Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1910-11-26

subject myself to sIich II fire | resolv-
ed to resign my prOfcS$orShip. | did
SO and left by midnight train. giving
as a 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 | communicate the disease To
any one else. The University of Il.
never saw me again Indeed. ! never
lectured again. devoting myself to
original research. learned aftcrWard
that had | not resigned voluntarily
would have been invited to do so. my
lectures being considered by the cor
poration altogether too mat"rialiStir
for a Christian college.
Ten years after the severance of my
connection with p. university WIS
invitd by my friend Joe Armour to
make one of a house party NJ his coun-
try seat during the autumn. | 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 a good word for me |
was awaited with pleasant anticipa-
tions. 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 a confirmed bachelor. was
devoted to the colonization of bacteria
and had no idea of marriage. But Miss
ut lsn,,I =, In, - ~
partiality for her or not. as | liked.
took me in charge. so to speak. and it
was not long before ! noticed II 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 | fell
under the thrall OF a captivating w"m-
an. | had never experienced the sen
sation called love All | knew about
it was what had expressed in IL few
passages in my lectures such as have
cited. and in my subsequent work |
had forgotten all about them. The
young women whose antagUniSm ! had
excited by my matprialiStiC 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,
l usually called up the scene i'll which
they had set upon me like so many
fierce birds whose broodS had threat
ened. For one girl especially | had
kept up Il continued antagoniSm. That
was Miss Swami. who had attempted
to put me in a ridiculous light before
the class. Had been forty seven in
stead Of twenty-Scven 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-
tions. She was rather Il listener than
a talker She gave no ideas of her
own. asked no questions. paying the
strictest attention to what | said. and
when | announced a triumph in my
work | received indications of her
heartfelt sympathy. Then came Il time
when she began to lower her eyes at
my approach. to show feeling when l
paid her Il compliment. to tremble a
little If | were impatient with her
Why multiply these symptoms of the
tender passion: soon began to feel
as sure that love was growing up III
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 queen.
leaving me terror stricken A suppli-
ant, one evening while sitting with her
before fire Of blazing logs ! told her
Of my love,
What is love. professor?" She asked.
.Love," | said "why. love is that
sweet sympathy which exists between
man and woman
ETERNAL"
~ never thought so before. but now
do. I'm sure it is
"Will you love me forever"
Forever"
Enough to go with me when go?"
"Where?'
She pointed to the heavens.
THE world would be a horror after
you were gone"
DtlleNe Ill
I'm not opposed to it, but what
"The man | marry must make me
a promise"
What promise?'
ITO be incinerated with me when |
die"
stared at her In blank amazement.
ION that condition will be yours"
Memory Is 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
years ago. For the first time | saw
something familiar in Miss Phillips.
You are began. but stopped.
had forgotten the name wanted.
II amf" Her lips broke into smile.
'The girl who quizzed me in the
lecture room?"
II am Kate Swami"
"And as full of the devil as ever
II vowed the day you lectured on
love that II it were ever my good for
tune to meet you ! would make you
eat your words. When | heard that
you were expected here | knew my
opportunity was at hand. told the
others that for certain reasons best
known to myself desired to be incog.
to you and gained their assent to be
addressed as Helen Phillips"
Are they in the secret of your rea
kOn?" asked