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ing me in suspense" Fred held out
his hand and said good-by. Obvi.
ously there was only one thing he
wished to talk about, and that was
seemingly taboo. He turned back after
he had reached the threshold. ANY
way, you have no personal objections
that Is, If l happened to fit In with
your scheme of activities you would
give me a chance"
Eliza looked reproof. "You know
| would, Fred" she said. please don't
make me feel any worse about it than
| do"
After that, six months passed, but
Fred Titus never called at the apart
ment or country home of Eliza Stone.
From time to time he wrote to her
so that she might not feel that he
bore her any resentment. He pre-
ferred, he said, not to see her, since
she had explained her plan to him.
Then, after the six months had
passed and the mild days of spring
were alternating with warm days of
summer, Eliza returned to her apart
ment one day to find Fred Titus in
the little reception room. The cousin
had admitted him, but having an err
rand had left him alone in the apart
ment until Eliza's return from classes.
Are you still sworn to your plan?"
Fred asked her after the brief prelimi-
naries of greeting.
"Why, yes" said Eliza, though Fred
thought without as much conviction as
she had shown six months before.
"Have you found your doctor?'
"No-that Is, l haven't found any
who appeal to me as possible hus-
bands. But of course I'm ready to
marry anyway. After 1 finish my
lectures in medicine 1 intend to spend
a year studying domestic science. SO
that l can keep house as I should. /
want to learn to drive q car, for there
will be times at the start when my
husband cannot afford a chauffeur. l
would like to take a course In dress
making, because at first doctors have
foiboit ihNOliCo abu wv Noh u
much If l would make my own dresses.
1t will all take a long time. But 1t Is
all part of my plan-I shall never give
it up"
"Do you know that l too have a
plan?" said Fred, bringing his chair
nearer to Eliza. 81 want you to let me
explain it to you"
II never imagined you had thought
about such things said Eliza. 'That
is, L thought you just took life as 1t
came. You have enough money. I
thought just keeping track of that was
enough to keep you busy. /"
LET me explain" interrupted Fred.
II think 1t Is very important for a man
to do the kind of work he Is best suited
for, but 1 think hat very often he
doesn't know what he is best suited
for. Often it is chance, often he fol-
lows the work Of his father before him.
The important thing Is to be thorough
ly trained and to make up his mind to
make a success. There's another I'M
portant thing for a man, and that Is to
marry the girl he loves-especially,"
said Fred, looking very intently into
the eyes Of Eliza, "if that girl really
loves him."
"Well," continued Fred, you'd set
your heart on marrying a doctor and
I'd set my heart on marrying you.
After you explained that, l arranged
affairs sc that I could neglect them
a little and l started studying medi-
cine. 1 have been working at medical
college ever since. I have sometimes
seen you in the extension lecture
rooms. I've done extra work all win
ter to make up for lost time. / have
still a good many years to go, but
there Is no rule in the medical college
that a student should not marry before
he graduates. And fortunately l can
affogd to marry when I choose. As
far as you are concerned-you could
cut out that course In dressmaking
and housekeeping and motor driving.
l guess we won't have to economize as
much as that. l don't want you for a
chauffeur or a cook or a housekeeper.
Don't you think that I've gone half
why Iou Wulitcu " hiuiiy u uoeeoi
and I've started out to be n so you
could marry me instead of some one
you might not love. And you do love
me, don't your"
"Love you-of couse I do" said
Eliza. But she didn't say that the
reason she had taken courses in medi-
cine and the facts behind all her little
plan we're that she thought Fed Titus
ought not to content himself with
merely looking after his own money,
and that after careful consideration
she had decided that what he vas best
suited for was the career of a doctor.