The Yale expositor., 1902-12-19
MRS. HAROLD stage.


/ ANNfNs
As though diyining her aunt's guam.
dairy, Eleanor suddenly exclaimed.
with genuine fcrvor:
why couldn't Uncle Phln. and
dine by ourselves in the nursery? Il
would be such fun, We have lots 10
talk about; no one would miss me.
ard he would enjoy II ever so much
better. know. u wouldn't cause any
extra trouble. for / will carry the
dishes up and down myself. and then
your dinner wouldn't be dlsarranged.'
"pon't be absurd. dear" replied
I Emma thouch she could not help
wishing that such a program were
consistent with due hospitality. "Your
uncle will dino vita as, Of course. II
! had only known In time. however. I
| would have asked one or two people
likely to be more cougen!al to him.
Elcanors description OF the bache.
Tor professors appearance was Ger.
| tainly rot exaggerated. In the early
stages Of acquaintance he evidently
sought refuge In an impcrturbable
tcclturnity. relieved II ne were
j
word "ma'am' In addressing ladies
of every age. which prompted Emma
/ To keep him us quiet as possible after
making him known 10 tlc company.
lie was n man of fifty, with a thick
I brown beard and n bald head Ills
large eyes took In the surroundings
| Ia curtcmpa'lvc fashion. and he
seemed in no wise disturbed that he
/ had not brought evening clothes with
| him. an omission which w,.Elel con
/ ridcrahly ON Emma's mind. rot Cor the
/ reason that Go made any real differ.
/ nrC'. hut because Ele was W. that
. hc. poor ms". Must faei s1 ubarrasr-
. 7d When ie ry.rtusgd t0c ra.m
. just before dinner. jon his uay homo.
rW u.G W.,. red laGtaua u-aaud-
. .g from f3c Breast poe. a'. sIt really
/ uiucl him. hGt sso could not ECg
/ CONGRATULATIONS seHrii that She bad
/ placed his seat al table between her.
/ .ylt and Eleanor.
After they sai down IN dinner
\ Uncle phIUcar continued for some
/ gu., very silent. b.aml.r so esfusi,a.
/ "a. however. on his plcre. thot Emma
BEGAN to fear lest ne should hold her
/ hand or indicate IN some other
/ equally unconventional way tho gatIs.
faction he felt In brlrg with nor
4 aeain. lie wns an excellent t-arctcr.
man and did frl Justice IN Tho ,-oot
/ things pas.cd to him vithort seeing
fo hood tho small f,lJ. thar r,,roreod
| at FIRST br mis- presrpre eorr hubtisl
/ forth REGARDLESS Of a. Ttr-e MAS cav
/ chatter. some of n rrrsoraI character
/ and by and by several humorous arer.
/ d.fas ONO az which amused prnt.ssor
baldwin sd much as 10 draw fror, r,,,
"a al,4av ~ .r,b lrt.orff. t,ot .,,.rs
was "a parsc arrer n. and a 1aIv gD.
r.sits him s.rg.yrl rlm fbr.r.s lrr
/ l,rrrofta irtrrr,~afivoiy y,il. if,
your- mon y.IpIcG af oorb pfasr MS
much az :, s... "yyho h. fb1 hrmo-.
ors Ola. p,-t,e.
.Tbat rarrJrde r,.of o., Incident t,at
bap,.ra5 when v.,r A., C,iif,r,.i,
some y,aas me-, f." s-id I-r,Ie p,ire,e
sloyrtv a, a op,int d,y WV Tint ,,,4o
eyerybodv atom ,ati,r and ue,o,
Emma feIi cp te,tor.bool.s ara sho
Glanced opvlouslv toward r,le,ror.
bpt sbc had ,urn,B toward her rrcle
with n, air of Dedicated i,t,rsst
There was nothing IN do bu, lct hin,
90. ON. and 90 o, no did q, en- ,r,r,,I,.
ana absorbi,c manner that seycr,l
of tho compapv Vorc chucrlirp Win
sstisfaction boforc tho end o,J ,yben
that emo t,ere ,y,s n roar az d,iI,ht
"rb,t,s ,anital storvt" ovcl,irrcd
some ore. and Harold Stage. who was
laughing heartily. checked himself To
cry:
"A glass OF wine with you. Profes.
SORT"
The old boy Is waking IN" he
whispered. after putting down his
glass. TO the lady next him.
There was now n disposition To- in.
clude the professor In the general con.
yersation. and he rewarded expecta
ton by contributing two or three
/ more pertinent stories. ore OF which