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Show 1 HIS CHOICE - i K3 By NELL. ADAIR. 1 (ft 111. V.l,,n Nciopaurr I'm m 1 I I'rof. SiH-nier t'obb liml necr n ;ir-rleil, ;ir-rleil, nod in the piiiitimiee of his ,ho-n ,ho-n cunor ho notlied no luck. Hi? busy hours iinst-uil In Kmilf.vliijv' ilili'vpiueiil, while a widowed sister mnntiKeil nilvfnciorlly his home. All Speneer'i dully need were well provided, mid lnc enlne not to trouble. 0 when Clara, the ulster, told Mm fninklj that vh,- whs wearj of her uiciiolouoiis life ns his housekeeper, house-keeper, nnd intended ihetcurtci to nmke her liome with Iut iliitiKhlel-mid iliitiKhlel-mid irrniuh'hllilren, Hie profe-x.nr wns intii'li ili-tiihed, " htil vlmll I i,,v" ,(. nuked 111 eon ulerimilmi. mid Chun brlhbly replletl' , "5et mu 1 1 led." I'utleiill; his ,i't diew forth n chnlr. "Now. my ih'ir," hi hepin III tbf tone which sin- I 'H used III his child hood, "tii-ii Is 1.0 reason whj mi should not he mI... to flint 11 , onipi- 1 lent mid niluilrnl fc wife. Vmi me Jtlll yotitiK, mnl yi ire kouiI looking: AIo ,nr puslilou r one lo he prom: of. Hut us ,Miu hiic never cvinieil Interest in wninen. or shown plcnumc In (heir siwlcly, I luixe token It npuli mM'lf, S'pt-iKiT, to dll eel your cliolie Mulllihi Mount possessc-i Jo? the qiiullller. to In- dexlred in jour pro-' peetlf wife. "Von will timer ri'iille whtil n hli.'ssittg I lme been to you, Spcnier Hut now we must lose no lime , Pmyliter I ni,vlotis lo line me 1 nine to her ill nlice. the chlldien me III. Vmi must cull upon Mntililii Mnore this iifii'inoou, Spciicer. nnd prepme ut once the way for your eoiirliny. Ii'x Hit- 011I.1 leiisninihle wuy out of tit; vltllletilty." So, too hew lldei ed to 11 fuse, the profeKor fiuiud himself linlf nrcd. Imlf coiixed by his iloinlimilui: sister, mil Into Hie Mrcct. The restilcnce nf Miss Moure T.t OVlliJilv riiuuil, the iliniiffeiir inn opi'tilui; Ihe donr for him lo Mllvh'-.before Mllvh'-.before "SpwiciT Htid eoiinhleri'd litis bef,l iiiinle .of linrodiictlun. CnllliiK upi'ti woineti wh mi entire-I) entire-I) 0111 of Ihe prnfcsnr'ft line (Imt (if fell culled upon to ulNke milc ptf-triiee ptf-triiee fur ll 't tKIi. Hut I'lme lim' e 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 teen hefvre hlt with the telephone. The wide fronl door of the Moure rfh'dPtiiv npciied nt hl tipiiOHih. while h muiill IihiiiI whu lhi-iis for Wnrd In wf-lcoiiie. "How nice." chiii n in eel fcniTnlne inlet, "mid lion HU-expected, HU-expected, lo s-- you. Voiir sjiit Infiiriiieil us Hint jou were enliilnr lo lite our ilftiolH, I'liifessiii- f tilth mM ,1011 thiiiittht of hii.ilus one. I will pill op siluie records for ou." Spe.in'iT 1 11 t-tt t lit tl 11 slsli or lellef. It Mils ipiHc vuii)e nfler nil: he ml-mlred ml-mlred l'lttrir cleierness. 111l when he w.is In ihe Itmi: rooiit with the slnided hiniis mnl Hie rhii-i-i UH lire, he mtiiilli'd iilsn bis ss, r-s rholce. Hlllel.i 110 ihlitllliT. fnirc luiililcn eer sn.llcd neinst n uiiilnu-Kfi.v uiiilnu-Kfi.v box, or was more iiu'n ciihl in Iiit ileiiinusiniilon of pl:n-iit teionls The professiii- 1 1 1 I imt know' when lie htid bciMi n lllleiested mid enler tnllied, mid when the chiiiinlti-.- .-irl mldcd her own mice to thut uf n noted slimer Spencer thrilled the more to the s.wnp.'ilhctli' iiitillt) of her tones, nnd loid her so. II whi niHiiy yem-s since he liml dnineil or bud tbiiiiulit of dmiciiii;, inrhp Imek ier.1 fur Imek in n lu.lh rlmiclti) scliiM)l. Hut when litili Ml. Moore ihiiic' HlHitr mid im)Iiii: Hie Siilne liKpp.i I'hlld lominl him, the prnfessiT look eiisllj her oni-Atrelched, oni-Atrelched, leuiplititf builds him) JdIiiiiI In Ihe ihiiiie. l.iiichlllC mnl Klonlut., the clrl slopped him III Ihe further end of the loom. "To lldtil;," 'he PM'Iniiiicil. "thnt you lire renll) the illniticil leiieber whom I see passim: my wluduw eor dii.i ! Truly 1 ummI to think Ihut o'i Hied In some IiIl'Ii llllellccllliil plmie nf your own, uiicoiin'loiis of us poor luferliirs iilimil .1011. To tliul Unit .1011 me hiimiiu nfler ull'" She pnilM'd 10 smile up Into the profeseiir'. t-bluliii: eyes "Nb est kind of hiiiiiiin," he lidded nftlj. while sudden hiipplni'ss lliNided Ihe pi"ofes-scic"s pi"ofes-scic"s heuri ll "in nttiinMiliii: bow Ihe iifterunon lied. Spencer rcnlled rccklesly tliul he hud iiuiile eiery hnhl en use to keep Hie delightful Utile cieiililfe ill III side. ItOi'iinls Crew slide In lepellllon, mnl Ihouuh Miss Moiile iluiwiil 110 Henrlm., she mu Kt lui i cum n iveiir.i In her re-puiises re-puiises to hl.s ieittest fi.r the :ime iininheis upon the plnuo. iii-n Spencer Cohh ilnnlly did hid Ills biiviisi Kiiod-b,t It whs with the promise of 11 repelled vlsil Ills sistei K'Ki.iili'd wlili sntlsfnc-...111 sntlsfnc-...111 hl.s pleased fine 11 ben he re-H11 re-H11 nod "Then M111II1I11 did cotne liome." he tiKlioil. "nnd 1011 met her? Thut sil'i iiiulleil yoiiue uNler of her told me out the photic Hint Mil-tlldu Mil-tlldu whs ,iut. She offi'ieil 10 run n it Hie recoids for you herself Ihul we' "he onl.i pliilihlble excuse 1 eniibl think nf 10 i.tie Hie 1111.1 for ,iotir il-l! Uiif I knew .lour iivorslon to hrnliiless cbls of Vi'gii MiMtre's surf ttlid lefiiH'd lift offer" "1'lnn. " itsljed ln?i hrolher slowly, "whilt litis-- Mlfcf MliHIdii .Mnore look llker' "Whj, sin in lull mid rlnu nnd ier.1 iliirk." Ilk ulcler rep'led. The rintlniit professor Mulled ft blissful Midle. "Well, the flrl 1 mo koIiie 10 war-rj," war-rj," te mrsuiVied delennltiisll, "If it'ry imi d fnir nurt hitppy." |