The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1891-02-19

piano, and he stood very near and gave
her suggestions about her position and
told her how to draw in her breath and
how to economic it; and then, when
she sang passage, he told her where
she failed, and sang it for her, that she
might understand it better. His voice
was splendid, soaring tenor, and it
just lifted Minnie up to the seventh
heaven" to hear him sing. They were
full two hours at their first lesson, and
then Minnie played and sang some SIM
pie airs, and the professor joined in the
chorus. So they whiled away another
hour; and then Minnie went to her
flowers, and the professor soon joined
her in the garden. and proved himself
as learned in botany as music.
"A magnificent man. Minnie said
that night in her room. II have heard
and read of such men, but never saw
one before" and all that night long she
dreamed of handsome, dark-eyed Prof.
Bangemwell.
That was only the beginning. Prof.
Bangemweu not. only taught Minnie
music and botany, but love. It was
useless for her to try and conceal it.
Her father frowned, her mother chided,
and Minnie told them both show fool
ish it was to accuse her of such non
sense" but at length she did not try to
conceal her passion for the handsome
professor.
eyes, do love him." she cried one
day when they were warning her not to
allow herself to fall in love with poor
music-teacher. II do love him, and he
loves me, and am not ashamed to con-
fess it. would rather die than give
him up, too, if he is poor music
teacher"
Her father groaned.
''Wild, insane child,'' he said. Il
will go and discharge the fortune
hunter immediately and away he
went in rage, leaving Minnie ir
tears.
Half an hour later Prof. Bangemwell,
detected and sad, came to Minnie.
Darling" he said, 81 have been
turned adrift by your stern father. I
must leave the house tonight and for.
ever. Can you give me up or will you
go with me? 1 am poor man, but !
will work for you, slave for you, if you
will be mine'
She chung to him weeping.
II will CO." she said, ito the utter
most parts of the earth with you"
'And you will leave all-father,
mother, home, luxury?"
eyes, gladly, if by so doing can be
yours forever"
He drew her closely to his breast and
kissed her tenderly.
''Then, little one, if you love me 50
truly, you can forgive me for little
ing a part, Minnie"
"Then, who-what-" she began. 81
don't understand"
"Then must explain. am Walter
Graham
She sprang from his arms in wonder
and amazement.
''Walter Graham!' she repeated.
Eyes, Walter Graham. Your father
wrote to me how utterly you scorned
my suit l had not and could not forget
my childish fancy for you. Through all
the years have been in foreign lands
have remembered you and hoped you
would not forget the pledge made by
our fathers. But found you had for
gotten and refused to see me. Then
your father wrote, asking me if could
not play the part of music-teacher for
a time and stating the case as it stood.
Fortunately I had received thorough
musical education in Germany, which
enabled me to play my part we'll. 1 did
not need to disguise, there v~ae no
danger of your recognizing me, and
your father and mother were in the
secret. came, saw and conquered.
Won't you forgive me?''
She crept into his arms.
''Why, suppose shall have to-" she
said, ''for love you so, could not be
angry with YOU"
Just then her father came in.
$50 hop he cried, ''you have con-
cluded to accept that horrid, impudent,
insolent fellow after all, Minnie?
Well, well, l am glad that things have
ended so happily. Take her, Prof.
Bangemwell, and if you find her halt
as good a wife as she has been a
daughter, in spite of her caprices, you
will never repent having taught music,
l KNOWN. Y. Evening World.