The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-02-04

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farming. So his uncle took him into
the mantles. where he might be doing
well; but | wish he'G never gone to
! school. | do. then he'd a-been content
TO stay and help his father about the
Old place that's belonged to the Frys
no one knows how long. You can see
their names in the churchyarG."
II was i'll the c~hurchyard. amid the
mC>>-grOwE Ee&G>iones. that Miss
RUScummou not uGly saw the names OF
many dead and gone Frls. but made
the acquaintance Of the newcomer. He
came to her across the fled that lay be
tween the house and the church. and
she could see his fair hair shining in III"
sun. He N:i> tail and handsome. she
thought.
MY mother sent me to tell You that
tea j. rraGy. Its half an hour earlier
than usual. Yes. I've just come down.
Il al seems very beautiful. after Lon
don. doesn't it,"
It's - beautiful" said Mabel. that
| am beginning 10 wonder how / sha!,
ever be able to leave Il"
lie walked beside her Cor awhile ir
silence. then he said:
Won were al Girtor. my mother tells
me. Don't you find this sort OF thing
strange after The stirring intellectual
life there"
She laughed Il little
Il don't think we wrr, very intel
| lrctuai-" she began.
Il fee! 30 much all | have missed" he
said. IF only my father haG not sown
whca, ;hat Year"
"Yo>." she said. Il know. It was very
iarG.
She WAS interested in the boy. for.
though he Was OF hcr own a".. h.
seemed to her infinitely Young. Hi
naive. laundering anxiety to let Ter sec
that he. too. knew all about til" intel
~Icc,ual life" his respect for her a. 4
Girtun girl. and. above ali. Il certain
wi>tful sadness about hi blue eyes.
stirred her half-amus,d sympathy. His
presence seemed 10 promise Il ECw in
terest It life al the farm.
The promise was fulfilled. lie at
7 UNIV tth ~ -'.S -
commons apron striEgs-walkcG with
her. drove her in the market cart. sat
with her under the gray apple h0ughs.
and talked without ceasin". He WAS
well-reaG, WAS acquainted with modern
a. well as classic Iiterature-he quoted
quoting he talked CT authors. of eGi-
TORS. of style and Of form. How should
She know that he had his OWN dreams
which he managed TO disguise under
these quotations from the dreams of
others" Miss ltu>cOmnOn was the first
educated woman he had ever net. ana
hr seemed angoriZedly anxious to lose
10 chance of showing her that lac. too.
had been educated. that he Wa not
merely the foolish boy she might have
expected to find in the "sGn ur the
house" at Il farm. At first this sensitive.
iEsi>teEt tgotiSm amused Miss RuscOm-
mon. then il irritated her. and NJ the
end of three days she was a near ba:.
ing Robert Fry as she mad ever beer
to hating anyore-cyeL the ica~t-lUyrG
professor at Cambridge. Yet. after all.
it wa not possible to Mabel quite 10
hate anyone. nor was il possible thai
Robert Fry hnulG ever hc by anyGEc
quite hated. She had :. very manly vein
Of tOlCraucc-ard he Il timid. appcalin~
Ii which. If not feminine. WAS a.
least cEilGlike. But his quotations 90:
on her nerves. and the quiet charm of
her holiday was shattered. 1t was on
The fourth evening that she spoke. lie
had been standing beside her. looking
at the SEA. and suddenly broke the calm
of the great silence to quote Mathew
ArnOId's lines:
The sea of faith
Was thus once at tn. full. and round rIrrh'S
shore
Lay ike the folds of Il brigh; giril iuri,G;
Blu; now
- wish You wouldn't" She interrupt
eG. almost pcc,i>hlN.
His hiur eyes turned Oil her with The
appealing look of Il child's wear when
one wipm it rruSt> peaks with Sudden
har>huc>>
Don't look AT me Ike that" she
said. her patience and her pretty NAH
ncrs "iviu" way together under the
strain uf that absurd appeal. ITS only
that | came INTO the country to ir,i.
and
Il see. you DOM lik" me to talk to
yom. | am very sorry. ! never mean:
to bore you. It's very good of you TO
tell me straight out" He raised his cap |
mud turp,l q, lYaIr bnr
On. DON'T" she said again. Il am
50 sorry. don't mea to he rude-bui. i
don't yuu fee! it. too? One wants Ia
rest from literature and all that >"r:
of thing. | am SURE You feel it. 100.
only You think Il person from Girton
wants this sort of entertaining. She
doesn't. ! assure You: She just M~ant>to
look about and sce things happen. see
how the flowers grow. and what the
pigs eat. and how The sheep come into
fhr fold. and wCnder how the chickens
know when lis time TO be fed"
lie stood looking at her. still visit
fully.
YOU'RE not angry with me. are yom":"
he said.
Angry? No. OF course not: and you
mustn't be angry with me. 1t was
very bad-tempercd of me becauS' |
know Nnu were only doiag it to please |