Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-01-23

youth and his strength and his mascu
Unity.
'1'n do my level best" he sail
heartily, all of the indifference gon
out of his voice, "and if You don't Sc
what's best to see in the time you ar
here, it won't be my fault"
"Oh," said Miss Stuart almos
oreathlessly, edo you mean it woul
be possible for me to have you-t
have this chair, I mean-every day ?
Ingerson laughed outright this time
She was evidently very much confuse'
lest there should seem to be something
personal in this request.
"You can have this chair ever,
iay," he replied, 'if you come a
early as you do this morning-thst is
if no one gets me-that is, the chair
before you do. think could mansg
to keep in the background and not t,
make any engagement until you csm'
if you think it will help you to see tn,
Fair Systematically by having the SAM
,uide every day"
| "That's exactly what I meant,
said Miss Stuart, gratefully. 'I
| would be such an economy OF time anC
energy. We would know just where
We left of, and wouldn't repeat our
Ielves.
OF course it was different day from
others. How could it be otherwise
ALI the thoughts that had been stirring
in Ingersolls mind insisted now in
breaking out of their shells and try
ing their wings now that he had {
listener.
'It's the apex of the century" he
:ried enthusiastically. 'This mass of
finished material. this marvellous
architecture, this meeting Of the
Nations and the handicraft Of the
Nations, this putting together Of al
sorts of energies!"
1t sounded little sophorifc to be
Jure. He looked down a little shyly
to see if Miss Stuart were laughing
he knew her name by this time. But,
SO far from laughing, she had quite g
rapt expression, as if she were concen-
trating all of her thoughts on the hour
and the surroundings. It got SO after
time that she yenturdd bits Of con.
idence.
"I've been in the same Office thre,
gears" she said once, land the mar
there has never said word to me dur.
ing all that time except to dictate let.
ters. He doesn't even say good morn.
ing when he comes in or good night
when 1 leave. I haven't missed day
in that whole time, and have hardly
made a mistake in my work. He pays
my salary, but he doesn't show any
other mark of appreciation"
1.-The clam!" calculated Ingersoll.
Shich was, perhaps, little thought.
less of a divinity student.
some Christmas" went on Mis-
stuart, feasting her eyes IN rapture on
case of German opals, II thought
would see if couldn't cure him of his
yrumpiness. thought him q bunch of
:oses 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.
Mbly have been faded"
"Such a man ought to" began In
sersoll, in wrath that could hardly be
called righteous, when suddenly Miss
Stuart cried out that there was an opal
with red light in it. and they went
closer to look at it. She liked womanly
ihings. She almost trembled at the
plendor 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 Ingersou could not
possibly discover; and she won't into
the most outspoken raptures over the
Felix gowns.
"You're not one of those very i'm
proved women who disapprove of fem
nine things, are you?" said lngersoll.
"Oh, well," she said rather sadly,
perhaps those improved women have
1ad all of these fine things. Shall l
Tell you the truth? / never even saw
great many things of this sort be-
lore. I think I'd just as soon wear
them for awhile as not. Then I could
renounce them after awhile, and be
ust as superior as the other women. "
''It's great year for women" said
-ngersoll, with just as much original
tv of manner as if there were some.
thing new in the remark.
Yes" said Miss Stuart, indiffer-
.ntly, "but know so few women. In
act L 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 doing
:ypewriting Not that mind"
"Of course not" said Ingersoll witt
conviction.
By the end of the first day they had
lone a good part of the Liberal Arts
Suilding.
"It would take week to do it prop
.rly," Ingersoll explained, ''but were
adapting ourselves to circumstances,
don't you see."
"I'm SO much obliged to you," cried
Miss Stuart. 81 don't know what
would have done if hadn't met you
or some one like you"
SO ended the first day.
The next morning was dull and cold.
Beyond the peristyle the gray waves
dashed sullenly. The sky was like ,
pail. But at the hour of 8 Mary
Stuart limped in the gate, wrapped il
macintosh and carrying an um
brella. Nathan Ingersol stepped ou
of the group of young men and helped
her to her seat. She spoke to him I
little coldly. Nathan was not a young
man of much experience. He though
maybe he had been too familiar. HI
resolved not to speak till she gave hin
permission. She was determined no
to make a spectacle of herself again
that is what she told herself in tn,
night she had been doing. They wen
to the picture gallery. He got hel
catalogue for her, and took one from
his own pocket. They looked at th'
pictures silently. When she motione'
to move on he obeyed her.
How was it that little by little tn
silence which had begun in sullennes
began to be delight? A fuller sens
of color and form seemed to brea
upon her. She wondered if the lone