Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1921-07-28
What the Man in tie
Moon Saw
b. HAZEL SMITH

have decided to sever your cOnnec-
| don with the observatory" said Pro-
lessor Blythe, rather sternly. But II
your age / can understand that the
isolation OF nfe In these parts is not
wholly congeAlal. In fact, if | may
be permitted to say so. l have often
wondered that you could endure year
In such a town as Emerald. You wish
i to get back to the world of men-er--
IA beg your pardon. Miss Marston.
didn't mean 1t in that sense"
Despite his five and forty years the
professor fairly quaiIed before the
young. woman at the recollection. OF
his faux pas.
4 mean, Miss Marston, that at your
age ore naturally desires congenial
society" @
1T isn't that. professor" answered
the young woman, almost as embar-
raised as the savant. ~ have enjoyed
my time here immensely. But l have
decided to co.
"And tonight" said the professor
relEctaatly. must be our last viev
of the heavens together. then. Tn,
legend that locates paradise In tn,
celestial regions Is singularly for
tunnte one. One loses, In contem-
plating the heavens, the sense of the
pettIness OF earth. I can imagine no
greater felicity than watching the
stars with a congenial companion"
Then he broke of abruptly, for
the second time he had been about
10 make ''break."
They were seated together In the
observatory a few hours later. The
moon was full md the clear atmos-
'phere made observation extremely
easy.
II don't know how ever shall COM
plete tNe chart without you, Miss Mar
ston." said the professor. II must
say that for a woman you have an
extremely scientific mind. Most young
women. looking at the moon, are,
am told. apt to take foolish and ro>
mantle notions. For Instance the out
line OF those areas which we call con-
tinents is foolishly compared with the
face Of a man, who Is popularity con-
sidered | understand to watch over
the sickening sentimentalities OF low
ers. As though the pure and exact
science OF astronomy could be COM
pnred with such idiotic philanderIngs!
Do you not agree with me. Miss Mar-
sfon:"
Eyes" answered Miss Marston In q
low voice.
Not that have anything against
love-" Professor Blythe continued.
"Were you ever In love, Miss Marston?''
n can see that you weren't, and
eonl,ln't be.r exclaimed Miss Marston,
rising suddenly and. speaking with
something. approaching anger, Good
night Professor Blythe"
An instant later she was gone.
Miss Marston has gone, professor"
said the elderly housekeeper when he
descended from his observatory later
'hat evening.
'Gone!" calculated the professor In
Gone home to Baltimore by the
night train" she answered, looking at
him significantly.
But the work of mapping ont the
lew craters proved unexpectedly dur.
The young fellow who succeeded as his
Employee was utterly incompetent and
quickly vanished. The professor be-
aoaned his i'll luck to Mrs. Higgins,
I'D give anything in the world to !
ret Miss Marston back" he said. "She
vas the best assistant I ever had"
We'll, why don't you get herr" in 5
Iuired the housekeeper.
: "Get her!" calculated the professor.
Why, she wanted to go home she
'as tired of the work."
Mrs. Higgins smiled sourly and
hrnst her elderly features within a
ew inches of the professors.
DO you know why she left?" she
sked, Because people were talking
bout You and her and thinking yorf
ERE going to be married. No lady
ould stand for that"
Bless my soul No lady could
tand for getting marriedy inquired
'rofessor Blythe
mo. stand for talking about 1t when
wasn't so. There" said the house
eeper.
The professor went away in deep
bought.
"Do You think she would come
ack?' he inquired the next snorning.
mean if--if-'
"Try herr responded Mrs. Higgins,
rimly. So that night letter went
It to Baltimore and, ten days laters
Liss Marston appeared, Respondent
IA new hat and gown.
"Well, I'm ready" she announced.
feel very guilty to have left you,
rcfessor; that Is, before We finiAhed
lie craters."
They went up into the observatory
gether. His right arm, which
'emed to have acquired an automatic
otion Independent of his control,
tadualIy moved out until Professor
lythe found that 1t was encircline
iss Marston's whist.
do You think you could--er--marry
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