The Savannah morning news., 1903-08-02

that he was about to hear Miss Ca
rewe's voice for the first time.
They say the best way to hold
them" he observed, lis by the scruff
of the neck"
Beholding his wounds, suffered in
her cause, she gave plying cry that
made his heart leap with the richness
and sweetness of it. Catching the kit
ten from him, she dropped it to the
ground in such wise as to prove ma
lures foresight most kind in cushion
ing the feet of cats.
"Ah! didn't want it that much!"
"A cat in the hand is worth two
nightingales in the BUSH" he said
boldly, and laughed. Il would shed
more blood than that"
Miss Betty blushed like a Southern
dawn, and started back from him.
From the convent but yesterday-and
she had taken a mans hand in both
of hers!
1t was to this tableau that the lady
/ in blue entered, following the hunt
| through the gates where she stopped
with a decomposed countenance. At
! once, however she advanced and with
a cry of greeting, enveloped Miss Betty
| in a brief embrace, to the relief of the
| EATERS confusion. 1t was Fanchon
! Bareaud, now two years emancipated
| from st. Marys, and far gone in taft
feta. With her lustreful light hair, alb
sent blue eyes, and her gentle voice, it
was not too difficult to justify Crailey
| Gray's Characterization of her as one
of those winsome baggages who had
| made an air of feminine helplessnesS
| the fashion of the day.
1t is a wicked thing that some wom-
en- should kiss when a man is by; in
the present instance the gentleman be-
came somewhat faint.
| fI'r1o SO Cl9d-Rladln exclaimed BettX
you were just coming to see me,
weren't you? My father is in the Ii
brary. Let me-"
Miss Bareaud drew back. mo, no."
she interrupted hastily and with evil
dent perturbation. I've must be on
our way Immediately" She threw a
glance at the gentleman, which let MIN
know that she now comprehended his
| gloves, and why their stroll had trend
| ed toward Carewe street. Come at
once!" she commanded him quickly, in
| an undertone.
But now that you're here" said Miss
Betty, wondering very much why he
was not presented to her, won't you
wait and let me gather a nosegay for
| you? Our pansies and violets-"
Il could help" the gentleman sug-
gested with look of a lame dog at
Miss Bareaud. II have been considered
useful about a garden"
Fool" Betty did not hear the word
that came from Miss Bareauds closed
teeth, though she was nightly sur
prised at the visible agitation of her
schoolmate, for the latter's face was
pale and excited And Miss Carewe's
amazement was complete when Fan
chon, without more words, cavalierly
seized the gentleman's arm and moved
toward the street with him as rapidly
as his perceptibe reluctance to leave
permitted. But at the gate Miss Bare
aud turned and called back over her
shoulder, as if remembering the neces-
sity of offering an excuse for so re-
markable a proceeding Il shall come
again very soon. Just now we are
upon an errand of great Importance.
Good-day!"
Miss Betty waved her hand, staring
after them, her eyes large with Won
der. She compressed her lips tightly:
"Errand!" This was the friend of
childhoods happy hour, and they had
not met in two years!
"Errandi" She ran to the hedge,
along the top of which a high white
hat was now seen perambulating; she
pressed down a loose branch, and
called in a tender voice to the stranger
whom Fanchon had chosen should re-
main nameless:
BE sure to put some salve on your
hand!"
He made a bow. which just missed
being too low but did miss it.
1T is there-already," he said and,
losing his courage after the bow. made
his speech with so palpable a gasp be-
fore the last word that the dullest per-
son in the world could have seen that
meant it.
Miss Betty disappeared.
There was a rigidity of expression
about the gentle mouth of Fanchon
Bareaud, which her companion did not
QpiOV thew went IN fbair usaV ga oh
preserving an uneasy silence, until at
her own door, she turned sharply upon
him. Tom Vanrevel I thought you
were the steadiest-and now you've
proved yourself the craziest-soul IN
Rouen!' she burst out. And l
why didn't you present me to her?"
asked Vanrevel.
Because 1 thought a man of your
gallantry might prefer not to face a
shotgun in the presence of ladies!"
"Pooh!"
"Pooh!" mimicked Miss Bareaud.
You can pooh as much as you like,
but if he had seen us from the win
dow She covered her face with
her hands for a moment. then dropped
them and smiled upon him. Il un-
derstand perfectly to what l owe the
pleasure of stroll with you this
morning, and your casual insist lance on
the Sntl QlneSS Oh AdTeWe street.! he
laughed nervously, but her smile van
shed, and she continued. Keep away,
Tom. She is beautiful and at ST.
Mary's / always thought she had spirit
and wit. too. l only hope Crailey
won't see her before the wedding! But
1t isn't safe for you. Go along. now.
ask Crailey please to come at this
afternoon"
This message from Mr.. Gray's be-
trothed was not all the i,l-starred
Tom conveyed to his friend. Mr. Van
revel was ordinarily esteemed a per-
son OF great reserve and discretion,
nevertheless there was one man to
} whom he had no secrets. He spent the
noon hour in feeble attempts to des-
, scribe 10 Crailey Gray the outward APP
pearance OK Miss Elizabeth Carewe;
how she ran like young Diana; what