Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-08-27

eft 10 the development of circum-
stances.
He found Nora at home, and more
over, she seemed disposed to welcome
him with extra cordiality In little
while he managed to make the CONVEX
sation drift toward Bessie.
Would she be married when the pro
lessor returned from Europe?
''Oh, dear no: nottill She IS twenty
one
rs it not rather msslniuu~e2"
Nora's eyes grew dangerously bright.
Certainly not Prof. Mark Tyler is
a wonderful chemist and geologist-a
man Of worldwide fame 1t is a great
honor for Bessie 10 be loved by sach
great soul
win You be glad when she mar
RESP
Very"
yet you win lose your friend?"
BY no means She viii remain at
home and the professor and l are very
old friends; he knew me when was
little girl
Indeed Perhaps you may marry be-
fore Miss Bell"
Il may do SO. I have no specific
against doing such a thing eventually;
but am quite sure shall not do SO
Immediately"
''Why not2'
because ! cannot afford it. am
just one of those women who would be
1 likely to make mssdl iQHee-in money
matters and repeat, cannot afford it
just yet. have at prese, another ex-
I travagance before me, great deal
nicer than a husband"
Il should like to know what it is"
"A long European tour. with. per-
haps, a peep at the Pyramids and a
ramble about old Jerusalem
"Oh! dear, said julius, in a tone
half serious and half mocking. Il
should have no chance, | suppose,
against such temptation?"
tNone at an" She said. positively;
and though she kept up the bantering
tone, it was quite evident to Julius that
! if he asked her in sober earnest She
would answer just the same with a
slightly different accent
But Nora, with q womans ready
/ tact, turned the conversation, and
gradually led il into very unusual and
practical channel the nobility and the
necessity Of labor The glowing
thoughts, the plain yet hopeful truths
that fair young woman uttered, Julius
| heard for the first time in his life that
night. Never before had he realized
the profit and the deep delight which
might spring-and only spring-from
an honest career, no matter how hum
/ BILE or laborious, if it was steadily pur
sued until success crowned it. She hid
none of her own early mistakes and
struggles, and then, abiding to her as
1 suredposition and comfort asked Julhla
''how he supposed she had won it?''
by your genius, se said, admiring.
"
''Not so, sir. but by simple, persevero
/ ing, conscientious labor in the path
/ had marked out for myself. There
| fore, she said, with bright, impera-
tive face, ego home tonight, Mr.. May.
choose what particular form of law you
will study, throw yourself with all
| your capacities into that one subject,
and success is sure to come. Depend
upon it, the world is not far wrong in
making success the test of merit, +"
''You have made new man of me,
/ Miss st. Clair" said Julius, enthusi-
astically. "When have proved this.
may come in to see you again?"
He had risen to go, and they stood
with clasped hands gou may
come again. Nothing more was said,
! but they quite understood each other,
and julius went out into the clear star
| lit night, determined to make himself
worthy of good woman's acceptance
| before he offered himself again.
| Next evening Bessie and Nora sat in
the freight, slipping their after-dinner
! coffee; it was an hour for confidence,
and Bessie said, rather sadly:
''Poor julius Maybe asked me to
marry him last night.
Nora turned quickly, but said moth
ing.
THAT is, he wanted to marry my
money; everybody knows that if he
loves anybody really, it is you, Nora.
''IIe called on me, too, last night, 5"
said Nora, land ! saw he was in trouble,
so gave him something to do. Moth
ing like that old, old gospel of work
when you're IN trouble. When he had
done it, l told him he might come and
see me again.
Surely you would never marry himl
You viii just have him to dress and
take care Of"
''All men need women to care for
them; else why were women made?
But l think Julius win do very well
yet. These elegant carpet-knights
sometimes don armor and take the
world by surprise"
Not mac1-(y," laughed Bessie.
Remember how Englands 'curled
darlings stormed the Malakoff and
battered down SebastopoL l am going
to trust julius May for year or two;
! think he'll do
1--WE shall see
Eyes, we shall see Time proves all
things"
Time proved in this case what has
often been asserted: THAT every wom-
an influences every man she comes in