, 1897-03-17
HIS TEMPTATION.
Oh. shut up. MnCrhcrson!''

Walter Macpherson, medical student,
who was thus cmphatically addressed,
finished the verse of the music hall
melody he was singing i'll his musical,
if rather boistCrOus voice, and then
turned toward his companion.
What's up, old mani" he asked, re-
garding him with a comical look of con-
Germ on his gcod naturcd face. You
don't lock rs happy as I've seen you.
To quote Gl&lrio i'll The Sign Of the
Cross Whether is it your liver or
your heart that troubles you? If the
former, send fer the doctor; If the lat
ter, send for the woman" That advice
is invaluable, my Gear fellow, and
ought to he acted upon ut once"
Frank Ross pushed the book he had
been porting over away from him impa-
tiently and rose from the table. lie was
a tail, slightly made lad, very different
i'll appearance from the stalwart Mac
phersOn, with whom he had shared his
lodgings for the last W. sessions. Il.Cy
Were both medical stuG,rts and in ,Leir
second last year.
II wish you'd keep your advice 10
yourself, MACPHERSON, lc said. Il find
it difficult enough to study Just nov;
when you are III the lC,m il 5 inpCsa!-
bic. | aunCt imagine low you ever
manage to get Though your oxGu3. and
with hCnors tCo.'
You see, Pm ret in love, Ross, ana
that makes II difference. My dear boy"
he continued, changing his lantcring
tone. Il wish you would not worry
yourself so much over ~triiics. You will
make yourself i'll Iefore the end of. the
session"
"TritlCs!' Ross exclaimed. DO you
call it Il triiic that ] have not seen her
for nearly three weeks and that, al
though | know she is i'll town, she has
not even written to let me know her ad
dress: l tell you, it is enough to drive a
fellow mad 10 be engaged to II girl like
that!'
Walter Macpherson glanced at Ross
panied, angry face with IL lCok Of SYM
patty on his own handsome one. Thena
dark flush crept gradually over it and
he busted himself in lighting his pipe.
"Have you not seen Miss Wilson late
ly, them he asked kindly. He had II
disagrecable feeling of ~disloyul;y to his
friend in his honest heart as he thought
of how only a few nights ago he had
met, quite by accident on his part, the
young lady in question, and as he had
had nothing special to do walked part of
the way with her t where she was stay
,,,,x ,,,,l, y,,., IL, S,r,.l.,r Ia, had r,,tt
ted to mention The meeting TO Ross, and
of course took it fer granted that he
knew where she was living and had seen
her himself. Macpherson had known
Lily Wilson for Cmc time and was Oh
friendly terms with her, as being
Franks intended. She and Frank came
from tn" SAINT town, some distance out
of Glasgow, and had known each other
all their lives. 1t was al understood
thing that the marriage would take
place whenever Ross was through. He
made no secret to Macpherson of his all
absorbing love for Lily, and Walter,
who had never been in love as yet, lis
tened good naturally, wondering some
times if any girl was worth troubling so
much over, and invariably coming to
the conclusion that if such II one existed
it was Lily Wilson-Lily, with her yell
low hair and tall, willowy figure.
For Il moment he hcsitated whether
to tell Ross Of the nance encounter or
not, then he made up his mind to say
nothing about it. He would try to see
her again and tell her how much pain
she was causing Frank by her silence.
Macpherson had grown very fond of his
companion within the last two sessions,
and in his own blunt, coed naturod way
would have done almost anything to
save him trouble or pain.
Don't fret over her, Frank" he
said, laying his hand on his shoulder.
"You will see her soon, I'm convinced
of that, and then you will laugh ut all
yCur fears ard doubts about her"
Ard Ecss' G~esrCnGoncy, us usual,
gave way btfole his friends cheerful
ness and uniailing influence.
That night Walter Macpherson, after
his classes welo over, went round in the
direction OF where Lily had told him
she was staying III the hopes of seeing
her. 1t was beginning to get dark as he
snuntcred slowly along toward the gates
of the lark, where he had met her the
previous evening. He had almost given
up hope of meeting her, when he saw
her slim figure come slowly toward him
with a lcok under her arm. He stopped
and raised his hat. There seemed al un-
usual GLOW on Lily's fair face as she
gave him her hand.
~ have loon enjoying the park and
a book all afternoon" she said. I'VE
seem destined to meet. Mr.. Macpher-
son."
II was in heres of doing So" Walter
said in his bi,rt WY, locking from his
great height 1T her gracefully poised
head ard set lire eyes, which looked
almost black in tic gathering dusk. 1T
is too late fer yen to be wandering
4 about alcHe. Lut f..oe We have met !
want to have n tall with you. Let %
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