but as long
as all her hours seemed to be filled up
l did not concern myself particularly
about it, But ID will be easy to find out.
I viii call on her mother this very after
noon, and in the course of conversation
will ask her
This she did, but returned homo no
wiser than before. Mrs. Smith said her
daughter had told her the names, but she
had forgotten them, and ddn't know
where the people lived. Then an idea
suddenly occurred to Mrs. A, who was
apt to be imaginative.
do you know" she exclaimed to her
son, with whom she had been talking
the matter over, L do believe that that
dear, brave girl has, in order to support
| her mother, taken some employment that
she does not like to acknowledge. With
her beautiful figure and picturesque head
she might command a large salary as a
shower off of costumes at a dressmaker's
or something of the kind At first her
son laughed al the idea but as time
went on and they failed 10 find out where
she went every afternoon and then went
directly home, he began to believe his
mother was right. and finally consented
to the latter's suggestion that the girl
should be watched Qn all kindness, you
understand, and with only the idea of
overcoming some absurd scruples that
stood in the way of her happiness).
But the denouement was terrible. 1t
would take too long 40 tell how it all
came about-but step by step the detec-
tive, once placed on the track ferreted
the whole thing out. Anna Smith, in her
dire extremity, had deliberately set her
self to work to become an expert coun-
terfeiter. At school she had had the
most wonderful talent for minute pen
and ink work There was no engraving
How she had put herself in the way of
utilizing this ability, and how she had
contrived to join the gang with whom
she worked, l never heard. The whole
matter was hushed up. The detective
was private one. The affair was never
| reported to the police. Mrs. A ar
| ranged it In the kindest manner Anna.
with her mother and sister, who were
never told of the discovery, moved to
Western town, where legitimate pupils
were procured through acquaintance and
the lover became the plying and helping
| friend, but, of course, never her hus-
band"
There had been a sentimental silence
in the room where. with the gas turned
low, the fiance and fiancee had been
spending the evening. Finally, says the
| New York Times. they emerged with
flushed faces eyes sparkling, and a new
look Of happiness different from the ac-
customed and contented look of a couple
a whole year betrothed
II will tell you must tell YOU about
it," said the girl to her dearest friend,
who promised not to tell. I'VE had the
most exciting evening. You see, Jack
| proposed to me-"
Proposed to your" cried the friend in
arnazement why, 1 thought he did that
a year ago"
80 he did" said the engaged girl, ''but
| you see he tried 1t all over again this
evening, and you can't think what fun
| it was. We made believe that we were
not engaged at all, and Jack began quite
as If he was not sure whether l would
say yes or no. We got so excited and in
earnest that II was more fun than when
he proposed the first time, for that did
not take half so long and was much more
| prosa1c. You see this time we both knew
| harf ter 1rNxs e. HOttt
| On her special travelling car Nine Patti
has a silver bath opened by a golden key.
The Queen OF Greece is the only woman
! in the world who holds the rank OF hon
orary Admiral. She received that dignity
from the late Car Alexander III.
The jewels which the Duchess of Corn
wall has taken with her to Australia are
insured against all risks for f75OOO. Those
of the Duke are insured for f2,OO0.
An organ will be erected in Massey
! Hall, Toronto, as a memorial to Queen
! Victoria. The instrument and tablets are
to cost more than $4,000.
Adelaide Rstori the actress widow of
! the Marquis de Grille, is engaged ito be
married TO Senator Cassana, Mayor OF
| Turin. Mime. Ristori is 81 years of age
The Empress Dowager of Germany pos
sesses a unique tea service. The tea tray
has been beaten out of an old Prussian
| half-penny The teapot is made out OF
a German farthing, and the tiny cups are
made from coins of different German
principalities.
A Kansan says there is too much COO
ing and kissing in the style of Kansas
oourtng, and demands campaign for
more dignity in our love matters" He
has been biased by the renaissance OF
Puritarism In our literature. A recent
novel, with scene In Massachusetts. had