Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-04-04


Professor Mcvint regrets that, ow.
Ing to his absence from town, his lee.
ture on The Aspirate in Greek Is un.
avoldably postponed"
This was the notice that greeted the
crowd Of students as they surged in
one mass to class room No. 20 on the
morning of June 8, some two or three
years ago.
Hello! what's the meaning OF
this?" said Pennington. THE old Eel.
low was here as late as 10 o'clock last
night, for | was with him at the sci.
ence picnic yesterday, ana 1t was aft.
er 10 o'clock by the time we got back.
He's gone OF mighty Quick!"
Perhaps he hadn't time to get his
lecture ready" suggested one.
More likely his mother is dead"
said another.
Ten to one he's in love, and gone of
to pop the question" added third. At
this time there was a general laugh, in
which you would have Joined IL you
had known the professor. Tall lean
dhtuldls WIN uNNlutu anu
eyes that were screwed up almost to
vanishing point, he was hardly the per-
sonage with whom to associate any
idea of the tender passion. His age,
too. was against him. though no one
knew exactly what that age was. II
you saw him walking home from col
lcge along the esplanade you put him
down at SO, but when you saw his
face aglow with enthusiasm as he lee
turcd on the beauties of the Greek par.
ticlcs you changed your mind and said
he might be 30.
Anyhow, he was not popular. His
dry Scotch humor was not appreciated
it very often bit too deeply into the
feelings Of his victim TO be pleasant,
and all who came beneath the lash of
his tongue bore him no small grudge
for what he made them suffer Then
he lived absolutely apart from college
life, not even mixing with the other
members of the staff. Consequently
he knew little of what was passing
around him, and was given credit for
knowing still less.
He had never been known to miss
lecture; even when one morning he
found on his arrival at college that his
class room had been burned out iI-the
night he calmly remarked to the crowd
OF students near the door: Il think, la
dies and gentlemen. with your permits
sion, we will deliver our lecture in the
.nrrfAn,. tharaF,rn La.
there was no small star when this his.
toric notice stared the world hnblush.
ingly in the face.
Il wonder what IL can be-" said Eva
Miller to her friend Jemima Bates, as
they turned slowly from the class room
door and walked away down the CORR.
dor. Poor man, | am afraid there Is
something wrong; and he has no ono
TO look after him or do things for him.
II seems n lonely life"
"Oh, he's perfectly happy In his
work." replied Jemima; "hc doesn't
NINA judged all men land women by
her own feelings, which is n dangerous
thing to do.
II don't know" said her companion
doubtfully However it's no concern
OF mine. 30 I'm on to the tennis field
instead"
Had she only known that II was a
very great concern of hers she would
have given the matter a little more
thought.
The previous day. as young Penning.
ton had said, had been the science pic.
mic. Much to the surprise of EVERY.
body, the professor finally accepted
his invitatlon--though he wrote first
OF ali =. lining. A perusal of the list
of the invited arts" was the cause OF
his change OF mind. The fact was Pro.
lessor McVint was in love-it had talk.
en- some time to convince him of the
fact. and he had argued 1t out pro and
con with himself in every imaginable
way. But from the conclusion he
could not escape; whatever his prem
ises, the deduction invariably came
out: Therefore, | love her."