The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-15
"Yon could have read such q


I'm quite content with my prcsen
position" said the voice from the
daisies.
Hem! it's very 'owly, You're easily
satisfied, answered the voice from tht
cloudess blue
You're going TO fulfll your prom,
ise?' asked the voice from the earth
Il can't hear, I'm too high up
called back the treble voice.
A long silence followed, broken only
by the varied sounds that help to make
| the summer
| Presently the young scholar caught
! sight of the book Mollie hed been ge
| intent upon. II was an old Greek
| grammar-one of his own He recog.
ni2ed ii at once.
why little Molliel' he cried, civ.
ing a start that nearly resulted in q
catastrophe to the girl poised above
him, what are you doing with
Greek?"
II thought | would take 1t up" she
answered, with a grand air, "as you
seem TO consider II so nice"
Is that a recommendation? he
asked.
She was silent
Why didn't you ask me to teach
You Greek?' There was just touch OF
earnestness in his tone
Il did not like m-disturb YOU she
answered, turning away her head de-
murely.
But | have not really done any
work since | came down here you
know that quite as well as | do Mol
lie, look at me"
Il can't; my neck aches ON that
side"
"MoIlie, am going away this eve
ming"
i've heard that before"
"Mollie, why won't you be kind to
me?"
Il am kind leave you to your
studies in peace
But don't like studying while I'm
here"
Then why did you say so this after
noon?"
q was trying to think that liked
it,"
MoEie turned her head and looked
down upon him from her exalted posi-
ton
But you like Alphabetically,
don't yoG?"
Not when you are near" he said
digging his heel into he daisies,
oh So you are trying TO be a good
boy this afternoon? 2"
Il found it harder than thought"
he answered. somewhat dejectedly.
Poor boy!" she murmured consoI-
ingly from full, red lips.
Another silence ensued.
Couldn't you teach me some Greek
now?' asked the girl Say some
thing to me in Greek. II would help to
pass The time away you know
He looked up with thoughtful eyes.
Zoo mon say agapo," he said, re-
peatins tho line slowly from Byrou's |
Maid Of Athens He knew his Byron !
better than his Aristotle That's a |
very short sentence, but it means
lot.
What does II mean?" she asked, |
leaning towards him
Something very nice"
Say the funny sentence again, she
demanded.
Zoe mou sas agapo," he murmured, |
as before.
"Do translate It," she urged.
Some day will come back and |
translate it to you" Ralph said, avoid
ing her gaze
THANK You" she answered CURLY; |
you need not take the trouble. Greek |
is moi so very interesting to me- and. |
after all, don't pretend to be wise | |
am only a-butterhy. Oh, sit still, |
Ralph! Remember, we are on see.
saw"
"Mollie, I want 10 tell you something /
Il am going to be wise for once, OF
rather. am going to try to be wise"
as 1t very hard?"
Yes, drcadfully.'
yet you read Aristotle; and he wdg
a very wise man.
~Oh. yes. he WIS all that, but h.
didn; understand this sort OF thing
you know"
What sort of thing?"
This see-sawing sort Of thing
Wasn't that funny sentence from
Ari-totlc?"
"Ct. nv fH amu ej sn. passed
over TIE y5ans m1ns face. Aristotle
never wrotc anything so nice as that"
Tell me what the sentence means,
and thon--and tken-and then you car
let me down from tho see-saw. But
you'H do il gently. won't you?"
You understand what you are say
ing. Mollie? Y)u understand The
whole oi it,"
Size nodded her head.
He fixed his gaze upon her and be-
gan translaJing slowly.
Zoo means 'life'-mou. of ne
agapo means-sas aeapo means"
what does II mean?"
what do you ihlnk?"
81 can't think; it's all Greek 10 me-"
He looked away into the shadows.
Ralph. what docs sas agapo mcan7"
tie slid dextcrousy nearer the cen
or of tho plank, allowing it to balance
il they were on level
1T means yout love"
In a moment he WAS At her side.