The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-20


inviting with almost the same furni.
ture.T
You see. Ruth. am afraid I love
luxury. a soft pillow here and there
howcr or two, nay little tea table and
the eichlngs on the wall give me more
comfort / fear. than the whole row Of
Greek and Latin textbooks on my
shelves. even II / do occupy the chair
OF ancient languages In this imposing
college Of young women" Lucy Grant
laughed merrily as she filled the frall
china cup with the fragrant beverage
and passed Il 10 her fellow-teacher,
Ruth Morley.
why don't you marry. Lucyi You
would grace a home. It's too had for
you TO stay on here year after year.
Now with me It's different: hate do
mesticity. would perish In the narrow
confines OF a home: want TO study,
write and teach. Il Ia my life. but Il
isn't yours. Lucy. though you are 80
successful as a teacher"
why. my dear girl. who wants 10
marry an old-maid school teacher2 |
never had but one proposal and that
was years ago. How thankful ! am
that was endowed with sense enough
not 10 accept him. lie was a dear boy
then. but We would not have been hap
by together. His college career was
cut short by his fathers death and he
went to South America. ! have never
seen him since. but OF course his in
tolloetual development must have been
retarded. living among those half-eiv'
ilized foreigners
Mira. Thornton and Gerald were
among the favored ones who were al.
touding a private view" OF some val.
liable paintings To Gerald. so lately
returned from South America. the sight
OF his well-dresscd countrymen and
women was really more interesting
than the pictures, Ae he and his moth
er moved around among the crowd he
found himself rejoicing In the fact 'ha,
he could once more call the United
States his home
Mother. look az that lovely woman
who has just come In. she Is standing
there by the door. In dark grees
gown. Her face Is 90 familiar; Is sht
any one you know" asked Gerald. but
Jus, then a group OF people who vert
leaving bid the young woman and her
companion from view and when the
doorway vas cleared they had dieap-
peared. Gerald felt unaccountlbly dis
appointed Just the glimpse OF that
face had somehow made him feel boy
again. He was growing weary Of pic
lures and people aad was about "a
suggest leaving when his mother ex-
claimed:
"Oh. there Is Lucy Grant and her
friend. Miss Morley ] had forgotten
Il was their vacation"
Gerald followed her eyes and saw the
lovely woman" and her companion
coming toward his mother and himself
Il was Lucy. then: no wonder the sight
OF her took him back 10 his youth.
"Ah. Lucy dear. 30 glad 10 see yot
and Miss Morley. Lucy. you remem
her Gerald. Of course Miss Morley
my SON.
Gerald acknowledged the introduc
ton and then. taking Lucy's hand. h,
looked down into the same brown eye
Of ten years ago and said. Please "a,
you remember me. Miss Grant: tn
very sight Of you makes me feel younl
again"
Il should have known you anywhere
Mr. Thornton. though you ar
changed"
yes. am changed. ! suppose" an
swered Gerald. who was now alone Will
Lucy. the other ladies having turned .,
admire a picture. "but In ono thing
am the sane"
Lucy looked a, him Tor a momen,
Could he mean what bis voice told he
or was she imaginative? How tall h
Eas and what strength and rehnemen
there we're Ia his face.
Where are Lucy and Gerald7" sske
Mrs Thornton a few minutes after N
meeting.
Il see them az the other side Of IN
room under the picture the Return
Shall We join them?" answered Rut
Morley.
Not now" replied Gerald's mothe
as she watched for a moment the dis
MISUNDERSTANDING man talking ear
nesily with the beautiful woman. nc
now. wish 20 see that waicr-oolo
OF which you spoke"
"He has found that other people d.
yelop." continued the lady to horscl
and her companion. as II In answer
was thinking Lucy sees now that
man may progress even among hall
civilized foreigners