The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-24

| things that stayed on to see him though.
| 1t doesn't matter where | work. This stu
! do is as good as any other.
| No wonder they threw you over; the
| whole thing was a farce / didn't even
| try to teach them. You know as well as |
| do it would have been no earthly use to
! try. so I just let them dab away, and told
/ yarns, and made myself agreeable.
! And this is the result Ach! Fraulein.
! from my heart l am sorry! But you shall
| have your pupils back. The little
| wretches, II | had known!
/ He paused a moment, wrinkling his
| brows in thought.
| Perhaps if | called on the mammals?
! I'm not an octoGenarian, and l would look
i as dangerous as ! could.
MOI" with questioning smile, for
Elizabeth had shaken her head. You
think they would consider me quite safe
| daresay they would. Though not abso-
lutely decrepit, l certainly have a reas-
surfing number of grey hairs. And you
mean to say the young villains never told
you about Hofmeyer's illness? But the
governess who brought them?'
'She has just left us. We could not
trust her. | can quite imagine her in
league with the girls in a matter of this
sort. The English boarder who accompa-
MED them yesterday might certainly. from
various remarks she made. have aroused
our suspicious"
Were they very-severe?" The ques-
ton was put anXiously.
mo, not very" Elizabeth answered,
with the ghost of a smile. she was pre-
possessed in your favor"
IT'S more than | am in my own. And
now seem to be too stupid to find way
out of the mess. do see one; and If
there's no other of course / will take it.
l could leave the town tomorrow-it's what
ought to do-and then ii would at least
be a fair fight between you and the pro-
Elizabeth opened her lips to speak. but
paused, clasping and unclasping her
hands. as she had habit Of doing when
agitated.
There is better way than that" she
at last ventured 1T is your method that
has attracted them, you see. If | could
learn that! But | know | ask too much /
And If ] were clever enough to acquire il |
! should have such an advantage over the |
Herr Professor that 1t would not be "A fair |
fight, after all. 1 fear l ought not to pro |
pose this"
in one. Nothing would give me |
greater happiness mean titan To
teach you my poor tricks. but | must be
honest. why do you make people honest?
Ii is terrible power. The trick in this
case didn't all lie in the painting. Not AT
all in the painting. indeed. Ii lay in nv
iepiorable want Of conscience. The lesson |
was the merest-the most shameless
1T must have been better than you i'm
isine You have, no doubt the knack of
inspiring interest"
The young man Redeemed. The type of
iiisi est HG ildI inspired WIS, ne knew very !
veil. not the one meant by Elizabeth but
his honesty broke down before the duty of
making the difference plain to those beau
1tul, earnest eyes.
Yes; | know she went on: the meth.
I'd Itself Is not everything. There is the |
mack OF tmparting it. If you would nor !
mind my looking on while you give your |
essen. | could escort the girls. myself to-
morrow"
The deputy professor was cornered. He ! ,
cit that he could not refuse, so he agreed
5 cordially as he could ,
As he stood at the window watching !
ilzabeth disappear down the alley he {
Iughed curiousy. /
My sins have found me out with ven-
eance.' he muttered. But I've a whole r
ay to prepare my part in; and, at least i
shall see her again. Meanwhile-''
lie stuck a bit OF canvas on the easel | O
nd dropping into a chair In front of it, | b
azed at 1t until he seemed hypnotized | :
hen he rose. and picked up his late Wis., I
or's calling card. /.
: Elizabeth, by good luck! st. Elizabeth"