Evening journal., 1910-06-25

Professor Erskine was a very old
young man. He was thirty-two and
looked ten or fifteen years older.
"what can you expect" said one of
the young women students, referring
TO his antique appearance. "of man |
whose sole diet is Greek rootsf"
Luelln Greenfield led her class from |
start to finish and took every prize she
competed for. She was a great favor
ite with Professor Erskine who the !
day after her graduation said TO her:
"Your career must not be that of wo-
men who are tied down to the care OF
children. Choose rather TO devote
yourself 20 intellectual pursuits. can
give you fine opportunity for be-
ginning. / am writing a history OF
the barbarian kings who changed the
influence OF Rome In European civili-
zation during the fourth and hfth CEN
turies need an assistant TO aid me
In my researches. VIII you join meir
"And give up all thoughts OF home
life with dear little children 70 COM
fort me when am oldy'
"You will he interested in your work.
a far nobler duty than mending chill
dren's clothes and washing their dirty
faces"
Luella. whether or no she was con-
vinced, was at last induced 10 accept
the professors invitation. She dived
into books on the Goths. while the pro
3 fessor bored into the past OF the Huns
He found her extremely useful. In.
deed. he soon learned that it would
have been next TO impossible to get
on without her. She worked so hard
that at the end OF few months she
needed a rest aud went away from
him. Professor Erskine wns not sur
prised that he found his work very dlf-
> dcult without her. but he was sur
prised that during her absence be nad
no heart in his work. Genseric, Alaric.
+ Attila. all the barbarian kings. ceased
J.. suddenly TO interest him. The libra
y ries in which he delved had become
d musty. In his study there were Lue-
las chair and desk, but without Luella
4 the room was unbearable. Instead Of
l. working he went out and walked back
and forth on the campus.
There's old Ersklne," said a coed
on her way to lecture. stalking back
and forth as if moonstruck. He's
been doing that ever since Luella
Greenfield went away. | wonder II
he's dreaming Of the barbarian kings
or OF her"
m "He persuaded her" said another
n ito devote her life TO wormy books
,e He certainly wouldn't permit himself
,e TO think about her except as a meant
's to dig up the past OF the people he
RS writes about"
One day a letter came 70 the profes
= sor from his assistant stating that HI
must get some one to take her place
In order to ut herself physically fo
the plans he had laid down for her II
an intellectual field she needed a yea
OF out OF door life
The professors heart fell like ba
rometer before a sudden storm. Tn
Goths. the visigoths. the Huns. wer
forgotten IN the depth Of his despal
at being condemned 10 work wlthou
Luella. AS 10 having any Que else sill
ting at her desk. the thought was IN
bearable.
The next morning the college bull'
tin announced that Professor Erskin'
having been suddenly called ava!
would not lecture that day. A NAL
student, reading the notice. remarked
Good can practice pitching a
day. I'll bet he's got on TO a headles
Jupiter and gone to buy it for the M,
scum" A girl student followed ans
with her sex's keener intuition. saiC
HIN. Gone after Luella Greenhel'
I knew she'd get him."
Il have come" said the professo
10 his assistant. ITO learn II IL is al
4 solutely essential that you should civ
up your work for so long "A period
so my physician ADVISES me-ths
is. II am TO do sedentarv work. An
you know how interested q m In 70
lowing. an intellectual life. 1t was yo
who directed me-"
HIN. Unfortunate - very unfortl
4 nate for me. II will be impossible Il
me to continue my present work witt
out your assistance"
II There's Miss Pringle who was graz
uated last June She's very brigh
q She would love the work"
i Il shall give 1t up"
3 "Oh. professor, don't talk that wa
It viii give you great reputation
4 II can't go on with H."
Il "Not with an able assistantT'
n mo"
Il "why not?"
u UNLESS / see you at your accustoI
ed place have no heart in it. al
literary work done without heart
worthless"
f Luella turned away. but said nothin
Perhaps" the professor went on. re
Il dening. If knew when I went hon
at night that you would-be there
II ] mean as my wife--it might make
difference"
i There was a prolonged silence, at {
q end Of which Luella said
81 THAT would mean an abandonmc
Of an intellectual career for me-
The professor hung his head like
n boy who had been caught robhing [
M sugar bowl.
~ "You remember what you said 10
81 q few months ago as to the preferen
81 for an intellectual hfeT'
H He remembered very well that II "
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