The Lamar register., 1903-06-10
CHAPTER X,

He had finished his studies for the
day, and he now proposed to Eleanor
that she should accompany him on
several errands which he had to do.
They sailed forth together, and after
visiting the institution with which he
was connected and a library where he
had to mouse among the shelves for
few minutes to consult authorities,
they sauntered through various book
stores and picture galleries with
which the professor was familiar.
1t was nearly tiinper time when
they returned, and the professor ex-
pressed surprise at not finding Mr..
Struthers in possession of his den.
.'Ah," he said on second thought.
"he has feared to interrupt us. Good
boy! He has thought we had many
things to talk about. And SO we
have; but such modesty deserves its
reward. Shall we invite him to join
us, Eleanor"
The professor went clambering up
the necessary two flights, and after
a few minutes reappeared with Mr..
Struthers, who had doffed his fustian
jacket for conventional attire.
$50 you have had good day. young
MANI" said Uncle Phineas.
"I have been trying some interest
ing experiments"
"Only think of 1t, Peach-blossom,
he keeps lightning on tap in his
laboratory. We all live in constant
fear that he will burn the house down.
What sort of fume is rampant to-
day?" the professor added. smiling
the air. "One day he perfumes the
atmosphere with sulphureted hydro
gen, and the next Mrs. Todd is cook
ing salt fish in the basement. Chemist
versus cook, and I don't know which
is the worse"
Eleanor laughed. and said:
What is the special thing you are
trying to discover, Mr.. Struthers?"
"A mere bagatelle," interjected her
uncle. This audacious youth has
the hardihood to maintain that 1t is
only a matter of a few years-or
months, is it?-when our steam en-
gines will be run by electricity instead
of steam, and he hopes to be the for
tunate man to demonstrate that it can
be done successfully. But If / once
let him loose on his hobby there will
be no dinner for u.s." he continued,
with a bantering smile at the en-
barrassed youth. whose tongue his
pleasantly had fettered. 81 war
rant now, Peach blossom, that you
have five minutes of prinking yet to
do and woman's five minutes are
always ten"
"I'll be right down, uncle" cried
Eleanor. as she gathered up her be-
longings and ran up the stairs.
Fifteen minutes later they were at
table in snug restaurant, one of the
choicest, into which the professor con-
veyed them, bumptiously announcing
to the electrician, whose eyes were
dilating at such prodigality, that he
had thrown economy to the winds.
II am spreeing it-spreeing it; and
all on woman's account. And there
will be no headache tomorrow" he
whispered, jubilantly, as he began to
peruse the bill of fare with the man
ner of a man who meditates extrava-
gance. at will do you good. too,
young man. pretty face assists the
Imagination"
II have realized that already" an
swered Struthers, whose visage, the
moment after he had spoken, glowed
from the unaccustomed use of compli-
ment.
"A puree of green peas and soft
shell crabs, and filet la bordelaise
to begin with" began the professor.
refectively, "and-and some cham
pagne, of course"
I'm afraid, uncle, If you go on at
that rate, you will never have that
little house." said Eleanor; 'it will
be castle in SPAIN
Never you mind, young lady" he
replied, drawing a fat. old-fashtnned