The Sauk Centre herald., 1911-08-24
the lesson Maud's frantic voice was
heard on the stairs

the lesson Maud's frantic voice was
heard on the stairs.
Thomas, Thomas Bliss, come here
at once! Don't let that Mr.. Titus
QUIT" And then as the two men ran
to the door to see what was the trou-
BILE Maud continued her cries. Don't
let him out l say! They've got meas
les at the college dormitory and he
has come from there and he'll give
It to baby. / just found it out"
Mr.. Titus didn't deny the fact that
there was case of measles at the
dormitory and that he lived there. He
hadn't dreamed, however, that he was
In any way dangerous. But Maud
was stubborn and after she had got
Tom out of the attic room turned the
key on the tutor to make sure that
he didn't escape Then che dispatched
Tom to the health bureau to get
someone to come and fumigate the
offensive tutor before she would let
him pass through the hall to the
front door.
Before many minutes had passed
Regina came in from school, let her
self in the front door and, impatient
to be at her writing, passed up to
her attic den.
AS she pushed back the door and
stepped into her room she almost fell
upon the astonished Mr.. Titus. He
had been sprawling on her couch,
reading her favorite poems, resting
his head on her cushions. For mo-
ment they stood looking at each
other.
"You see, am dangerous" he be-
began.
mo l DON'T" said Regina, feeling
added resentment at the unusual
looks of the intruder
: aren't you afraid of me?" he
asked pleadingly.
Regina raised her brows haughtily,
and it was not until this presumpt-
uous Mr.. Titus had actually urged her
to be seated in her own sanctum and
had seated himself at her side that
he was able to explain to her the
cause o. the disturbance. 1t was Re-
ginas turn to be apologetic theL.
'It's a shame for Tom to drag you
up to this crazy attic" she said; cts
just fad of mine
After this under the magnitude OF
the tutors manner Regina forgot that
she had ever objected to his intru
sion and wondered why Tom had
never introduced him to her.
'I have often wanted to meet you
Miss Bliss" the tutor told her. "In
fact it has been something of a hard
ship not being able to know you"
In a few more minutes Regina was
busy over her tea table, and as the
tutors eyes met hers as she passed
him his cup of tea, she caught her
self blushing foolishly. 1t was not till
after the light of day had begun tt
fade, and Regina had lighted the
shaded lamp on her desk that they
heard footsteps on the stairs below.
'T think they have come to let yo,
out, now," she said as she started tt
the door,
But the tutor slipped behind hel
and held it closed.
Don't open it till you promise one
thing" he begged as he put his hand
over hers on the door knob Il want
to come here and see you often
Right here-away from everybody but
you. You will let me, won't you?"
Regina whispered "yes," and ther
laughed as she opened the door.
There was Tom, breathless and ex
cited. "They don't have to fumigate
you at ALL" he gasped. "The man al
the board of health said you couldn',
carry it. Oh, hello, sister. l guess
you know Mr.. Titus by now"
1t was about month later Ton
had taken his finals in Latin and haG
passed with credit to himself and his
tutor. Now he had come up to see
his sister in her den. There was &
large jar of roses on the desk, a hall
dozen new books, few prints or
the wall that more suspicious eye
than Toms would have recognized al
new
Suddenly he caught sight of some
papers on the desk.
THAT looks like Titus writing" he
said "He must have scribbled over
everything" He looked up to see
Regina blushing with her eyes cast
down. She quickly folded the papers
In her hand
tom, DEAR" she said coming to
wards him and putting her arms uE
around his broad shoulders. 'Tom,
want to ask you to forgive me for be
ing so cross about your bringing your
tutor up here. I've wanted to ash
you to forgive me. I am really GLAD
you did bring him. You see he liked
it, and-well, you see he came sc
often after you showed him the way
that"
Tom looked densely and helplessly
ut his sister, who stood before him
with tears glistening in her eyes.
THAT we are going to be engaged
and want to thank you"
The Suspicious Turk.