The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1913-11-20

How far-about?"
Might be anywhere"
Can you get an answer back?"
L think so. Can't tell whether my
spark will reach that far. l can send
out call for M"
Well, send this" said Mccarthy.
eco to hell"
On the evening OF the phenomena
atore mentioned. Percy barrow had re-
turned to his apartments. where he
had dressed unusually early, and by
daylight. This was because he had
dinner engagement uptown. IL was
an informal engagement for a family
dinner mt seven o'clock. but Percy had
been requested by one of the mem
bers to come at about six. This was
because the other members would pre-
sumably be dressing between six and
seven.
The young man found fire blazing
on the hearth. although the evening
was warm. A graceful girl sat look
Ing into the flames. She did not rise
as the scientist entered, but held. out
her hand with an air OF engaging
frankness.
NNWht chC lnNllGu the RueHI.
rms Is fearful and wonderful time
TO ask you to venture abroad in your
dress clothes. but wanted to see you
most particularly before the rest OF
the family comes down"
You are a singularly beautiful wom-
an observed barrow in detached
manner as he disposed his long form
gracefully In the opposite armchair.
The girl looked at him sharply.
That is intended as an excuse or
explanetion-not in the least as a COM
pliment," barrow went on.
You would not be so obiliging. IL
L were not-beautiful?" shot back the
girl. That is indeed not compli-
mentary."
Il should be exactly as obliRing."
amended barrow lazily, but | should
not feel so generally satisfied and
pleased and rewarded in advance.
should have more of a feeling OF vir-
tue, and less of one of pleasure"
l see,' said the girl her brows still
level. Then l suppose you are not
Interested in what l might ask you
as one human being to another!"
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 a
lucky man."
But not the whole"
NO, 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 a scientist:
you have not the training"
Nor the brains" interposed Helen
Warford, trifle bitterly.
Nor the kind of brains" amended
barrow. II have enough of that sort
myself" he added. He leaned forward.
a hunger leaping in the depths of his
brown eyes. Helen" he pleaded,
can't 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 u.s." said she.
barrow sighed and leaned back.
Il feel that way, but the devil of IL
is l can't think it," said he. Then after
a pause: What is it you want of me.
Helen? I'm ready"
Its Jack" said she.
What's the matter with Jack?"
"Everything-and nothing. He's JUST
out OF college. This fall he must go
to work. Father wants him to 90 into
an office. Jack doesn't care much. and
will drift into the Office unless some,
body stops him."
"Wen?" 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
DarroU. What is he interested inf-
He's interested in you"
What" cried barrow. wish II
were & family trait"
lie thinks you are wonderful, and
he knows all about all your adventures
and voyages with Doctor Schermer.
horn. He admires the way you look
and act and talk. / suspect him OF
Trying to initiate you" Helen's eyes
CLEANED with amusement.
barrow smiled his slow and languid
smile.
The last time saw Jack he stood
six feet and weighed about one hun
dred and eisht-hve pounds" he pointed
out
The imitation is funny" admitted
Helen, but based on genuine admira-
ton"
what do you want me TO do with
him?' drawled barrow.
i 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"
barrow 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.
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 tho demonds 81 -. 49,