The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-18


But it might have been better. / hear
You are reading law. Goodi With the
house before you? Good againl Let me
look at You. Humphp' He grunted lit
tie disappointment "You don't look
quite so-quite so-what? Do you take
exercise enoughr'
PLENTY OF exercise-plenty, replied
the young scholar, who looked 30 curl
ously dull and heavy.
"Well, let us walk together. You are
doing nothing for the moment"
They walked together, Nelly between
them.
Father" she said when they arrived
at their lodgings in Albemarle street,
"what has come over that poor manY
He has gone stupid with his success.
could not get q word out Of him. he
kept staring at me without speaking.
Was he lumpish log, or was he
man all nerves and electricity?
In the morning Will Challice partly
solved the question, because he called
and showed clearly that he was an in
sensible log and lumpish log. He sat
for an hour gazing at the girl as If he
would devour her, but he said nothing.
In the evening Cousin Tom called,
bringing Will Challice again, but how
changedi Was such a change really due
70 evening dress? Keen Of feature,
bright of eye, full of animation. why.
Will" said Nelly. ''what is the matter
with you sometimes? When you were
here this morning, one could not get a
word out fyou. Your very face looked
heavy"
He changed color. 81 have times
when I-I-lose myself-thinking--
thinking Of things, you know"
They passed delightful evening.
But when Will went away the girl be-
came meditative. for although he had
talked without stopping ON every kind
of subject there was no hungry look in
his eye, such a. she had perceived with
natural satisfaction In the morning.
Every maiden likes that look OF hunger
outward sign and indication OF respect
to her charms.
They were up in town for q month
Every morning Will called and Sc
glum, but hungry eyed, gazing on th'
girl and saying nothing. Every evening
he called again and talked scholarship
and politics with her father, his fac
changed, his whole manner different
and without any look Of hunger IN hi
eyes
One day, after q fortnight or so o
this. Will the Animal stood up afte
breakfast and spoke.
-'IThere has got to be q changu"
"You are changing, In fact. reptile
the other, with sneez.
81 am In love- I am going TO MARI
q girl. Now hold your tongue, for tn
Intellectual half bounded in his chair
"You have left me very little power
speech. Let me try to explain what
want to say" He spoke painfully an
slowly. "Let mc--try-I have lost, b
by bit, almost everything. don't wal
to read--I can't play any more. don
care about anything much. But tn
girl l do care about / have alway
loved her, and you with your deuce
intellect cannot kill that part OF m'
She loves me too. She loves me for m,
self, and not on account Of you an
your success. She is sorry for me- 81
has given mel don't know how-tf
power of thinking little. When q
married to her, she will give me NOR
Let us part absolutely. Take all my Il
tellect and GO Nell will marry stup
man, but he will get something fro
her-something, am sure. feel al
feront already. said something tod'
which made her laugh. What are "
glaring at me for?"
81 am not glaring am thinkin
Go on"
"This has got TO stop. Now find sor
way of stopping il, or-or"-
"What can you do?"
81 can drink, T" no said, with awf
meaning 81 can ruin you And / W
unless you agree to part. ="
The Intellectual half was looking
him with a strangely softened fac
There was neither scorn nor hatred
that fcce. "Dimidium Anim9,"
said. Half of my soul, have son
thing to say ~ we'll Confess, bowev
first Of all, that was right Had 1t
been for this step-the most sew
measure possible. I admit--nothi
would have been achieved, eh?''
Perhaps You would work. You see
"Yes Well, I have made discovs
Il 70 that have been too tberosEk