The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-09-21

and when her family returned to Flori-
da she went to New York, where she
studied for several years, before going
to Europe to perfect her musical edu-
cation. She has been a pupil of the
famous American composer, Legrande
Rowland. whose new opera of "Sar-
roma" has created such furore on the
continent.
1t has been enormously stated in
many newspapers that Mrs. Robert L.
Peary will accompany her husband on
his coming expedition in search of the
North Pole. The arrival of an infant
son to the house of Peary will pre-
vent her from carrying out her fire.
quently avowed intention of accom-
panying her husband on all his jour-
neys, though they lead to the end of
the earth Not a bit less brave than
when she went on her last trip into
the regions of eternal winter she is
the best of mothers, as we'll as the most
devoted of wives Even the arrival
of this hoped-for heir has not abated
Mrs. Peary's interest in the subject of
Arctic exploration, and though she will
next time remain at her home in the
suburbs of Washington, anXiously
awaiting word from the expedition un-
der her wandering husband, her belief
continues mistaken that the discovery
of the North Pole is merely a mat
ter of time. She believes too, that the
discoverer, whose name will thence
forth be inscribed indelibly upon the
scroll of fame, will be Lieutenant Com
mander Robert i. Peary, who has al
ready spent twelve of the best years
of his life in the undertaking. There
fore she has bravely said to him Go,
and l will wait and pray for you here,
taking care of the children and keep
ing the home bright for your return.
Commander Peary has said that his
wife was one of the most helpful and
valuable members of his party when
he last attempted to reach the North
Pole. Instead of being in the way, as
many women would have been, she
was always ready for any undertake
ing doing her full share of the work,
however hard, and showing that she
was endowed with as much courage
and fortitude and capable Of with
standing as many privations as any
member of the party.
Something mysterious, and as yet un-
accountable occurred last week in the
most fashionable quarter of the Nation
al Capital. l have the story from the
lips of one of the best-known trained
nurses in town, who was ne of the ac-
tors in the little drama that seems like
chapter out of a dime novel. AS she
was going up the steps of her board
Ing house one morning she was met
by little girl and asked to come at
once to her mother. who was Ill. The
child said that DR. --. the most
famous physician in the city, had sent
her Of course the nurse went. and
was led to house in the SWEETEST por-
ton of the city which had been I'M
occupied for a long time These are
the nurses words; 81 said to the child
that l did not know any one was living
in this house. We've just moved in
said she and Mamma is awfully sick
I found the house entirely unfurnish-
ed so far as / could see. except for
81 cot bed a table. and a chair in
the sick room. The physician whose
name had been mentioned was not
there, but attending the sick woman
was stranger who said he bore the
same name He said there had been an
accident and that the patient had A
pistol ball in her shoulder. / assisted
him while he removed the bullet and
dressed the wound. Then he told me
that day. but to be on hand at 10
o'clock next morning. Well, I went
next day at the appointed hour. | rang
and rang, but nobody came to the
door. ] looked in at the window but
could see no trace of anybody and
the house looked as completely unoc-
cuped as it had for years past.
enquired next door about the new ten
ant. The lady who lived there said
| there had been no tenant since she had
lived in the neighbrhood and that she
had never seen anybody enter or leave
the house Impelled by curiosity, I then
went to the real estate firm that had the
renting of the property. They told me
that the house was still for rent and
the key was in their office and had
been uncalled for for months. I Dor
rowed the key and returned to the
house. There was nobody in 1t and
not a stick of furniture. That is all
ever found out. might have thought
it all mid summer nights dream had
not the next mornings mail brought me
d ten-dollar bill, wrapped in a sheet
of blank paper"