The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1897-02-06

at him, and at the same time noticed,
with satisfaction that he was hot and
flushed and had evidently hurried to
meet her. f.
"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. 1 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
ooh, she will be all right, I hope,
Indeed, l had letter this morning
from my firm, 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 a horrible nui.
sance. l hate to leave the country,
and-the people here" Roger blushed.
II think have never liked it so much
before" Roger paused and went a
little deeper crimson under his SUM-
burn.
1--WE 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 a 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 a 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.
tons 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 longed to hear, and he, too,
StrOve 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 he 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
we'll 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 a
moment.
II don't care if they are," she said,
sharply, with a little scornful laugh.
of consideroing them.'' 9.-sas@sssA
The next moment she could have
bitten her tongue out, for she saw that
she had made a false step.
Roger looked at her amazed. Was
this the woman he had endowed with
every virtue, who was the unselfish,
devoted eldest daughter-a second
mother to her Younger sister? Like a
flash, 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. I
had no idea it was so late, and now l
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 it
was too late, and though he made no
further comment on her remark, he
was Jared to the very core. Her true
nature was reVealed TO MIN, and she
had lost her chance.
When they arrived at her fathers
door he shook hands with her and
said:
II think this is our goodbye, Miss
Viccars. I return to town tomorrow"
Long afterWard he confded 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. It was narrow escape,
though"
And that is why 'it'' never came off.
Household Words.
"Im No Deid Yet"
There has just died in Liverpool
John GeddeS who was once the hero