Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-11-30

lnuoaDie enuca'or 10 prove your theory Iasc,
but think you will succeed In lime. She
must have a heart; people have 10 have one
to 60 into ecstssles, don't they" The twin.
klc In Max's eve was exasperating.
MAR, you can't be sensible. / see. treaty
thought you would help me out"
II can and viii, to your individual COM
ments. But you have not told me her name"
"Bierstadt-Jessie Bierstadt."
"Hump' muttered Max, with a quick drop
OF the eyelids and q vigorous puff OF smoke.
'Bierstadt sounds rather Alplsh, but Jes-
sle' seems warmer. Yes" eycing the blue
rings, II prophesy that your fair one has a
heart-the omens are favorable to that theory.
But let me ask what you will do with your
own theory, II you find her possessed Of such
an organi"
''Dol whv-well-if 40 find II true, I'll
oh, don't know what might not do.'
at is desperate case l see; but I must
leave you now. Don't let your scientific Me-
dusa make a petrihcstion OF you before the
tenth. You are due at my sisters place then,
remember"
A little later Max sat In his own room pen.
ming a note TO Mrs. Proctor, VIII CHI read thus:
Dear Sis: Sainton and myself will be with
you on the tenth; but What do You thinki lie
is desperately infatuated with Jessie Bier
stadt, but between his theori and her sci.
ence he is having "a distracting time OF It.
Can't you manage to have her down there
minus her beloved ologesi lie only wants
good opportunity to locate her heart That's
a good girl
Yours, MAX.
Jessie Bierjstadt had just flushed a bril-
liant electrical experiment. when note from
Mrs. Proctor reached her. 1t ran
DEAR JGssIE: This Is to remind you not To
/ fatl Tan hay ana RAN la4Ef N
make Of YOU however; ID leavs behind you
that 'bio tStrttn, horretdum uf0rDie, 6I-
gems" tin box, with all its appurtenances OF
cotton, choroform jute and polsons, aud be
your own sweet, warm-hearted self. i want
YOU to efface the impression that you are
heartessy scientific.
queer smile fitted over Jessie's face, AS
she read this, and 1t had not wholly faded
when she reached her own room, where she
apostroph zed herself before the mirror as
follows:
80, Jessie B,erstadt, you are heartless are
! youi And what has made you appear So |
should like TO knowi 1t is not all your faul'.
But people don't know 1t all. Co. OF course
you will, and If Mr. Sainton should be there"
She stopped abruptly, smiled aud sighed,
and went back to the laboratory to direct
/
The tenth found gay party assembled at
Mrs. Proctor's hospltable summer home. The
following two weeks were weeks OF gayety
aud pleasure to tue party generally. but Of
perplexlty, vexatIon aud despair to Ar thur
Sainton Individually.
Walks, rides, sails, picnIcs aud amusc.
ments-all were favorable to every member
OF The party but himself Jessie Berstadts
- H. -.
conversing on topics suited to the OCCASION
the witticsm and repartee, one OF the most
brillant-but when he managed TO fad her
alone for a moment the chat veercd into q
sclcnt fl channel as regularly as il he were
the breeze which alone blew in that direction.
| and he would find himself invelghed into
chase after a butterfly, or digging for sayor
shells on the beach, while she expatIated In
glowing terms on their curious structure and
| habits.
| After eve,y such seance, the extraordinary
part of it was, that his scientific companion
held private one Of her own, in which she
took herself to task in most scientific fash
| ion, ending with a few tears and going down
stairs as coldly scientific as ever.
The days fitted by until but one more re-
manned, for which a grand excursion had been
| Ciffs at lslet Bay, a clam. bake, and q moon.
| light yacht-sail home again.
"Unlimitel oppor tunitles, my boy!" said
Max, that morning clappIng Arthur Sainton
upon the shoulder, as he vas directing the
disposal OF the huge hampers.
'If you do not discover the existence OF
Miss Bierstadts aurices and ventrlcles TO. day,
/ fear you never Will"
oil \ do l., .hat
/ can do. I've tried every conceivable plan.
Nothing seems to touch her. Possibly, she
might manifest little warmth IL / should
break nv neez,n he lugubrlously answered
| Couldn't you manage TO sprain it little In
her behalf! IL that does not awaken a tender
ness in the region where the heart is supposed
| to be, you may as well abandon the search TO
government expedition, we'll provisio d
for arctic regions
IL don't know-lll try" was the absent
minded response.
Mrs. Proctor, too was fully alive to the fact
that nothing had yet come OF her plans. IL
Arthur Santon's theories had troubled her
at first, that trouble was nothing compared
to what Jessie erstadps line OF conduct
gave her. She could not resist giving one
more word OF warning, as she founl her alone
In the dining room.
Jessie, you are the most provoking person
ever saw. Now listen to me. II you do not
make yourself less OF sphynx to-day, i wash
my hands OF your whole future happiness.
THAT means am not to PROFOUND any rid
dies, suppose. I'll pronse at least not to
devour any who do not solve them"
ut means you are to cease being n riddle
Yourself. Jessie, have you any heart at allf'
Her tone changed to one OF eutreaty.
III always supposed so. Alice. In fact, 1
must have, or the circulstion''-
"You are incorrglblei" exclaimed Mrs.
Proctor, and she turned away shortly.
few hours later and the party was scat
tered over the cliffs which overhung the
shingly beach at Islet Bav. After the con-
tents OF the hampers had been discussed,
Arthur Sainton unblus hingly toll Miss Bier.
stadt that he bel eyed she might find some
new specimens short distance up the
beach, AMI they set out on this assurance. 1t
was a full mile away where he proposed a
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