The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-03
MISS ELWYN AND HER IDEAL.
Nv NJ. w. Connolly.

~as +hrough her composition, but
runlii7 .,Iao+ was ever the controlling
the intellect
force oho,,+ her. however,
~ Of those Objectionable up to-date
l,.o,,,.voman" ideas, which excite the
ne" 4,,i,i+ies of the most patient men,
- so.eet and charming woman IN
80 her cleverness was Miss Ell
spr with hair like the ravens WING
W. olive and vivacious, and beset
T" .r a nair of bewitching dimples.
VIZ 5,sorihe her in the glowing but
10 ohscure phraseology OF one Oh
rather OD a learned editor of
her aUi Hai1v there was an irresisti-
= o"s,tancv to her personality, espe-
ore hon she converted Der dlmples
cl%Hy s+anults and fired barbed ar
~ fuU and fair into the oelehse-
~ She enmeshed the mlnu III lne
IN and wool of what she was soy
W. while arousing the supcohsclouS
10 with a seductive VOICE Which t
stole in and made cdptlVe en - =,
st ..s,,,t a challenge from sentlnel OF
tseneschal." -.,. a. tar MANY
AM cid enthusiastically OF her
ci n'I. i,, tional power: There was a
CON , g and tang to it that raised 1t
Iia,o- bockneyed conventional1sm, ana
apoee II autonomy, life and being
- she always said just what she
8resllv thought and felt.
II 60 as hut natural that woman SO
,ttaT should elicit much admiration,
therefore. as the years sllpped
SI, s+ealthily but quickly, people began
x ~ =! ,'a,vel that as yet Miss Elwyn had
~ seen fit to attach some sultor lot
&life. ,,,a when the air
81 was impregnated with the door VI
WI. lime roses and the stars hung
SaS and low and clear in the heav-
l",9 With something of human ten
a s"rnoes in their lambant regard, MISS
JSl,.,1n was seen walking in the star
Ij.Iht With tall broad shouldered man.
a. NOV nassed the light of a street
- fine Young man was ldentlneu
L. CO.. curious female neighbor to be
- other than Mr.. Philip Maber, a
ilon5eorne blonde with pale complexion
il-5 Courteous bearing. In business CIR
~. he was known as an up-to-date
I.+1ar and as reward for his energy,
I'll, and grit, a prospective fortune
H. colossal dimensions was looming up
8before him. a,,.,o,,o,
4 Miss Elwyn leaned rather clingilng-
&lv upon the arm of the tan cdVai il'5 ;
8and seemed as contented as the plrus
#chirping in the trees oVerneau' ..,,,a
Tato,t thew sauntered into the BIS
&v,,arclx garden" and when seated there
naonq hundreds of other young cou-
r,ias listened passively to the strains
~ ,,,nsic deadened somewhat by the
#<i.ttar of dishes, the gayety OF laugh
ar and talk. and the hurry1ng TO ano
fro If clumsy and officious walters.
iftar a half hour Philip, who mad
mod to summon courage for a SUI
orena effort by ordering two Mammal
tans', with bewildering quickness OF
succession and had consumed both IN a
80 of Observation-Disclosures said, tremu-
~ onsIv. II am thinking of spending the
- ,.mnoer months among the mountains
nj Colorado. l shall ride up the noun
ain maths on horseback. Now, you love
noun+ain scenery, and adore horseback
riding so. how should you ike 10 &C
company me"
II AZ first Miss Elwyn looked startled,
Then turned suddenly pale and seemed
#lowrlcast. While he was picturing MS
contemplated trip, there had been de-
#Iciohs glow of joy transfustng her up
#liftad face, for a sojourn in the noun
8tains had always meant an unspeaka-
Hbe exhilaration to her, and when
#perched on a good steed, prancine
Through the clear mountain air, II
Seemed that her whole being expand
ed Her intellectual and emotional ma
$ture unfolded as it were from It's
swathings of culture, and became oper
land free, like fresh petals of flowers
kissed into life by the warm sunshine
But when the picture ended by q
precipitate proposal for her to share
his pleasure, she descended suddenly
trom her ideal sojourn to profferec
reality. And the quickness of the des'
cent made her dizzy.
She wished decidedly that he was bu
pesting, that they might just drift
along little longer as good friends
or now that a closer tie was Offered
Mher, she realized with the force of {
Shock its utter impossibility.
For to Miss Elwyn life was a serious
fair, grand and dignified but tor
uous pathway through progress to {
lner and loftier goal, and marriage
lther handicap or a help to the de
ired end. And in truth, though on
heroine was possessed of much com
non sense, and otherwise had none o
ne frivolous foibles of latter day fem
nne creatures of fiction, she did unde
llably entertain visions of an ideal.
Fnlllp Maber had certain characters
tlcs which were cherished in her men
TAI picture of what a man should be-
physically and morally he was almos
ne incarnation of her preconceived no
lions. But, mentally? Was he her su
81 penor IN mental vigor, nay, even he
Hequal?
She did not stop now to reason thi
out as one would juggle with a prob
ZEN IN trigonometry, but she felt it al
III a quick, intuitive woman's fashion
scarcely moment had passed sine
ne spoke, and he was watching he
# MSiully and hanging upon the ex
# pgt,ed answer. She answered at Iengtl
"ltu an attempt at playfulness: "Oh
FL 20 90 love the mountains and horse
DoOA ana trips; and we can take tina
Up IN our imaginations with perfec
III LlUIIIety. In fact, it will be an idea
lney, Tor there will be no rud
aNahenings or disagreeable actualitie
W mar It,. On the wings of fancy w
an III, soar above all Obstacles
Il 10 Warmest admirer of Philip Ma
81 oe'} ana he had many stanch admirers
w., ~ never have pretended that Their
II one lota of the poetic or the mys
~ apout MIN. Happy in the possessio
Oh Well-b balanced brain. which reas
oned things out with mathematica
,,oo.l he considered philosophy
III Heta ay and imagination as extraneou
A % S0l, to be rooted out of a we'll tend
held Of the mind.
set Ielore he was nettled at tn
1yo.s nippancy of Miss Elwyn'
~, ana said, low and pass onately
~ not talk of trips of the imagi
1,or ol' Marion; for only a woman Xix