The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-01-30

AOIs d1u oAC Nu1hSO ou uuCOuCcluSu1y.
and her little start Of surprise when he
caught up with her was quite perfect
Il was half afraid I night miss you
this morning." he said My aunt kept
me talking long while over her busi
ness Matters
He was staying with the aunt, from
whom he had ':expectations.
John knew that she was very rich.
and had ascertained that he was her
favorite nephew.
Il know you do SO much for her
She has often told me what a clear
head you have for business
Julia threw a glance of admiration
at him, and at the same time noticed.
with satisfaction that he was hot and
flushed and had evidently hurried to
meet her. ~-+'
"A man must not be muddle- headed.
these days, if he means to do any
good" returned Roger. naturally
pleased at her little compliment.
II don't know what she will do when
you have to go away again. hope it
will not be yet She will be quite lost
without you," and Julia gave a little
sigh. as if to imply that his aunt
would not be the only one to miss him.
''Oh, she will be all right, I hope
Indeed, l had letter this morning
from my tirm saying that urgent bust.
ness would require me to return this
week to town-to-morrow, if possible"
"Not so soon!' Julia's tone of regret
and anxiety was wholly genuine.
I'm afraid so. It's horrible nui.
sance. l hate to leave the country,
and-the people here" Roger blushed
Il think have never liked it SO much
before" Roger paused and went
little deeper crimson under his sun.
burn.
I've shall miss you dreadfully,'
faltered Julia, casting down her eyes.
They had arrived at the top of the
long avenue, and began their walk
back in silence. Roger was thinking.
He hardly knew how to begin, even
with all Julia's help. He was a nerv-
Gus young man, with great ideas of
Woman's sweetness and unselishness,
and he INDUCED in chivalrous rever-
ence toward the weaker sex, which is
fairly rare in these days. To him wo.
men were all ministering angels, meet
to be enshrined in secluded home cir
Gle, and whose proper vocation was to
make home happy and oil the wheels
of life for men. He had got his no.
tions from his mother, who was all
this and mOre-a veritable pearl among
women, and it was an apt illustration
OF the blindness of love that he should
have selected Julia Wears as the wo-
man who most nearly approached his
IDEAL
The minutes passed. Only an odd,
desultory remark was interchanged,
and the bottom of the avenue was
reached, and yet he had not spoken as
she had longeds to hear, and he, too.
3stroves in vain to find words to speak.
Julia, though inWardly chatting under
the delay, was very quiet, too, having
a shrewd idea of the purport of his
thoughts.
AS they turned again he suddenly
drew himself up and bent toward her,
the very words trembling on his
tongue. At that instant the town
clock doomed 1-decisive, distinct
Roger started, for the silence had been
so deep a moment before, and the
words were arrested ere spoken.
Zone o'clock Will they be waiting
dinner for you?' he asked.
He knew the doctors family dined at
1 punctually, for the children had af-
ternoon school, and be remembered
he was the very soul of consideration
for others-that the busy mother had
often told him how put about the
household was if dinner were, by any
chance, late. His was one of those
well regulated minds which never, un-
der any circumstances, allow feelings
of considering them.''
Julia was at high-tension, and his
question made her forget herself for
moment.
II don't care if they are," she said,
sharply, with a little scornful laugh
"Let them wait. I am tired to death
Of consideroing them''
The next moment she could have
bitten her tongue out, for she saw that
she had made false step.
Roger looked at her amazed. Was
this the woman he had endowed with
every virtue, who was the unselfsh.
devoted eldest daughter-a second
mother to her Younger sister? Like a
hash. certain hints he had heard whis-
pered about her, but had disbelieved,
came into his mind; certain little act
ions of hers he had seen. but had over
looked, arranged themselves before his
eyes, and she stood there before him in
a new light. He felt as if he had re-
ceived an icy-cold shower bath, and
the scales fell from his eyes.
"At any rate, am sure Mrs. Viccars
would not like me to detain you. |
had no idea it was so late, and now
think of it, my aunt will be expecting
me-" was his answer, as he turned
homeWard decisively
Julia noticed his change of tone. and
tried to smooth over her Slip But il
was too late, and though he made nc
further comment on her remark, he
was Jared to the very core Her true
nature was revealed to him, and she
had lost her chance.
When they arrived at her fathers
door he shook hands with her and
said:
Il think this is our goodbye, Miss
Viccars. I return to town Tomorrow"
Long afterward he confided the tale
to friend and ended with: by
Jove! I thought girl who could
speak like that of her home people
would not long want to consider a
husband. 1t was narrow escape,
though"
And that is why ''it'' never came off.
Household Words.
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