Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-03-17
DAILY SHORT STORY
Professor. FIirt and Another Girl
IOriginaL1

lecture without blushing and stammer-
ing, but when he once forgot the bat
terry of eyes leveled at him he ceased
to founder and warmed TO his subject.
Girls" said Kate Doughty one day
after lecture. I'm going to make love
to Marty (the professors sObriquet).
what fOr:" asked Celia Thurston.
For fun"
''Try it. Kate said one.
Don't said another. Hell faint"
Don't you think you'd better be
studying up for examinations" asked
Miss Thurston.
''Oh, Celia. you make me tired!
You're too serious for this world. 1
shouldn't have said anything about
this matter before you. You'll go to
Marty and give me away"
Il would have a perfect right to do
so. but / won't"
"Why not. if you think n little fun
such SIM
Because if he is so stupid as to be
| gulled by you he is not worth saving
from the misery you may cause him."
Il don't mean to cause him any mis-
cry. / want to give him n lesson in
lovemaking. It's just the thing he'll
need when he comes TO want wife"
So Kate at the conclusion of the next
lecture on sslar physics remained in
the classroom after the other girls had
departed, Ostensibly to ask some ques-
tons.
You say, Professor Martin" she
said. casting her eyes down demurely,
that the heat of the sun makes us,
builds up our bodies. gives us the
heat we need. Does it make the heart
| beat:"
Certainly, though we can more
readily trace the connection to cleo
tricity. 1t has been demonstrated that
the heart pulsates'-
"Oh. professor" said Kate, looking
up with mock reproach in her eyes.
you're not going TO tell me that love
is nothing but electricity"
Flirts and lady killers know that
the most effective way to make love,
as we'll as the safest way. is to look 1t
rather than say it. Out of Miss Dough-
tvs eyes there came n look of tender
ness that was intended to appear spOn-
taneOus, uncontrolled. How she called
up the blush that accompanied ii Is
mystery. unless indeed it came from
sense of guilt at the part she was
playing.
Il was considering the heart as q
mechanical cOntrivance, not as an en-
blem of affection" replied the pro-
fessor. apparently ObliviOus to Miss
DouGhty's Innocent manner of betray-
ing her love for HIM. Experiments
uDOn the heart of q frog
There was a suppressed litter at the
keyhOle, where two or three of the girls
were listening-the rest had too much
sense of honor to stoop so low-but
neither the professor nor Miss Doughty
heard it.
"A frog is such a cold thing, pro-
fessOr Surely you wouldn't consider
my heart and that of a frog in the
same category"
This was accompanied by another re-
proachful look which might mean u
good deal more than mild reproof
for bringing the frog into the discus
sion.
"YOu are mixing the domain of mat
ter and force with that of the soul"
The professor persisted in ignoring the
girls lOvelorn looks. with the latter
L have nothing to do. If 1 can help
you to understand the subject of these
lectures l shall be happy TO do so. If
you desire points on psychology 1
would recommend
NO. no, professor. you mistake me.
All l wanted to know was whether
the sun causes our mechanical hearts
10 beat. The subject of love. / admit,
is in quite a different domain, a
domain in which I would never think
of consulting one $3.50 unsympa-
thetic.''
The professor had assumed a very
decided tone. and Miss Doughty's last
words were n final effort to break
through his reserve. He stood leaning
on his desk waiting Miss Doughty
had persisted i'm leading him away
from his legitimate subject, and he did
not encourage her to remain longer
She gave him one glance and saw that
she had been defeated. Then, with a
cold ''thank YOU" she left the room.
For the rest of the term Miss
Doughty. who was very much dis
gruntled at her i'll success in making
a fool of Professor Martin. was dubbed
by her schoOlmates 1.-THE frog hearted
Miss Doughty" This annoyed her
excessively, but something she began
to notice during the last week before
vacation worried her. The professor
and Miss Thurston were seen frequent
~ together and took no pains to con-
ceal an appearance Of an especial in
terest in each other Then one day
the girls all received invitations to the
wedding of Professor Elnathan Martin
and Miss Celia Thurston. TO take place
the day after the graduation exercises.
With flaming cheeks Miss Doughty
approached Miss Thurston to apologize
for her attack on the professor.
.-Oh, that's of no consequence. Kate.
You mustn't think i'll of Professor
Martin. He couldn't very well respond. |