The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-06-24

You remember the tender little love |
story that appeared In magazine form |
4 year or two ago and which maidens
cried over and ladies' speculated upon |
Al afternoon teas? Il was as tantallz-
Ing In It's way as Frank stoektons
ycxatious question. the lady or the
tigerl Did Luke know? the ladies
asked each other and the answer was
according to the temperament OF the
speaker. for the author had left Il
mystery. Luke. a blum. lovable back
woodsman. tells a comrade about the
iojourn Of a family Of wealth and eul-
lure In bic neighborhood one summer
ong before and about the lovely girl
n queer actions. Every one who
reads the story as the author makes
Luke tell Il knows that the girl loved
Luke. There II ends with no promise
II hopes frultlon. Readers wonder u
Luke ever learned the truth. The
lray-halred conductor was telling the
story 10 a friend who stood with him
on the platform the other day. He
never forgot his duty long enough 70
leave an angry woman waving her UNI
brella frantlcally after the reireating
AR nor carry another past her desu-
nation. but one could read IN his fac
The appreciation Of the sadness and
poetic essence OF the midsummer tale.
That man r. one In a thousand" said
he friend afierward. HE has the
Highest kind Of an opinion Of women.
he bows az ;helr shrine a. he would
a that OF a far-away saint He is
bachelor and always will be on account
u the strangest kind Of love story
sou ever heard. HE Is a college man
and has a 10, OF energy. though you
night think he was lacking IN any
hing like ambition. After he gradu-
,ted from college there was no opening
n professional or business channels
g him. for he was a poor boy who hal
worked his way through college. The
mpport Of his mother and a younger
lister then devolved upon him. He
lad a chance 70 get work as a street.
ar conductor and as that was the only
hing that presented Itself he. like
4 sensible man. accepted H. lie had
)een az work not more than three
months wher he noticed a sweet-iace
,Irl Who rode on bis car two or three
lines a week. She was one Of the
,lrls who rad.ate sunshine She
mllcd az every one. including the con-
iuctor. His lie had been a hard and
onely one ard Il Is no wonder that
ne sight Of the gracious girl and the
iellcate scent Of her favorite perfume
yet him dreaming he began 20 think
u TIE days when he was established
ma profession and might meet this
girl o. an equal he noted the bird
Ike turn Of her head and the tcndrils
4 hair on her neck with a lovers de-
light II he had been more OF a elod
and less Of a dreamer this wouldn'i
have happened. but as Il was he was
made Ccsta;ically happy by the oppor
tunlty 20 raise her umbrella or plct
M her handkerchief he never pre-.
suined upon ho- mechanical politeness
lie knew she was practically unawar,
d his existence Butt these dreamerl
are strange people Once or twice
young man accompanied her on hei
downtown trips. This caused a hercl
little pang Of jealousy, but he reasone.
that she knew nothing OF his devo
ton. that he was not In a position 4
declare himself then and would not b
until fortune smiled. She vas youne
No one would take her from him 10
years yet one week he missed her
| Another passed and she ala not appea,
lie overheard a conversation one da
that gave him the information he d.
sired. She was IN az her home. n
learned the address. Next day som
exquisite rcd roses ehcored the sight Z
the sick girl No card accompanio
them. Every day the silt was r,
peatcd. One day a merry party boar
ed the car. The pretty glrl. lookiu
strong and well again. and the youn
man whom the conductor had notice
before. were the center OF the crow
when the merry party allghted q
pretty girl looked fhyly az the col
ductor. She had a warm heart a,
often led her TO forge, the less Ia
portant conventonau,les cac d.
hado aiiou 20 the cat al hone. VI
not 90 this quiet. stern-loot.ag ma
\ who she vaguely remembered. had d
D ways been kinder than bis duties o
o qu.rCd Besides. she was go happy {
p night that her heart overlooked wi
y Kind Impulses. Good-by. she sa.
I. softly. 4 shall not ride ON your 90
again soon. We $50 90 Cleveland
: live. was married today
e "rhc hand pressure that rcturn
q hers was semitic and respectful III
r mans face was ashcn. Ho said not
word. ne was surprised. Perhaps
/. should uo, have done that. she WIS
n perod % che bridegroom. 'Nothli
4 You DO could be wroug. dear ne viii
: percd. and neither Thought Of the col
4 duc.or again. know him well. az
/. I was al a loss 70 account Tor his m
roscness and the premature whlienli
OF his hair. Il was long afierwa
that ne told me this In a burst OF CO.
. adencc. II was the death Of the mar
y ambition. That happened fifteen yea
/. ago. lie Is a street car conductor 81.
probably always viii be. He seer
n to havr no desire 20 become anythll
a else"
10 Tho nouischo Zoltun-. McxicA pu
fishes some statistics showing III
taken altogether. q O. rather unhcalt
:. business 70 be president Of Mexll
l. Mexico has had nity-avc rulers SIN
y 1921. -Four OF these were execute