The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-08-12

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sWAe sss youY' Said Hayden asaln.
What - jour bsslnees hersr'
kaoss laughed outright and turned
- - etAsr men.
~usw uufoetunats," hs said, 'this
oooosman ooes not know the manners
a. customs of BAidpate In winter.
x1sos ars questions. Mr.. Haydsa. that
- 80 never impolits enough to ash
- 80 another up here"
10 ran upetairp and passsd through
~ : cut upon The balcony. Tfudging
t1eooGh The snow. - ooon slghteA the
rUoo q Professos Bolton. And @ -
~ - little shirR that was not due
- atmosphssic conditions ran down hiD
sp(ns. fos one Of ths profsssoe's vim.
dowS stood wide open. Bidding Q vel.
coDo 10 ths mountain storm. Peters
hoo sOsksa ~ truth. Ones moro that
uooe l1e0A aone totSs package Was
w1eo1n ~. MAoudo hou. 't.,&
He sesppsd through the open win
dow aad closed it after him. BY ths
tao,o 80 Psofsssse Bolton. wrapped
= coats anA blankets, reading by the
NIT q solitary candle.
~ossA svsainG. professor" said Ma
sss; easily. Don't you and Il rather
coel With the window openY"
'11r. Maoss." replied the much wrap.
pe1 0sntlemsn. II am that rather d.
tns1ng progrssslve-a frssh air dsvo-
teo. ~ thst Co.'s GOOD atr was
msqnt - - bssaths1. not basricadsA
fr0o our bodies"
4esAapa" suegsstsd Aases. II
shotld have Dsft the window opsnr'
Toe Old man regarded him narrowly.
- have 10 wish 10 b inhospitabla"
hs replied. 'Est, n poo please
Csstainly," answered Masee. He
threw open tho window. The professor
hceo ~ his book. f..t
= wss passing the time before din
nerI Win NJ Dlsasant old companion,
Moeeaiene. Mr.. Magse. have you ever
reo4 ~ sssay on llarSr'
~Nevse." said Magss. "But I 10 net
bleee you for brushing up on it at tn
preoo9t uue. professor. I have come
% op6,0olse. Yesterday mornAne 10.
fessoa ~ q rather unpleasant way 70
uuroee In the chemical laboratory
- 80 Of our universities. ! said that
the Professor OF chemistry was miss-
Ing tn DoeninGs paper, which
secor01 from Mr. Peters, informs me
tnsI - has been apprehended."
"Hou need not have troubled TO tell
ma ssid the old man. He smiled biz
bleok smile. ......-.. = -,
20 dM you - injustice" went on
Mace. W "a =
''tst ~ cay ~ more os IT," p,saded
PrcDossor Bolton. ti tl|
~ hagss walked absue thA room.
wway the professor tugued 60 tat
the sehee was at no Instant &C his
oac9 Hs looked 20 helpless, % little.
20 oe9ectuai. that Mr.. Mages aban.
doupe his orst plan of lsaping upon
him tAsvs IN the silence.
ouppoee" hs said. your love OF
freGo CIR accounts for the stro,ls ON
she balcony at all houru Of the nightr'
To old man merely biinked at him.
~ mustn't STOP" Masee continued.
I'll yost wanted to make ny apology.
tnstS au. lt Yves unjust OF me. Muir.
der-that y hardly In Jour line. By
tbs Wey. were you By auy chance IN
my soom THE morning. Professor Bo,.
toni
soones.
Pardon me-" remarked the profss.
cor st last. III ! DO not answer. In
this vefy sssay on--eu liars. Montsigns
has sxpessssd 10 % we'll. And how
mucA = Q false speech lee sociable
thao sl)eucer I an Q sociab,e man"
"W coorss." smiled Magee. He
stood looking down &C the frail old
schelar before him and considered. Of
-E&t avail Q scufie there In that chill
roo0f ..
To went out through Tho open win.
dow, and In another moment stood
Just outstde Miss Norton's room. She
put Q startled head out at bis knock.
~ ~ yVus UuO UoT0s 4 CdO IO'
vita you In. You might learn terrible
secfsGs Of the dressing table mamma
10 ntdsckinG herss,f for dinner. Has
anything happenedY' ... ..
rArow something over your head.
JuIIee" smiled Mases; "the balcony ID
veidnG for you" f ..,.
sAs was at hts ssds IN . moment,
Nod tAey walked briskly along the
st'Nows whise door. -
"rtsow who has the money" said
nsoss softly. Simply through q turn
OF luck I know. I realize that my
pro>sstati0us Of what am soing 10 do
hare bored you. But t looks vory
much to me 10 IL that package would
be n your hands very soon"
she did not reply.
"And when ] nave Got it and have
gives lt to ycu-if do" he continued