The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-04-16
one plus ONE GouAls..wHAr'

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Mics Linssr5's isss shiss sees sts rssehe.
the dsos Of The slostioom ian - Me
wsas sns Ma Bsrfoss wst. 90,
saiyi Bss 10 ,hs silly oetl TIE not,
eosss!tsd sitl ever tasaI sscl.insi NJ
u, Ws'sra sssppins rabbsr bad sbos
her tsboct.
Aiiss B1ross stopped Ter sn inssil
sv r4vsiiDs 10 hsr skit bissisf. ard ks'
iriead eid pei zee bsr saivttirs lips
wh.n aha stood erect oscs more. tssy
sus j1insi BY olb.r H,ebsis spd p usd
dssn the corridor
The fret hear YES given ovH 10 leo
tore 90 chalk work 10 geography. ho'
Alice SO deaf TO psissosic sosssstions,
bini /, tse VIVID dfssinss Of the fsd
dis. sho held forth bsfoss tbs tsschsrs
OF Tue on couuty. assembled Tot The ar1n
81 i1s,ituts. Above the voice OF the spesh
sr rang insistsntly the uorjs Of Haiis
Lisssrd = Professor y otu proposed 10
us lac. night"
Well. Why shonldn't b.i tsoustt Alice
asspsiiiosly. Miss Lins,ri sW noted be
yond the clnnnss OF the county ss bean
" sud . sequsis. iast ibe sort Of ysons
sousn vbo would stirsc. . studious.
ehasst mas like Mr. Sioru Yes, Why
shoaidpt bei Whst dii hs owe aoist.
gentle Alice Bunos,f he bad spoken no
word OF love 10 her. and yet Her
cheeks 1ashed crimson, sud shs bent her
fsss clo'ef 10 the notsLoof, whoss psges
we're s,ill anvfitten. II had oil bs.s .
uistske. She had nisiotsrprstsd the 90
items OF this grave young professor Who
for tvo years hsd eondnctsd the clsssts 10
msthsmstics o. tbe institute. p rasps I,
bsd been nnmsidenly for her TO rssd the
slesr depths Of bic hrsil eyes.
The morning dragged vssrily. Al noon
her sppstits failed. By the opening OF
the sfternoen seision . msddsIins head
ache possessed ber. Daring the last psri
cd OF the dsy her section mus, report to
Professor S.orm Sue would hsvs sXons
ed hsrself sna gone bons only that svsry
one knew she mae. only cit in the depot
during the ho. August sfternoon. Nsr
vale. her home. wss bat . thirty minute
ri 10 from The eoanty seat, end to please
her iuvslid mo her Alice made the trip
each day, thus dspriviog hsrseli the small
81 cial iuuctions srrsnssi for the EVENING"
10 honor Of the visiting teschsrs. . hsnor
oas lecture, several receptions and the con
cert
Professor Storm bad sskea her to attend
tie COZ cert With him. but she hsd been
forced to decline. Nov she thoseht, with
/ . srsssing bitterness. that be had quickly
eonsoled himself 10 her absence. Psrhsps
II, like the other tsaobers, the hsd board
cd 10 town
II any Of yoo failed TO grasp The nsthod
Used 10 that lest problsw, will bs glad
to rsmsiu . short time snd 60 over II
sgsin.
Whist prebleni Alice pressed her hand
TO Der forshssd and glanced burrisdly st
her notebook. Bliadly she clatshsd st
her psnsil. Halt dem tssoaes remain
I'd. and Professor Storm wss stepping
down from the platform. He rssobsd her
side.
Whst is the troublei Are you ill
Hs glanced suriossly from the page Of
her book 10 her lashsd isss. For . few
ssoonds spsech We denied her. Then she
replied calmly. slmost ssldly:
iesr ny mind wandered. missed the
sXplsnstios entirely.
Storm looked at the clock.
Ysn hsvs forty minutes b.isrs train
time. Gone up 10 my dssk end / sill 60
ever II sith yon.
Nssbsnisslly she followed bic work,
soodsrins II the ordeal would ever end.
Bat her voice did net quiver % she rose
Thsnk you. II is quite simple rev -
sinpls - one Plus oAe sqa,lius tvs.
She told the 6b srAinsbiBsly, bat her
eyes did 20: aest bis. The other teach
srs bad gathered 10 . remote corner 10 dis
snss The absorbing question - " whether
hsts vsoId b. worn d The rssep.isa 10 be
gwen th.t tight BY the local vomsn's
slpb. Storm lid . cool, shspsly hand ~
e. her ievtrish sss.
/ sish. he ssid soitly. that you would
lot me tsssh you thst one plus one ssssIs
-jsst ems. hsy I-Aliosi
1. hsd no. bssn her mistsks, after oil.
Hs hsd nesnt-
Girls, are you ever coninsi
/. vN Miss Lnssrd's veics. jast ost
'ids The door. Then Alice remembered
nd drew sssy hir hand.
Essliy. Professor Storm. IL you advance
zach propositions Is that | shsli loss faith
ID yosr knovlsdss u msshsnstics. I
Aad vith . mstslio Isneh sbs hurried I
% ssrl tbs ciosktoom Storm looked sitter
aer viih syss 6at psEzl.d. then hurt he l
10 |. sever piotured Ter as vilIful Hir..
10 4 shs bsd led him 90. Y~, she hss
Hs t,pestsd tbs vcvds sssin and sssin - :
I 10 smooth bic II n 4 feelings
Tss nsyt sortins Miss Wsters vss vsit !
ps % ,hs depot platform for her irisod.
Oh Alice. yol ossb. 10 hsvs been .. the :
sosption isst pi. ht, sbe eonmsttsd ~
hey walked toward ibe high school, shefs q
be insiitats sss held. soeh isrtsi Ths,
title brsessst Hattie Linesrd. sss The Z
suehise stock. II ems she vssts to
nary Fred B.tsf. ssoss father osps ]
,esrly oil tbs stoet 10 TIE Tacson bsrk. .
,hs hoped 10 ronss ti, i,s'casy BY lirtirs