The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-03-16

A"Iie " We 'ef! llucl1 III evidence "a.
the Harcourt i.on.c.
No one pitied Jack Dalton, be-
cause, as every one said, "hc should
have had better sense, and nothing
but his monumental stupidity and
overwhelming hard headedness had
put him in such a predicament." :"
But this dull young man did not
seem to be in way either to ask
or need pity. He went to zee Bea-
trice Harcourt just as usual, and
when he happened TO meet the pro-
fessor there it never seemed to ruff
fle him in the least. When the
young woman would try to draw
him into the conversation he had
but one reply:
ooh, don't mind me go on. You
know don't know anything about
those things. I'm we'll enough sat
isfied just listening to you two and
learning something"
In the presence OF such honesty
scientific discussion always seemed
to flag.
Professor Mortimer at first re-
garded the statement Of his igno-
rance as subtle sarcasm, but he
grew to know that Jac k was sincere.
Either the young man did not
know or did not care that half his
world was laughing at him. His
sister no longer tried to demonstrate
with him, for she knew it was use
less. He was too dull to see any,
thing for himself and too hard
headed to listen to others. Fred
Merriman was disgusted. He said
in confidence to q dear friend:
'Well, Jack Dalton ought to be
the grand master of Blind Fool
Council No. of the Unitad Order
of Idiots. To think Of his still hang
ing after that girl and running
against the professor when with
half an eye he ought to see that he
hasn't the ghost of a chance! The
professor has all the winning cards
in his hand"
But Fred was too good friend
of jacks to withhold from him the
benefit of his opinion, so he accost-
ed Dalton one day and tried to ex-
plain the situation to him. He told
him all that society was thinking
and saying about Miss EIarcourt and
himself and ended by warning hum
to check his career in time.
It was only another instance of
jacks hard headednecs that he
should take the Import of his
friends words in a way entirely
apart from. what was in tended.
MANY, many thanks, Fred" he
said, 'sfor what you have told me.
If things be as you say, I might as
well find out my fate at once. It's
either the professor o7 !, aul am
going to know which it is.''
And that night he called on Bea-
trice with Intentions"
The professor didn't happen to
be there, SO jack thought it best to
60 through with his important mes
sage before some other caller might
interrupt him.
'Miss Harcourt," he began, with
out any preliminaries, II have loved
you for long time, and I want to
marry you. Everybody thinks that
I have no chance against Professor
Mortimer, and maybe I haven't. OF
course, I can't talk philosophy and
science and"
ooh, Jack, don't say any more
about science and philosophy
cried Beatrice. ri have had enough
to last me, my lifetime. The pro-
fessor has made me almost hate
them. Do you suppose q woman
wants to be wooed with syllogisms !?
Yes, I'll marry you, Jack, for isn't
love better than science2"
81 think it better than anything"
said Jack as he slipped his arm
about her..
When Jack told his sister she
said, "Well, I don't see how you got
her, Jack"
When Fred Merriman heard it he
said: "That settles it. I've been
studying women for thirty. years,
and always just as I get theory
well worked out and settled some
thing like this occurs and knocks il
higher than a kite. I'm going to
give them up.'
Mrs. McGibeny-Du@ said, 'WAat
foolish things women will dol"
Society in general held shp its
hands and said, "Who'd have
thought it?"
The professor said nothing, but
packed his grip and went back to
talk philosophy to his young men.
And Jack, who was dull boy and
didn't know what q furore he had
created, just laughed and was very
happy.
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