The daily sentinel., 1910-04-14
H|SPECUL|AR METHOD
BY Joel o. WILLARD.

study in Moscow when his dnus h,er
Ekateriua entered
Papa" she said. Il wish to attend
lectures 1T the university"
The fafher looked seriously At b ,
daughter. a pretty girl of eighteen
| Her large brown eyes contrasted With
her very tight hair. her wiliowy femi-
nine figure with n certain Diet etermina-
ton of expression.
MY child. don't you know that IL
is not considered proper 'or unmar-
ried women To become studeutsy-
Il do. and | also know that many
maidens marry for the purpose. can
do that need never even see my
husband. After | have finished the
course the marriage can be annuiled." +"
The father objected 10 the plan. a
common one in Russia. but. finding his
daughter obdurate at last reluctantly
consented. Steps were taken to ind
the girl husband. and a student OF
the name OF Stepan Aieksandrovua
was found TO supply the place. So op-
posed was the father to his daughter
h"'fhs "hs w wv WIN iht NDuuE
man that he stipulated that they
should be married by proxy and not
meet during their student lives.
Ekateriha pursued her studies with
out even hearing of Aleksandrovna
He was the suH of u uobiemau who
had entered he university in order to
enjoy university life and did not put
in an appearance at lectures oftener
than was absolutely necessary to main
tain his connection with the institu.
ton. His father died while he was
student. and this took him away for
a long While. Months passed before
Ekaierina happened to hear his name
mentioned. Then II was In connection
with duel he had fought with one of
his fellow students. named Paul Poll.
zof
Now. II happened that this Polizoff
lived near the Karibanofs. He had
made Ekaterina's acquaintance and
on a number of occasions had carried
her books for her on her way to lee
lures. She was interested to know the
cause of the quarrel. PoliZoff. who
had been bur slightly wounded In the
affair, pinking Mt the same time bis
adversary. told her that he did not
know the real cause himself. He had
accidentally spilled some ink on n book
Aleks,ludrovua had been taking notes
Of lectures upon and for this ostensi.
bly, had been challenged.
Ekalerina soCu heard her husband $
name mentioned In connection with
another AFFAIR of arms with Dmtri
Pusku.liu. who had been somewhat at
tentlve To her at n social gathering
Paskudin was not student. and he
and Ekaterina had long been friends
Ekaterina endeayored to find out the
''ause of this quarrel. but. as In the
pther case. failed. In both cases she
noticed that she nfterward received no
attention from either of her husband 8
opponents.
And so ithappened that the moment
she received any attention from man
she was sure TO hear that be had
fought with her husband aud after
ward retired from the field. Finally
she sent for Aleksandrovua. lie drove
| up to her house in II drosky wearing
a Jhunty student suit. jumped out.
| threw the driver II coin and entered
rs though he was making an ordinary
| call. He was handsome fellow aud
by no means oispleasing In appearance
to his wife.
Il have sent for you she said Sc.
vcrely. ITO learn why you persist IN
| challenging any man who shows me
any attention. 1t is becoming annoy
lug"
81 caunot allow my wife to receive
attentions from other men. My honor
would not suffer 1t"
Nonsense, our marriage was but
to enable me to become student"
students should not receive attcn-
tion from young men. II diSiracts
their minds from their studies"
And who. pray. made you the pro
,ector of my mind;"
The law makes me your husband
| claim no other of my privileges ex-
cept this. do not even ask this |
require the men TO leave you 10 your
studies. in which you will surely dis
iinguiSh yourself If they let you alone"
Thanks for your kind protection
against them. but / do not wish or
need it,
Nor do | admit your right to inter-
fere in my duelS."
Thus far the dialogue had, outward
ly nj least. been serious. AT this turn
the girl could not repress Il faint curve
of the lips which Portended a smile.
However. she mastered herself in time
and said:
How did you come to know that
am the girl you married."
Il knew ii before you married me.
met you just before you entered the
university nj Il garden party. | had Il
dozen words with YOU: then We were
parted"
Whose garden plrtyT'