The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-01-15
The Coming Of
the Professor
BY w. II. Rose.


enjoyed her FIVE mile drive from the dis
tant blue hills to the wayside railway
station She was a handsome girl of
erect carriage and faultless coat an&.hat,
and the station master touched his own
hat as an unaccustomed tribute to this
perfect visitor
The girl leaned forward and called to
him. "Mr. Watkins, is the 2:30 as late
as usual today?"
Been here and gone, miss" the man
replied. you can see her smoke above
the trees there across the medder. Ac-
italy on time today" he chuckled.
The girl looked vexed.
That's very provokingi" she CRIED
Il came to meet stranger, an elderly
gentleman. Did you see him?"
The station master shook his head.
mo such person got off here" he
drawled. 'The only passenger But
Helen Vane with hurried Thank you"
and a light crack of the whip was driv-
ing up the road on the way home.
She had come to the station to me99.
Professor Gray. She had never seen TINS
eminent scholar, and she was quite SURE
she never desired to see him. Bee IA
o L. nal m,i'sen ~ nel ~ wishes
were law. He had run across tne pro-
fessor several times at sociam sa.neriIgs
and seemed to be charmed Iwitn nln' .,'
him or 10 r,,,a, ,,,o,,Id Ihave invited him
- ross San+or,h,,.1 week at Eagles
Most tba vonas, s,,r,7mer home.
uo,on bod Fed to herself the man
I;koIv 70 ate her father. Some
s+oid ond vonargable individual, of course,
-,,;+h h.o;r Icrammed with intellectual
so,-.d,,s+ a,51 range of conversation that
,,o,-o,.od he whole scientific gamut from
a;forrh inscriptions to troglodytes and
T,iorob,<s Nice sort of man to have
q ro,,r<d for whole week-and papa away
zoo or course this professor was a
light man in his own stubbly field and
I1ad delivered some astonishingly well
prepared lectures. Her papa had said
so, and papa was a good Judge of all that
sort Of thing. But he very evidently was
not a good Judge of an all round agreea-
BILE guest.
Luckily the professor hadn't come.
Helen couldn't be blamed for that. She
had met, or at least tried to meet, the
train her father said he would take, and
he hadn't come. Her conscience was
easy,
And then Runert Suddenly nrieked nm
his ears Helen Vane looked ahead and
saw the cause II was a man Evident
" Young man. for he walked with n
long. firm stride. and his shoulders we're
broad and square. A satcbel held by
strap was slung across one Of these broad
shoulders He wore blue flannel suit
and light soft hat. Evidently a sum-
mer tourist idly rambling about the hills
AS Helen ncared him he looked around
and raised his hat. He was a bright
faced fellow, with dark hair. and Helen
fancied he must be still on the sunny
side of 80. She stiffiy nodded and drove
on. But when she had gone a few hun
dred feet she drew in Rupert and waited.
Il beg your pardon" she said, with her
grand air; ibid you arrive at the station
by the 2:30 accommodates?
He stood beside the trap with his hat
off. He certainly looked very well with
out it.
Il did," he answered.
"And was one of your fellow passen-
gers an elderly gentleman-an elderly
gentleman who looked as if he might be
ga scholar?"
IAN elderly gentleman" repeated the
stranger.
eyes. ! was on my way to meet him.
but the train, which is usually late. ar
rived just before | did. He is Professor
Gray. a friend of my father. Perhaps
you have heard of him"
1.-THE name has a slightly familiaSI1
Sonnn = tse sts 81, SAID LET me see
Isn't no tall and very snareY'
Owes (" said Helen.
"And quite gray and wrinkled and
wears large shiny plasses-and stoops 4
good deal and seems creaky about the
iointsY'
a have never met him" said Helen. 8
little taken aback by the extreme ac
enracv Of the portrait. but | think he
answers your description very closely
And Won saw himY'
The stranger shook his head
ANo" he said in tone of deep re
greet 81 am quite sure there was nc
such nerson on tbe train /"
Helen Vane slightly frowned.
s.Thank you very much" she said
stifly as she gathered up the reins
at is very kind of you to show SC
much solicitude." said the stranger
tbougbtfulIy. at would be very I'm,
pleasant TO have so old a gentleman &c
astray and lose himself among these
hills. He might not be found for days"
Helen touched her whip to Rupert
and he hounded away. But when they
came TO the long Hill she let the glossy
chestnut have his head, and presently
the stranger with his long light stride
overlook her again. He bowed and smil
ed and strobe on. When the top OF ths
) Hill was reached. he was standing BY
rho roadside and looking down into the
valley He did not turn as she nearec
,im but he smoke.
"Oh. OH he cried as If to himself
s.wbat beautiful viewi The nine tree,
marching down the hills. the tinteC
souare Of meadow land below. the Thread
~ snarkling silver betweenl How love
Ivp'
myor SOON to enjoy scenerv.n soif
Helen with faint smile. his exnberanc,
,ros % horish
~, slIs ,,n win srob detioht that
wort n dance, ne answered lyon see
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tion VIZ pcooine ,,,i i'. 4i;s IL, 10, II.
ance. She began 70 IKE inns uls "oS Ai'
was really an interesting STUDY
But Just tnen tnere came an In.eiiup
ton. 1t was the shriii voice OIL poy' ang I
II was raised IN a mlhghhg Oh lear "ne
anger; Inc stranger turned qulehiy any
looked up the ROAD. lneh ne s'uIa ".
ahead at lively iope. heieh ur0Ve ai.ei
him at a more cautious gait When sn'
had turned a bend in the road an anus
ing picture met her gaze a shaii po'
had big bony steer penneo IN corner