The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-06-22
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Awakening
BY NJ. Louise CumminS
Copyright, f9oi bu T. c. McChuc


swung around with clearing face when
he SAW Who it was
"Say, Luce he said eagerly, "how's
this for an idea? The hero Is des-
pcrat"ly in low with the heroine. who
cares nothing for him In his despair
he remembers the old college profess
or who always helped him out Of his
dilemmas and forthwith goes to him
for advice. The professor, who Is an
mtcrohc hunter and has
been for years try ing to discover the
germ of love, thinks with Glcc that in
this unusually bad case Is his chance.
After much research he finds the love
germ and eHrries it carefully 10 his
laboratory. But sportyc soph let's
it loose among the 'co eds With tire
disastrous result that every one begins
promiseuously to fail In love with cv=
cry one else. OF course the heroine gets
inoculatcd and falls in love with the
hero"
And the professor himself becomes
cnamorcd of the lnundress," she put
in laushingly.
"Just sol | WAS working ON his so
liloquy prior to the advent of the love
lorn youth when you came in"
And of course began nj the end, IN
usual"
~ yes. But the rest viii come to
me. Here's the last verse anyhow:
4 have found the germ Of health
The germ OF mclanehalia and pdtcsis
But my reputation's lost
II l can't. At any cost,
Describe the germ Of love In my great
thesis.
Flows that
"Great"
She smiled encouragement with ap
prceiatiSe eyes and lips, but the light
died from her facc rs he SWUNG bacl,
to the desk. waving the paper hilari
ously above his head. She bit buck
II Sigh between her teeth and, laying
the bundle Of mail beside him. turned
away.
Don't GO" Royce was bending over
his papers and did not look up.
won't II disturb You If remninf'
No; it VIII help me; II always does
think you are my inspiration
The blood flashed to her face 50 sud
denly that She Wns thankful he did
not look up and see 1t. she sank into II
big leather chair before the open fire
aud took up II magazine Speed,
- II la.
rug, stretched himself lazily and Jump
ed upon her lap. The young man llft
ed his head and looked ncross at her
sideways
"What n picture you make" he said
meditaliycly.
The girl gave an unconccrncd shrng
TO hide the suifocuting beating Of her
heart in her throat II was torribl"
10 her the suggestion of domcsiicity
in their attitude, and to think II meant
nothing To him beyond the fact that IN
the coy setting of the den" she uHde
nm artistic picture.
Royce was deep in his work again
scnrcclY conscious of the fact, when
she rose and left the room III answer
to ring ut the bell and the maid'4
KNOCK. He heard the soft pitpat Of
her feet as she ran upstairs Il few min
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,hrau hhnsale VEGA g'narily into thn ata,r
which the girl he called cousin. boca,tse
he had known her all his life, though
the tie between them was remote. had
so lately occupied
How pretty she had looked sitting
there IN the fire light What could she
see in that empty headed nunssull
that she should care to 20 driving with
him? Was she, after All. one Of the
girls TO whom well weighted pocket
book atoncd for any mental luck2
lie recalled the evening before when
after hard days work he bad wander
ed into the drawing room whore Lney
sat playing sweet. Elusive little mel
ody Of Ghamlnade's Again the feel