Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-10-12
WERE THEY MARRIED?
1t Doesn't Say SO But We Think
They Wore.


at the back door OF the Princess Anne
hotel.
Full an hour before it goes back 10
Norfolk" she thought "lIow on earth
shall we ever get throught II without
saying more than we mean2'
What dreadfully short time an
hour is" he said.
She started.
Yes" she said, cordially. SIS IL
not7 Do you really have 10 take the
New York boat tonight"
"lf get back in time 10 lecture to
my young ladies saturday morning."
he SAID. Seems queer for girls 10
care about diseases of the skin, does IL
not2"
Not at all" she said. promptly. ~
have thought great deal about acne
myself, though am not a medical stu
dent"
lie looked with amused incredulity
at her smooth, dainty flushed cheeks.
'llow do yon treat it9" he asked.
Medicine is surely q safe topic" she
thought "Why," she said hesitating-
| ly, ~ took liquor potass arsen.-is
that right7-internally and put n hor-
rid sort Of paste on every night for a
week"
what rcsults?" he asked.
Judge for yourself" she answered,
dropping her long lashes and letting n
little more flush creep into her cheeks.
They were sitting beneath the pines
on an upturned boat; she had realized
that the surroundings in themselves
were entirely too conducive TO un-
conventionality, and now felt irritated
for having added TO their influence.
She returned vigorously to her safe
topic.
Tell me about women medical
students. DO you like teaching them?
Are they us bright, really, as your
boys?"
"ohl as a rule, they are good stu
dents" he said. Quiz day Is real
lark; they rattle twice as easily as men.
| enjoy pouncing down on n sleepy
looking girl and seeing her get scared. 4"
lie stretched his long legs out and
laughed with lazy pleasure at the mem
ory.
How can your she said, reproach-
fully. 81 am sure the poor things have
hard enough time anyway and you
ought not TO be SO cruel TO them"
81 am not hard on them, really" he
said, npologetically. When II comes TO
examinations ask 'cn easy questions
about eczema aud pass every one"
"Do they like your She asked, add
ing, mentally: "Why can't keep away
from personalities to-day
"Ohl yes" he answered. 81 hear |
am quite pet with them. But did
not come down to talk OF women In
medicine. came down to see II you
would marry me-"
"Oh, | can't" she gasped.
lie got mp, walked slowly around one
or two pine trees, then came back and
stood before her with his hands in his
pockets and his chin well down in his
collar. When he did so at home his
sisters said despairingly: "lts no use;
Dicks mind is made up the other way"
"Why not?" he asked. A tingle OF
irritation passed through her. II never
knew before" thought she, that he
was concerted"
Aloud she said promptly and clearly:
"Because have not the iaintest desire
to do So"
lie sat down by her again, picked up u
stick and polied the laurel bush near
him thoughtfully.
81 love you" he said, "as much as |
k now how"
"They usually say that first" she
said quickly.
lie threw back his head and laughed.
"Do they ?" he said,
She flushed in intense Indignation.
Evidently this whole matter seems 10
you u flippant joke" she said, bitterly,
"Virginia!" he exclaimed, and then
added, quietly: "You have known the
whole state Of affairs Tor long time,
am sure. My great desire to be with
you, my happiness when with you,
have been patent TO all. Sometimes,
after peculiarly happy time together
such as we had at Bar llarbor last
summer-l have felt sure that you
loved me. 1t hardly seems as II we
could have had such days as those un'
less you dill"
lie paused and looked iutently at her
She met his gaze with u steady lool
which had so often delighted and in
terested hint seemed so inconsistent
with certain other of her traits.
"Ilow chilly this air is, even here,
she said.
"You are cold?" he asked, rising
quickly
mo, am not, she answered, chang
ing her mind. "Sit down. | wonder
how it would do TO be perfectly homes
with you2"
~ think 1t would do tlrst rate" hi
answered.
81 never tried II before" she said
thoughtfully
He could not rcpress faint smile
This seems 20 be different from M
Others Ia several minor points" he said
and then wished he had not
at Is certGinly too chilly" she said
rising Iney waIKeu naII across tn'
bridge. lie stopped in the sunshine anC
leaned on the railing,
much warmer here, isn't it9 Nov
are you going To be honest with me2"
"Well," she said, this Is how II is
! don't know really whether ] low,
you or not have never been in low
before"
II am glad to hear It," he said
gravely.
why" she said, startled, "hav,
you9"
Not since was boy, ~ he answered
but 90 on" You don't know how yo'
rsrard nv"