The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-26

f1liy provided Everything ran smoothly
after that until the whole party proceed
ed 10 the brides home for the breakfast.
From there a messenger was sent 70
look for Peter and just as the breakfast
had begun the missing gr00msman made
his appearance What be had suffered
during the course of his adventure no one
would ever know. but there was In his
face a mingling Of unutterable emotions.
Hatleszs. dusty hot and lishevelled. he
stepped into the room. and Shared about
him But his chief emotion was anxiety.
Good gracious my dear fellow cried
Barron. where have you been: What
Is the matters Come and sir here
Peter came. He looked AZ tile faces Of
bride and bridegroom and saw that all
was well. Then he wiped his hrows. with
a sigh Of relief
III Is an right then2'' he said huskily.
a have been in a terrible state-thought
You couldn't get on N-lIhon---as= Esfsss
ae spoke So strangely that a smile APP
peared on several faces. One Of those
al the head of the table. however did
not smile. She was looking into Peters
/ face. and q was her voice that murmured
Poor feiiowr Barron heard Il. and
wondered
The gro0msman took bis seat. and told
/ his curious story. IL could u0t have been
expected that the poor anthropOlogist
would be a good, st0ry-teiler' but here
was a surprise for all Peter had been
shaken out Of himself he spoke with
simple feeling and indignation; his words,
his gestures. moved every one 70 sympa-
/ thy. The scientist had emotions. IN spite
/ Of science.
Imagine the position he said "The
bridegroom waiting for the ring which
had been trusted 10 get-and the police
man immoyable infexible. Ny dear
Barron. / was wild-I would have done
anything-I would have given a fortune
] would have given up my Fellowship
20 get away / would.
lie paused for breath. Every eye was
upon him; every sound was hushed.
'"The Inspector" he said. was a little
more reasonable and thus 7 am here.
That policeman must have been a little
mad. / believe. I could not quite make
Z out his explanation. but ID seems that
one o. his excuses for arresting me was
my coat-my coat IL was most extraor-
Z dnary"
Then. Of course every one locked at
I Peters coat aud saw that IL was blue
I beneath the dust. Barron glanced at Miss
Pattie. and she. perceiving his meaning,
{ remembered her threat She booked at
Peter Sand once more. for the third time
There was no ridicule now. no con-
tempt. Peter face was flushed. his eyes
were bright Miss Pattie saw in his coun-
tenance something that caused her own
10 soften. TO change She saw, perhaps,
an old Peter, the one who had been Bar
! rOns friend and had won Barron's faith
. o,alty long ago-the plain. unselfsh
! Peter who during the whole Of this un-
{ happy adventure had not given one
/ thought 10 himself or perhaps she saw
IN his face the Peter of a possible future,
when some soft hand-a woman's hand
should have brushed away the dust Of
Z IA .4.a b I'm
Furnished to face the world again.
Then Peter In the silence. looked up
also and his eyes met hers. For mo-
ment they gazed al one another and for
the second time that day Peter sand
Fellowship became a very small thing
Then the incident was over.
"Wcll. upon my wordi' mutirred Bar
ron who had seen it all Upon my
word"
A. have already hinted. everything
came about through the blue coat Had
Il not been Tor that Miss Pattie would
have paid no more attention TO Peter
! than 10 any other fusty scientist. and
Peter would never have been led to OBJ
serve her eyes. Had IA not been for the
coat Barron would not have forgotten
the ring. Peter would have had no need 10
break into a house the policeman would
have had no reasonable cause to doubt
his exclamation Further. but FOR the
Peter that second glance which moved
her sympathy for him. or that third
glance rghich laid bare to her quick eyes
MS simple. unseihsh heart and the pos
sibiiities that lay beneath the dust.
The remainder OF the story Is simplicity
Itself When the Fellow reached home
that night he sat up 20 a late hour, cai-
culating what amount annually he would
b.. worth II he lost his Fellowship When
he had settled this question he shook his
head in = doubtful way, and took down
from a shelf those packets OF manuscript
which were the beginning Of his Epoch
Of the Mastodon." Ihey had been neg
iected for two years but from that hour
he spent a large proportion OF his time
In adding 10 and revising them.
He also developed socially, paying fire.
auent visits 20 Barron under the plea
that e was well 20 keep sight Of an old
schoolfeilow. and that he was greatly
benefited by change Of scene. lt was OBJ
served that after each visit he showed
signs of further development in the form
I ~ Increased activity In six months he
looked as many years Younger
His book went 20 press. and he visited
Barron still more regularly lie had
found n friend there. ne said. who was
greatly Interested In a. and who desired
10 see the proofs. II may be remembered.
also that at the time Of It's publication
a chair of aathr0pology was founded az
the new Hexminster university.
THE Epoch Of the Mastodon" made q
great marx IN scientific circles. where q
Is stin regarded as a standard work. The
most prominent candidate for the chair
Z at Hexminster was the author OF ina.
I hook "a neat and scholarly fellow-they
write il Fellow whom few even ot ms
enemies would have called fossil He
was elected almost unanimously. ana on
the next day told his admiring landiadA
| that De had resigned his lectureship and
Ms Fellowship: that ne was now Prof
SAND Of Hexminster. and that he was
/ about to be married.
ue also intimated that. in Difference @
thc wishes of his BRIDE he had visited
his tailor. and had ordered a new coat
ID was TO be black onei-Chamoers
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