Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-08-03

Au at once, after a long silence, a apdT7n,
bare hand crept into his.
bert Ogden and Miss Van Deering,
walking along the beach, locked up the
peninsula, they saw q moving speck
half obsoured by haze and distance.
They regarded it without speculation,
not thinking that the object moving be-
tween horizontal lines of sky and water
was to be an important factor in their
lives. Indeed very much more inter-
esting spectacle would hardly have
aroused them from themselves. Cuth-
bert Ogden had broken through his GUS
tomary reserve, and, not cynically, but
calmly, had spoken of the uninviting
probabilities of his life, adding that ul-
innate success, which he meant to win
in the end, would mean little or nothing
to him If she were excluded from it.
All at once, after long silence, a
warm, bare hand crept into his. A
charming profile was half hidden by
wide hat, which apparently yielded to
the wearer's wishes and inclined over
that part Of her face next to him. All
he could see was very pretty mouth,
which showed little emotion. Els
hand closed tightly over hers, which
was Immediately withdrawn.
lit isn't that I'm doubtful about the
future" said Cuthbert. 1.-THE worst Of
| It is that man spends his best years
fighting fate, SO that at last when the
gods deign to become amicable he ia
only another Midas
but there's your uncle . suggested
Dorothy.
Cuthbert smiled. "You don't know
him. He repudiated me years ago, not
| without reason. When I was of age, I
came into possession of the sum of $780,
o00-a gift from this same thoughtful
relative. l afterward learned that he
gave it to me as test. He wanted to
see what would do with it.
"And what did you do with it," ask
ed Dorothy.
"It's hard to TELL" said the young
man ruefully. II took a college chum
with me to Europe, and when we re-
turned five mouths later hadn't / en-
ny"
"Oh," said dorothy, without much
surprise. She herself had extravaganza
tastes, coupled with unlimited pocket
money; moreover, she knew little of the
practical value of money, SO that it did
not seem to her remarkable that one
should spend 100000 in five months
while travelling for pleasure. "And is
your uncle angry with you for that!
How unreasonable"
| "Can you direct me to Saints Rest,
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs Baxter?"
asked a wheezy voice beside them. They
started and turned toward the speaker,
whose footsteps had made no sound on
the soft sand. 1t was the speck they had
noticed in the distance half an hour be-
fore, now grown to the proportions of a
short, rather stout, middle aged gentle
man. Dorothy was the quicker to reoov-
er herself and replied:
Certainly. It's only short distance
from here. You can see the cottage
through those pines-straight ahead"
"Thank you, said the stranger. He
was observing Dorothy with respectful
but i'll concealed admiration. Like all
ugly men, he had an almost abnormal
appreciation of pretty women. And this
man was ugly-undeniably, hopelessly,
phenomenally ugly. He was even gro-
tesque, which gave him an air Of dis
tinction that comeliness could never
have impaired. His features were large
and set far apart in his wide, roomy
face; his small dark blue eyes sparkled,
and he was flushed with exercise. Over
all played an expression of bland and
playful innocence, like that of good
humored child.
II am Mrs Baxter's uncle" he an
nounced.
"Oh, Professor Swithinl Mrs. Bax-
ter has spoken of you to us-we are her
guests-and she has wondered much
what has detained you," said Dorothy.
Then, to Cuthbert's disgust, the profess
or walked with them to the cottage,
usurping the conversation in the inter-
est of his own affairs. He had been de-
layed by business exigeDcies; he had
come without sending advance notice,
presuming he could obtain carriage at
the station; he had been unable to do
SO, and therefore had beenEompelled to
walk the entire distance, which must
be over a mile, and he had left his lug.
gage at the station, among which was
a valuable telescope. He hoped it might
not be injured.
"You are interested in solar biology,
Mrs. Baxter tells u.s." observed Doro-
thy after all these incidents had been
laid bare.
81 have made study of it for over
80 years, said the professor with pride
Indeed may say that am one of the
pioneers who searched for knowledge
along this line in this century,"
81 suppose it is very difficult to un-
derstand, murmured Dorothy politely.
"Oh, that depends upon the amount
Of application given to it to certain
extent. Though have a natural grasp
Of scientific subjects, can usually tell
the place any person occupied in the
Igreat solar world merely from observa-
ton. Now, if might venture to hazard
an opinion-as to yourself, for instance
LII you would not consider me imper-
ltinent"-
Certainly moi" said Dorothy, smil-
ing.
81 am Of the opinion, then, that you
are Sagittarius. II you will be SO good
On ka mama tho dow If Tho month ~,