Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-02
CHAPTER XVII.

campus; "Ive got to tell you. You
are laboring under the delusion that
Kinross is in love with you've can't
of course. understand how he can help
being. when he had the chance Of
watching us for four weeks without
our knowing it. But" she added in
the tone of an oracle. "he Is mott Bet
ter you should know it now while none
Of your feelings except your pride are
mixed up and before you hurt poor
Gateshead to the point Of driving him
into my arms"
How can you possibly know any
thing Of DR.. Kinross' feelings, Daisy?
Georgiana asked. HE is not man
to faunt them before the public. And
I don't suppose he has taken you into
his confidence"
ooh, but he has!'
Georgiana turned and looked at her
quickly. What do you mean, Daisy! Z"
"Ie not man to daunt his feelings!
Gracious, he can't rerress himself! He
"And has he confidsd to you that be
is not In love with me?" Georgiana
smilingly inquired.
HE made me hear the whole story
Of Eunice--her turning out to be an
heiress and the daughter Of one Of the
oldest and best families In the coun-
try. Well, GeorSiana, no man looks
as he looked while speaking Of that
girl unless he has gone the way OF all
flesh and become mad with love. You
would have seen 1t for yourself, but
for your prepossession that he loved
you. What chance missed myself,
or IL I'd dreamed that Pete was him
l mean he-1 might Lave had try at
him myself, for do like the creature
rather. 1t isn't his fault that all the
girls get silly about him. Yes" she
said thoughtfuily, eff I'd ever dreamed
Of his being himself certainly would
have given my attention to his case,
for I know the man Is rather fond Of
me-you mayn't have noticed it-and
my own private opinion is that we
were made for each other. No hope
for any of us now, though, not even
for you. George. He's shelved! The
long lost heiTess has him. Whether
he has her I don't know. I'd love to
see him refused. I'd like to have a
chance to refuse him myself. Though
in such a contingency, IL he continued
to want me. I'd think about it. As for
you, Georgiana, you'll have to content
yourself with .Gateshead."
Georglana laughed. "Your gratui-
tous surmises, my dear, are all wrong.
How could man like DR.. Kinross
care for mere country girl like Eu-
nice, sort of servant to the farmers
family? She was little less illiterate
than the rest, but a simple, uneducat-
ed country girl nevertheless. Why, I
never saw Dr. Kinross speak to her"
'He spoke to her whether we saw
him or not"
''He 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
Ad1Sy luCu. I1c dUOuLl ACIs
What, ask, is mere alluring to q
world weary cynic than rural simple
ity?"
Rural simplicity" reasoned Geor-
giana, "is very well in Its way. /
think don't underrate it's value and
Its charm. But highly complex men
tai and spiritual organism like that Of
DIR. Kinross could not be at one with
a simple organism like that Of the girl
Eunice. It stands to reason
"She was duplex OF complex enough
to land her fish, Daisy vulgarly de-
clared. "And to think, Georgiana, how,
you missed your chance when you had
him all to yourself for whole month
for, of course, wasn't in the way"
mo doubt DR.. Kinross found myl
true self more quickly because Of my
Inconsistencies 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"
Il don't follow your reasoning"
"Clear us mud! He found you too
superior. Prefers rural simplicity. l
ask you," she demanded, with a 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 girl:
Here comes your venerable young ia
Their"
President Ellery, white haired and
wrinkled, but vigorous, came toward
them in the path, a cane in one hand,
an omen letter in the other.
81 have a letter from DR.. Kinross."
he announced, waving it before them.
bad news! He's resigned But we
shall not accept his resignation. Well
give him year of and get his promise
to return next fall--with his bride.
He's about to be married and intends
to spend year in travelling with his
wife in Europe and Asia"
"The unfortunate lady's Nance" in
quired Daisy. for Ceorgiana could not
speak.