The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-18
Copyrishs lsi2 The gesss- Merrill Company.
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Pardon me, Helen" interrupted
barrow, with unusual decision. THAT
is just what | am interested in-you
as human being. a delicious. beau
tiful, feminine, human being who could
mean half the created universe to
lucky man"
''But not the whole"
mo, not the WHOLE" unused OAR
row, relaxing to his old indolent atti-
tude. "You see," he reused himself to
explain, Il am a scientist, for in
stance. You could not be scientist;
you have not the training
Nor the brains" interposed Helen
Warford. trifle bitterly.
Nor the kind OF brains" amended
barrow. Il have enough OF that sort
myself" he added. He leaned forward,
hunger leapng in the depths of his
brown eyes. Helen" he pleaded,
cant you see how we need each
other?"
But the girl shut both her eyes, and
shook her head vigorously
Unless people can be everything to
each other, they should be nothing
people like us" said she.
Darrow sighed and leaned back.
81 feel that way, but the devil of II
Is | can't think it," said he. Then after
a pause: What is it you want of iAe,
Helen? I'm ready"
'Tts Jack" said she.
Whats the matter with Jack?"
"Everything-and nothing. He's just
out of college. This fall he must go
to work Father wants him to 60 into
an Office. Jack doesn't care much, and
will drift into the Office unless some
body stops him"
"Well?" said barrow
"An Office will ruin him. He isn't
in the least interested In the things
they do in Offices; and he's too high
spirited to settle down to a grind"
He's like you In spirit, Helen" said
barrow. What is he interested in?"
Hes interested in you"
WHdt. ETltu ljhItOWs WISH IL
were family trait
He thinks you are wonderful. and
he knows all about all your adventures
and voyages with Doctor SchermeT.
horn. He admires the way you look
and act and talk. ! suspect him Of
trying to initiate you" Helen's eyes
cleaned with amusement
Darrow smiled his slow and languid
smile.
The last time saw Jack he stood
SIX feet and weighed about one hun
dred and eight-tive pounds, he pointed
out.
The imitation Ia funny" admitted
Helen. but based on genuine admira-
ton
What do you want me to do with
him?" drawled Darrow.
Il thought you could take him in
with you; get him started at some
thing scientific; something that would
interest and absorb him. and some
thing that would not leave all his real
energies free for mischief"
Darrow leaned his head against the
back OF the chair and laughed softly
So long did his amusement continue
that Helen at length brought him
rather sharply to account
Il was merely admiring" then ex-
claimed barrow, the delicious fem
ininity of the proposal II displays at
once such really remarkable insight
into the psychological needs of an.
other human being. and such abysmal
ignorance of the demands of what we
are pleased to call science"
You are the most superior and ex-
asperating and conceited man
know" cried Helen. Il am sorry
asked you. Id like to know what there
Is SO silly In my remarks"
Jack is physically very strong; he
Is most courageous; he has a good
disposition, a gentlemans code, and
an eager likable nature, | gather fur
Their that be does me the honor of adj
miring me personally lie has re-
ceived general, not special, college
education"
Well" challenged Helen.
Barring the last, these are exactly
the qualifications of a good bull-ter-
rier."
oh! cried the girl Indignantly, and
half rising, You are insulting"
NO." denied Darrow. Not that
never to you, Helen, and you know III
I'm merely talking sense Leaving
aside the minor consideration that
am myself looking for employment,
what use has scientist for a bull-ter-
rier? Jack has no aptitude for science;
he has had none of the accurate train
ing absolutely essential to science
He probably wouldn't be interested in
science. At the moment he happens