Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-29

. buUJCCL W SUCH IL LIE j IcSOAF-
ed to resign my professorship. ] did
/ so and left by midnight train, giving
/ as reason for my sudden action and
/ departure that / had discovered on
! myself what | presumed to be symp-
| toms of leprosy and not for worlds
| would l communicate the disease to
| any one else. The University Of B.
! never saw me again. Indeed, never
| lectured again. devoting myself to
| original research. learned afterward
that had | not resigned voluntarily
would have been invited to do so, my
| lectures being considered by the cor
| poration altogether too materialistic
/ for a Christian college
/ Ten years after the severance of my
| connection with B. university l was
! invitd by my friend Joe Armour to
make one of house party at his coun-
try seat during the autumn. l accept
ed and found on arrival the company
all present. My coming had been an
nOunced, and since Joe had been kind
enough to speak good word for me l
was awaited with pleasant anticipa-
tons. On arrival l 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 a confirmed bachelor, was
devoted to the colonization Of bacteria
and had no idea of marriage. But Miss
Phillips, instead Of leaving me to show
| iols for ~ -n6
| took me in charge. SO to speak. and it
was not long before noticed a dispO
| sition on the part of the other ladies
of the party to consider me her es-
| pecial cavalier.
For the first time in my life I fell
under the thrall of a captivating wom-
an l had never experienced the SEN
sation called love. All l knew about
| it was what I had expressed in a few
passages in my lectures such as l 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 l had never heard Of
| one of them since | left the university
and had no desire to meet them. In
thinking of them. which l seldom did.
l usually called up the scene in which
they had set upon me like so many
fierce birds whose broods had threat
ened. For one girl especially l had
kept up a continued antagonism. That
was Miss Swami. who had attempted
to put me in ridiculous light before
stead of twenty-seven doubtless
should not have been SO sensitive.
But this Miss Phillips-she never
tired of listening to my theories, my
accounts of experiments, my deduc-
tons. She was rather a listener than
own. asked no questions. paying the
strictest attention to what l said. and
when l announced triumph in my
work l received indications of her
heartfelt sympathy. Then came time
when she began to lower her eyes at
my approach. to show feeling when
paid her a compliment, to tremble
little If were impatient with her.
Why multiply these symptoms of the
tender passion? l soon began to feel
as sure that love was growing up in
the bosom of Miss Phillips as was
that was in love with her. But. fool
ishly giving vent to my confidence, she
swept away from me like a queen.
leaving me terror stricken. A suppli-
ant. one evening while sitting with her
before a fire Of blazing logs l told her
of my love.
what is love. professor?" she asked.
Love" l said-"why. love is that
sweet sympathy which exists between
man and woman"
"Eternal?"
II never thought so before, but now
/ do. I'm sure it isl
"Will you love me forever?'
Forever"
Enough to go with me when go"
"Where?'
She pointed to the heavens.
THE world would be horror after
you were gone"
II believe in incineration."
I'm not opposed to it. but what
The man l marry must make me
promise
What promise?"
ITO be incinerated with me when I
die"
l stared at her in blank amazement.
ION that condition l will be yours"
Memory is curious faculty. Scenes
will lie dormant there for many years
to be called out by a 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 1 saw
something familiar in Miss Phillips.
You are"- began. but stopped. /
had forgotten the name / wanted.
II am" Her lips broke into smile.
1.-THE girl who quizzed me in the
lecture room?"
Il am Kate Swami"
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