The Savannah morning news., 1901-10-11

IT,, ,,orng Thomas Mobray, coun-
law. returned from the
se''' IN the fat which he and his
op''+ friend Robert Hamilton shared
(,r,d Hamilton hard at work on
nc .+-,it When he recognized
s,.,rsv,s step and heard his knock
.hs door. he quickly hid the can
'ss on which he was engaged sub
..,+sd another on the easel, and
onened the door.
oWeII. Bob, 1 am glad to find you
." said Mobray laying aside his
11ora hat and coat, and seating him
Ol,f in comfortable chair. Il want
n talk to you"
non the same old subject, I sup
pose.
oYes-lbout Miss Gertrude Russell.
Won know she asked me to sit in her
hoy at the opera. l have just left
her and I confess she never ap-
neared more charming. Do you know,
Rob. l am sure she likes me, and /
an as much in love with her as l ever
cmld be with any woman. She is
rstty. bright and" here Hamilton
reed for a moment-"I might as
veil not attempt to disguise the fact
wealthy in her own right. But to
come to the point-I am resolved to
marry her
When Mobray had finished, Hamil-
ton made no reply. He had an alb
stracted look and did not appear to
have heard what had been said.
Wake up, old man." called Mobray,
rather loudly, and tell me what you
think of it,
What l think of it," repeated Ham
iton, unable to conceal his surprise.
What will she think of it? Do you
suppose she will accept you?"
She has given me every reason to
think So quietly remarked Mobray.
But have you considered the num-
Der of excellent proposals she has
rejected?" suggested Hamilton.
80, l know she has refused several
recently. if theirs are the excellent
proposals. to which you refer
Has not little Leonard THOMPSON.
Notwithstanding his great wealth and
social position, failed to win her?"
Yes, ! believe So" replied Mobray.
evidently bored.
And has she ever deigned to look
at Lieut.. Harold Schuyler, who is soon
to be military attache to the embassy
at Austrian"
4 don't know how she has treated
Schuyler W answered Hamilton, rather
shortly. but Schuyler does not know
how To win girl anyway"
And then, there is John Milford -
continued Hamilton, "a man calculated
10 attract any woman. He has told
me that he loved her. but that he never
had the courage to tell her SO.
U, there is no use to run over the
whole list of her admirers" said Mob-
ray, lmpatiently. "Of course. she ha c
mad a number. l would not care for
her if she were not sought after. But
Hs for the chaps you have named
ney are barbarians in affairs of love
certainly she refused them; anyone of
taste must have done so, If she had
listened to any one of them. I doubt
l. should have had anything to saw
70 her' and Mobray leaned back in
MS chair with self-sa tisfed look.
hamilton was completely overcome
ny surprise at Mobray's assurance. He
MeW ms friend had unlimited self
confidence in courts of law, but he had
MOI expected to see him carry this trait
MI N, character into the court of love.
They sat for some time in silence until
MORAY reopened the converse ton.
You understand art. Bob. l will adj
init' You can describe the physical
beauty of Miss Russell with vastly
more ease than l. You could paint
her likeness to perfection But if YOU
VIII let me say it, l fear you would
De attracted by her solely from an ar
uStlc standpoint. You would be fasci-