The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1894-07-14
'And would you advise her to marry
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And would you advise her to marry
the Other-A?"
"Well, on the whole, should A is
a good fellow q think we made A a
good fellow; he is suitable match,
his love for her is true and genuine e-''
cts tremendously
YeS-and-er-eXtrem ShA likes
him. There is every reason to hope
that her liking will develop into a suf-
hclently deep and stable affection She
will get rid Of her folly about B and
make A a good wife. Yes, Miss May,
If I were the author of your novel j
should make her marry A, and should
call that happy ending"
Don't you think that perhaps if B
found out afterward-when she had
married A, you know-that she cared
for him so very, very much he might
be little sorry?"
If he were gentleman he would re-
gret it deeply"
Il mean sorry on his own account;
that-that he had thrown away all that,
you knoW?'
The professor looked meditative.
Il Think he pronounced, ''that it is
very possible he would. 1 can well i'm
agine it,
He might never find anybody to love
him like that again." she said, gazing
on the cleaning paddock.
He probably would not" agreed the
philosopher.
"And-and most people like being
loved, don't they?"
10 crave for love is an almost uni
versal instinct, Miss May
Yes, almost" she said, with q
dreary little smile. "You see, he'll get
old and-and have no one to look after
him"
HE will
"And no home"
''Well, in a sense, none," corrected
the philosopher smiling. But really
you'll frighten me. I'm a bachelor my
self, you know, Miss May"
"Yes,'' she whispered, just audibly,
And all your terrors are before me- ~
"Well, unless"
'Oh, we needn't have that UNLESS -
laughed the philosopher, cheerfully.
There's no unless about it, Miss
May"
The girl jumped to her feet; for an
instant she looked at the philosopher.
She opened her lips as if to speak, and
at the thought of what lay at her ton
gue's tip her face grew red. But the
philosopher was gazing past her, and
his eyes rested in calm contemplation
on the cleaning paddock.
"A beautiful thing, sunshine, to be
sure" said he
Her face faded away in paleness;. her
lips closed. Without speaking she
turned and walked slowly away, her
head dropping. The philosopher heard
the rustic Of her skirt in the long grass
of the orchard; lie watched her for
few moments. - s-
"A pretty, graceful creature" said he,
with smile. Then he opened his
book, took his pencil in his hand and
slipped in careful forefnger to mark
the fly leaf. The sun had passed mid
heaven and began to descend west
ward before he finished the book. Then
he stretched himself and looked at his
watch. Good gracious, O'Clock! I
shall be late for lunch!'' and he hurried
to his feet.
He was very late for lunch
"Everythings cold," walled the host
ess. Where have you been, Mr.. Jern>
ingham?
"Only in the orchard-reading.
''And you've missed May!'
missed Miss May? How do you
mean? I had long talk with her this
morning-a most interesting talk
But you weren't here to say good
by. Now, you don't mean to say that
you forgot she was leaving by the 2
o'clock train? What man you are!'
Dear me! TO think of my forgetting
it, said the philosopher, shamefaced-
ly.
"she told me to say good-by to you
for her.
She's very kind. can't forgive
myself"
His hostess looked at him for a mo-
ment' then she sighed, and smiled and
sighed again.
Have you everything you want?'
she asked.
Everything, thank you," said he,
sitting down opposite the cheese and
dropping his book Che thought he
would just run through the last chapter
again) against the loaf; "everything in
the world that I want, thanks"
His hostess did not tell him that the
girl had come in from the apple or
chard and ran hastily up stairs lest
her friend should see what her friend
did see in her eye So that Re had no
suspicion at all that he had received an
offer Of n1arriagc-and refused it. And
he did not refer to anything of this sort
when he paused once in his reading
and exclaimed:
II am really sorry I missed Miss
May. That was an interesting case of
hers. But I gave the right answer,
The girl ought to marry Az
And the girl did
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