News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1908-03-18

| Oldest and best families in the coun-
| try. Well, Georgiana. no man looks
as he looked while speaking of that
girl unless; he has gone the way OF all
flesh ana become mad with love. You
would have seen it for yourself. blt
for your prepossession that he loved
you. VIA Il chance missed myself,
or if Id dreamed that Pete was him
| mean he--I might have had ii try a.
him myself, for | do like the creature
rather. II isn't his fault that all the
girls get silly about him. Yes" she
said thoughtfully. IF I'd ever dreamed
of his being himself | certainly would
have given my attention to his case
for l know the man is rather fond of
me-you mayn't have noticed it-and
my own private opinion is that Ne
were made for each other. No hope
for any of us now, though, not even
for you. Georgia He's Shelved. The
long lost heiress has him. Whether
he has her | don't know. I'd love to
see him refused. I'd like to have
chance to refuse him myself Though
in such contingency, if lie continued
to want me, I'd think about it. As for
you. Georgiana, you'll have to content
yourself with GateShead"
Georgiana laughed. Your gratui-
tous surnises. my dear. are all wrong.
How could man like Dr.. Kinross
care for mere country girl like Eu-
nice. Il sort of servant to the farmers
family? She was little less illiterate
than the rest, but simple. uneducat-
ed country girl nevertheless. Why,
never saw Dr.. Kinross speak to her"
lie spoke to her whether we saw
him or not
lie Is too clever man and too faS-
tidious to become enamOred of an I'M
sophisticated country girl" Georgiana
repeated confidently. The idea is alb
Surd.''
He loves, adores, worships herr
Daisy affirmed. Hes mad about her
What, | ask, is more alluring to a
world weary cynic than rural simple
ity:"
Rural simplicity" reasoned Geor-
giana. lis very we'll in its way.
think | don't underrate its value and
its charm. But highly complex men
tai and spiritual organism like that of
DR.. Kinross could not he at one with
IL simple organism like that of the girl
Eunice. 1t stands TO reason"
"Shc was duplex or complex enough
to land her fish," Daisy vulgarly de-
clared. And to think Georgiana. how
you missed your chance wnen you had
him all to yourself for whole month
for, of course. wasn't In the way"
mo doubt DR.. Kinrosi, found my
true self more quickly because of my
of his presence than
II we had come together in the ordi-
nary way and been hampered by con-
ventional forms and reserves"
"And maybe that's why he fell In |
love with Eunice instead of YOU"
II don't follow your reasoning"
"Clear as mud! He found you too |
superior. Prefers rural simplicity.
ask you" she demanded, with the |
atrical wave of her hand, why he is
now, at the very beginning of the term. |
away from college-in New York or |
Newport or some place? Echo an
swers. He's gone TO see his girlr |
Here comes your venerable young ia
ther!"
President Ellery. white haired and |
wrinkled. but vigorous. came toward |
them in the path. cane in one hand, |
an open letter in the other.
Il have a letter from DIR. Kinross."
he announced. waving 1t before them. |
Bad news. He's resigned. But we |
shall not accept his resignation. Well |
give him year off and get his promise |
to return next fall-with bis bride. |
He's about TO be married and intends |
to spend a year in travelling with his !
wife in Europe and Asia"
"The unfortunate lady's name?' in
quired Daisy. for Georgiana could not
speak.