The Yale expositor., 1902-12-19
CHAPTER VI.

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90 so 20 their house az Beverly, as
usual. and Eleanor openly expressed
her pleasure al the prospect Of rcturn'
Ing 90 the seaside. There had been
no further developments in the court
ship-or more properly. mo- culmina.
tion OF q. for Mr.. Pages devotion was
not whit less marked. Indeed, las
pcrsistency was a constant source al
announcement to Mrs Stgrg, waose
virilGnt scrutiny had failed To detect
any skins Of Irritation ON hl3 part.
lie continued 10 send to Eleanor
/ from time 10 time beautiful flowers,
he rode with her In the park, he
walked with her on Sunday after
Moons. and what was even more s'E-
nihcant. he had ceased 10 pay SINH.
lar attention 10 other girls. Sun, he
had not proposed. But. as Emma
sagely reflected. II ever an impatient
thought seized her. presumably he
was of the deliberate kind, and In so
serious a matter as matrlmony, pre-
fCrred TO move circumspcctly. Nor
need their departure from town prove
an interruption. inasmuch As he had
declared his intention of frequeuting
the Beverly shore with his yacht,
Cstcnsibly for racing purposes. but
there could be little doubt as 20 what
magnet really attracted him thitler.
a moro haunting uncertainty IN
Emma's mind at this time was as 90
her nicCo's feelings. regarding wlich,
strangely cnGu-h, ln her own cstima.
ton. she was considerably in the
dark. e1 much So that She "os hcE.E
ming 900 deem Co. htr duty o. have q
definite talk VITA Eleanor on the sub.
.rct And set she realized the danger
OF AN u.Cns.GCraI Interference. To
might well Ic tHgr the child WaE
shyly lu love. in watch case AN .uop.
perfume or moad'osOmc word UIrnt
freeze her lnto socrrtiyc GOODNESS
toward her lover and induce dcplor.
able consequences. She had believed
~ wiser thus far To invite confidence
by indirect illusions rath"r than 90
demand g.. but Ter forhcarancc had
borne NO fruit IN the way OF discovery.
Could Il possibly be that Eleanor was
unaware that owen Page was seri-
uusly devoted 20 her? That was the
deduction Emma sometimes drew
from her placid. unconccrned way Of
accepting his attentions. Eleanor
seemed TO enjoy being with him. and
always admired his roses. and was
ready 90 accept his courtCsios but her
enjoyment and readiness were oil such
n rational uncmhnrrassod Kind that
Emma could not help feeling uneasy.
Could any ono IN love appear SO un-
conscious, $50 free from coyuess and
coquctry? not unless she were cX-
copuonally deep. surely. which seem
eI very unlikely IN this instance.
Moreover, Emma could rot help 90.
nCcting HAT the inucndoes she had
made use of from time To time with
deliCacy. and set suggestiycly as b.
/ appeared 90 her. ought 10 have set the
child thinking. 20 say the least. Moth
| irg had been LEFT unsaid which could
present Mr. Parc I'm a favorable light
or accentuatc the good fortune Of any
girl 10 whose society nc was partial.
Ought she TO go further than this and
| point out the fact that he was evil
IDENTIFY fascinated by her, and that II
! she were not suitably encouraging she
might lose the best opportunity Of
making brilliant match that she
would ever have In all probability?
The necessary words had several
times trembled on her lips. and yet
| she had refrained from uttering them.
One day. some weeks after they had
moved TO Beverly. while Emma was
stll in the throes OF this dilemma.
| Harold Stagg telegraphcd that he was
bringing Professor Phineas Baldwin
home to pass Sunday This was an
elder and only brother OF Eleanor's
father. a geologist. who had just been
| called 60 an important educational
position connected with his speciality.
| IN New York lie was bachelor. and
had lived n nomadic Kind Of life in the
| interest OF science. residing In vari-
Gus portions OF the West. and. though
he was intimate with his brother.
with whom he corresponded vigorous
Is. Eleanor. who was very fond OF
him. had seen him but little. At the
| time OF Silas Baldwin's death he was
abroad with an exploring expedition
under the auspices OF the govern.
mont. but on receipt OF the news ne
had promptly offered to give the child-
rem a home before being appraised that
they had been adopted by the Stages.
Emma. as II happened. had Invited
n select party OF fashionable people 20
dinner that evening. and IL did not
altogether please her to have to make
room nj her table for n professor who
might be very learned. but was almost
certain TO be queer: accordingly her
fame Of mind was by no means i'm.
proved when Eleanor. In response to
casual question as 90 what sort Of
person her uncle was. said
"Oh. he's the Misunderstanding little
man you ever saw. very short and
round. with a face that reminds one
OF an owl: he blinks at you out OF
his great eyes just like one; but he's
kind as can be. and II you get him
talking on a subject In which he Is