The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-23
WHATADULI. BOY DID

workers of the world He had early shown
evidence of having the commercial instinct
and his father, who was a wool dealer. fos-
tered the tendency in the hope of training
up a son who should be leader in trade
What wonder, then, that he should grow
up the most energetic, unsentimental and
hard headed of business men? 1t would
have been difficult to find two people more
entirely unlike both by nature and train
ing, than this plain, practical Jack Dali
ton, and that learned exponent of the
higher culture, Miss Beatrice Harcourt.
She had been to one of the leading wom-
an s colleges, had taken honors and was
d PHI B. And throughout the society of
this particular city the fame of Miss Har-
courts intellectuality had gone forth.
All the young men who did not regard
themselves as particularly well equipped
mentally had polite way of avoiding Miss
Harcourt.
Jack Dalton was introduced to her at
the NIeretiths' one evening, and, as every
one said, it was just like his hard headed
ness, after being warned, to take fancy
to her
g You heat any one ever saw, Jack
said Fred Merriam. 81 believe you We tax
en- a liking to Beatrice Harcourt You've
been talking to her for fully 20 minutes. -
Why, yes. She's a rather nice girl, I
think, - Gssid Jack.
Nice enough, to be sure, - replied Fred,
''but she's SO darned intellectual you
know. She goes in for science and philos-
ophy and all that. -
''Well. that's all right, isn't it? There's
no harm in Il Svoman's being smart if she
wants to, is there?''
"That's all right, Jack It's Just like
your hard Medicines. Go on, and first
thing you know you'n land up against a
stump"
cob, well, my plow is sharp, and my
ribs are strong, and it won't much mat
ter" And Jack laughed as he passed on.
But he was not done with those who
feared for his safety at Miss Harcourt' S
hands. That very night his sister-for he
had a sister-took him to task.
ooh, Jack, jack, you foolish boyP' she
I said 81 saw you talking a long time this
| evening with Beatrice Harcourt. You dear
old Ounce, what could you find to talk
about?''
''She seemed to be interested in what I
said y
''seemed--yes, seemed. Seeming and
being are two different things What were
| you saying to her?''
eve were talking about the tariff and
! sheep and different sorts of WOOL
/ ooh, Jack, Jack, broke in his sister,
"talking sheep 10 Miss Harcourtl Horror
! of horrors!''
''Why, she seemed to enjoy it, I'm sure,
! and asked questions by the DOZEN
| 'EYou poor, foolish boy, she was making
! fun of you right to your face and laugh.
! ing in her sleeve all the while, and you
! didn't have tho eyes to see it. -
Then an interruption occurred in the
| person of Professor Max Mortimer, pro-
/ fessor of psychology at Stanton university,
/ who came to visit the AGcGibeny- Duffs.
! OF course Mrs. McGibeny-D Duff had Bea-
| Grice to meet the professor Immediately.
/ and it happeuGd also very naturally that
! the learned gentleman was greatly taken
! with this self possessed, intellectual girl.
! who could converse with him upon any
| subject which lie chose to introduce So
( it was not long before the professor came
to he very much in evidence at the Har-
| court home.
| This duh young man went to see Bea-
I trice Harcourt just as usual and when he
! happened to Inesst the professor there it
never seemed TO ruffie him in the least.
| When the young woman would try and
| draw him into the conversations, he had
| but one reply:
"Oh, don't IniEd me. Go on. You
| know 1 don't know anything about those
| things. I'm we'll enough satisfied just lis
| tening to you two and learning some
thing
Fred Merriman vas Disguised He said in
confidence to a GEAR friend:
''Well, Jack Dalton ought to be the
grand master Of blind fool council No.
J
! fessor has all the winning cards in his
! hands. -
Fred was too good a friend of Jacks to
1 withhold FROM him the benefit of is opiu-
ion, so he aecosted Dalton one day a,ad
! tried to explain tl.e situation to him
1t was only another instance of JACK s
| hard Medicines tstas he should take the
import of his frienc s words in a way en-
| tirely apart froIa what was intended.
MANY, many thanks, Fred, - he said,
'sfor what you have sold me If things be
as you say, might as well find out my
and I am going to know which it is. -
And that night he called on Beatrice
''with intentions. -
preliminaries, Il hive loved you for a
/ long time, and 1 want to marry you
Everybody thinks have no chance against
! Professor Mortimcs-, and maybe haven t.
/ OF course can't tGlk philosophy and sci
! ence and''-
ooh, Jack, don't say any more about
science and philosophyE' cried Beatrice
| Il have had enough to last me my life
| time The professor has made me almost
/ hate them. Do ycu suppose a woman
wants to be wooed with syllOgisms? Yes,
/ I IL marry you, Jack, for ism t sincere love
| better than science?''
The professor said nothing but packed
| his grip and went back to talk philosophy
! to his young men.
And Jack, who was dull boy and
| didn't know what furore he had created,
| just laughed and was very happy.-NeW
| York Sun