Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-05-23
eY GRANVILLE OSBORNE


you. and"
IF you like me. Cora. that's enougl
for msj" he exclaimed. his face light
ing up as he seized her hand.
mo. II Is not enough. To be quit
frank--not to say rude" she said. al
lowing him TO keep her hand. 4 I'd
mire you; but. you are = lawyer
member Of a learned profession. and
am sick Of members Of learned pro
fessions, particularly lawyers. Now
don't interrupt, Despite that ofense
II like you- You are also too cor
rect still. ] like you. n you had. In
stead. the virtues of roughness. grun
ness. or anything Else not so hopeless
ly drawing-rcomy. as your habitnal
manners. and had you done something
well. might grant YOU leave to
appeal. as papa would say"
Il rather iancied in my vanity that
! had done little something" re.
turned Jcrrith very quietly.
"Oh. don't start 10 tell me-" she In
terrupted. Papa has spread your vir.
tues apd accomplishments all over the
dining table time and again. You're
the youngest counsel at the bar. and
your Principles OF the Common Law
Is great work. But all this IL only
an aggravation Of your offense. II you
had been one of the bars failures and
drifted into penny journalism. or be-
come a cowboy. or anything like that.
and got little OF your beautiful pol
ish on. IL might have loved you.
III you were what you are not: II
you had any other side to your char
acter. disposition or temperament. !
should like you much better. but I
have lived my life with lawyer. and
] was Graded beside an embryonic
lawyer. Papa Is a dear. Robert In the
best OF brothers. you are the incest Of
drawing-room men: but am not
going TO marry you Just at present I
could not bear the stuitifying monot.
ony--"
"Oh. GOMEZ"
Let me finish, The stultifying mo-
notony OF knowing how you would
take every incident OF our married
life: the cold. judicial and common
sense way you would treat everything.
You may laugh: you're man. but any
woman would understand me-
I'm sorry I'm too stupid to com
prehend." he said. softly. yet I be-
lieve ] do comprehend Ia one particu
lar. and would suggest that no man
In the world is carved In solid mahog-
any. as you seem To think: there IL al.
ways spot OF veneer somewhere
about him and under the veneer are
naws OF potential possibilities for good
or III. love my profession. and be-
cause love II have risen to some
heights In t.; love you ten thousand
times more. and should rise TO great.
or heights for you"
Il wish I could remove the spot Of
veneer In your case" she said. sud.
denly turning 10 hlns
Perhaps you'd find what Law behind
was common deal" he said. smiling
into her eyes
Or oak" she returned quickly
But ! must go. Please take me back
TO Aunt Clara. I will reserve iudg.
mcnt In the case. Mr.. Jerrith; I must
consider your locus standi. and you
may make an application to me in
chambers at some future date"
4 submit 10 your honor" he re.
piled. gravely. that the ai1ldavfts 4
have filed In my suit. proving that |
love You, clearly establish my locus
standi."
The court adjourns. Mr.. Jerrith.
and grants itself an Injunction re-
straining you from mentioning love
An interim injunction. Miss Ken.
drick" he said. bowling over her
hand.
by the way. Cora. have you seen
or heard anything OF Jerrith latelyy.
She stopped with the door.knob in
her hand. and looked back across the
room towards where her father ant An
the glow of a shaded floor iamp.
I've heard that he's touring. father.
Why
oh. nothing. only wondesra why
We had seen nothing OF him. I
thought
1T 10 hardly likely he would look
for us In a little deserted place like
this, Is ity" From the first she had |
opposed the judges idea Of spending |
the vacation away from HE country |
place and IN a small. somnlferous sea. |
side village. 1t was cruel thing 10 |
bring nice girl In the bloom OF her |
youth TO die OF ennui in a place IKE /
this. Thank goodness we shah 400,
be In town again.
TO tell you the truth. I thouxht wc
should have seen a good deal Of lar.
rith." returned her father mildly. -iI
let him know we should be here ana |
thought that would be sumcient N. |
As Cora crossed the haIl, abe x.x
the moonlight. and impuisivelv .hr |
went and opened the front door .,s |
stood on the steps. bathed IN the ar
yer beams. She could not ser N.
zee. but she could hear the wave. /
y they rolled NJ the beach and drop- |
ped heavily on the shinsly beach. Il
|mpelied her to put on a hat ana |
% out. although the hour vas late. |
she paused near . groyne and hooked |
lhout q the nnoonlit scene. The o.lv |
nguye on the foreshore To keen ~ /