The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-04-12

caught IN q nash now the rowan Der
ries coming down.
"Mould she 20 straight out by On,
ian door, he asked himself. "Or com,
Into the gardenf'
A rustic Of the silk skirts comlni
down the path toward him. a giimps
~ q comely figure sllhouetted momen
tarlly against the pendant ivy, was
the agreeable answer 10 this query.
AS we have both come very Iona
distances. and lndlspuiably upon IN,
same quest" she began. III Il but fair
Indeed. the right aud civil thing 10 do
/ think. to ask you II you have comt
% any decision about the housei ] be
Hove" here her eyebrows went up and
she showed a CLEAN Of teeth. IN all
business matters man takes prece.
dence"
but In matters OF sentiment" he in
tcrrupted her. woman
"Sentlmentf" she said. do you
think. then. even In her business trans
actions woman Is necessarily senti
mcnialf'
Il certainly do" he answered
She moved on down nearer the dag
ged edge Of the reach, aud stood look
ing away across Il 10 the green mead
ows opposite. each detail Of her charm
ing person duplicated In the water
with dlslracting accuracy.
"Ah. II you knew me better" she
said. lyon would lind that am most
prosalc creature. threw aside scntl.
mcnt ten years ago. when threw
aside my youth. My head az this mo
ment. II you could see the workings Of
Il. IL fun of the prosiest specnlatl0ns
as 10 the drainage u the cottage, the
exact character n the soil on which
Il stands. for | have strong suspl
clon that % Is built upon clay; I am
prop0unding. too. whether like the
kitchen range The scullery strikes
me as having been thought Of after
ward: and about the bath room ittinea
! am just wondering II seems 90 me
they are inadequate. as compared with
the ilowery suggestion of sanitary per.
fection conveyed In the Daily Tee
graph: and-wcll. the drawing aud
dining rooms are certainly rather cir.
cumscribcd. aren't thcyT
yet. az the same time, you are
agrccably pleased ON the wholeT he
suggested.
"On the principle that nothing. even
IN slx-room cottages on the banks Of
the Thames. can entirely reach the
/ fullnoss Of our expectations, yes"
lie smiled and spread his hands.
"ln that respect the best Of ms are
/ hut as little children. ever SEARCHING
after what Is absolutely impossible IN
/ this world perfection" he answered.
"Yes-why Is ~ We should not like
Il n We could get a. either. Yet va
search search search. and waste oui
whole lives"
She turned her arch glance toward
him aud waited.
1T ~ our disease. Perhaps Il Is pm
there purposcly. and here comes thu
irony uf li-if everything were perfec
ton we shouldn't know a."
mo. we should want counicractlnl
foils. Ike milcsi0nea 10 show MS Il Il
perfection" Her eyes travelled mp th'
green slope toward the house aud sh'
added. rcverting 10 q. "liut you-yol
also like This by no means faultlcsi
hii0u residence. Yes. | can see by
your facc-yOur face assures me tina
you have seen something today tina
plcascs you
llr dropped his hazel eyes upon he
and leaned on his cane.
"lcs." he said slowly; Il have Ger
taiuly fccn something that plcases m
to-day. hut" he added, quickly. 4"
am willing 10 waive priority. u hayl
10. which ] doubt. IN your favor an,
back ont 81 an competition with re-
Gard 10 the bilnu residence After an
what does @ siguliyf lam bachelor
anything win do me-"
'4ld am sp.nster.' she said. Will
a fmiic. why should not anything IL
Tor Wr:
"Fcr all their never 'avln' met tll
lhis ere morning. they seem 10 h
ghily friendly" observed the care
mkcr. watching their departure dow
the shady road together later. II
seems 10 me 10 hc moro a question q
taking each other than taking IN
house They ain't said nothing ahnu
the house one way or foihcr. hut the,
have said q good deal about each othe
judging by their eyes"
The woman picked moro wild flower
~ she went hack, the man ass,stin
he's Midway down the dusty Ian
they rested on a fallen oak. the victiI
'of q recent cyclone. anl told each othp
their biographies. Al the inn, close {
the railway. they lunchcd together /
the lun parlur criilclsing the propri,
tors IDEAS of art aflcrward, a task q
elastic quality according TO the degre