The Savannah morning news., 1904-05-08

tered she saw that he was asleep. He
slept long time, and appeared drowsy
for awhile upon waking, but after
wards he looked about the room, clear
eyed, though silent, and Mrs. Fry soft
ly went out, fearing that he would
question her. But he did not try to
talk with her at all until the next
morning, when he said TO her, quietly:
Il want 10 talk with you, Mrs.
Fry, Why am I sick here, instead of
at homer"
"Oh, twas more convenient"
Il should hardly think so. Such a
short distance. Who was that man
who called to see me yesterday"
Mr.. Hammerly, our minister. He's
a dreadful nice man."
Il mistook the name at first, or you
did. Anyway he looks enough like
me to be my twin brother"
Yes, so he dooz." said Mrs. Fry, but
reserving q different opinion for her
self as she glanced at her thin-faced.
dark-haired patient Nov, won't you
have a little gruel?'
mo, l want to talk. Where is Con-
stance-and the children"
"Constance!" said Mrs FRY, star
ing at him with all her might,
Yes; is there anything strange about
my questions?"
mo: oh, no. not mite. Constance
is over home, an the children too,
most like. Have jest a little of this
now, it's most time" approaching the
bed with some soothing drops.
NO waving her aside irritably,
Il want to talk"
Mrs. Fry sat down obediently.
You say Constance is over home.
Why does she not come to. see me?"
she's dreadful busy
Hasn't she been here at all?"
NO: that is. not for day or two.
She is drove to death with her sew
ing. She's got lots to do, piles and
piles and piles ont"
"A mountain wouldn't keep some
women away"
WELL" said Mrs. Fry Indignantly,
forgetting her caution at hearing Mrs,
Hamilton spoken OF so lightly, as 1t
seemed to her, "she amt that kind
OF woman
so l see." said the sick man, de-
jectedly. But he started up in a mo-
ment and asked. keenly, Are you de-
ceiving me? Is she dead or very sick?
Has anything happened to her, or to
the children?'
mo, they are all right, all of them.
There amt nothing the matter with
none of them"
for l am not able to go to her
He spoke with a decision new and
strange Mrs. Fry began to grow
alarmed
But don't you see. Mr.. Edes. 1t
wouldn't look well, she bein' a married
woman so, an you single man."
Are you crazy, my good woman?
My name is not Edes and / am not
a single man, though l know very well
that she is a married woman"
I'm sure you told me that your
name was Edes. and that you were
never married"
Il never told you so. Edes! l
never heard the name until now in all
my life"
well, then. what is your name?"
She asked, endeavoring to quiet him
by a return to her acquiescent man
ner.
"vane Hamilton. as you very well
know"
'.AlI right, and now will you have
your drops? The clock is just strik-
ing the time
Eyes, if you will go over and ask
my wife to come to see me-"
'I'll ask her"
Thank you. 1t is only a little way,
and she won't mind the walk. One
ought to see the house from that win
dow"
You can see it plain" and Mrs.
Fry gave him the drops and Their
went and stood irresolutely in thl
middle of her kitchen for several min.
utes.
Il promised. an it won't do no great
hurt" she said to herself at last. III
dooz beat all what's got into the man
claimin to be Vane Hamilton, an hi
with Almost black hair. He's crazy
as a LOOM"
Taking the sunbonnet from its mai
on the wall she closed the door care.
fully and then called to her next door
neighbours to ask her to keep house
a little while for her.
Don't disturb MIR. Edes unless he
wants somethin'." she said, and then
she hurried to the house of Mrs. Hamil-
ton, and was admitted by that lady
herself, who had seen her coming.
Continued in next Sundays News.