The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-05

/ helmet, loose light coat, and pink face
and blue spectacles. A green butterfly
net was borne upon the figures shoulder.
| Horace knew in a moment whose was
that quaint figure. He gave soft
whistle to himself. 1t was the professor.
The old gentleman came str1ght on.
and, presently, seeing within nifty yards,
strange people before him walked up.
Maybold, amazed, aghast, and finally
very angry.
"Good-morning. professor" said that
young man. I'm afraid I've stumbled
by sheer accident on your hunting
ground | am staying with an old school
fellow thirty miles away, and rode in
this direction. had no idea you We're
| here"
The professor was a sight to behold
Red as an enraged turkey-cOck, steam
| ing with prespiration-for 1t was a hot
afternOon-almoSt speeches. with indlg-
nation, ne at last blurted into tongues:
80, sir. this is what you have been do
ing; stealing march upon me; follow
ing me up secretly; defruding me OF the
prizes of my own labor and researc
l could not have believed it Of any menu
Der of the society. The thing IS more
than unhandsome. 1t is monstrOus; an
utterly monstrous proceeding!
Horace attempted TO explain matters
again 1t was useless; he might as well
have argued with a buffalo bull at that
moment.
''Mr. Maybold," retorted the professor
1.-THE coincidence of your staying in the
very locality in which my discovery was
made. coupled with the fact that you en-
| deavored. at the last meeting Of the en-
tOmoiOgical society, to extract from me
the habitat of this new species, is quite
too impossible. 1 have nothing more to
say-fOr the present" And the irate old
gentleman passed on.
Horace felt excessively veyeG. Yet ne
/ b.
old gentleman had come to his senses, he
would listen to reason.
Jacobus now led the way to the farm
| house. 1t lay only mile away, and they
presently rode up toward the stoep. Two
ladies were sitting under the shade Of the
ample matched veranda-One was paint
ing, the other reading. Horace could
scarcely believe his eyes as he APP
preached. These were his TWO fellow
passengers of the NOrham Castle. Mrs
Stacer and Rose Vanning-the latter
looking, If possible, more charming than
ever. The ladies recognized his in their
turn, and rose with little hutter. HOr-
ace jumped from the horse and shook
hands with some warmth.
WHO on earth" he said. could have
expected to meet you in these wilds? /
am astOnished-and delighted he added,
with glance at Rose.
Explanations ensued. Ii seemed that
ter of the professor who was 4 WidOweT
| They had been engaged by him in a mild
conspiracy not to reveal his whereabouts.
so fe - was he OF his precious butter
fvL/nabitat being made known to the
world; and so, all through the voyage,
no mention had been made even of his
name. II was his particular whim and
request; and here was the mystery a an
end. The professor had moved from the
farm house in which he had lodged the
year before. and had secured quarters in
Mr.. Gunton's roOmy. comfortable ranch
where the ladies had Joined him.
Horace. who had inwardly chafed at
this unexpected turn, had now to explain
his awkward rencontre with the profes
| To his great relief, Mrs. Stacer and Rose
took it much more philosophically than
he could have hoped; indeed, they seemed
rather amused than otherwise.
But, said Horace with a rueful face
the professors in a frantic rage with
me. You don't quite realize that ne alb
solutely discredits my story, and believes
| have been playing the spy all along
And upon the top Of all this | have q let
| ter to Mr.. Gunton. and must s,eep here
somehow for the night. There's no other
| accommodation within twenty miles
Why. when the professor comes back and
finds me here, he'll go out of his mindr'
Here Mrs. Stacer, good woman that she
was, volunteered to put matters straight
for the night, at all events. She at once
saw Mr.. GuntOn. and explained the i'm
| passe to him; and Horace was comfort
ably installed, away from the professors
| room. in the farmers own quarters.
Leave my brother to me-" said Mrs
Stacer. as she left Horace. Il dare say
matters will come right
At 10 O'clock Mrs. Stacer came to the
| door. Mr.. Gunton arose and went out as
| she entered. 'H'sh.' she said with mock
mystery as she addressed Horace. It
think" she went on. with a comical little
smile, the professor begins to think he
| has done you injustice. He is amazed
at our knowing you, and we have at
tackled him all the evening and he is
viSibly relentinS.'
"Mrs. Stacer," said Horace warmly
| II can't thank you sufficiently. I've had
| inspiration since I saw you l. too, have
| discovered not far from here, a rather
good new butterfly species hitherto
| unknown. Can't make amends by shar-
| ing my discovery with the professor? I've
got specimens here in my box, and there
are plenty in a klOof fifteen miles away"
Why, OF course, answered Mrs. Sta
| Ger. ITS the very thing. Your new but
terfiy will turn the scale. III go and tel,
my brother you have a matter of i'm
| pOrtance TO communicate. and wish to
make further explanations. Wait a mo-
ment."
In three minutes she returned 81
| lulllh IL viii Dc dlI right she whispered
Go and see him. Straight through the
passage you will find a door open on the
| right I'll wait here"
Horace went forward and came to the
| half-open door. The professor who had
| changed his loose yellow alpaca coat for
black one Of the same material, sat by
a reading-lamp. He wore now his gold
| trimmed spectacles, in lieu of the blue
goggles" He looked clean, and pink,
and comfortable, though a trifle severe
the passion of the afternoon had
| vanished from his face. Horace spoke
| the first word. II have again to reiterate,
| professor, how vexed 1 am to have dis
| turbed your collecting-ground had
| not the slightest intention of doing it,
| Indeed, my plans lay farther north. 1t
was the pure accident Of meeting my old
| school friend, Marley, that led me here
| In order to convince you of my sincere
| regret, have here a new butterhy-evi-
| IDENTIFY a scarce and unknown 'Eurema
which / discovered a few days since
near here. My discovery is at your serv-
| ice. Here is the butterfly. 1 trust you
| will consider 1t some slight set-off for the
Vexatfon / have unwittingly given you -
At sight of the butterfly, which Horace
| took from his box, the professors eyes
| gieamed with interest. He took the in
sect, looked at it very carefully, then
| returned it.
Mr.. Maybold,'' he said rising and
| holding out his hand, Il believe 1 did
you an injustice this afternoon. / lost
my temper. and l regret it. l under
stand from my sister and daughter, that
they are acquainted with you, and that
they were fully aware of your original
| intention to travel to the Orange river
NJ Far Of he by1tf