Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-08

and a nod of understanding. II am merely
trying TO explain to you why I want your
help in geometry.
Uncle Perry's nephew stihed his oesire
to put his own cheek against the SOFT
pink cheek of little Eva's successor, and
thrusting his hands firmly into his pockets
said:
And them
"Oh. there isn't much more to tell. A per-
son like you, who has had books and pic
lures and theaters and travel, CAM Dream
of what a country newspaper can pring 10
a person like me. I read 1t all; the adver-
tisements the patent insides with the So
ciety story the little paragraphs on dress
and etiquette the quotations from gooo
poems and bad. And one day they aoVer
tised some secondhand books for sale i
had s1.42 saved up and / sent 1t up to the
editor at Danville, and asked him TO seno
me some text books. He sent me an arith-
metic little pocket dictionary ana
physics Then a year after a book agent
sold me that" pointing TO a DOCK as laIee
as dictionary, which lay on the grouha'
ITS Compendium OF UNIVERSAL hno"i,
edge. and there's map in it-hlstory anu
literature besides a lot of poor stun. IN
the back there are foreign words ana
phrases. I've learned all those by neaIt
algebra and geometry There, guess that
all except that I've 81 and nt1le over
saved up toward my fare to Chicago an9
when I get enough Tn going UP there anu
III can get WOTk anu 81 " SS~S
the same time And now will you please as
tell me what ails that triangle! She
looked down at him expectantiy. ~.
Uncle Perry's nephew looked at tne Va.
of slate in his hand, and something IKE
mist came before his eyes. Somehow IL
made a lump come in his throat-the thougnt
of this pitiful bit of slate ana the snnst
face bending above It, in It's praVe a..s s,,,.
to master the contents of the Compendium
oe ITnivarsaI Knowledge Then he looked
at the girl who stood before him, ana .le
beart of him was divided between admlra-
ton of her brave ambition anu JOY III ''''
beauty of her face and BODY. .
EVA" said Uncle Perrys nephew, you
are as fine and tall as young pine o Tree
Did any one ever tell you that before
THE girls face fell and her lips qulVereu
| .urbat,s not kind" she said. II didn't think
you'd say it, Jack. My height Is agaiils,
me: I'm as tall as you are-and shl
But''-she threw back her shoulders anu
SQUARED her chin proudly don't care
IRIS not nice TO be SO tall, but, after an
like to be strong" For moment ner neaa
drooped 81 had almost forgotten that
am not like other girls. Can't you 1oreel
it JackY' She looked at him almost ap
pealinsly. ,;++,a
TREMENDOUSLY 1t was difficult to hold PACK
this flood that he knew was surely coming
But he was making brave stand.
"Why should l forget it?'' he asked. he
was only temporzing with fate, ana ne
knew 1t.
Little Eva's successor turned from him
with hurt look in her gray eyes.
Its bad enough she said, looking
across the brook at the dragon flies that
quiVered above it; its bad enough TO De
red-headed and overgrown without having
ones old-time friends comment on It,
Uncle Perrys nephew reached the girls
side in a single stride.
Eva" he said, look at me-
The girls gray eyes looked straight across
i,+n useless to try
to hold back the flood. The dam was down
for good and all.
Eva" said Uncle Perry's nephew, I'VE
are old-time friends, aren't we? When
lived with Uncle Perry those two years we
got to know each other better than brother
and sister, didn't we?'
The girl nodded, with intent eyes fastened
on his eager face.
And after l got strong again and father
decided must come back TO schooI we teil
pretty bad about parting, didn't WEI"
Yes" said the girl, slowly, but you
you soon forgot"
Uncle Perry's nephew devoured her with
his eyes IF l forgot" he said, sit was
only that 1 should more fully remember
now. Eva. Eva!" he cried, clutchng his
hands firmly behind his back. You are
wonderful! Do you know what fine head
you have-how well it sets your slender
neck? And your splendid height and slim
strengthened, 1 tell you, they are, they
are
Then a sudden thought struck him.
EVA" he exclaimed did you forget?"
Little Eva's successor looked at the bit of
slate on the old stone, glanced at the Com
pendulum of Universal knowledge which
sprawied in the grass. and then turned her
gaze full upon Uncle Perrys nephew.
NO" she said, slowly II didn't forget.
/ thought that if you ever did come back
you would be ashamed of me. I couldn't
help growing but tried to help being ig
norant."
Uncle Perry's nephew gave great sigh.
! Eva" he said. will you-will you let me
teach you what little / know, while you go
on teaching me all our lives?"
Little Eva's successor stood silent, and he
could the little tremble of her throat
and lips Then again she smiled her slow,
sweet smile.
ut seems too good to be true doesn't it?"
she asked.
The sunlight fickered through the will
lows. and the little brook fused over it's
pebbles. From the meadow across the way
came the scent of made hay-cocks.
Cheek to cheek stood Uncle Perry's nephew
and little Evas successor. The shadows
crept across the banks, up and up, touch
Ing the bronze of the girls hair with black.
Uncle Perry's nephew drew deep breath.
Lets go tell some onei" he said.
And hand in hand the two slender
square-shouldered figures strolled back
through the field up to the pasture bars