The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-05-20

door did not feel happy. What were
nv prospects? / had hundred year
of my own nothing else.
OF all things, too, Professor Whit.
comb was teacher OF philosophy. II
is just those men who are so concerned
with ideals that look so tremendously
sharp after the downright material
good things of this life.
The gentleman disconnected me from
the outset by his formal manners and
his blue glasses. Up went his eyebrows
when told him what l wanted. Still
he heard me to the cad. Only when !
had exhausted all my powers of as
severation about the great things I
could land would) do, with Bella en-.
gagged to me, did he cough, and pass
sentence.
81 never in my life, Mr.. -"
(glancing at my card) "Marribone,
heard anything more absurd or i'm.
practicable than your proposition. /
have nothing more to say. Good
morning."
When was outside held my senses
just sufficiently to rush back to Great
Russell street. Some one else got my
seat, of course hulking, raw, young
Scotsman, also BarSs man. waited,
however, till lunch time, and then told
her all.
"Poor Philr' said she. "I--1'm
afraid it is all over"
We are again among the Greek gods
and goddesses. She cried gently as she
spoke.
"But you love me?" asked in
boiling rage against fate.
"Yes, love you, said she, chok.
ingly.
every well, then, shall win you
yet. Bella, alwayslove me and things
will right themselves.
The kiss we then exchanged seemed
our last, Tor. though / saw her in the
afterno oon. she never appeared again in
the reading-room.
Iwrote to her and received one let.
ter in reply as follows:
"My Very Dear Phil-Papa forbids
me to correspond with you in any way,
and I must, alas, obey him. 1 can
only repeat what you know. You are
enshrined in my heart. Let us pray
that the future may be brighter for US
both. Your Fond Bella"
Sweet, sweet letter, in spite Of the
despair it indicated!
For the ensuing fortnight was like
one bereft of half his senses. tried
to work-could not, and ran down in
health at gallop.
learned that Professor Whitcombe
was cold hearted, scheming monster.
He worshiped rank and money, though
he taught the pursuit of the noble, the
true, and the beautiful. Hypocrite
1t was plain had nothing to hope for
from him.
Then my father compelled me to see
our doctor-he and they all were go
alarmed at my personal appearance,
plus cough. 't...
The upshot was that in mid. .Decem-
Der was in the Bay of Biscay, bound
for Australia. 1t was my only chance,
said the doctor. He little knew. Ono
word from that philosopher fellow and
would have been Hercules in five
minutes.
However, the Rubicon was passed.
had written "goodby' to Bella and
received no answer.
Landing at Melbourne, | at once
made arrangements for going up
country, to present certain letters to
a cattle owner, Mr.. Grant, among
whose acres and quadrupeds | was
supposed to have the best possible
chance of regaining health.
And here settled down.
1t was less than eighteen months
afterward that | received an awful
note from Professor Whitcom5e, in.
forming me that his daughter was
married to distinguished colleague,
in every way able to insure her happi.
ness" That was how he put it. ] was
further requested to see both the ab-
surdity and impropriety Of continuing
to address letters to Bella at her faith.
er's house.
My own people confirmed the mis-
erable news. They didn't know the
particulars. but they had seen Bella's
name in the Times.
Once more / had fit OF raving, but
it passed, and then l set to work to
make money. the only aim that seemed
left to me.
Under advice from Mr.. Grant I had
already bought good block of land.
l now prepared to stock it.
In three years l was worth flo, 900
and scant JOY the knowledge Of.
forded me.
This, however, was nothing to what
happened in the fourth year. Gold
was discovered all along our line of
country, and an expert I had told me
l was millionaire. So it proved.
After vast deal OF excitement with
financiers and company promoters. !
cleared out OF the country fabulously
rich, considering my antecedents.
But though rich, wasn't happy.
being one OF those fellows, sometimes
onviable and sometimes to be pitied,
who, having once desired thing, are