Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-09-21
DAILY SHORT STORIES

subject myself to such firc resolv.
ed TO resign my PROFESSIONALLY did
90 and left By q midnight train. giving
as reason for my sudden action and
departure that I had discovered ON
myself What + presumed to be symp-
toms OF leprosy and not for worlds
would, communicate the disease to
any one else. The University or b.
never saw. me again. Indeed. never
lectured again. devoting myself to
original research. Ilearned afterwarti
that had Il not resigned voluntarily l
would have been invited to do So my
lectures being considered by the cor.
poration altogether too materialistic
for Christian college.
Ten years after the severance Of my
connection with b. university was
invitd by my friend Joe Armour TO
make one OF a house party at bis eoun.
try seat durfngsthe autumn. accept.
ed and found on arrival the company
all present Ny coming had been an
nouuced. and since Joe had been kind
enough to speak good word for me !
was awaited with pleasant anticipu.
tons. On arrival was introduced TO
to all the party. OF course. Among
the ladies a Miss Helen Phillips seem
ed most attractive to me, but consid-
cred myself confirmed bachelor, was
devoted 10 tho cotonization OF bacteria
and had no idea OF marriage. But Miss
Phillips. instead OF leaving me TO show
Partially for her or not. as liked.
took me In charge, 30 TO speak, and Il
was not long before I noticed dispo-
sition on the part. OF the other ladies
OF the party to consider me her es.
pecial cavalier.
For the first time I'm my life fell
under the thrall OF q captivating wom-
an. l had never experienced the sen
sation called love. AllrI knew about
II was what had expressed I'm few
passages I'm my lectures such as have
cited. and In my subsequent work
had forgotten all about them. The
young women whose antagonism had
excited by my materialistic views had
scattered, and many OF them had be-
come mothers. had never heard OF
one OF them since left the university
and had no desire to meet them. In
thinking OF them, which seldom did.
1 usually called up the, scene In which
they had set upon me like 80 many
fierce birds whose broods had threat
ened. For one girl especially had
kept upa continued antagonlsm. That
was Miss Swami. who had attempted
to put me I'm a ridiculous light before
the class. Had been forty.seveu in
stead Of twenty-seven doubtless I
should not have been so sensitive.
But this Miss PhiIlips-she never
tired OF listening to my theories, my
| accounts OF experiments, my deduc-
lions. She was rather listener than
taiker. She gave no ideas of her
| own. asked no questions, paying the
| strictest attention to what said, and
| when l announced triumph I'm my
work received Indications OF her
heartfelt sympathy. Then came n time
when she began TO lower her eyes at
my approach, to chow feeling when /
paid her compliment. to tremble
little II 1 were impatient with her.
Why multiply these symptoms OF the
tender passion? / soon began to feel
as sure that love was growing up in
the bosom OF Miss Phillips rs / was
that was I'm love with her. But. fool
ishly giving vent to my confidence, she
swept away from me like n queen.
leaving me terror stricken. A suppl.
ant. one evening while sitting with her
before a fire OF blazing logs 1 told her
OF my love.
what IL love. professorf' she asked
Love" l snid-"why. love Is that
sweet sympathy which exists between
man and woman"
''EternalT'
81 never thought so before, but now
/ do. I'm sure 1t U.s."
"Wil you love me foreverY'
Forever"
Enough to go with me when got"
"WhereT"
She pointed 60 the heavens.
THE world would be horror after
you were gone"
81 believe I'm incineration."
"I'm not opposed TO Il. but what
"The man I marry must make mo
"A promise"
What promise?"
'"TO DO incinerated with me when |
die"
/ stared ut her In blank amazcmcnt
"On Tint condition will be yours
Memory is Il curious faculty. Scenes
Will lie dormant there for many years
to be called out by word or an Incl
dent pertaining TO them. This incin
Grafton business called up that combat
OF words with one OF my pupils ten
years ago. For the FIRST time snr
something familiar. In Miss Phillips.
You are / began. but stopped.