The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-11

You are Miss SPRING. he said. when
she had given him her hand-"and you've
come into all your mother had that was
worth inheriting, haven't your"
Mr.. Bines. shall we not see you now? 1
wanted so much to talk with you when L
heard everything. Would it be impertinent
to say 1 sympathized with your
He looked over her shoulder, in where
Shepler and Mrs Van Geist were inspecting
a tray of jewels.
"Of course not impertinent-very kind
only I'm really not in need of any SYM
pathy at all. You won't understand it; but
we don't care so much for money in the
West-for the loss of it-not much you
New Workers would. Besides we can always
make a plenty more"
The situation was, emphatically. not as
he had so often dreamed it when she should
marvel. perhaps regretfully, over his SUI
periority to her husband as a money-maker.
His only relief was to belittle the import
ance of his loss.
"Of course we've lost everything, almost
but I've not been bit downcast about it.
There's more where ii came from, and no
end of fun going after 1t. I'm looking for
ward to the adventures, / can tell you.
And every one will be glad to see me there;
they won't think the less of me, 1 assure
you. because I've made fuke here!"
Surely. Mr.. Bines. no one here could
think less of you. Indeed. think more of
you. think it's fine and big to go back with
such courage. Do you know, L wish / were
a man-Id show them!''
Really. Miss Milbrey-"
He looked over her shoulder again, and
saw that Shepler was waiting for her.
II think your friends are impatient
"They can wait. Mr.. Bines, wonder If
you have quite a correct idea of all New
York people"
Probably not; I've met so few, you
know"
well, of course-but of those you've
met?'
You can't know what my ideas are
81 wish we might have talked more-Tm
sure-when are you leaving?"
Il shall leave tomorrow"
"And we're leaving for the country our
selves. Papa and mamma go tomorrow
and, Mr.. Bines, / should have liked another
talk with you'll wish we were dining at
the Oldakers' again."
He observed Shepler strolling toward
them.
II shall be staying with Aunt Cornelia a
few days after tomorrow"
Shepler came up.
"And I shall be leaving tomorrow Miss
Milbrey"
"Ah, Bines, glad to see your
The accepted lover looked Miss Milbrey
over with rather complacent air-with the
unruffied confidence of assured possession
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regret in the girls eyes.
I'm afraid" said Shepler, '.your aunt
doesn't want to be kept waiting And she's
already in fever for fear you won't prefer
the necklace she insists You ought to pre-
fer"
"Tell Aunt Cornelia, please, that I shall
be along in just moment
shes quite impatient you know" urged
Shepler
Percival extended his hand.
Goodbye. Miss Milbrey. Don't let me de-
tain you. Sorry shall not see you again."
She gave him her hand uncertainty as If
she had still something to say, but could
find no words for it.
Goodbye, Mr.. Bines.''
Goodbye, young man." Shepler shook
hands with him cordially. land the best of
luck to you out there. / shall hope to hear
good reports from you. And mind. you're to
look US up when you're in town again. We
shall always be glad to see you. Good-bye.'
He led the girl back to the case where the
largest diamonds reposed chastely on their
couches of royal velvet.
Percival smiled as he resumed his walk
smiled with all that bitter cynicism which
only youth may feel to it's full poignance.
Yet, heartless as she was, he recalled that
while she talked to him he had imprinted
an imaginary kiss deliberately upon her full
scarlet lips. And now too, he forced to
confess that, in spite Of his very certain
knowledge about her. he would actually pre-
fer to have communicated it through the
recognized physical media. He laughed
again, more cheerfully.
1.-The spring has got a strangle-hold on my
Judgment" he said to himself.
At dinner that night he had the COM
pany Of that estimable German savant, the
Herr DR.. Won Herzlich. He did not seek to
incur the experience, but the amiable doc
tor was so effusive and interested that he
saw way of avoiding it gracefully. Re
turned from his archaeological expedition
to Central America, the doctor was now on
his way back to Marburg.
81 pleasure much in your news" said the
cheerful man over his first glass of Rhine
wine with the olive in It, you shall now, IL
have misapprehended you not, develop
new strcngness Of character"
Percival resigned himself to listen. He
was not unfamiliar with the lot of one who
dimes with the learned Won Herzlich.
Now he's off,' he said to himself.
"Achi 1t Is but now that you shall begin
to live. 1t is not that while you planned the
money-amassing you were deferring to live
-ah. yes-until some day when you had so
much more? Yes? A common thought-fail-
ure it is-a common failure of the to-take-
thoughtedness of life-its capacities and the
intentions of the scheme under which we
survive. Ach! So few humans learn that this
invitation TO live specifies not the hours.
like 5-oclock. 1t says-so we'll as Father
Mother Nature has learned to write the
words TO our unseeing eyes-'at once but
we ever put off the living we are invited to
at once-until to-morrow-next day, next
year-until this that be done won. So
now you will find this out. Before, you
would have waited for time that never
came-no matter the all-money you gath
cred.
Nor yet. my young friend, shall you take
this matter to be of a seriousness, TO be sor-
noteworthy. IL you take of the courage, you
shall find the world TO smile to your face,
and fafher-mother Won Won recall what rho