The herald., 1894-04-29

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her marry A, and Ishould callsthate q.
happy ending.@'
A silence followed. Itwas.brel1en by
the philosopher,
lis thntsall you wantednmy opinion
about, Miss, May?" he asked. with his
finger between the leavesso sofsthestreatise
ON ontology.
Eyes, think SO. IzhopetIyhaven't t.
bored you?'
"I've enjoyed the discussion.extreme
ly I had no idea that novels raised
points of such psychological interest. I
must find time to read one"
The girl had shifted her position till
instead of her full face her profile was
turned toward him. Looking, away to-
ward the paddock that lay brilliant in
sunshine ON the skirts of the apple or
chard she asked in low, slow tones,
twisting her handsin her lap:
Don't you think. that perhaps if B
found ont DECENTRALIZATION she had
married A, you l1now-that she had
cared for him so very, very much he
might be little'sorry?"
"If he were gentleman, he would
regret it deeply"
81 mcan-sorry on his own account,
that-thath he had thrown away all that,
you know?''
The professor looked meditative.
''I think, . ho pronounced, ''that it is
very possible he'would. I can we'll i'm
agine it y
HE, might never find anybody to
love him like THAT again, she said,
gazing on the cleaning paddock.
''He probably would not, y agreed the
philosopher.
"And-and most people like being
loved, don't thcy?''
40 crave for love is an almest uni
versals sinstinct, Miss May
Yes, almost, I" she said, with O
dreary little smile. 'Yoo see, he'n get
old and-andhav no one to look after
him.
"He will.
"And no home.'
well, in sense, meme, = corrected
the philosopher, tsrailing. 'I3ut really
you'll frfghten me. I'm bahhaler my.
self, youSl1now, Miss AThy.r
"Yes,"' she Whispered Just andibly.
"And'a1l yoIr terrors arc before me. ;, :
''Wel, uhless'
"Oh, ,we,nGe6nit have that 'unless, ~
laughed the philosopher chcsrfully
Themes no unless about it, Miss
May"
The girl jumped to her feet. For an
instant she locked at the philosophdr
She opened her hpslas if tospeair, and
at tho thought of what lay Rt her
tongues tip her face grewred. But the,
philosopher was gazing past her, and
his eyes rested in calm contenrplatioro
the cleaning; paddock.
ga besutifuA Atl1ing-sunshine to he
sune " said. he.
Her blush faded away into paleness;
her lips closed. Without speaking she
turned and walked slowly away, her
head dropping. The philosopher heard
the rustic of herekirt in the long grass
of the orchard. He watched her for .
few,moments
he MitE % smile a8 re f'5Ts Opened &c d2Rite Rtes
book, took his pencil in his hand and
slipped in careful forefnser to mark
tho fly leaf.
The sun hadS passed :midheaven and
began to decline westward before he fin
iShod the book. Then he stretched him
self and. looked at Ills wstch.
'SGood gracious, 2oSJl0ek! shall be
late for lunchp' And he hurried to his
feet.
He was veTy,date for lunch.
'Everythi1.gAs cold,'' walled his host
ess. Where have you been, Mr.. Jern-
inghan?"
''Only'in the orchard. reading"
"And you've missed MayF'
''Missed Miss May? How do you
mean? I had long talk with her this
morning-amcstin interesting talk.
''But you weren't here to say good.
by. Now, you don't mean to say that
you forgotsthatls she was leaving by the 2
O'Clock trafn? What man you areP'
''Dears me, to think Of my forgetting
it!' said tho philosopher sllaInefaeedly.
"She told me to say goodby to you
for her. :"
''She's kind. !. can t forgive myself. "
His hostess Looked at him for mo-
ment. Then she sighed and smiled and
sighed again.
''Havo you everything you want?"
she asked
Everything, thank you, - said he,
sitting down opposite the cheese and
propping his book-he thought he would
just run Though the last chapter again
against the leaf everything in the
world thab I want, thank. -
/ His hostess did not tell him that the
/ girl mad colae in from the apple orchard
and run hastilyRA stairs, lest. her friend
should sec What her friend did see in her
eyes, 50 that he had no suspicion at all
that he had received an offer of mar
risgo and refused it, And he did not re-
fer to anykhipg Of that sort when he
paused once IN his reading and ex-
claimed:
I'm really sqgry missed Miss May.
That was al interesting case Of hers.
But I gave the tight answer. The girl
ought to marry A. -
And so the girl did. Anthony Hope
i'll English 1llpstEated M.aGazine.
Searching Examination.
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the service Of the ray ? q cruise was
rejected by tho examining board for de-
fectivo eyeGight. ffe had made a good
record, and naval academy officers, in
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