The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-11
HIS TEMPTATION.
oh, shut I'm. Mnt,,ihnrsonl,

Walter Macpherson, medical student,
who was thus emphatically addressed,
finished the verse of the music hall
melody ho was singing in his musical,
if rather boisterous voice, and then
turned toward his companion.
What's up, old MANI" lie asked, re.
garding him with a conical look OF Con
com Oh his good naturod faco. "You
don't lcoli TX happy ms I've seen YOU.
To quote Glabrio in "1be Sign of the
Cross" Whether is it your liver or
your heart that troubles you? If tho
former send for the doctor; if the Int.
ter, send for the woman" 'rhot advico
is Invaluable, my dcar fellow, and
ought TO be acted upC.n ut once. -
Frank hcss pu,ncd the book he had
been porting over away from him inlpa-
tiently ard rcso from the table. He was
tall sliel'tly nTss,lc lad, very different
III appearance from the stalwart Mac
pEcrsrn, with wliom he had shared his
lodgings for tho last two sessions They
We're 10th medical students and in their
second last yc;u.
II wish you'd keep your advice to
yourself, Macpherson, " he said. Il find
1T difficult enough to study inst now;
when You arc i'll the room it's impossi-
bic. l cannot imagine how you ever
manage to get through your exams. and
with honors too. "
You see, I'm not in love, Ross, and
that makes Il difference. Ny dear boy,''
he continued, changing his bantering
tone, II wish you would not worry
yourself SO much over trifics. You will
make yourself i'll before the end of the
session
"Tritlos!' Ross exclaimed. do you
call it Il triflc that have not seen her
for nearly three weeks and that, al
though l know she is i'll town, she has
not even written to let me know her adj.
dress? tell you, il is enough to drive Il
fellow mad to be engaged to girl like
thatv'
Walter Macpherson glanced at Ross
panied, angry face with Il look of SYM
pathy on his OWL handsome one. Then Il
dark flush crcpt gradually over it and
he busted himself III lighting his pipe.
1ihNC NOu llOt StcD MISS w llSCIl loIc-
ly. them he asked kindly. He had
disagrccablc feeling of disloyalty TO his
friend i'll his honest heart as he thought
of how only few nights ago he had
met quite by accident OH his part, the
young lady III question, ard rs be had
had nothing special to dowallicd part Of
the way with her to where she was stay
ing with friends. Somehow he had omit
ted to mention the meeting TO Ross, and
of course took it for granted that he
knew where she was living and had seen
her himself Macpherson had known
Lilly Wilson for some time and was on
friendly terms with her. us being
Frank s intended. She and Frank came
from the same town, some distance out
OF Glasgow, and had known each other
all their lives. 1t was an 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 us vet. lis
tened good naturally, wondering some
times II amy girl was worth troubling so
much over, and invariably coming 10
the conclusion that if such one existed
1t was Lily Wilson-Lily, with her vel
low HAIR and tail, willOwy figure.
For moment he hcsitated whether
to tell Ross OF the chance encounter or
not, then he made ap 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 III his own blunt, good natured way
would have done almost anything to
save him trouble or pain.
Don't fret ovor 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 mt all
your fears ana doubts about her"
And Ross dependency, as usual,
gave way before his friends cheerful
ness an. unfailing influence.
That night Walter Macpherson, after
his classes were over, went round i'll the
direction of where Lily had told him
she was staying in the hopes of seeing
hcr. 1t was beginning to get dark as he
sauntered slowly along toward the gates
of the park, where he had met her the
previous evening. He had almost given
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