The state herald., 1920-01-02

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down. And suddenly he Knew
how lonely. how terribly, terribly
lonely he was. And he sat with head
bowed. that they might not know.
And then there were other songs,
and at last Mrs. Duncan. who had
slipped away unnoticed, returned with
a silver teapot and cups Of delicate
china, and sandwiches and cake. and
they sat about and ate and drank and
talked and laughed. And when he
looked at his watch II was eleven
o'clock!
II guess We didn't get any lesson
tonight" he said q he shook hands
with Mr.. Duncan At the sidewalk.
Il am not 30 sure" replied his tutor.
The nrst thing for you to learn Is
that all learning does not come from
books. A good listener can learn as
much as q good reader-if he listens
to the right kind Of people" And rs
Dave walked home the thought deep.
ened in him that II really had been a
lesson. and that Mr.. Duncan had In.
tended It that way. And he wondered
what remarkable fortune had been his.
The air was full Of the perfume of
balm q Gilead. and his feet were light
with the Joy Of youth. And he thought
much Of Edith and Of ReenIe Hardy.
In subsequent lessons Dave was rap
idly Initiated Into many matters be-
sides parior manners and conversa.
tIon. Mr.. Duncan placed the nrst and
greatest emphasis upon learning to
write and to write well. They had
many philosophic discussions. In which
the elder man sought to lead the
younger to the acceptance Of truths
that would not fail him In the strain
Of after life. and when q conclusion
had been agreed upon It was Mr.. Dun.
cans habit to embody II In q copy for
Dawes writing lesson.
As soon - Dave had learned to read
little Nj. Duncan took him one day
10 the public library. and the young
man CROPPED in amazement up and
down the great rows Of books. Pres
emily a strange sense Of inadequate
ness came over him. II cun never
read all Of those books. nor half Of
,hem." he said. II suppose one must
read them In order to be well In.
formed"
Mr.. Duncan appeared to change the
subject. ~You like fruiti" he asked.
Eyes. Of course. Why"
"when you 60 into n fruit store do
you stand and say. 7 can never eat
all Of TINT fruit. crates and crates Of
II. and carloads more In the ware
houser OF course yop don't You
eat enough for the good Of your sys-
tenn and vt Il 20 at that Nov Just
apply the same sense to your reading.
Read o. much o. you can think about,
and no more. The trouble with many
Of our people 70 that they DO not read
to think but to save themselves the
trouble Of thinking. The mind. left to
itself. insists upon activity. 30 they
chloroform H."
Dawes talks with M. Duncan be
came almost nightly occurrences. d.
ther At the Duncan home or when hs
drove the family-for the master Of
the house often accompanied them
or when they met downtown. a. fire.
qucntiy happened. And the boy was
not slow TO realize the broad nature
Of the task 70 which Mr.. Duncan had
set himself. His education was to BE-
built Of every knowledss and expert.
enes that could 20 Into the rounding
Of q well-dsvsloped life.
Ths climax seemed to b reached
when NJ. Duncan invited Dave to &C
company hin 70 . dinner At which
noted thiakss. just cfossipg the con.
tinsut. had ceosentsd to speak.
n Win - svsaias drsss" said Af.
Duncan. = suppose 700 are hardly
6ttsd out that wayr
= gses6 pee.s saiA Dava smiiing
broadly. Hs recalled he haif.humor.
oas sareasn With vhieA he Mstford
olng rsfss5so . ~ whe might b
sen abrood n thols Hereford
6ents" - I'D . sS16ss Vision os
Almsslf gaAniAg ~ Santlet Of their
ndicsla
But NJ. Duneaa was esshnuine.
II think I can AZ 700 sp," be said.
I'VE must b. pretty nearly ef Q siss.
and have Q spare suit" And almost
bsfors hs knew Il Il was arrangsd that
Dave should attend The dinner.
II Was an sventful night for him.
His shynsss soon wore Oh. fof during
these months he had been learning TO
accept any new experience gladly.
And q. he sat nipong this. compnry