Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1901-04-04

basket-"so close to YOU,
Pooh! nonsense" said the nrofos-
sor, testify. If you'd like to 60 and
stay with your aunt. Sybil, and leave
me to struggle on without an amannen.
sis-go; do not object 1t would he
kinder to stay, but do not object
Never mind me. There is WISE" said
the professor, Indignantly Il am in.
formed by the vicar that he is one Of
the things which other girls care for.
though I'm sure I don't know whv
The other day the man actually want
ed to know when you could be married
to him, said
Yes, daddy. Oh, daddy"
"Oh, | said that his selfishness
amazed me, and declined to hear him
further on the subject for at least two
years. It's a curious thing media
lively continued the professor-"it,s a
curious thing how inconsiderate young
people generally are"
Alan Wyse came in to see Svbil dur
ing the evening, while the professor
sat in the library endeavoring to sus-
tain exhausted nature with the aid Of
bottle of forty-four port.
The professors attitude in regard
to questions Of this sort was quite un-
impersonal. The port had to be taken
Simply as a means to an end. He
looked upon it as fuel
Thus. argued the professor, what in
another man might be considered
gross personal indulgence, when re-
garded with an eye to motives, admit
ted of quite a different and all-suf-
ficing Interpretation.
1t was not to be wondered at that
he slept like log after dinner.
Il am quite ready to wait for you a
reasonable time, dearest" said Alan
Wyse, when they had moved to safe
distance from the professors shores,
"but this kind of thing may go on for
ever. He has actually put off our
wedding for another two years in the
most arbitrary manner, and simply to
suit his own convenience"
Sybil put her hand on his lips.
you don't know, Alan, how help
less he would be without me-"
The lamp burned dimly as they babe
each other adieu. Sybil had turned
it down, in order to conduce to that
repose which the professor so greatly
needed after the arduous labors Of the
day.
But Alan's wrath exploded in fit of
irrepressible disgust.
Irritated by the sight of the profess
sor's placid, yet empurpled counter
ance, he flung down his stick with
crash in a corner, hoping to cause
cessation of the shores which pro-
ceeded from the other end of the room.
The angry Alan SO far forgot him.
self as to kick small brown basket
which his stick had knocked off the
divan beneath the sofa.
Sybil Indignantly refused to listen
to his apologies. Seeing that he was
only making matters worse, Alan re-
luctantly departed, blaming his own
hastiness for having robbed him of
his tete-a-tete with her.
Sybil sorrowfully returned to the
room and curled herself up in the arm
chair beside her father.
He would be sorry for his hastiness
tomorrow, and come back again.
Meanwhile, she cried little, pressed
a tender kiss upon the professors pur-
pie cheek, and forgot her sorrow in
sleep.
Just at this time Alan, as he sat on
the vicarage sofa-yellow daffodiis,
with a blue ground-felt sudden
twinge of pain across his temples. He
turned faint and giddy, stopped in the
middle of sentence, and could scarce
ly speak.
What is it?' asked Miss Twembley.
Aren't you well, Mr.. Wyse?
"I feel as if something had stung
me to the heart said Alan, family
.Tn the heart or-or in the temples. IL
yon,u excuse me, I'll go home. Some
thing has happened-something ter
rible."
When he had reached the door
WISE began to laugh at his folly.
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he suddenly set off running in the d.
rection of the professors.
The viper had escaped from the
basket. kicked across the room py
Alan. It halted for moment on the
newspaper. and raised itself half on
the ground with an angry hiss.
The professor had kept 1t IN con-
frement for two days without food
The viper reached the professor $
chair. and crawled up into Sybils lap.
Soothed by the warmth OF her BODY II
coiled itself up drowsily.
Unfortunately, Sybil stirred. me
viper's anger quickened. It glldeo
inward to the professors chest, and,
as sybil restlessly raised one arm
buried its fangs in the girls soft, white
flesh. s.,
WISE burst into the room with de-