The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-05-10

but whether she liked Richard Yates
the better for his championship, who
that's not versed in the ways Of women
can say? As the hope of winning her
regard was the sole basis Of Yates un-
compromising views on the subject, it
Is likely that he was successful, for his
experiences with the sex were large
and varied. Margaret was certainly
attracted towards Remark, whose
deep scholarship even his excessive self
depreciation could not entirely conceal,
and he in turn had naturally school
masters enthusiasm over pupil who
so earnestly desired advancement in
knowledge. Had he described his feel
lngs to Yates, who was an expert in
many matters, he would perhaps have
learned that he was in love; but Rem
mark was a reticent man, not much
given either to introspection or to be-
ing lavish with his condolences. As to
Margaret, who can plummet the depth
of young girls regard until she her.
self gives some indicationP All that a
reporter has to record is that she was
kinder to Yates than she had been at
the beginning.
Miss Kitty Bartlett would not have
denied that she had sincere liking for
the conceited young man from New
York. Remark fell into the error of
thinking Miss Kitty frivolous young
person, whereas she was merely a girl
who had, an inexhaustible fund Of
high spirits and one who took a most
deplorable pleasure in shocking a Sc
| rious man. Even Yates made slight
mistake regarding her on one occasion,
when they were taking an evening
walk together, with that freedom from
chaperonage which is the birthright
of every American girl, whether she be-
longs to a. farmhouse or to the palace of
a millionaire.
In describing the incident afterwards
to Remark (for Yates had nothing Of
his comrades reserve in these matters)
he said:
''She left diagram of her four fin
gers on my cheek that felt like one of
those raised maps of Switzerland.
have before now felt the tap of lady's
fan in admonition, but never in nv
life have L met gentle reproof that
paw of our friend Tom Savers
Remark said, with some severity,
that he hoped Yates would not forget
that he was, in a measure, a guest of
his neighbors.
sob, that's all right" said Yates.
If you have any spare sympathy to
bestow, keep it for me. My neighbors
are amply able and more than willing
to take care of themselves
And now as to Richard Yates him
self. One would imagine that here at
would have an easy task. Alas! such is
far from being the fact. The case of
Yates was by all odds the most COM
pick and bewildering of the four He
was deeply and truly in love with both
OF the girls. Instances Of this kind are
not so rare as young man newly en-
gagged to an innocent girl tries to make
her believe. Cases have been known
where chance meeting with one girl
and not with another has settled who
| was to be young mans companion
during long life. Yates felt that in
multitude of counsel there is wisdom,
and made no secret of his perplexity to
his friend. He complained sometimes
that he got little help towards the
| solution Of the problem, but generally
| he was quite content to sit under the
trees with Remark and weigh the diff
ferent advantages of each Of the girls
| He sometimes appealed to his friend
as man with a mathematical turn of
1rT nI,, -
extended far into comic sections and
| algebraic formule, to balance up the
| lists and give him candid and statis-
| teal opinion as to which of the two he
should favor with serious proposals.
When these appeals for help were
| coldly received, he accused his friend
of lack of sympathy with his dilemma,
said that he was soulless man, and
! that if he had a heart it had become
| incrusted with the useless debris of q
higher education, and swore to con-
| tide IN him no more. He would search
for a FRIEND he said, who had some
thing human about him. The search
for the sympathetic friend, however,
seemed to be unsuccessful, for Yates
always returned to Remark, to have,
as he remarked, ice water dashed upon
his duplex-burning passion.
1t was a lovely afternoon in the lat
ter part of May, 1866, and Yates was
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