The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1908-03-26

( 'His plane Of life Is so common.
placer said Georgiana impatiently.
"He does not stimulate me. He is not
even receptive"
"Hc's a dear, honest, big hearted fell
low and loves you devOtedly, and you
snub him and sneer at him until my
blood boils"
'Tt is not he loves, for the real
he does not know or comprehend
| "T suspect that isn't grammatical.
| Georgiana. is it"' said Daisy doubt
fully. HE does not know or com.
prehend ~ To be sure. you ought to
know-you went through Wellesley"
"What it Is he thinks he loves I'm
sure don't know" said GeOrgiana.
"Tm sure don't either. since you
say it isn't the real L."
81 wish, Daisy" said Georgiana sad
", that the higher life appealed to
| you"
"And to think that you may commit
Gateshead to spending his on my low
plane, Georgiana"
"He is certainly quite incapable Of
living on mine"
81 acknowledge he is weak, or he
would have cut you long ago for the
way you treat him. With his students.
with every one but you, he is strong.
With you he is nothing but a penny
dog. But now, to change the subject.
I'm worried. Who is this Miss VOL
colts that the name you said?-tO
see whom Kinross is leaving your radi-
ant presence tonight?
with dignity.
"You look worried too"
Georgiana shrugged her shapely
shoulders.
II wonder whether that man would
do such an underhand thing as that"
Daisy specialized. not without indig
nation.
"As what? You are rather indef-
mite, Daisy"
II don't know how to be more def
mite, I'm sure"
Georgiana had to let it rest at that,
for at this moment Mr.. Gateshead was
announced.
1t was with more than her usual
Indifference that Georgiana received
his obsequiOus greeting. Daisy. who
looked on sympathetically, could not
be sure that the deep flush which
mounted to his forehead was due to
the shock of ecstasy he received from
Georgiana's beauty, so enhanced to-
night by her extraordinarily becoming
gown, or to his pain and embarrass-
ment at her manner.
AS she turned halfway from him to
q chair in the bay window he awk-
wardly sat down on the davenport be-
side Daisy. To relieve the situation,
at least for the sake of her own feel
ings and Mr.. Gateshead's, Daisy chat
ted vivaciously, but she met with a
discouraging lack of response, for Mr..
Gateshead was crushed and GeOrgiana
quite unable to force an interest in
anything but the theme which just
now absorbed her highest contempla-
tion... .... ,.a
+, The announcement Of another guest
was very welcome to Daisy. The name
"Dr. Kinross'' sent thrill Of expec-.
fancy through the two feminine hearts
in the room, but it gave to the lovesick
man on the davenport sharp pang
of jealous apprehension, for DR.. Kin
ross popularity with girls and women
was so notorious as to be source of
modification to himself.
1t was still early, and President e.
lery had not yet come into the parlor,
so Mr.. Gateshead had to perform the
ceremony Of Introduction.
DR.. KinrOss in evening dress bore
very slight resemblance on a first
glance to Peter the farmland. Miss
Ellery came forward across the floor,
holding out her beautiful hand, and
met him in the middle Of the room.
Tall as she was, he stood head and
shoulders above her as he clasped her
offered hand. His face was quite
grave as their hands and glances met
Mr.. Gateshead, looking on as the two
girls greeted Kinross, felt something
electric in the air, something strange
In the expectant, tentative look of Dr.
Kinross' eyes upon Georgiana's up
turned face.
I'VE have heard great deal about
DR.. Kinross," Georgjana said, with
gracious condescension, speaking like
a royal parsonage in the plural. His
fame followed us even into our rural
retreat this summer to Pennsylvania
Dutch farm, our letters from home dis
cussing him as IT, She stopped short,
her eyes fixed upon his face, her self
consciousness suddenly dropping from
her like cloak.
"Was it only his fame which fol-
lowed you?" Kinross spoke. "Or was
1t you who followed him? l think he
was there first, wasn't hef'
Georgiana stood transfixed, her eyes
growing wider and wider with wonder
and amazement. The shock of recog-
milton had startled her out of herself.
and for the first time in his acquaint-
ance with her Kinross saw her before
him unaffected, natural, herself, and
for the first time her face In it's free
dom from self consciousness seemed
to him unqualidedly beautiful. AS for
Daisy, she forgot herself SO far as to
grip Gateshead by the arm to keep
herself from tottering.
Eyes," acknowledged Kinross in an
apologize tone, replying to Georgiana's
speechless stare, you're right. I'm