The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-08-19
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own merits. Miss Eva. l am not one of
those Fortunate few"
mo" she queried; lifting her eye
brows, "yet your merits are by no
means insignificant. They are public
property, professor, and we are very
proud Of them down here. l have
even," she looked away from him,
felt a little alarmed at the thought of
them sometimes, and wondered wheth-
er we all seemed very stupid and dull
to so learned a person as you"
Stupid and dull" he echoed the
words involuntarily, while he was
thinking what a dainty outline tho
contour of her cheek and chin made
like a pink sea shell, and what
singularly sweet intonation she had!
"You agree that we are So" she said,
after an instant's offended silence.
you add candor to your other merits.
professor, see. Well, the school treat
is over. think 1 must be going home
ward. Good evening"
She stretched out a small, white
hand He took 1t and considered it for
a moment.
do you go across the fields" he
said, cor round by the road"
ACROSS the tields-when have some
one with me-"
SHOULD l count as some one, or am
l too"
"Too what--too candidT
"Too old" he said, thoughtfully.
She looked him up and down.
81 suppose that you are twice my
age"
more than that, l am sure"
HAS anyone ever called you any
thing but professors"
my mother calls me John"
anyone else"
mo one, since I was a boy"
They were crossing the meadow now.
In the distance Mrs. Errington waved
good-by to them. They had forgot
ten about her.
(Which would you rather be-your
self at your age and with your knowl-
edge, or an ignorant young person like
me?"
She had taken off her hat and was
dangling it by a ribbon from her arm.
Her hair was all ruffled, and one little
tress with a CLINT of gold in it kissed
her cheek lovingly.
They had reached the stile and he
stopped to help her over it before he
answered. Then he said:
Miss Eva, do you think 1t is posi-
BILE for anyone to gather nuts and May
at the same time"
Eyes, If they get up early enough in
the morning"
what difference does that maker"
1.-THE difference of not leaving things
till they are too late"
He was still holding her hand. She
gave 1t to him at the stile, and appar-
emily he had not remembered to give
it back Her eyes were like stars, and
there was a rose-fush like day dawn
on her cheeks.
How is one to know whether it is
too late or not?"
Il thought you knew everything,
professor. And you called me stupid
and dull just now, so my opinion can't
be worth having"
81 called you stupid and dull? Do
you know what l think your"
"You think me a vain frivolous girl"
al think you the most perfect thing
on Gods EARTH"
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al have another name, Evadne."
"When you have quite done with my
hand"
IL shall never have quite done with
it. l want it for my own"
"Such a useless, silly little handY
"Such a pink and white little hand.
Like a MayblossOm."
He lifted it to his lips, and they were
silent for a moment
"Evadne, is a miracle possible?"
"What would be miracle?" she said
softly.
He drew her with gentle insistence
into his arms, and she raised hers and
clasped them round his neck.
This is one" he answered; at is the
impossible come true"
at was never impossible" she muir
mured "only-you were asleep and
dreaming, John, and now-you are
awake, and 1t is early in the morning"
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