Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1911-02-16

grewsome. and he expressed himself
TO that effect.
"Mr Holcomb Is right" said vavin.
at Is about time that the young lady
was allowed TO enter into these con
ferences"
II was easy enough TO answer Full
lerton's suggestion that he still had
some doubt as to whether the girl
knew her own mind. when will she
I'll" Judge Elliott finally agreed that
II might be best 70 have both Dora
and Corneiia and their cousin. Mrs
Winthrop. present at what he desig
mated "a grand family conference"
IF you Will pardon me-" said Iol
comb ~ think that ! will GO"
mot afraid. are your" asked Elliott.
mot afraid OF the conference nor Of
its decision" replied Holcomb, whose
nerves were beginning to feel the con
tinuous strain and whose sympathies
for Dora were mounting every minute
but l am obliged to take an early
train into New York, and II IL about
time that l began to pnck my things"
There was a polite parting ON all Sides
but genuine friendliness only In the
hand clasp OF Yayin.
He passed Dora In the hall and rath.
er wished he had not said goodby so
abruptly, for she told him that her
aunt aud Mrs Winthrop had gone out,
so that she was to face the jury alone.
Hurriedly he told her of the necessity
Of his going to New York that evening.
and she promised TO wire him her de.
cision that night.
'Rehearsals begin Tuesday" he call
ell to her softly as he went mp the
stairs to his room. aud she turned into
the library to make her answer and de
cision.
And even with that simple state
ment his conscience made him feel
that he had broken his promise.
When Professor Fullerton met Va.
win in Paris for the first time the lat.
ter had been unusually nssiduous In
his attentions 10 the distinguished
American lecturer outside of his spe
cialty the American was not a bril-
liant man. and many of the Parisian's
friends wondered what he found In
the almost continuous company of Il
man who. while undoubtedly ripe
scholar. had spent a lifetime in study.
Ing and calculating limited period IN
one language and literature.
Not infrequently was the dramatist
personal charm as much as for his
many sided scholarship, asked to ex-
plain his friend. At first he had re.
piled lightly:
"some day sm going to write a
book on the English"
but Mr.. Fullerton il an American"
the bright lady who had asked the
question exclaimed.
True" said vavin, with q smile.
but be Is a Harvard American"
| Whatever yavin's intentions In cul-
tivating the American specialist were
at hrst, his friends had to admit that
In short time they were genuine
friends. There were few places where
the three. Vavin. Fullerton and Miss
| Fullerton. were not seen together. ard
when he went to Havre To see them
OF for America he returned to Paris
Tor only q few hours. spending the
next month vi his place at Montlgny-
sur LONG. working" he told his
friends. But one or two Of his Init.
mates declared that the old man had
really gone away to hide his ioneli-
| ness
II was not. however. particularly
friendly vRvin who sat opposite Full
ierton now. He had never seen an
Overe1acting conscience In operation
before. and the thing was more than
dlstasteful to him. lie arose CALAMITY
as the girl entered the room. My 1T
tie Dora" he said. IL congratulate you
on the conquest OF an intelligent AT
fection and, l believe. most sincere
| one"
"You are encouraging her to like
this young man." protested Elliott.
mo. merely to he human" laughed
| Vayin