The Yale expositor., 1913-10-09


sor Dustin, inferred that Miss Frayn's
papers had been rejected A glance
justified the professor She had given
Richmond as the capital Of the United
States. A question in physiology call
ed for a description Of the iris, and
Miss Frayn had answered that, fur
Their than that, she" was a naiad,
dryad, or a nymph, and was pursued
by Boreas or Eolus or Zephyrus until,
turned into a flower she could say
nothing about Iris. The handwriting
and drawing were beautiful; but the
pages of mathematics were mostly
blank, save for certain splashy discol-
orations presumably OF lachrymatory
origin, denoting lack of self-control
and scholastic weakness.
1T is absurd" said l, Ito think OF
certifying her. While she has GER
tain measure Of intelligence"
"A certain measured" shouted Ches-
ter. IF you weren't natural-born
saphead, I'd! Come up TO Aunt
Judiths!"
went with him, firm in that solid
acter to my nature. | saw In its true
light the amiable weakness OF my rela-
tives which made them slaves to this
girl. felt as stern and austere as a
public officer should, and looked 1t,
believe. for mother was quite in a
| flutter as she asked me to read a clip
ping from an eastern Tennessee paper
| doeorIhIn1 &ba dam nra from that re-
gion Of the Frayns.
From this learned that Miss Frayn
and the colonel had been the last of
the Frayns, the family having been
exterminated in the Frayn-Harrod
feud. The colonel had been an engi
neer in Lees army. He had given
public notice on leaving that at noon
he would nail to the front door OF the
courthouse, with the revolver of
Boone Harrod, the last enemy shot
by the colonel, his version OF the
origin OF the feud. He had carried out
this parting piece OF bravado with no
disturbance except an exchange OF
shots as the train moved away from
the station. / was Mortified. Was a
person In this barbarous state OF cul-
ture asking me, Oscar Boggs, member
Of the National subcommittee on
Tone-Deafness-!
"Okky," said my mother, from be-
hind, this is Miss Frayn!"
l looked at her, and was suddenly
impressed with the non-existence of
the material universe, except as Gen.
tered in and consisting of eyes of a
rudy brown like those OF fine horses,
rufous hair surrounding the small head
like a nimbus, and a fused mass OF
Impressions made up Of the abstract
concepts of trimness, fire, elegance. and
unconquerability / have reported the
matter to the society for psychical re
search, but have received no answer
as yet. 1t was clearly abnormal.
She placed her arm about my moth
er's waist and looked most respectful
ly at me.
you ah the great man." said she
"of the family All have so much cause
to love" Here she stopped as If to re
gain self-control. "Ah wish nah pc
papahs," she went on, had"
There. there!" said my mother, pat
ting her arm. It'll be all right any
way, dear!"'
was considering what to say. Hei
skin was clear, white, daintily trans
parent, and of a delicacy our western
girls seldom display lowing, surmise
to climatic infuences) she stood
there on Aunt Judith's Persian rug
her petite figure with its rounded
curves, half-levitated, like Atalanf
upon the oat-heads-and there return
ed upon me the mental vertigo. the
! lack of cerebral coordination, and thu
: obliteration of the material universe
. Am All so igno'ant, really?" sai'
she. "Ah'm fond OF children; and Al
! must find wohk!"
, Why did hate Dustin? Why coul'
p l not command my speech? Away
rally at the crisis, however, and did 81
q in this instance.
4 "As for ignorance" said l, "Sir Johl
t Lubbock says: Studies are a means
not an end And Lord Bacon hat
. It: To spend too much time in stud
les is sloth.' see that you have acte'
on these maxims. Professor Dustin
o astigmatism and myopia rendered
= impossible for him to see you"
$ stopped In some returning confl
$ sion.
Those dreadful cube roots an
= quadratics-" said she.
d The personality OF the teacher,
e said l, Controls the matter"
II was not the occult influence, bu
e a desire to benefit educational cond
lions, that led me TO visit Miss Frayn
y school the week ChesteRs insurgenc
II placed her in It. My memory Is haz
e as to the matter, but my notes sho'
Z that her weakness was in the matte
d of organization.
IT In few days / went back-Chestt
8 sneered at me as / went by-to te
Miss Frayn Of the necessity OF teac
d ing the effects OF stimulants and ma
a cotics according to the Iowa law. 81
ID was greatly surprised when told I
ss this requirement
or What, daily, Mr.. Superintendent