The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1903-01-02
CHAPTER Vlll.

choose TO. just as no one could pre-
vent you from throwing yourself over
board II you were so inclined: but. as
said to your uncle Phineas this
morning. have done my best. Be
fore you resolve on anything foolish,
however. | should advise you 90 con
suit with him. You may rest assur'
Cd that your uncle Harold will not
consent TO your leaving this house.
ard cannot believe that Prof. Bald
win has so little knowledge OF the
world as to sanction anything OF the
sort. You spoke OF paying him a
visit: why don't you write TO him and
tell him you will pass few days with
him?"
Il should like to immensely. will
write to-day. / will talk matters over
with him. have talked with him
already he is sensible Aunt Emma,
and would be the last person, | know.
20 advise me 20 do anything that is
foolish. II is not he that suggested
my leaving you"
Il did not suppose n was said
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announcement. Che had been think
ing hard as to plan for thwarting,
without seeming TO thwart this vagary
OF Eleanor's as she still chose to con.
slider a.: and. on the whole. n change
OF scene seemed the most feasible.
The more Emma thought over this
project. the better Il pleased her, and
she felt almost jubilant when Eleanor
announced that she had received n
letter from her uncle urging her TO
come as soon as possible. She alb
stained from further discussions OF
the points at issue. believing that 10
ignore what had been said and trust
10 Eleanor's common sense TO re-
asert itself was the proper course to
pursue. and she sent her OFF. day or
two later, with equanimity, although
owen paEe's yacht was In the ofirg,
for. as lhe said to herself. the child
would be sure to be stin and con-
strained were she 20 meet him in her
present spirit. even II she were not
absolutely repellent.
Altogether Mrs. Stagg fattered her
self that the situation was not nearly
so serious as she had at one moment
feared. and she even did not feel that
e was necessary to complain TO her
husband OF Eleanor's threatened
exodus. so little did she doubt that
her nieces mental alteration was
merely temporary. lie expressed
some surprise that she should visit
New York in the heat Of summer. but
Emma pointed out in such eloquent
terms the loneliness OF the professor,
and the undoubted need In which his
apartments stood of n dust-disccrning
feminine eye, that Harold made no
demur
Prof. Baldwln's apartments were
indeed IN need OF female scrutiny: at
least any woman would have said so;
though Il must be confessed that the
professor himself considered that he
was lodged very satisfactorily. The
first thing one noticed on entering his
living.room. or den. as he called a..
vas superintendent odor Of tobacco,
which. except when his pipe was out.
was supplemented by haze that pro-
duced the effect OF n murky London
fog and impaired an air OF greater
dinginess Co the already dingy carpet
and curtains and furniture. Eleanor
came I'm upon the professor just ~
he had finished breakfast and had set
tied down In an easy chair for his first
smoke. He bounded up from his seat
with so much heartincss that he jog
gled violently the center-table on
which the tray containing the remains
OF his breakfast was resting In the
midst OF books. geological specimens.
maps. music-rolls and sundry smaller
paraphernalia. all lying In perfect con
fusion and overlooking on TO the
piano.
"Peach-blossom. Is II YOU"
Yes. Uncle Phin. here | am"
well. well, this is too much luck
for an old bachelor like mel This
handbag isn't all. Is IL? Where are
your other duds?"
"Oh. they're coming. I've brought a
trunk nearly as big as this room. Tn.
Gle Phln. so you must make up your
mind TO put up with me for a good
long visit. This is your parlor. ! sup
pose"
Her eyes. as she spoke. made a cir
cult OF the room and then rested for a
moment inquiringly on a tall. modest.
looking man who had risen at her
entrance and was standing In the
background with his pipe In his hand.
Yes. this is my parior, also my
breakfast room. my study. my library
in fact. everything except my bed
room. which Is there" and the profes.
sor nodded toward a door on his right.
ALLOW me TO introduce William
Struthers. rising electrician and de
voice OF science"
The stranger bowed respectfully.
Eleanor saw that he had large dark
eyes and a pale. rather thin face. full
OF quiet determination. lie wore a
short fustian jacket which had seen a
great deal OF service. and which
seemed rather small for his muscular
looking figure. lie bowed again and
walked TO the door.
Now do not work too hard" cried