The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-13

aInI 10 soon. auliI INNE OF I||I|I
and anxiety was wholly genuine.
I'm afraid 90. It's q horrible nui-
siNlf. bate o. leave Tie country.
aad-i The people hfre.f Roger hlushcd
u think ! have never liked Il 10 much
before" Roger paused and went
little deeper crimson under bis sun.
burn.
live shall miss you dreadfully."
faltercd Julia. casting down her eyes.
They had arrived 90 the top OF The
long avenue and began their walk
hack Ia silence Roger was thinking.
lie hardly knew how 10 begin. even
witli-all Iulla's help. lie was q nerv-
GUS Young man. with great ideas %
womnn's sweetness and nnsclhshncfs.
ard be- INDUCED IN = chivalrous rcygr-
cnce toward the weaker sex. which Is
fairly rare 90 these days To him wo-
men wcfc an minisicrlnE angels, meet
20 be crshfnod in q secluded home cir
Gle. and whose proper vocation was 90
make home happy and oil The wheels
of life for men. He had got his no.
tions from his mother. who was all
this aud nore-a vcriiable pearl among
women. and Il was an apt illustration
~ the blindness 81 hove that be- should
have selected Julia Wears as the WOO
nan nho most nearly approached his
ideal.
The minutes passed. Only an odd.
dcsultory remark was inierchancel
aud the bottom of the avenue was
reached. and SET De had NOT spoken ~
she had loneed 90 hear and be-, too.
siruyc ln vain 90 ird words 10 speak.
Jl'ia. though luWardly chahng under
the delay was very quiet. Zoo. having
n shrewd idea uf tie purp0r II bis
thoughts
AZ they iuwcd again De- suddenly
drew himself Oh and bent toward hrr.
the very words trembling on hIs
tongue. 80 that instant ihr town
clock doomed l-declsivc. distinct
I Roger started. Tor The silence had been
10 deep q moment before. and the
words were arrested ere spoken.
zone O'Clock WIN they be- waiting
dinner for youT he asked.
he knew the doctors family dincd NJ
l punciuaily, for the chiidFen had A.
ternoon school. and De remembered
he was The very soul Of consideration
! FOR oihers-that the busy mother had
T often told him how put about the
household was II dinner were. hy any
chance. late. Ills was one 81 thosl
well regulated minds while, never. an
der any circumstance. allow feeling'
of considering them
Juila was Al hIgh-tpnsicn. aud Do
question made her forget herself Tor :
moment.
Il don't care n they are. she said
sharply. with a little scornful laugh
let them walt I en- tired 90 dealt
OF consli"roing them"
The next moment she could have
bitten her tongue out. for she saw thn
she had made false step
Roger looked NJ her amnxrd. Wa
this the Woman hr had endowed will
every virtue. who was tic unsPlfsl
devoted eldest dnughier-a secon.
mother % her yourrtr sisiers lise
fash. certain hints DC had heard whls
pered about her. but had dlsbelievcd
came into his mind. certain lille ori
Ions ~ hers 10 had seen. hut had over
looked. arranged themselves before hl
eyes. and she stood there before him 4
new light lie felt ~ n be- had n
ccived an icy-c0ld shower bath. an
the scales fen from his eyes
AT any rate. I am sure Mrs. Vicar
would mt like me 10 deiain you.
had no idea Il was 30 late and now
think OF u. ny aunt VIII DO expectin
me-" was his answer. ~ be tune
homeward decisively.
Julia noticed his change Of tone. an
tried 10 smooth over her sin, But
was too late. and though he made n
further comment On her remark.
was Jared 10 the very core. Her trl
nature vas revealed 70 him. and nh
had lost her chance.
When they arrived a. her father
door he shook hands with her an
said:
Il think this il our goodbye. Mis-
Niccars. ] return to town tomorrow.
Long afierWard be connded the tai
10 a friend and ended With. n
dove! ] thought = Girl who coul
! speak Ike that Of her home peopl
would not long want % consider
husband. II was narrow eacap
though"
And that i why ST never came Of
! Household Words.