The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-07-11

Then diied at u rOtHd tdbie
II think, as we are cousins, We had better
USE the Christian name simply"
This was Il great concession on their part.
| Only persons like Lady Bowker, who had
! known them from boys, called the Taberts
by their Christian names.
THANK you, ~ said Frank. "fiow enlighten
me rs to my relationship to Miss Clauson."
Herbert explained the matter.
"Ialf first cousin once removed. An I'M
known quantity. If | were mathematician
would try to express it in figures. 1t doesn't
seem much, butts better than nothing
Beatrice felt sure this young man meant to
include her in the arrangement just made with
her unclcs. She was wrong; it was many
DAYS before he called her anything except
Miss ClausOn. Love always should begin in
a most respectful manner.
Then the Talberts, who had the knack of
always interesting themselves in their guests
affairs, and who were, moreover, capital
listeners asked him questions about his life at
Oxford.
LITER he said; sit can scarcely be called
life All term time from nine in the morning
to nine at night try to fill up vacuum
created by nature, but which nature does not
look upon tutor's calling as rather an intel
lectual one, don't youp
Naturally we do"
''Thcn bo unde 'eived. a man who keeps a
shop requires far greater gifts. He has II
variety of things to sol, and a variety Of
customers to send away equipped with what
they want. Ny customers are all the same
my wares don't vary. / assure you, Miss
4 Ill .
cal undergraduate is appalling
"Th$n it needs a clever man to improve
Them
"Pcrhaps so-but clever in WHAT Not in
learning. Clever in knowing what they are
likely t. he asked in examination. Clever in
cutting Off all Superfuous work. As for the
learning, the tutor need only be- page ahead
Of his pupil, and that does not constitute IA
supreme effort. Did you ever see freworli
mandatory"
He asked Beatrice this. 1t seemed n sudden
departure from the subject. or course she
hal never seen firework mandatory
"Wcll, they ram this and that into the
empty cases. SO do |. Saltpetre-Latin.
Sulphur-Greek Charcoal history. Balls
Of coorcd flrc-various information. ram
and ram. The case is full and in place. The
examiner applies the match and looks for the
result. Then"
They burst in the wrong place" said
Beatrice slyly She was amused.
"Yes-many of them-buist and scatter
the unburncl charge to the winds in udic-
rous manner Some, of course, fly straight
and only come down like sticks after fulfill
ing th'i appointed tasks
"But son> succeed like yourself" said
Horace.
"Ny dear HOraccw Frank fell into the
Christian name arrangement with the great
est ease. "The moro | sec of undergraduates
the humber grow. / was successful, but il
my competitors were like those | coach it i
nothing TO be proud Of
"Yct your learning brings these pupils to
YOU
Not bit Of it. | have knack of bring
| ing duh fellows ON, that's alln
And perhaps the reason why you get all
the dull fellows" said Beatrice
There's something III that" said Car
ruthers, laughing.
"You read Lltin," said Frank, suddenly
turning to Beatrice
Eyes. How could YOU tellF
He laughed and gave her one of his quick
glanccs.
"Thcro is little line between your brows-
n very little one Young ladies always knit
their brows when they study hard. Latin for
u lady is hard study"
"Other things besides study bring lines, "
said Beatrice, rather coldly.
"Yes-trouble. But you can have had
none. Pride may bring them You are
proud, but not severely proud. So am
right
Certainly this young man was presuming.
Beatrice, half displeased, said nothing.
won't you have some more champagne,
Frank said Horace, noticing the young man
declined Whittaker's mute offer Of refllling
his glass.
"No, thank you. I drink very little, al.
though your wine is enough TO shake the
sternncss of an anchorite.
That is Byron, is it notF' asked Herbert
"Byron mSGuoted," said Beatrice quietly
Frank gave her aquick glance.
"Aro you sure!' he said.
'Certain. l looked it up last week. 1t i.
Saintship' not sterness.'n
81 looked it up some months anp No;
remember, | couldn't find the book, SO trustee
10 my memory, l was wrong it seems"
'IIumer sometimes mods said Horace
Beatrice was looking rather inquisitively
at Frank. "What did You want the quota
tion fol. she asked.
"For-something or enother-I forget now
AS soon rs am allowed to work my brain II
try and remember"
Don't trouble-I know. / saw the mis-
quotation last week"
Frank shrugged his shoulders
"Of course, you wrote the paper" contin
uei Beatric..
you are provokingly acute, Miss Clau
SON.
what did Frank writer asked Horace.
Beatrice smiled She felt she was now 20
ag 10 take her revenge for Mr. Carruthers
.'emark about the Latin.
'That paper in The Latterday Review oil
landowners responsibilities size sad Dc
murely.