The herald., 1915-04-01
Ne FORGOTTEN WORD
a. VICTOR RADCLIFFE.

NJ WORD, SIR"
a..-huml declare!
= .h.llepge, sharp and suspicious,
i'' ,srough a tiny slot in door
Z .s.med Is guard a lodge room.
.,~s like secret place OF convoca-
pr The embarrassed response was
!. Prof Achilles Daoney saVant
anaspt of antiquity y 49,,
s..sOv awkward! You see-dear
- could | forget so readily? l
I, lost the word"
-, vent the jealousy guarded
~, but the professor beat has
.sd peremptorily on the door.
: him. the evil eye again ap-
- At the orifce.
have come nearly five hundred
:. sutterec the professor excited
"A With eagerness. Il am Professor
.a,s Dabney. Surely, you have
= !, me? / am deeply interested
4. discovery of the great connect
mi your illustrious society has
atibition."
svyy. sir, but only to members
4. Anthropological Assembly, or
!. ,ecredited by some officer OF the
:. d admission granted, provided
q hsvs the password"
pu.ssor Dabney groaned audibly
! lstt the place. All his thoughts
I, Int upon devising some way Of
I'M b among the scientists. He
~ lie brain for a suggestion Of
s. method of encompassing the
- dsfre of his heart. In his abb
I.eSou. crossing crowded thor
ualrs be Jumped two feet up into
III 1t the sharply yelled words
II thsre-out of the way"
Tsry me-" gasped the professor,
a. tsamster's horses nearly bore
hh lcEn.
la,l out!' came a second startling
hndm, and the professor faced the
= llenma of q speeding automo-
uning from the other direction.
Ibwty In front Of him was a lit
I'll ibout nine years Of age. She
= HIsctly In the course of the on
~ machine. The professor was
= ut q scientist but a true hu-
arzldsn He made a dash for the
Il Just In time he pushed her out
10 NY Of the crushing wheels Of
, no vas Knocked aside himself
y edge Of the machine, and
~ he curb, where a policeman
oi9hg 10 sooth the crying, fright
- Az l.s4sss s.- ~. ...-78 sd
ID us good. grand man."
~ ihs child, seizing and fondling
} ND Sister will never forget
~ more than VIII. Oh, YOU
uus with nee and let her thank
, ae would never forgive me If
Nm ep!"
Ne meek. accommodating
~ - professor allowed the lit.
- , lead him along the street,
y the approving and admir-
- II the crowd. She finally
= small fiat building, went
- np story and pushed open
~ the excited words:
uter, dear! I've had such a
- mly for this gentleman you
ma have seen me again."
80 young girl arose from some
n n which she was engaged,
eue hurried story of the lit
- and then beaming her graft
- interest upon the bashful
mhssd visitor.
ma scientist glanced about
- CHEEKY room. His gracious
aad warmed his heart. All
~ and prestige, his lonely,
m AIDED into nothingness be-
Intensely human and inspir-
1ess Of this neat little home
ne little one insisted on his
% lunch.
ne to 60, after the manifest
as life. and he thrilled as
Of Miss Weston rested In
g 4 parting.
a..'r Rhoda! make him prom. |
M ~ come to see us again"
'us Idaline, and then she
alnayed, for the professor |
y extraordinary demonstra- |
voro!' he fairly shouted, |
~ over with excitement, and.
aat fairly rushed from the |
- eusk when there came
kpme door Of the little fiat.
ss 80 looked glad and pleased |
ned the Professor II.
pssnsly happy.
2 come back to APOLOGIZE.
"a parnre," he exclaimed, |
mat name. your name. |
AN .sHSess coincidence, hap.
= n.s ,Se password at that sci.
,.sly ] told you about"
-, ~ very glad to know that
desire was met" said
= come more about ,,o..
dSl,.s tsd ants" pleaded Ida.
=. sc .'or Dabney fingered in
~s ae could not himself
tsShs but he did stay, and
- eng y. HON. tomorrow b.
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