The St. Louis Republic., 1905-08-06
KARL GRIER
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That night he found he could not sleep.
50 he rose and threw wide a window
His chambers overlooked the college
quadrangle with its well-kept lawn. In
this time Of high summer the exquisite
profiles Of Oxford We're blended with
the soft luxuriance Of the trees guarding
the peaceful precincts.
Karl was now a tall and graceful
young man. \ devoted follower Of the
favorite university sports. he was studi-
Gus withal. and his natural bent inclined
him more to the uncomprOmising tcnets
Of science than to the literature and
dogma Of the classics. While following
the routine Laid down by his father 5
advisers. he read deeply in the less popu-
lar branches Of knowledge. Lectures on
anthrOlologv. comparative anatomy.
philology and physics-subjects which
certainly provided varied intellectual
pasturage - invariably counted him
among the notc-takers. Hence it is not
To- be wondered at If on this particular
night he should give earnest thought to
the half-forgotten and long-disused
powers Of his childhood. powers called
back into vivid I,otence by the roaring Of
a few beasts.
He recalled clearly the incident in
which his friendship with little Maggie
Hutchinson figured 50 dramatically.
Again. through the photographic lens Of
memory. he conjured up the Darjiling
Valley. He saw the green slopes dotted
here and there with planters bungalows.
the tca-gardcns resembling gooseberry
bushes in the first tender shoots. the
winding roads. the tropical foliage.
Yielding to 4 whimsical surprise at
the accuracy Of his impressions. ne en-
dcavorcd to reconstruct some Of the
incidents Of the raid: but ne quickly dis
covered that beyond following events
in ordered sequence he could achieve
nothing outside the range Of what ap-
Js.ared to Ike a precise and realistic recoi
lection.
IL wonder where Miss Margaret Is
n"w::" he murmured. with smiling
glance skyward. She mist be icmur,
young lady Of eighteen or ;hercai,outs. l
think nv mother said she Was in Berlin
having developed great talent for
PLAYING the violin. Berlin! That IS a
long way from Oxford. and Maggie is
al.ed. sound asleep. little dreaming that
a Young man in England is picturing
her in "A Kate Grecnaway' costume oi
fourteen years ago..
So. in this fanciful mood the notion
suddenly seized him that he would like I"
see Maggie Hutchinson. What he really
meant was that he would '.c glad to nice,
her again. and exchange juvenile rcnin-
isccnccs If early days in India. 1t is
important I" insist on this point. as his
undoubtcd intention. ar desire. when
Contrasfcd wiih that which did really
happen. goes far to prove ,elegnomy a
sense and not 4 mental state.
Remember. he fancicd the girl was
in Berlin and in bed. and hcing an ex-
trc,nely consideraie person Karl would
certainly not have wished {" disturb
her. even II such a thing was sanely
possible
He thought the external ligh; fled with
exceeding rapidity. There was an in
s;ant'S gloom. and then he WAS looking
AZ a sunlit scene. The surroundings
were novel To HIS eyes. He seemed TO bc
standing on the spacious vcranda Of a
fine hotel. The flooring. the walls. the
pillars. were all of wood. and Karl never
hid seen hotel built Of ,ha, material.
Hundreds oi wcil-ircsscd people were
seated around small tables: waters We're
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