The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-08-23

lest there should seem TO be something
personal in this request.
You can have this chair every day."
he replied, :" if you come as early as you
do this morning-that is, if no one gets
me-that is, the chair--before you do.
/ think l could manage to keep in the
background and not to make any en-
gagement until you came, if you think
it will help you to see the fair system
atically by having the same guide every
day.n
"That's exactly what 1 meant," said
Miss Stuart gratefully. SIT would be
such an economy of time and energy.
We would know just where we left off,
and wouldn't repeat ourselves"
This seemed very business-iike and
thorough, and grounded upon such a
common sense basis, the good feeling
between the two began to appear quite
natural, and any sense of timidity that
there might have been vanished imme-
diately.
OF course, it was different day from
others. How could it be otherwise?
All the thoughts that had been stirring
in Ingersol's mind insisted now in
breaking out of their shells and trying
their wings now that he had listener.
cts the apex of a century," he cried
enthusiastically. This mass of fin
shed material, this marvellous archi-
lecture, this meeting of the nations and
the handicraft of the nations, this put
ting together of all sorts of energies"
1t sounded little soporific, to be
sure. He looked down a little shyly to
see if Miss Stuart was laughing; he
knew her name by this time. But, so
far from laughing, she had quite rapt
| expression, as it she were concentrating
all of her thought on the hour and the
surroundings. 1t got so after a time
that she ventured bits of confidence
"I've been in the same Office three
years." she said at once, "and the man
there has never said a word to me
during all that time except to dictate
letters. He doesn't even say good
morning when he comes in or good
night when leave. 1 haven't missed
a day in that whole time, and have
hardly made mistake in my work.
He pays my salary, but doesn't show
any other mark of appreciation"
"The clamp calculated Ingersoll,
which was, perhaps, little thoughtless
of divinity student.
"One Christmas" went on Miss
Stuart, feasting her eyes in rapture on a
case of German opals, 81 thought
would see if couldn't cure him of his
grumpiness. l bought him bunch of
roses and put them on his desk. When
he came he never even noticed them.
And the next morning they were
thrown out, though they couldn't pos
sibly have been faded"
"Such man ought TO-" began
Ingersoll, in a wrath that could hardly
be called righteous, when suddenly
Miss Stuart called out that there was an
opal with red light in it and they
went closer to look at it. She liked
womanly things. She almost trembled
at the splendor of some of the jewels;
she never wearied of the china and the
marvellous tints of the glassware; she
pointed out beauties in the laces and
embroideries that Ingersoll could not
possibly discover; and she went into
the most outspoken raptures over the
Felix gowns.
you're not one of those very i'm.
proved women who disapprove of
feminine things, are your" said In.
gersoll.
"Oh, WELL" she said rather sadly
"perhaps those improved women have
had all of these fine things. Shall
tell you the truth? | never even saw a
great many things of this sort before.
| think I'd just as soon wear them for q
while as not. Then could renounce
them after a while and be Just as
superior as the other women"
It's great year for women" said
Ingersoll, with just as much original
ity of manner as if there were something
new in the remark.
eyes, said Miss Stuart, indiffer
emily, but know so few women. Ir
fact, know hardly any. I'm so busy
And there's only the women at the
boarding. house; and they don't care
much for me, on account of my doins
typewriting. Not that I care"
"Of couise not said Ingersoll, with
conviction.
BY the end of the first day they hat
done good part of the Liberal Art
building.
, SIT would take week to do i
} properly" Ingersoll explained, "bu
we're adapting ourselves to circum
stances, don't you see?"
4" Pm so much obliged to you" criet
7 Miss Stuart. 81 don't know what
would have done if 1 hadn't met you
or some one like YOU"
r So ended the first day.
( The next morning was dull and cold
! Beyond the peristyle the gray wave
t dashed sullenly. The sky was like
pail. But at the hour of eight Mar
t Stuart limped through the gate, wrapped
Y in a macintosh and carrying an um
+, breila. Nathan Ingersoll stepped GU
: of the group of young men and helpe
q her to her seat. She spoke to him
d little coldly Nathan was not youn
t man of much experience. He though
d maybe he had been too familiar. H
k resolved not to speak till she gave hir
:. permission. She was determined nc
r to make a spectacle of herself again
d that is what she told herself in the nigh
y she had been doing. They went to tn
d picture gallery. He got her catalogu
Il for her, and took one from his ow
!, pocket. They looked at the pictures 8
It lently. When she motioned TO NOV
$ on, he obeyed her. She wanted horr