Show lIEU OLD FOSSIL J IIHIlr WI 110 1 much nib betllt Ctl t I r n he arrtt tht tAllY lmlrd her J II 41iekottheeub Jeil I Inrry wn th only on of tlw family t fam-ily who had not met him and with her usual pervtrMty mad up her mind not to Ilk him II was learned In mathematics whlchonlr in med against him In her yea The calculating power alone hnuld em In Ie It < 0 least of human quail twa site qnotnt her mll noe In Ih I air There In rotnelhlng wrong about I A nan whom vrryiMHly like My pro phetlr rcul tell me I shall not take In hn at I m n The a idnesil ly the profwuor wan exp ex-p led tarry went for II lone walk Rb hlt N1 irkln and Harry VUnthrop two yuti artist 1 with whom sh Won gird f iota I and enjoyed hrlf fry nun h uming In tianly In lime to darn tur u thu r TIll > v r < aiKmhled round tin table when 1 < sllprid Into hr plm and lhro ujii 4 reprnof In her mother itlii a ii aim MII Jly third daughter Inriniii I I rrofrssur chesney If It I u nas anything that her third 4ii7hi r liird II lOll wing adulrenal 11 I I i I nnul nom With n PUl it Ii r in iinrr lip she bowe1 hastily and It nm i until she had disposal of herM her-M 1 i 11 Ike IHiked at her opposite nlcll A lull II i In man with brown hair nnd I ii lin vronn lienrd and IOuiutOl nab IM Uly iirrskrd whIt gray r Urge oo n Ilk forehead and near slahl d kri u that looked kindly nt hr I I II I niurlniiaa II b MI a little surprised nit h > tt xi I r Kin In the brilliant brown Y ml i I < h iiirpila deepened Into All Al-l a i 11 1 hn In canner I n Imma I I 1 inark the young lady replied liii Ii M Iw l lone but so iiintlnetly I r iLviy nnnl I ill i h I 10 an old fossil MinlliiB this Severn time r > mmi Ills eyes slrayid the I II I fHuro the Ixnt ahlnlng I 1 out lila In the Illldll of n AlKUSta lie turned quick I II 1 i ii 10 l n peal l of merry laughter I n > I I I r friends earn In during I I ins I nnd she derated heraelf I ii Intent completely Ig I IO i pi ifssr When he kept up I in I nMor I for nearly a week II alI al-I ui I ulu ittrntian of tier fnrally no S II en Ii it of thv visitor and when gm tI I ale II eiv srorned Laity wa no I rtrimanded iii ir 1llInly unladylike sold i I ill tm and I Insist un nt least 1 tin mull Ililnk you are an III tulirrnil i Mid I ar ally I ilo seem n child lo lila Cl I ed near sauelly answered i < u are exceedingly Impertinent i i rail lira Austin who WAn now ii riigiy I Insist upon your being I Mir to trot Chesney and doing your II if innnrd entertaining him or I elicit t i inly < ompUIn cf you lo your fain I1 team the room mis Iill ailmmfJ and wholly angry I i wtitiksd out of the loom nlmiwt in iiio protestor1 arm with such I i un to rather stagger him II i n hasty Kxcuse met cue nginol 1 i i i the corridor and up Iho stairs V ii the tmimabte gtntlcman aluod 11 i i i < 111 after her u old foul I he murmured with a nik t milc stroking his heard I riirlly after this to the surprise of 11 Larry iuddtnly changed her lactic iin III ilnnir one day addrnud the pi sor II ntiswereil courteously nn i ii ry ri itlly Joined In the argument tl i en i i ir and Jim Her I remark v ii bet In n ii I amusing It nomewhnt i iin i n 1 brown eye and change I11 ii v very iillinetlvo In the ig i i a i inyed i and sang for him 111 vs me bright nnd Uswltehlne as ti I < liinrl I f nun could desire muuli lo ti < i uupniieit some and the annoyance ii r 1 ire t Ir family if n > ns mischief thought Jim in lly 1 Arc you beginning U sue I u ill I to tli profewwra I channT hn viiirrd You know I I Rave you a i nm thinking of getting up n tail 1e < u n of fiMlls ihv nnsnercd with u i i klng luuKhniul this ha I too nnu n i HIM II 11 lose I Dont you dure In I IUIII or wretitlrn rejoined Jlnt Ho Ii iv eyirplthf i i lIa lo Ueoimt for tin change In 1 > 5 niiinnir th profsor nerlhe If found In r very ngraenU and II istu i never titechiiuui l nny one else 1 V II In aim indent that rhe wa hoI ho-I i Ion Th other two reluutanlly i i wa > I hug unit It nuns she who i vltn hint to ilrtiirr gallerlen and < < i unit lull its 1 who wjs the Ufa r i lhrvlrr and oprra IbartineauOy > i I aniilnu t lull all tIn gravity intuit erudition II v laln that he admired thin Illrot uu < < I younii woman He hud acme lie I i lure thrown elowly Into comiwn i III i with suoli n creature lie I ad 1 ii i e her euuly l her dainty costume < > n Ur Irllsh xtravagne of penu air ier I lana dlirigard of his opinion j aul him teller than Augustas iin < i IIIK iulllrnes or tlerlrudei rlever 1 n < u Ills nyts followed her every Inane ii nl u wistful light In them sumo I n that touched Jim lorry I was curled up In a deep window i overlooking lie park busking In II i sun for ihe was n veritable Per slsu In her loSe of sunlight when Irof il annoy mine Into the room He leaned ninlnst the side of the nlndow looking nl the picture sho made In her qualm puffed and furlielowed gown the sun light falling on her brown head hurry hooked up nodded with n smile Iliut showetl her smalt whit lettli and 11I1 back In her original 11110 wuliing for him tu speak And so he did utur a while but not ns hId ex c < h-Id limb going away tomorrow Mlsa Larry he said 1 My pleasant visit has come to an end all Ion soon Tomorrow echoed the girl sitting Pm up slruluhl I am very lorry you are golnic And much to her own surprise the realised that this remark was perfectly Incere 1i am glad to hear you say that uld Ohio profissor trying to keep Ids vole ateady It makes It a little easier to pay something that Is I In my heart Then In told hi story In arm eager words very unlike his usual calm one wrOe h1 IId tarryihranltrl Theft wa n queer enflreneluun on hr pal I fare u si stood before him Prof rhny aha laid with quivering quiv-ering lips I am not worth the low you have orfer me Youll rwllr hal when I tell you thai I have only been ileaant and civil to you all ttaee weeks not fur any liking for you but toto plague tie others Thoroughly ashamed she bent her I head unabls to meet hie YH You nan that you hav dfllberaleljr iriaycd n part all tiutne weeks t You whom I thought so frank and truT I Hnw could you do 117 Then you have not the slightest home for me In your heartthat I suppose Is I out ut he question T Them wa a hurl shocked lone In hi i vole that touched Mrry Keenly I i I dont love you aha artswwad hut I sliull be I very grateful If after what I hive told yon you will M ens he your friend Hh put out her hand awl lnotwda teh hearr 10 mm mil 10 n r rnrnii callim her extended hand remained untouched un-touched I did not ak for your friendship hI said unsteadily and Just at prnt I win only what I ask for Hy and Py I I may be able 1 to appreciate your offer I anal try but youve taught me R hard lesoti 1 larry one Im not likely lo forget for-get Partial I ought to ban known tiller IIIIIWllh a lireak In his voice Im not used to women Im only an old fiiMll after all And without another word IM left her Up In her room I irry wa till more surprised in find a bit of crying iire > sary Hhe roulil not account for the unhappy un-happy frrllng that took possslon of ran she reviewed the past week and rnlUil that the kindly hMMnl com Isntuunetiir > she had accepted so hd leanly wan al an rnd I euppoM hiII halo ma now foi ever aha IhaUKht Utwern her sih hut how could I say II huoe him when I llilntT I Then sh aohbeil all th lianler Thue profeaeor left tIle next afternoon I while hArry was out A hox of while rue lay on Ihue table ndilresed In her n vanl nllaohed on which wa written 1nini > our friend Hoger Chesney That was all but an guewed dimly what an effort It coat him In write It With tmnhllng finger she made Hire Paris of th Dower and gave them In her mother and lister I hunt want them she mid proud Iy In iinwr to her mother rcmm trance I nm only civil to him lo jhnoe you all Jim notlred that the brllllnnt yea wet full of tear and that she took the card way with her It must Iw a relief lo you lo hive him giine he said AI they stood for a noment In the hall Association with such n serious man must have been n rial lo you He wa unprepared for the way Ohio llnnird nut nt him Inch a trial na make me morn wiling wili-ng to accept Iho statement that man m ur IIIA nn IIIIS nlill I I acme some lodllko attributes Now I goAnd And hn did a lurking smile under hi mustache and a most emphatic Hy Jove nIna hi lip One bright morning early In June Jim oiiened the door of Mr Austin sit thug room Larry wus there alone Him hAd an Industrious 111 on her and with the sleeves of her blun morning dress turned back displaying two prettily rounded arms feather duster In hand pit wns whisking the dust off some rare piece of old china Larry lure I an old friend of yours Jim nnnounrrd Trent him well for It le sails for Kgypt tomorrow never 10 return Ill hue back > In n minute He vanished and there Insldo Iho cloud door stood Irof Cheiney thin ter grayer but with the old kindly smile on Imie hIm that she remembered so well Hlartled out of her mlfposse slon Mrry stonl with her duster aua wndod over granma 100yvnrold ten ItOlI j sail for Rgypt tomorrow nld the professor taking a few Hep Into the IHHII and I may never return Wont 011 Winii hue tinIatuneul Inrryh Crlh null IIrllI lurirelens t1 11 II I a ioaei 110 n ho hliullshcut nor unit bIle 111 Ihlill harry kio aIm wam cryIng The professor approached her Ant you crying bemuse I I nm going Anise or trIm II u lara tmribu I m I en heIr inked the vlsllur llothl cried Larry with n convul cite sol which wa mothered In th TIIKKK STOOD IltOT CIIKBNntV fold of Ih profeswirs ensh 11 tho orm of that estimable gentleman closet around her How about your prophetic soulf Jim asked later on I thought yoi oallwl him n rull Ho I did answered the young lad quite unabashed but I Also Mid I wan WI getting up a collection of fossil nod recognised the r o that he was 10 IIIh n siieclmen tu lose I Dont you II n1 I berT |