Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-10

tie any one ID those parts. Lord Of many
acres and herds Of kline, he had great
confidence In himself, and staggered
around out Of doors That night he sat
almost tongue tied, using little more than
monosyllablcs. Tho professor. though
he did not know that lothian had known
Hetty since she was child, and always
admired her, concluded that il was case
of counting. and SO discrectly left the
room and went to his chamber. where he
labelled and packed his specimens. The
squire, however, remained, which was q
sure sign that he did not regard the
suifc- with special favor
From that time forth lothian came
quite often. The professor, who saw q
deal of Hetty, and who, having turned
his attention to plants. got from her the
location of scarce varieties, took q special
interest in the result of this siege. 81
have pity for Hetty,n he said to him
self. ''She is really charming girl,
and fit for any position in life; but it
will end by her marrying this coarse
clod.'
The more lac saw of johann, the less
he liked Hetty's pro- pects. And then
he began TO discover by unmistakable
signs that lothian did not like him.
lothian glared at the professor when
they met, and spoke OF him among his
associates as a ''stone- cracker" and a
'crank"-the last word being always
applied by fools to any one they think
to possess brains. The lover did not let
his hate for the stranger interfere with
his siege of the maiden. At all the pic
mics and rural festivities he followed
Hetty like her shadow She gave no
tokens of dislike at this, and every one,
even the professor, thought j. would
eventually be a match. why not
lothian was even richer than the squire.
There was nothing between the farms but
q narrow patch of land, which was in the
market. That bought by either, and the
combined Jones AMI Martyrs places would
cover nearly two thousand acres of the
best land in the county. The very prox-
unity suggested matrimonial alliance.
The time of vacation had nearly slip
ped away, when there was q merry max
ing on the farm. The Martynses had al
ways given an old-fashioned harvest
crops were gathered in. and Henry Mar
tyns was not a man to slight the custom
of his forefathers. Aunt Lucy AIMS
resources of larder and kitchen were
taxed to their utmost. The neighbors,
young and old, were oil there. The
feast was held in the great barn, and
after it was all over the threshing floor
was cleared, q fiddler installed in state
upon STOOL, and dancing began, while
at o little distance off, on o patch of
greensward, a party of young men
jumped, ran, and practiced all kinds of
muscular fun. The professor had been
great dancer in his student days, and
though he had not stopped to anything
so light while holding a chair at college,
felt it his duty to ask the daughter Of
his host to open the hop with him. Just
as she had consented, lothian came up
with similar request.
II have promised the first set to Pro-
fessor McDougal,' said Hetty. but the
next is OF your service, Mr.. Jones; and
he had to be content with that. He saw
the professor dance in earnest, not
walking through, but falling into the
spirit of the occasion, pirouetting,
pigeon winging, and eel-and -toeing in
the rustic style, to the admiration Of the
spectators and the chaGrin of lothian,
to whom it was gall and NORWOOD.
When Jotham's turn came, the pro-
fessor watched in turn, and when It was
over. and Hetty seated, and lothian bent
over her and talking earnestly, the pro-.
lessor felt an uncomfortable sensation
for which he could not account. and went
and joined the young men on the green
There he found the old squire looking
on.
"Everdo anything Of this kind G"asked
Mr.. Martyrs.
Sometimes in my undergraduate
days" said the professor.
But he took no interest in their sport,
and soon went back to the barn. Hetty
was not on the floor. She was still
seated, with lothian at her side. He
was talking eagerly, and she was blushing
while her fingers picked nervously at her
dress.
II would like to take that fellow
down a peg. said the professor, vicious
ly. and then walked back and re ioined
the squire. lie stood irresolutely. and
made vague and inapt replies to his
companions remarks. Suddenly the CRY
arose:
Here comes Jonesl Now you'll see
jumpingl"
lothian dashed in among them ex-
citedly, looked at the heel marks of
the others, and took of his coat He
was very much agitated But seeing
the professor, he gave him savage look,
and going to the starting point, made
great leap, and landed foot farther