Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1901-03-22

young Tom. 1t seemed right that
Towser should be part Matilda's;
Tom Gordon had spoken of them both
to his son, in his strong manliness re-
fusing to mention his early disap-
pointment respecting the one-time
object of his choice even though she
had wronged him. 81 never meant
to wrong him." she said. Besides,
if had been so dear to him, wouldn't
he have made some sign when his let
ter remained unanswered? Or are
men so easily offendcd?"
She had often had some such
thoughts, but now they came to her
with redoubled meaning. So she sat
and hemmed a lot of new towels and
waited for the sound of well-known
bark that came not out of the mys-
FERROUS echoes of the night.
Across the hall Miss Matilda's mind
also had free play. She also thought
of young Tom. She wondered if
Martha had remarked how much he
rcsembled his father. His father
She thought of that letter in the
drawer of the hall table.
"IIe always called me Matte" She
shivered. 81 was younger than
Martha"
All at once the light from under
her cousins door was quenched. Was
it possible Martha could 90 to sleep?
But Miss Martha had not gone to
sleep. As she sat there hemming her
towels she suddenly threw the sewing
from her and raised her hands aloft.
"Send the dog back" she said,
wildly; she is so much to me be-
cause" She reached forward with
her right hand and put out the light,
and sat there in the dark,
AS early as he could get there in the
morning Jimmy Jones reported. He
was rewarded for his Alertness. Then
he remembered a dream he had over
night-a dream which disclosed to
him the very place where he might
discover Towser. He was dispatched
to verify the dream.
an give him a dollar if he brings
Towser," Miss Martha said to herself.
"To think of him dreaming of the
dog!" mentally observed Miss Matil-
da. an reward him we'll"
Feeling faint, she brewed herself a
cup of tea, and hoped that Martha
would do likewise, for she was sure
that Martha, like herself had taken
little sustenance in the past "a hours.
Miss Martha smelled the brewage in
the opposite parlor.
"Tea!" she said. "She always was
romantic" And she ate a sandwich
and drank glass of milk.
Then here was Jimmy Jones. His
dream had been delusive, dreams 60
ing by contraries.
The eyes of his patrons were hard,
for their thoughts had become bitter.
"But for her" Miss Matilda had said
over her tea-cup, Il might have been
I happy woman" while Miss Martha,
throwing the crumbs of her sandwich
out to the sparrows, became impressed
by the absurdity of the situation.
at is her fault" she said: "she has
made me act the Ounce all my life;
I even let her steal my name"
Fhus the searcher after Towser
came, upon them.
"F inie dog" Miss Martha said,
unco; Ingly, "and | will give
vow Dead or alive, find him."
"a heard the raised voice
d Ie boy. "Find him." she
U Or alive, and do not come
you do find him"
hour later the hall resound-
sprightly tread. Jimmy
solved the problem.
there" he called out
in the river"
q, in her doorway
ne jamb, Miss Martha
her.
liver" repeated Jimmy
d slid down the Intel tc
IS Martha crossed slow
Ek?" she demanded.
y Miss Matilda righted
ok her head negatively
I'd; mo" then gave {
Md would have fallcr
Martha's arm stayed
.gasped Miss Matilda
" Jones took up thu
sr."
rowncd. $50 away
YES countenance OK
you said you'd giv'
he reminded her, "aliv'
silver sped from Mis-
Il. $50 away" she or
~ she and her cousiT
Der hold on the linn
side. Surely sh
be better in your par
II Miss Matilda thither
|irst time Miss Martht
at room since the alter
of the house. Sh
Slda on the horsehai
'e windows.
any food?" she askt'
murmured Miss Ma
Miss Martha. Sh
own side Of the hal
with a roll and glas
Re these" she said.
put out a trembling
|eedily dropped agai
he said. "He is ieut
lies" she replied, conc
ae."