St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1901-05-25

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the long winter evenings as he sat by
the open fireplace, she seemed to sit
beside him, and when he ate his sol
itary meals she was opposite, nodding
and smiling. Blue eyes smiled at him
from under soft locks Of brown hair.
When this vision had disappeared
there would be an odor Of fresh yiolets
in the room. Occasionally this came
from bunch of yiolets in his button
hole. He wore them because they
made him think other. HealsoWore
new neckties, and his partnert thought
the days Of the world were numbered.
Robert" he said, one morning,
you are either drunk, crazy Or IN
love-
Nothing Of the sort, Z was the re-
ply as Morgan looked up a little start
led. SI don't drink a drop. ] made
$500 by an essay this day, and / have
Mt seen a woman to speak to for a
month"
"Well, there's screw loose some
where" Chamberlain asserted, uncon-
vinced.
Morgan kept still. He wasn't 60
ing to spoil his little romance by tell
ing it. Next afternoon he came into
his office quite late.
sMiss Lodge wants to see you," !"
Chamberlain said. "she's in the in
ner Office
Morgan's heart thumped. His
violets were faded his necktie crum-
pied, and he had dust on his clothes,
but there was no timefor repairs. He
turned the door knob and went in
softly. She was sitting at his desk,
reading, her back toward him. Her
head rested on her arm and the shad-
ed electric light illumined her hair,
which was brown and curling. The
rest of her figure was in the shadow.
She did not hear him, SO interested
was she and so quiet his approach.
He noticed her absorption with pleas
ure, then coughed slightly.
Miss Lodge, I believe" he said.
She turned quickly and rose. The
light from the outer office fell upon
her face. She wore gold spectacles,
her face was sharply lined, and her
hair streaked over the temples with
gray. Morgan held on to the door
knob for support.
Mr.. Morgan?n she inquired. q
have come to see the specimens you
promised to show me-that is, unless
you are too busy"
.1Not at all" be replied, pulling
himself together. He brought out
the things mechanically and tried to
be agreeable.
SsHarry," Morgan said, when his
visitor was gone, .'you never told me
Miss Lodge called here.
1Sshe never did to my knowledge
Chamberlain replied. ut might
have been when | was out, though :
Probably said Morgan; but he
asked no further questions either
about Miss Lodge or the girl with the
brown hair and blue eyes.
At the theater, a few nights after
ward, Mark Hopper, a young man
whom Morgan knew, came up to him
in the foyer.
Morgan he said, my sister is
anxious to meet you. She has some
bee in her bonnet which / don't pre-
tend to understand. VIII you come
over to our box~
with pleasure Morgan an.
swered, and followed Hopper to boz
at the right.
Hopper pushed aside the curtain
and pretty girl rose to meet them.
Morgan gasped. She was dressed in
white, had brown hair, and blue eyes
| that danced with fun. When they
had been introduced Morgan was The
first to speak.
tPardonme, Z he said, smiling, "but
aren't you the young lady that came
to my office some time ago." It was
Miss Hopper's turn to gasp.
"Why, yes, she said, coloring.
ssbut how could you know? I Ididna
leave any name"
'sYou left an impression on thai
dingy hole that has never been ef
faced"
tSOn the fossils and speeimens?' sht
laughed. How can you like such
fussy old things?'' Bitter blow! sht
didn't like geology. Morgan rallied
and answered a little sadly: ssPer.
haps because ] have nothing else t.
care for.''
SsBut let me tell you why I did come
to your office" Miss Hopper said
quickly. Il was perfectly desperate
/ You know we are just starting a new