The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-09-04

s'Indeed?" he said, smiling.
"And if you would be kind enough to
bother with me, she said, appealingly,
"I should like very much to have you
teach me. l am going abroad In the
fall, and"
at would give me great pleasure"
the professor answered, politely.
And it was so arranged that the les
sons would begin in day or SO.
They got on amazingly, for Helen
had lost sight of the man in the in
structor, and for once, in the society
of the opposite sex, she acted out her
sweet, natural self.
The lessons grew longer every day.
The professor read to her from the
German poets, and there was so much
lettering over the dictionary, that Bob
asked indiscretely whether the work
on philology wasn't suffering.
II suppose you know, Helen," he
said, one morning, in q casual way,
"that Professor Holstein has q wife
and seven chill dren?''
She fairly gasped at this. That
young man, with such pleasant: artless
ewes! And he'd never said aword to
her of his family! What a cold-biooded
wretch he must be! Her heart fairly
thrilled with anger.
Chow dared he deceive me?' she
cried, angrily.
Bob looked up in surprise.
"I suppose henever thought it would
make the least difference to you," he
said. ''Why should it?'
"Oh, forno reason in the world! But
don't think married man has any
right to go about with any girl as he
has been doing. Why didn't you tell
me, Bob?"
II? Why, he hasn't been flirting
with you, has he, Helen?'
"Certainly not!" was the naughty
reply. s'Men cannot f1irt unless women
encourage them But I think you
might have said something about this
before"
1' My eye, Pip! Wotlarksp "quot-
ea Bob, going offinto gale oflaughter,
the instant his cousin was out OF
sight. THE plot thickens. Bring ON
your villain"
Helen had taken her hat from the
hall-rack, and gone out into the sun
shine. She could not explain to her
self why she felt so indignant at Pro
fessor Holstein, or why she passed
with averted gaze the spot they had
chosen for their morning readings.
@Ah. how do you dor" a pleasant
voice called to her, in the simple Ger
man phrase she had already mastered.
II thought you were never coming. l
have got such a pretty little poem,
which I cut out OF the Gartenlaube!
Shall read it?0
"Certainly-if you wish.''
~,
her chilling reserve. In a deep, melo-
dious voice, he began to read to her a
pretty spring idyl. 1t had agreat deal
of love in it, and a great deal OF sor-
row.
NrDon't you like that?' he esaid, look
ingrlp lust in time to see her tears. "Ah,
Iknew youwouldT'
He put out his hand, but drew 1T
back again.
ssThat is what I should like, "he went
on, earnestly. ~ should like to wan
der away off to some wild spot, and
live there with one I loved-with you,
Helen"
professor Holstein, you forget your
self"
"Forget? No! Do not start from
me, Helen. 1 love you with my whole
SOUL"
A'Sir," she cried, passionately, "your
love is an insult! How dare you speak
of such thing to me?'
-e'Helen, what are you saying?"
asI say that you have no right to adj
dress ME so, sir. How dare you take
advantage of the privileges of hospi-
rights as a teacher to--to-"
klIJoor ,,oo TIola,,I 7 1apo;uaS
you"
81 know it. am quite well aware,
SIR, of who and what you are. Go
leave me this instant! Inever want to
see you again despise such peridy
as yours. Co"
aAs you sayr" he said, turning very
pale: II never meant to do anything
wrong. If have erred Miss Darragh,
l ann punished for the fault olove
you with my whole soul. Good-by!"
He strode away quickly, and when
he eameupon Bob, at the garden gate,
he said hoarsely:
"I was afraid it wouldn't turn out
well, old boy. Helen has found me out
and viii have nothing to do with me-"
"The deuce" Bob exclaimed. "Who
told her Gordon?"
". at was q bad day for me, Bob,
when I came to Canonchet. shall
never care for any other woman, and
now"
sI'm sorry, Gordon" Bob replied.
'I rather thought Helen would see the
joke, after the first shock was over"
'sIt doesn't seem to strike her that
| way" said Gordon, with bitter smile.
| 'Good-by, old boy! think I'd bet
ter get away from here as soon as 1
can.
"I'm sorry-"Bob began.
"Never mind" said his friend, brave
Ky. "It wasn't your fault, I shall
Leave Canonchet tonight Good-byi'
Bob walked with him little way, and
caa,e back quite cast down in spirits.
"a had no idea she'd fly off in that
way" he muttered. "Girls are queer
creatures. I woa1ld have sworn she
was i'm love with him, and deep enough
for amy emergency Helen!'
She was just going in by the garden