Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1897-05-07

the HeXb Gay Ht pulCuoSOu
copy of the great work and tried
t. read it. He tounl the book
difficult, and he fancied that Silvia
Jones did not know herself what
she was writing about.
This thought opened up a new
question. Was Miss Jones not
grand piece OF sup-rdcialtAf Un
doubtedlv The pnbllsher of the
book had been imposed upon and
ne people of Bloomington were
fools. He would exposrMl~s Jones.
Accordingly, with Miss Jones
book il his hand, he took his way
that very afternoon to the residence
OF his learned friend Professor
ShinestOne.
Happily, he found bis friend at
home aud alter u nrlet introduc
tion, he liunched his SIbj CT.
would like Your opinion about
tnis book, b. SAL, la,lng the vo'-
ume down. Does the Au nor know
what he is taking abOuty(Ht use d
tue masculine form out Of drference
to the rules of grammar) My own
o.nnion as hat he dOss L.
Probably you know the nauf
observed Professor SninestOne.
Then, looking at the title page "f
book, which was signed simply
S. Joues,' ne added With sudden
interest, tn very glad YOU called,
Bryman. have been inquirlng
for Samuel jones and Simon
Jones aud Solomon Jones', and a
hal dozru o. her Joueses ever sihcU
this book appeared, ii the hope OF
discovering the mai | "dnt 10
know.
Then you do think the work
merliOrl0usf
Meritorlousl Why the author is
geuiosl Aboye All hin.s | should
1
Ike 10 meat hin II br eau be seen.
Does e reside herrf
IT required co slider bic courage
Oh Br, mans part 10 restrain an
i 1pulsr to rush uncrremouiouslS
olt OF Professor Shlnes'oue's
Presence. He felt ashamed ani
almost shocked At what lie had
done.
Wans to explain, hr said STAN
mering IN his pAlnthl rmbards+
ment, that my motlvr III coming
10 you was proper aud not unman
h;-at least it seemed so TO me an
hour ago. Also, | must inform you
that IS. Jones' Is not the signature
of man.
The professor ST rt1d. Thrn sud
denly starting up, he exclaimed
Culne along aud iutIoduce me %
Miss J ,nes i'm .urdiaI ly.
Impossible, my d ar sir pro
tested Bryman III alar'". He lei
that he would prefer 10 face the
most appalling danger rather thai
20 meet silva Jones.
And Why not prayP urged th'
man OF learning. have been pnr
poslug for some time 10 6rg for al
introduction to this lady. IoI
must do this for me or lose my
friendship.
B'yman saw that here wa" n'
bODr. The hest terms he c0nl'
make Tor himself was To Ob Atn
little delay,
: During the interval he shut him
self up in his room, scarcely ven
tuning to look out lest he nigh
\ see something that would remlh'
him of Miss Jones. lie determln"'
F that when tho ordeal Ut seeing
? her once again should be over Ih'
J streets OF Bloomington shonl
. know him no more.
He WAS in this hopel' ssly pa
sive state Of mind when he pT'
sc ted himself with PrOtesso
Sbinrstone on the occasion Of Mis-
jones' next 'afternoon,' Silva lOol
ed even more beautiful. Bry ma
: thought than she did The previor
week; bat NJ had no courage
= indulge in any cony ers'tlon wit
u her. The happy little moth'
Z would Willingly have favored hi
with more talk, but Brymau DIRE.
" ID Ter only ID little less than
L. dreaded Silvia. What would Il
l. dear old lady think OF him If 81
knew that he had actually planu'
u to overthrow SIlyia's sway.
He spent wretched bali hO
ID the Jones' parlor and gOiI
home be cnnfided to his fIleI
y HJSt the whole story of the u
- comfortable influence under whi'
ne was suffering.
Hoyt listened attentIvely, al
said at the end, Why my de
fellow, itsa a simple matter. Y