The Red Cloud chief., 1897-10-15

would. Els clown In our show. e is
There was silence for n minute in the
big library, then the scholar said gent
ly: why do you want a love philter?
IL them n you are engaged to tickle?
well. e runs after Mad'selle Leon
ore, and | can't stand IT, and rates
i'm, and e laughs at me, ana I'm
bcastly miserable. I am"
The girls voice broke. and great
tears rolled down her checks. The
scholar was much distressed. lie was
a very learned man. and instructed In
the best wisdom of many lands, but he
had also studied diligently u book that
IT requires no great crudition tn under
stand. hut only what IL quite as rare,
u humble heart. \ certain saying IN
that book which runs: But thou hast
mercy upon all. aud winkest at the sins
of men, because they should amend. "
came into his mind, and the trouble oil
this poor circus girl was very real to
him. She wiped her eyes with "a gayly-
bordercd pockct-handkcrchicf. and
said.
What would u Idly do?'
The scholar pondcrcd for a moment,
then said dinidently. and with extreme
%shyness; II think that she would not
show that she minded. That she
would try to he always sweet and good
tempered and gracious. above all to
Madam What's-her-name. Don let
him think himself so precious, my
child. We all value what Is hard to
obtain. He's too sure OF you or he
wouldn't tease you II you are wise,
and If he Is worth %having-if he's
worthy OF you and of your good father,
you'll find that all this nonsense will
come to an end rs n tale that IL told.
II was n long speech for the scholar
to make; he flushed n little as he made
II. and the circus girl gazed at him ad'
miringly. exclaiming:
YOU are u KNOWN old cove"
The scholar shook his head and sale
humbly: II fear | am ignorant in thes'
matters. | have only known three
women intimately In my life m!
mother. my wife, and my daughter"
, rs that what your daughter dld--th'
young Idly as il Just married." sh
asked eagerly
!. II don't know what she did" an
swered the scholar gently: and indee
1t was true. for the engagement ha,
come upon him as a bolt from the blu
while he was thinking of Phyllis as still
In pinafores.
Was she very ard to pleasc?" per
sisted the girl.
Had Phyllis been hard to please? tn
-, scholar asked himself. He did nc
= know. II had not taken long to pleas
her, anyhow; SO he said; II don
know II she was hard to please. but
know that whatever she did was rigf
and sweet and womanly. and you ca
do all that yourself my dear"
II wish | was a lidy!" sighed the eli
=, Gus girl: but father says as one ca
10 be as good a girl In a troupe as II or
10 was a scripture reader. e do. | s,
., as you're IA sky pilot by yer choke
What do you say?"
II quite agree with your father:
~ must he a most sensible man, and
wish | knew him. Believe me. a CT
rus lady can be Just as useful a lac
as any other II she will only try, an
| am sure you'll try
The girl rose from her seat, so d
the scholar: she held out her hand
him and he took It. and the old ms
and the girl looked into zach other
eyes.
Good bye" said the girl; I'm gli
| came. though you are so ignora,
about love poshins!"
I'm very glad you came" said Il
:, scholar heartily: and, 3elleve me, y,
I need no love p%oshins.' you are qui
: charming enough without" The q
flushed up to the roots OF the furz
brush. Then the scholar said: "Wou
you like some roses?" The girl sal
Please. sir" In the shyest, smalle
voice. and the scholar held the do
open for her to pass out. Then he II
lowed her across the hall and throu,
the open front door. lie took his pru
ing-knife from his pocket and he C
p" her a great bunch of the roses that we
famed throughout the county, then
ri walked down the drive with her. al
'u ut the lodge gate he babe her good-b,
She started down the road, and tn
looking back and seeing him still stan
~ ing at the gate, she ran back, sayi
We breathlessly: Il wish you'd come n
up see me ride. | can jump through I
oops beautiful !. can! | should like
show yer"
The scholars eyes were very XIII
% but he shook his head. saying: 81
u getting an old man. my dear; I hare
ever go out at night"
CT But there's a matinee-an afterno
III show"-sh she explained, this aft,