The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-02-08

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"And you remember" she was ask
ing. "that that evening, You thought
through some one OF them father was
looking at us?''
Eyes"
"Do you suppose he can see us now?"
"Yes'' Tin surprised way.)
"Then'' (hesitatinyly) do you think
he is glad lis glad to see us together"
wont YOU" (the voice was very
husky. won't you answer i1r me?"
Yes" she said, in a voice clear as :
Seymour wondered if his senses were
giving way. He hardly kenw what
followed. He meant to ask-he tried to
ask If she didn't think her father would be
glad to see them always together.
Somehow that seemed long and heavy
and he couldn't make the words come.
He had a choking sensation in his th, oat
and his eyes blinded with tears. He
nish1 OF the seniorparty. He:wanted to
kiss the he Of her garment. He felt that
he was in debt to her and falling deeper
in debt every moment. He knew he !
was making fool of himself, but r,
didn't care. He was the happiest -
that moment in Gods happy wo-' MI
you are just as much Id.
said at last, her hands res nine. 5 .he
head. which some "" ling upon his
found place in his ~ or other had
as much mine a. !ap,-'you are Just
The Nc -.yself"
such >rdon mansion had never seen
av" stoam as followed Charlotte's
-~al of her betrothal, Her mother
Insisted that she would never consent,
never in the world. and the girl who
had always nonorcd her wishes above
everything else was in distress.
But you did not marry q rich man
yourself, mother; why should you want
me tor she urged.
| ~ married q man who was great
whom everybody knew. why, If you
were to marry the man whoever he is,
who will fill his chair, should be happy
forever, but this feilow,"-and her indig-
nation almost overpowering her she
left the room.
1t was late in the evening when Char
lotte stole upstairs. Passing her moth
er's room she saw that the door was
partly open. She knew what it meant
Women, even among themselves, make
their reconci!iations gracefully, gradu.
ally. She pushed the door wide open,
as her mother bad intended she should.
and went IN. The lady sat by her writ
ing.table; her head rested OH her hand,
and she was evidently sleeping. A little
beside them. Tears had dropped upon
the letters and the picture showed the
stains Of tears. Charlotte looked at the
| picture closely. The face was f,militr.
Surely she had seen it before. But
where? She cau;d not place it among
her acQuaintances. Whose face was it?
| She started. A broken, uncertain voice
seemed to say, That's good picture Of
the president" Her lovers awkward re-
mark at the party, the PORTRAIT on the
wall, the picture that her mother cried
over: 1t was all clear, very clear, md
! she didn't car. to read the op.n letter
by the picture.
my poor, dear mother" she thought,
rs, without awakening her, she glided to
her own room, carrying the greatest Sc
cret OF her life time, save one.
! 1t was after midnight when Mrs. Mer-
lion awoke. She had ho,ed her dauQh-
ter would come in. She wanted to tell
her that she was no longer angry. She
had been carried back over parts of her
own life and she wanted to tell Charlotte
that after all she m,zst follow the voice
OF her heart, that her own experience
had taught her so. She was almos.
ready to confess to her that although she
had married man VIII: was great. whom
everybody knew, she-no, no, no, sue
could not tell her daughter that she
fSSs nSt sse that! an& efE s sG r{t1s s
saying, Eyes, loved him then, and
Cod forgive me, nave loved h,m eyer
At room the noxt day serv ant brought
q note to the presidents stAdy; "Char-
otte Il. Merdon requests the pleasure
| OF lew moments private conversation"
| ~ Woh1eI what Addie Mather's
bachelor as lie passed down into the re-.
to mindr' e''' ''0'
In q dlgnltled W ay that even surprised
t,.nt 49, t ta e began: Il understand
!.':t' tne truste es have given YOU appoint
wy: powEr 7 egardjng the professors{lip
"n ..Wa t;'he RS death made vacant"
"N Naye you made any provision YETI"
6! nave candidate to present."
Whut-you! A candidate! Who is it,"
Brent Seymour"
! Charlotte's intimacy with Seymour
was not unknown to the president, but
. this astounded him.
=, at is impossible" he said: II do not
,, think of it"
"Would you not do much to bring to
I you one you loved?' she ASKED, boldly.
3 A peculiar light came into tho gray
: eyes behind the steel-bowed spectacles.
"Il"w much?"
"Anytbing."
"Wculd YOU Give orofessorshin7"
lne peculiar light increased. 1t was
. almost blaze.
Il Yes"
!; '.Will you give me this professorship,
if J bring to you one you love?
a The gray eyes were now fairly afame.
She was understood. He sprang to
); his feet. Age seemed to fall from him
4 like q scale.
! "G!rl, what do you mean?" he sho ut
! cd.
y 'That she loved you all the time."
There was base ball match on the
= college grounds, but it was not the topic
- OF the afternoon. A report that Brent
! Seymour had been appointed to the
" chair of astronomy had sent half the
!, college to his little no lse to congratulate
him. They could not begin to get in
z side, so he stood out in the yard and
:: shook hands with them one by one.
u In the early evening passing student
9 saw an unusual visitor 80 up ,;4e path to
- the N1eruOn manslOn ~ WAS Cuo kTAy-
G haired president. Mrs. Me:1on opened
: the door herself, and the student
9 couldn't help seeing the look of astonish.
|. ment or her face, anil that she tottered
: as she stepped back into the hall
g couldn't he'll, he..!ng, in tones that he
" will never forget, two EXPLANATIONS
- "Addiew "F.ank!" and the door
o closed.
y When Seymour and Charlotte came in
r from their evening walk they heard
Q voices IN the sitting room, end Seymour
J. was speech ess With astonisi,nent as he
d recognized tie presidents voice saying
g II am glad that you rejected me once
g tor my Joy Is made wonder1ul oy years
g of darkness"
e Catching her lovers hand Charlotte
It stepped with him into the room.
& "Mother," she said, 'if you haven
y got too much happiness already,