The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-09-06
DOTTY DIALOGUES.
A Warm and Clinging Evening on
the steps of a Chicago Mansion.
From the Chicago News.

A Warm and CIinging Evening on
the steps of n Chicago Mansion.
From the Chicago News.
1t was a warm, clinging evening.
The atmosphere fairly stuck to one.
Dotty and / were sitting on the front
steps in defiance of all the Eastern
hammershops, each trying to look
| more uncomfortable than the other.
| 1t IS difficult to even pretend to he
! pleasant and entertaining on such
nights, and so we made no pretense
but brooded gloomily and in silence.
| speaking only to complain.
Finally Dotty broke the stiffness.
Isn't this awful?" she exclaimed,
irritably, as she swished, a Chinese
joss-stick back and forth, leaving a
thread of pungent smoke trailing be-
hind, to the extreme dismay of sew
eral mosquitoes who were giving a
band concert.
Strictly punk" said I, fiendishly.
t that being the worst could do at the
Dotty gave me oh. such a look. and.
fearful that she was about to hand me
swift spat on the cuff, l threw up
one arm to guard and lodged back.
'Oh, don't dodge" said Dotty, lang
uidly. This weather is so depressing
1t takes the strength all out of one.
I'm completely helpless to defend my
self, and I'm sure I'd be unable to re-
sist II I were seized and carried off"
She stopped hesitatingly.
1t was not light enough to show
whether she colored UP or not.
"In that case" l exclaimed, and fin
ished the sentence by gathering the
little energy that remained and start
ing to slide across to her side of the
step.
Just then her father came out doors
on his way to the corner drug store
for cigar, so / had to move back. /
had couple in my vest pocket that /
might have handed him, but as there
was danger of his sitting down and
staying had / done so l let him go
after passing the time of day.
That's me every time" / soliloquiz-
ed. "A good opportunity and some
body comes between"
II suppose this weather-to resume
that most interesting subject-mak es
1t hard for even a genius to be bril-
liant?" she suggested, solicitously
Yes. that's fact" l admitted. mod
estly TITS all one can do to keep
awake at times"
pleasant comment on present COM
panyI'
Il said at times But speaking of
this style of weather. I knew of a
case where one fellow lost the girl
who might have been his forever and
ever all on account of the drowsy
weather"
"oh, tell me. gentle stranger, about
It,"
We'll" ] began, Shaping a sassy
mosquito who was trying to prod
through my grated hose, ut was a
summers eve in the last few years and
things were close, just as they are to-
night"
Are they?" asked Dotty, innocently
addressing the big dipper.
The humidity hadn't entirely dulled
my comprehension. moved over.
Yes, everything was close-like this
as / said"
1T must have been very oppressive"
sighed Dotty.
'It was" / agreed. every. Well, this
fellow-won't mention his name-close
friend of mine-was, or thought he
was violently in love with a fair dam
sci who occupied his thoughts most
all the livelong day. You know, in
summer time the heat affects some
people, and the first thing this fellow
knew he wanted TO book this maiden
as leading lady in his company on one
of those rice-strewn tours
ne READ rev or those articles
about how two could live as cheaply
as one, and once having been won
"He was lost"
Exactly. You follow me like a SPAR
row cop after an automobile scorcher.
But enough of witty reparteel Where.
did we leave our hero? Oh. yes: he
was due one night 10 appear at the
girls home and he'd rehearsed until he
was letter-perfcct on his part. He had
decided on this eve 10 say a few moss
covered words. strike "A few ancient
poses and experience a few time-h0n-
ored emotions. In other words. he was
going 20 take the fatal plunge.
We'll. he had early dinner-dldn't
eat much. ~ oourse-and after that he
discovered he had an hour and a half
70 klll before he has 20 show up. He'd
been np late the night before. and that,
with the humidity. made him intensely
weary. Re thought he'd he him down.
With no iptertion ~ sleeping. bat
fore DO kssw u tbs weather had over