Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-03-05


and followed IL by a sum in subtrac
tion. The result was disastrous. for the
colleen fell by the wayside. and tn,
prize article was uutouchcd
In our little dining room that night
the cuckoo clock had piped Gus / CALI
before pens were thrown down and IN,
tall one and the chaperon sought us Z,
read their stories. just then the Har
ward mans ring az our door was ais,
heard as be. to-. entered. dozen sheet.
huttoring in his hand
II tel You that catacomb story prizs
is mine. just as If already had it. =" h,
Whispered 90 me
Meekly and In suhdued Christian
spirit | sat there-yos. / Fat and listen.
I'd 10 every word.
When all had finished. there was n i.
leuce such as precedcs a cyclone. aud
then / heard.
"Nou took began the chaperon.
"My thought '- continued the tall
one
About life and death 20 finished the
Harvard man
But the colleen whose article still
rep0sed in her notebook impressions.
cried out Ia husky tones
"Since each n your three sneaky ar.
ticles embodies every idea of mine
therei And the moaty notebook was
hurled 90 the floor
The scribes were hardly ON speaking
terms after this The Harvard man
passed No II every day with girl
who was known 10 make q eros. Tor her
name "l'm very tired Of female writ
err be was heard 10 say.
In the pretty apartment Ca the Rue
de Chailloi the frost though slight. was
none the lees enduring. Tor. tru, 90 tie
Inconsistency Of the female mind. they
all turned upon me and one morning
addressed me thus
81 could have forgiven Won any
thing all began iu one breath
but
"But whats asked. outwmily
calm
But giving away that thought
upon tha liiil.ncs. the uUtmnua.. of
life " said tho chaperau lrsru.
THAT certainly began the TAN
one.
"Was minef they cried in chorus
lno longer wore toe Harvard man
fraternity rin which DO tender m1.
mcnt boz had loaned me To and from
my French Lesson / walked alone. and
IN tine pretty apartment SO "a. tho
Harvard man step ring were heard
no more
10 was one month later walked
lriskly along the brilliant avenue
watching the beautiful horses with
their -ilsou coat. and the chic
Frenchw1mcn clad DO GOWNS t0 make
"a nun cuvpt1us The sound % nmiIiHf
voices made me turn my sye. toward
the f11iplth and with o. start / saw 900
preaching me my three companions
and the Harvard man They were "a.
Joying some huge joke immensely.
while the tall one was pointing 90
something IN q Newspaper When they
faw me. they hurried over. and / could
see The soulful glance my ,r-twhila Hlr
ward friend cast upon me as Doe up.
preached
Have you seen itl asked the chap
gruu
"-Du what.
"Ih' ca'lombpru has been award
cd to an American and aud -oh. yoa
tell herr 90 thca.l ONE
Well IFS just thi--it seem. 'h1t
-oI rud DO Yourself" cried tha ruI
Ieu "lm fairly ashamed 90 own un
having been POO Silly
They handed me thc paper and amid
% dead silence / read every word of the
article As ] did -o many familiar
friends greeted my eye namely "thc
lothingues absolute pcttiuoss OF life
IN the presence Of the great ruler. and
20 forth. and so un. "plutos domain
was also touched uron. and mention
was also made Of some "grinniug
.kulls. though o. Doe honest the writer
widowed these latter with teeth.
ITO think we misiudged her SOL / .
ieard them murmur ~ / read on in
emily. feeling a thrill Of vindication
weep through me But. alas. 10 was
hort lived, for when read the name
igned o. the story-the name Of the
winner Of that much desired prize-my
atisiaction oozed from my soul and left
ne pallid and heartsick.
IAN the waters Ia the five oceans
Won wash me clean In their eyes when
hey discover muttcrcd ~ handed
.ack the paper
We've all been very silly. said the
huperun chcgrily "hut after this wen T.
ny no more about It, This is only nn.
Their instance vf great minds running
h the same direction. Now for brisk
'alk home
For q moment / felt saved from tx.
osure. but at the next query again
rev numb
Wonder who the winner isy" was
he colleen's idle remark. A
Leonard Lanel Never heard Of
inn said the Harvard man brissly.
II that settled the question OF his re-
own. and at his tone sudden defiant
solve shot through me determined
, brave the worst