La Junta tribune., 1908-04-04


spoken to me about II. But last uigAt-
l conIdn't help seeing it--therc was .
diamond ring on her tnresu In = little
white satin case"
The professor bcamssi.
'..And Of course they'll go to house
keeping. Ramsay has always said that
II he were married he'd have an apart 4
mcnt."
There will bc furniture to see to.
and china and kitchen ware. but the
dear children are so cngrossed with
their love affair that they haven't time
for anything practical"
1--WE Nigh, look up the things before
hand, and then when the young people
are ready give them the benefit OF our
superior WISDOM" the professor sug-
gested.
After that, on Saturday afternoons,
he and Miss Eustis rm,metl to far parts
OF the city 10 furniture. china and pie
ture stores aud to brass shops down
on the east side.
There We're bookstores. too. where
the professor rcveled. What, he ques-
toned. could give more cheerful as
poets to a room than volumes Of limp
red leather and andirons OF hammered
brass. They even found an apartment
which combined the amazing trilogy
OF cheapness. beauty and light
1t was when they were secretly re-
joicing over this discovery that the
bomb fell. Miss Brent accostcd Miss
Eustis al the hour OF kiInonos and
candlesticks.
.I've cone To tell you" she said sim
piy, ''that I'm going TO lie married."
II knew It all along. dear" said lit
tie Miss Eusiis and kissed her. THE
professor aud consider MIR. Sturgis Il
splendid fellow
Amaze, laughter broke in ripples
across the face of Helena.
.Mr. Sturgis,' she cried. ''Why. how
perfectly funny. Didn't yon know he
was engaged 10 girl ont west: lie
told me so the first night ever met
him And he knows my tiance. Mr..
Unlbrooi. That's what we used to
talk about when we went walking"
Then YOU were nothing -ever-but
just--friends:'' Miss E,ustis' voice was
very faint. She was wondering dimly
how she was ever to break the news
TO- the professor.
'.Nothing Int friends" echoed Hole
ma Breut, and with an odd little
twiich OF her lips. She bent and kissed
Miss E,lslis again.
At breakfast Miss Eustis intimated
TO thee professor that she had some
thing 10 icll him which was OF su.
preme Importance. and they sought
the iearest avenue of the park.
Sprine was In the land The green
grass was Ike n vcrdant shadow on
the brown cnrtlf and by the fountains
sparrow Were twittcring noisily. An
ungovernahlc lump rose In Miss Eus-
tis' tliroat The only romance at which
she had ever assisted was ut an end.
Briefly she told the professor while
lie listened. agltatcd. disappointed and
dlsmayei
..Ihen it's all over:" he said.
"All oycr.''
"lml / Ind thought OF them In their
own home with all the things We chose
around them
"Oh 40 had ~
The professor looked ut Miss Eustis.
| lie had been realizing OF late how
| pretty she had grown, with the dell
cate. fragile prcttiness OF late sum
| mcr rose.
| ii came to him with n sudden, star
| Ting wrench that he would miss their
| walks and drives ms he had missed
nothing else in his mcagcr. lonely life.
There rose before him the vision Of the
house That they had planned together.
His hand closed over hers.
Elizabeth" lie said. 'as 'matchmak-
crs we're Il distinct failure. unless
you're willing to retrieve 1t by marry
Ing me. For. after all, that house that
we dreamed OF Is our house. Our
hearts and souls went into II. not
theirs! -
She had meant to light the flame for
Others. Instead It had been lighted
for her. She gave the professor an H.
lumincd look.
Il believe It is SO, JOHN she said
softly. '.But OH" she added mo
mcnt later. they'll say 1t was they.
not we, who made the match.'
Let them say returned the pro.
4.