Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-16

swarming into the country through Ellis
Island? The professor a man of liberal
and open mind, was impressed with this
argument. He also recalled that the down
town club in question was reported to have
chef of great distinction.
lie consulted Mr.. Bowsar, who said: Go.
Study man in the marts of materialism,
while l study art in the shades of the
academy"
This pretty response meant, 1t finally ap-
peared, that the young lady from Boston
had asked Mr.. Rowsar to accompany her
to the Museum Of Art. That young lady
had just been confiding to Mr. Bowsar that
she Ionged TO be improved in her art sec
ton by the comments of a master, while
you wait, so 10 say, and this happily had
led TO an engagement between the two to
visit the museum the next day together.
Learning of this Prof. Pearley shook the
artists hand and promised Mr.. Carroll to
meet him at lunch. Mrs Ainsworth had
lost no part of the urgency with which Mr..
carroll has pressed his invitation on the
professor, and she wondered what arts the
man of finance would practice to obtain
from Mr.. Pearley a secret she had tried in
vain TO learn Before her nephew departed
Tor his Office the next morning Mrs. Aims
worth told him to learn as much about the
downtown lunch as he could and report 10
her
We'll, when I called last week I was
shown into the little office as usual, but /
found that Miss STOPPER, was not alone A
prodigiously stout man with a very smiling
face and great heavy chin, which rolled
down IN fold upon fold over his throat sat
at her elbow with pair of glasses on his
nose looking very earnestly at the ladies
VINO entered. As ] came in he gave quit e
jump in his chair, and turned quickly to
Miss STOPPER
" That viii do said he; I could not ask
for anything better. Capital. Capitaln He
seemed quite enthusiastic and rubbed his
hands together in the most genial fashion
lie was such a comfortable-looking man
that il was quite pleasure to look at him
You are looking for situation, miss?
he asked.
Yes sir
LAS governess?'
Yes, Sir
and what salary do you ask?
= 1 had "a month in my last place with
Col. Spence Munro
'-Oh. tut. tut! Sweating-rank sweat
Ing" he cried, throwing his fat hands out
into the air like man who is In a boiling
passion. How could any one offer so pitt
full Il sum 10 lady with such attractions
and accomplishments?
" My accomplishments, sir may be less
than you imagine said l. A little French
little German, music and drawing
Tut tut" he cried. This is all quite
beside the question. The point is. Have
you or have you not the bearing and de-
pertinent of a lady? There il is in a nut
shell. If you have not, you are not fitted
for the rearing of child who may some
day play a considerable part in the his
tpIS Oh the country. But II YOU have. why.
then. how could any gentleman ask you to
condescend to accept anything under the
three figures. Your salary with me. mad
am. would commence at 100 a year
YOU may imagine, Mr.. Holmes that to
me- destitute as l was, such an offer
seemed almost too good to be true The
gentleman, however. seeing perhaps the
look of fncredulity upon my face, opened a
pocketbook and took out n note
1t Is also my custom said he smiling
. In the most pleasant fashion, until his ewes
were Just TWO shining Sits amid the white
CrCases of his face TO adyanra to INV
so that they may meet any little EXPENSES
of their journey and their wardrobe
1t seemed to me that l had never met so
fascinating and so thoughtful n man AS
was already in debt4sss my tradesmen the
advance was a sSt+tonveuience, and vet
| there was something unna tural about the
whole transaction wis.eh made me wish 10
| know little more before quite committed
} myself.
May ask where you live Sir? said l.
Hampshire. Charming rural place. The
! Copper Beeches, five miles the far side
of Winchester. 1t is the most lovely corn-
try. my dear young lady, and the dearest
Old country house
And my duties, sir? / should be glad
to know what they would be
" One child-one dear little romper lust
six years old. Oh, If you could see him
killing cockroaches with slipperl Smack!
smack, smack Three gone before YOU
could Wink! lie leaned back IN his chair
and laughed his eyes into his head again
~ was a little startled at the nature of
the childs amusement, but the father's
laughter made me think that perhaps he
was Joking.
- My sole duties. then I asked are to
take charge of a single child?
mo, no. not the sole, not the sole, my
dear young lady he cried. Your duty
would be, / am sure your good sense
would suggest. to obey any little commands
my wife might give. provided always that
they were such commands as a lady might
with propriety obey. You see no difficulty,
heh?'