Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

grounds were really excellent for . gar
den party. with a tennis lawn and shrub
berries and green alleys, down which
tho guests wandered at their will.
Molly was present. of course, looking
extremely charming in a white dress,
with her favorite red geraniums at the
throat. She had never been like q
schoolgirls: but to-day she seemed to
have lost the last vestige of the type
for was it not her eighteenth birthday,
and she thought that she was growing
old? She playedin q lawn tennis match,
and Baroko looked on. When it was
over he went up to her. She had sew
eral cavaliers already; all the girls
brothers wanted an Introduction. but
Molly was not given to forsaking old
friends. and she turned from the thronp
to greet Baroko.
81 am tired" she said.
"Come into the s%hrubbery: it is cooler
there" said the professor, in his old
tones OF calm authority, and the two
marched away. Molly's young cava-
Tiers were dismayed and indignant, but
they were Baroko's pupils at the neigh
boring college, and too much in w of
him to follow. So Baroko and Molly
wandered down one of the green ALLEYS
together, and there was a smell of
sweetbrier in the air.
$50 you are leaving us, Miss Drum
mond,'' said the professor rather CURLY.
"You are not sorry?''
"Indeed [ am" exclaimed Molly
warmly. ..Sometimes 1 think 1 should
like to go to school all my life. l have
enjoyed every thing this term"
"You will oon recover from the pang
of parting, and in six months all YOU
have learned will have slipped blissfully
from your memory" said Baroko, I'M
kindly. 81 promised Miss Drummond
never to be sarcastic; otherwise I should
say that your attachments were moro
brilliant than lasting. 1 never had a
more promising pupil; but however
quickly you have learned, trust me, you
will forget much more quickly"
"knowledge is not every thing" said
Molly a little proudly, for she thought
the thrust uncalled for. "It does not
make one happy. l know 1 shall forget;
but 1 shall not forget the pleasure 1 have
had, nor the kindness. You have been
very, very kind to me, Prof. Brandon. 1
shall not forget that"
"You think not?" observed Baroko,
dryly.,
II don't think-I know" said Molly,
Indignantly. .'Why are you so unkind
to me on this last day? I was so hap
abie." ~" 0N . D''N' INC '''S'f'
"Idid not mean to be unkind to you,"
said the professor quietly, but with a
sudden strange warmth at the heart.
''You have no truer friend. I am old
and cynical"
sNo" interrupted Molly, hotly.
"OL and cynical" repeated the pro-
fessor, 'and universally detested. That
you have been able to place some conf
dence in me has afforded me great
pleasure. l was wishing for an oppor-
tunity to tell you-Ah!"
He was conscious that Il sudden thrill
passed through the frame OF his COM
panion, and glancing at her face he saw
it irradiated with a new light. The rea-
son was not far to seek. AT the other
end Of the green alley Arcturus was at
vancing-handsome and radiant, will
a new fossil cephalopod in his hand thai
he wished to show Molly. In IL mo.
ment he was at the girls other side.
"And now" said Baroko five min
utes later, with the old inevitable satire
in his voice hat was like a laugh, half
bitter and half kindly. at himself and at
the community ut large. II must
leave YOU two, for l have an engage
ment."
don't CO." said Molly earnestly. A
transient doubt struck Baroko. Could
he possibly have been wrong? He
looked into Molly's candid eyes once
more, and knew that he had not been
wrong.
II must co. he replied suavely,
turning away. "You are aware that
my engagements in society are numer-
Gus. You will be able to entertain
Miss Drummond, Madison. 1 know
that she is interested in fossils. May
Kendall, IN Longmam's Magazine.