Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-07-08
A STORY OF
REAL LIFE
BY WARRINGTON ALBERT
Copyright. iSio by American Prsss
Association.

that which served to unite mo aud my
wife, II ! hndn't opened u certain
obook on certain day | should either
baye remained n bachelor or married
some one else Had l opened that
tsamr book day earlier there would
l have been no such effect. could not
W hgve opened Il day later. for have
- hover since been Ia the room where II
7 was kept
~ | was az the time curute Of church
in q small but arlstocratlc town. My
salary was $500 year had heard
stories OF girls setting their caps for
unmarried ciergymrn. but | saw no
evidence OF the truth Of these stories
IN my own ease Most of the girls OF
the congregation were daughters OF
well TO do. some of them rich. parents
Whether the girls did not encourage
mc because they were aware that ]
had nothing but my salary or because
was not especially attractive TO
them don't know. The fact remains
that ! was not encouraged
I thought at the time that my SER
nous were a tribe too heavy for their
intellccts, ! was given 20 phllos0phlc
thought. and my thoughts found
vent Ia my hoiuilica. could see
from the want Of attention Of these
girls when ! was preaching that they
were thinking of the set Of their gnr
mcnis. the appearance of their hats
aud such matters rather than Of the
IDEAS | was eudcnvoring 10 convey TO
them.
= Rui there WAS one young Indy whom
noticed hScd her attention upon IN,
from The time | began to speak untl
had finished. would have been at r
ltws Ia know whether her interest wa
iu my remarks or me had SHE not thr
AliDment | had concluded my sermon
, Turned 10 her hymn book or her pockci
blibk for the collection. seeming TO for
yrt all about me. Az she was the only
Young lady In the church with for
s stunc In her own right never dreamed
/ Of marrying her though she was rath
, er good looking and very estimnble
. person.
OF course had the entree 10 her
home. aud many pleasant evening or
- afternoon | spent with her chatting
;pon subjects that were agreeable to
me and seemed 10 be agreeable TO her
She appeared TO be pleased 10 start me
a. talking and sat with some fancy work
y N her hands listening. AZ that time
: supposed man entertaining TO women
" ~ BE- one who could talk well. I have
4 kasttF hA at
would be his most dangerous rival
% Eut the lady dd not seem TO care tc
tHlk herself. leaving me To do Il all.
This kind OF chat about ideas Is
very poor conductor for any warminf
Of the heart. Love is not intellectual
\ rll!nUCeruS may love. hut rhlnoc
eros is not thinker. Birds love. bn
they don't rc"Snn ~ to where they vii
xuAbuild their neat. Instinct tells then
? how aud where TO do that, | ncve'
= nRde n start on saying anything ten
kdkr To do so Gld not occur TO me- !
2lnakrnie with nothing hut petty alar,
make hove 10 girl with fortune II
O. r own right! should expect TO b
|, armed ont Of the house and probabl,
IS pastorate at such presumption,
- received Gull that would give me
% more salary. but I considered the
Mfeld better one than the one l occu
LIied. wished 10 be a worker "a well
as u preacher. In the parish where
was there were few poor people and
consequently little good TO be done
o., among those who most need, TO my
thinking. clergyman. accepted the
call and the evening before my de-
parture for my new field called upon
the young lady who had shown 30
much appreciation OF my intellectual
endowments, had some new and
rs 1 thought. original points TO brine
M by which hoped TO leave final
impression.
In the midst of my presentation OF
my views my friend rose and asked t.
be excused for few moments. ! was
n tribe put out, for had reached au
important turn In what was saying
Since she did not return at once cast
about for something 10 look over while
waiting. sat beside a table, and on
this table was a single book. Taking
1t up | opened II. II was trashy
novel. Turning over the leaves. came
upon piece of paper on which was
written an unfinished note. was
about to put 1t aside when my eyes
caught my own name.
Before my ideas Of right had time to
crystalline had seen enough to com.
pei me to see more. This Is what !
read:
George Durham goes away tomor-
row. and my heart goes with him.
would be happy II he had said one
@srd from the heart rather than mil
lions from the brain. This waste
words
When the writer Of this fragment re-
turned had risen and was looking out