Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-02-21

ond Eve, ate the apples; then | have
secured two firsts and n reasonable
chance of a fellowship; lastly, a most
cOmmendable maiden aunt sees fit TO
die and endow me with the wealth that
perishes- 1t is too much, you know. Di.
not doubt of it; the STACEY thing to
happen is for me to lose you. and there
by make dust and ashes of all my other
possessions"
"Do you know" he recommended
presently, Il can't, for the life of me.
help feeling sentimental. and gray. and
awfully sorry for myself. when l think
that Cambridge is over and done with.
Look at that bit of Glare there. gazing
out upon Kings with such a genial
eye; then there is the willow above us,
and the bridge from which one used to
listen to the nightingales. and-and the
Fen sunsets one has seen, and the
CHEEKY life. All gone. Di, forever and
forever"
"All gone" she echoed in voice that
was almost tragic by comparison with
the half-flippancy OF his.
Staying up here indefinitely rs a don
is not the same thing" he went on
"The glamour wears thin. and one Slip
into formula in place OF feelings. ami
acquires uncanny views Of women YOu
have met Roberts often lately. haven't
you? He is only just 80, and yet he
has settled into his groove as II he
were 40. AS coach he is marvellous.
and | have every admiration for the
way in which he has pulled mo through.
but-but-I should have liked to ex-
hibit the genuine Roberts to you. Di;
you would have been edited, l think.
I never met a man who could SO effect
ually turn his blind eye TO the good
qualities of women"
"Ah" murmured the girl Let us
go down the river again." she said after
pause. Il have something to say to
you, Hugh, and it will be easier II we
are in motion"
81 have often wondered what would
happen to Roberts IL he met his destiny
written large" he mused audibly. "It
would knock him clean out Of time, |
fancy, should he lose. That is the
worst of these men who go on in smil-
ing Indifference to amatory dangers:
they are pulled up with a horrid jerk.
Don't you think infant vaccination with
love lymph is to be advocated? You
don't take it half as badly in that case
.Oh, Hugh, why will you be $3.50
frivolOus" pleaded the girl. something
between amusement and desperation in
her voice.
Cant help it. Di. for the life of me:
| was born so, you know"
Il am going to tell you a story.
posure, "and you shall give me your
verdict on it. Don't stop; can't bear
to remain still The story Is about a
woman and man of whom the woman
was very fond-so fond that she had
promised, almost before she grew up,
that she would marry him. She did not
know that love meant something else,
until-untll she came up to Cambridge
one May week. Hugh. please don't
look at me in that way; it is only a
story. Well, she met some one very
often, more often than she had a right
TO do. during that week; she did not
realize the end to which they were
drifting-she was merely interested In
drawing a grave. boOk-hardened man
out Of his shell: being rather willful.
She could not be confronted with solid
wall of Ice and not wish to thaw It,"
The mans face was the color Of damp
parchment. "Go on" he said as she
halted In the telling.
'She succeeded. Hugh. 1t all came
about on the night of a certain college
Ian. beneath an old wtilow-the same |
under which we anchored not long ago.
The wall Of Ice melted suddenly en-
rnasse, and the rush of water carried
10th OF them away. II was then that
the woman learned the added elcmclt
which converted fondne1s into love; 1t
was then that she lost sight OF honor
and allowed the man to kiss her"