The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-06-12

"Oh don't. you didn't even see him.
then"
Sec vhomT
"lhnl dreadful old Chlnaman.T
"No. what about himT'
"Oh I don't know-hut he wnf 20.
ing 10 do eomelhing awful 10 you.
or a dagger IN his hand"
Well. laughed her fears away. told
her She was foolish 10 be- frightened.
accused her having nerves. and al
that. as we 80 when We want NO.
man lc feel our superior mental polsc
you know. Al the time. however. I
lad q srfpiclon that she might be
right aicni II. aud remembered she
lock On the face q The man | Lad
logged with ny arm some two hours
before
When We reached Airs. g,anord's
home | declined 10 give up the ga.
pot ! told her ! would have Il mend
ri for her. and we had some pleas
art sauing about the cup 81 tea
which she would brew iol be IA the
lilcpIeseg,ing pot
Tie next day received a note fTom
Jim Leo asking me 60 DC at NY ROOMS
that evening az % O'clock as be- wis he'd
90 zee mc lie confined The young
lady's story. an erc.wiinsr8 to tie
AFFAIR lad told ilm about % AID De-
warned me 10 DC Oh NY guard against
cld Chung who WIS 70 appeared. q
dark character. ard subject o. DTS
n violent rage wlcu hnf drunk
with op.rm. though Do had not yei
committed any ari which would
rarsr his inject or Imprisonment
"Sae vei' bravo young laly" Jim went
on. "lou must Dec proud a. o. bee
fticud She save your lie. 'uusr SIZE
think so quick"
After flni had Ia call N coufsc.
iuie ! was little murc rivIl about ihs
AFFAIR" tint evening She. vey scnsi
bly, Ind NOT mentioned 10 tu Mrs. Sinf-
ford. nor any ore che. She looscd ~
prrfit that night. IN roft. rose-piuk
sort az gown" Again Mr. Austin
hpsrd into silence. His pipe ind gone
out uuhec,led and bis eyrs lnok,d ten.
derry Htn the glowing Goals
Harold summers looked quizsically
az his '"stoi'" friend. and a new light
hrukc through his uulclicf IT, ~ ca. Il
his lips 20 My something when tie mar.
rutnr resumed:
Tile teapot couldn't bc mendcd for
the pieces were lost ! tnoh u hack ~
her rs Il was. one afternoon. and askt Il
Tor ny promised rrp Of tea Sha was
alcuo ut homo. ani we talked 81 ~ .ry
tllae under the sun. from humhlr-ises
10 EmNnina. Finally. she mrdr sea.
and just for the FUN 90 a. hrcwrd q m
tie shattered receptacle She hid
such dainty wys and such pretty
hands u was treat. really 10 scc
her manage this clumsy thing. Then
asked Lcr 20 read. aud she chose 'By
tho Fireslde' Don't know t. sun
mers iuicfposcd "Oh. Ms the on. l..
ginning
'linN well know what I mean % 40
when the long. dark autumn evenings
come
Browning you know"
"Nu." said Harold. ''as | said helo.e.
I don't know
well. ! knew IL. but never saw lc-
fore such a wealth OF tenderness il v
It's wonderful
"Oh. Is us" inquired summers. Ia a
tone that implied sccpticism. whilc
through hla mind stole n iemcmhu ne
Cf a conversation he cnce had WIKI
this same Henry Austin. when the ist-
ter gentleman had declared that lc
rullv believed be- had passed through
the poetic Stage of Development and
would never caIe 90 read poetry again.
II had its value. undoubtedly. but u
required for its appreciation q comhin-
alton Of FEELING and sentiment which
belonged purely % youth. tie had eg-
planned. as Summers remembered that
some people never advanced hcycnd
this stage Of dcvclupll Hut, some never
reached H. owing 10 Serious dcicienc o.
la their composition hut that this alp
probation ol ~ feeling for poetry
could he cocXlsicnt with the Keen Incl
iectral thought Of maturity. DE- denici.
90 least, nc was sule of bis theory. gs
applied 10 himself
Muh thee thoughts running through
his brain. De- scarViy heard. as Austin
TALKED ca. mOw % himsoli than o. bis
lluerrr.
"But who could have expected thu.
when We two drew together hrsty
Just Ter the ohN ious human bliss. g
satisfy HES daily thirt.
With thing men seldom mlss.
She has such a well modulalcd volvr
aud she reads SO inielllccntly O..
ways enjoy that We read good deal
together lclDw size went
Then she j. not Ia town a. prcscu,r'
"No."
"Rut You keep this shattered. d..
crcplt. forlprn Cll teapot 10 remember
her hyg That's what vall compli.
mculary. How pleased shr would be
10 know that this cumhllrg relic rep.
rcscnts herself"
"Slc does know H." returned Austin.
calmly "Shc gave Il to mc to keep for
her. Tor she said her four sisters would
lc into her trunks as soon - she gut
home. and she didn't want 10 hear u
ridiculcd"
"To keep for her" repeated sum
mers. TO 10 on forever with iha, thing
staring You IN the face. 90 base 10 lug
1, about With you wherever you 50. a.
grow cid with that hollow muvlcry Of
vanished ioy ldlotlally posing on your
Mantcl shclf-wrl'
Until rhc returns" Austin conthi-
ugd. mmindful OF the Interruption.
"Oh. she will eventually etuin then
and relieve YOU"
In May was the reioindcr MAY
10th she leaves arrives her, thc
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