JANS lived with i Megsons. .' Her
ptnntt hii died when she her
self was 10. and Mrs. Megson,
rxl. simple oul, having no
' children or Tier-., own, .had get"
- ered th child under her wUR with the
e understsnMlng that as King as Jane be
haved herself and did ber share of tha
day's jrork she could consider, herself at
home. :" ,.'. .. t '
It was not to be denied that Jane was
' a disappointment to he benefactrese.
The girl waa willing enough and good
. hearted enough. But ahe could never
be brought - to sea he desirability of
presenting a neat . appearance which
waa a pity; for she waa' old 'enough to
. ' know better, being nearly1 twenty. .
If her work' In thai kitchen left black
miiiirMiiiii her fare, "he merely at
tacked tha trouble fitfully with a dry
';apron. thus making general what waa
only particular before, and spoiling the
look of a clean apron iwnw.. -x
hair, which properly eared, for,
might hav ba made attractive, waa
'merely skewered In unsympathetic
lumna to her head with the laaat num.
ber of halrp'na necessary for tempo r-
ary security; and n inuiaw
tha room la her down-at-heel hoe the
J aya of tha beholder waa Inevitably at
tracted t the diet rea.lng fact that ker
X stocking ward strangers to the darn
ing need lav - ' , - . ,
a mi nvlnck every evening . Mr.
' Megson cam home from work, and
' with tha regularity f clockwork he
; kissed his wife tenderly, told Jane Her
hair waa very untidy, and heard lira.
Megson explain that It wasn't her fault.
N? aa aha had been "on a am
- V Jane, lit a contrite mood would at
once brash her hair from her forehead
t. with her hand, and after changing the
i position .of hairpin one- or twic.
i .fiM Minu the hooe that aha looked
tidier now. A tha net result f her
well-meant effort had been merely to
make confualon worse eonf ponded, the
Megsons gave herf up aa hopeleaa and
1 changed tha aubjeot. "
- On this particular erenlng Mr. Meg
nn nuiia In rether'mora hurriedly than
. usual, and called for "Mar" bafora he
waa inside the house. We bad met Mr.
Wllklna, tha curate, who wanted to
' know If h could hay hi a washing
- home a day earlier than umel.
-well. It'a all ready he put Into
v the basket," replied Mrs. Megson. "but
"' I ain't gola' to say at lt .properly
, "jane'lf tell 'lm that when h loarea
. tt.fc commented Mr. Megson. j "
i : Jane waa just ., thinking of Sitting
down to-smpper.. but it waa clear from
thla bint that aha would be expected to
take tha curate's washing home first
' vend, as aoon aa everything had been
Mrtlfled In order nh picked HP the
basket nd staggered out with It The
load wsa heavy. But ane was strong,
1 and. with an occasional vest along the
road, K would -causa her no Ineonvenl
nc. "'(.' ' ' ! ': 'v ' " f: "
At the bottom Of the lane leading to
' tha enrate'a house a sturdy-looking man
, r ahout thirty rears, and with a bag
f tnnln ni his shoulder, stood and
. watched Jane aa she panted along With
her loaded basket held awkwardly In
front of her by the handles. lie was
a strong fellow, aa untidy la appear
' anca aa Jane herself. AS she staggered
past him ho caught her, and amllln
grimly. Sng out py way oi smuns
"Hullo" 'i
' 'Hallo! replied Jane, . tempted Into
. etopplna tor a moment by tha prospect
of bring able to entertain one who was
' to all appearances her social equal. .
- -Too much of a loed for a gl like you
to euro-." nald the man. nodUlng at tha
tfk-t with Ms heed.
Vn. It aln t" eld Jane, with a eurl
ft h--r l'P. as thnuirh the beskot of
mn.Mrg rra only a tenth part of tha
. l LtwJJn 'i ' . . ' ... -, . .
load aha could carry it, aha hl mlndi
to exert herself. , . .
Til lend y a 'and, said th man.
XJoln' farf - v-.' :
Ony to tha - too. o'l tha 1ana,i said
Jane, ,sUling bar basket down ad that
the man could take one of the nanaies.
-Up to tha tearage." r ,
"Humph! aald tha man as he took
the nearest handle, and. having ascer
tained that Jane waa holding her own
end firmly, started off. 'I know the vic
arage. No class tip there. .Eneagea ma
laat week to plant . some poidioea lor
Im. I'd cot-one row done, an' 'a comes
eut' and seat "Qorbleesmlsoul no sea,
you. bin and on y "planted -em six mcnea
apart t alwaya plants mine tan Inches
apart.' ' aes. Well, I sea. that'a where
we differ.' cause they didn't ought to be
planted i no more'n six Inches apart.'
Tou got to niter "era,' sea -a. . omini
tha kind.' I aes."
-W ' only elaata ours - alx Inches
apart," aald Jane, displaying a. sympd
thetio Interest tn the adventure, t
-So does everybody what' got sense, "
agreed th man. "But the parson
wouldn't give In. If you ain't goin' to
do aa reu're told.' see. -you can go.
So I sea. TV el, if I ain't toid ornary
oommon seose,' I sea. 'It ain't likely aa
I'm goin' to do It' 1 don't want no
back answers from - you ' sea. It's
my belief, ' aes, 'you're on of these
loafltt' codgers tnac won t wora , wroo
arly, not If yon got tha chance.' .'Hoi
I sea, ateppln up to lm, -say that agen,
uvnor.' 1 see. ' But 'a never said It
aa-en, ta luat onerea m a anuun iot
what I'd don and told me to ciear ouvi
I told ,'lm ' 1 could . keep "I moner.
though, aa It 'appena, I've wanted t
pretty bad sine thea. But that's th
worst 0 me. I've got sucn a quick lem
ner. and I'm lis In a mlnnlt"
Tala't no good, sata yane, pnnoaopa
Icany. ', ' v
"That's rlaht my gat. it am i: ntre yw
don't think & these things tlU after
ward Aa' now i m leokla' out for an
other lob. geeT j ,
"What's your work?" asked Jan a
UtU -etUtlngtr. aa if she feared such
a question savored of unwarrantable In-
qulaluvenrsa. ' v"
"hmT aald ihe man. "Oh I 1 eao tutn
my 'and to 'moot any think. I oaa do
bit V gardenia' and a sit o' earpeaiar
Ing made a cawfln tor an el gent that
died laat week neat bit work, Tou
could 'ave ate your dinner off If
Jane abuddered a little, as ir in mer-
ita m coffin that waa readily convert
ible into a. dinner table faueov to appeal
to ber sense of th aestbetia. By tnia
time they had arrived at th vicarage.
Havlna delivered th waahlag. ah re
turned t tha Una and found herself
feeling quit pleased M atle that her
new friend was waiting for her.
.r you 'ungryr wer tn nrat
word wrth which she greeted him, s
th result of reflections that she bad
mode on th Vkjareg doorstep.
Tha man hesitated, and for a moment
pressed his Hps together. Then h said,
with a husky laugh: "Nol O sours
not - Why should I br ,
"You are ungry, replleH Jan, sur
prised a little at her own daring in pre
suming to contradict him so flatly.
"Well what If I am T I tan take oar
o myself, can't If ha said.
- They walked along together In alienee.
Jan had bean going to say something,
but she found It necessary to keep her
Hps tightly compressed to prevent them
from quivering. As they came near the
Megson eatabllahmf nt, however,' she
controlled herself aad aald: '
Toull wait 'are a mlrmlt for tn,
wont yerT I'm coraltf out agen.'
Th ma looked at her curiously and
thea ahrugged hi shoulders. Jen ran
Indoors snd found her supper swatting
hr-- plateful of cold meat and several
thick slices of bread. Hastily slipping
; lb sold ateat between. aoupls oX ta
rTlTETORE0ON SUNDAY -JOURNALPO''' SITIJDAY
slice, so that ths result was a substan-
ii. l nriarich. aha returned to tha gar
den gat. Tou'T got to take this, she
said In a ton th firmness or wnicn sur
prised even herself. Th man bunked
his eyes a moment and drew away heal
tattngly.. Jan at once deposited . th
aandwlch on th gat post and stepped
back. j. .,A--- .,.!'!. -, x , v.. . .
"If you don't av It." sh said, vntn a
faint smile, ."th blrds'U got it, -that's
, Ths man stepped forward and took
th sandwich tenderly, aa If It bad been
some f ragll thing of prloelee worth.
"You're a good 'an," n saisv -non s
yer namef -r -----r-
"Jana Jan Wragg." sh answrd
simply. "What's yursr
"Mt OBI fra OD vrioiey, no mmia.
"Live t'other aid ' Oreenhurst when
I live anywhar" ,
fcAr you oomln' fey rd agenr Jan
asked, i V "
-Tomorrow p rape,- mom answsreu.
Depends If I git a lob." ; S
-Ail rlaht OoC-bra." said Jan 1a-
aoniaallv. aa sh became at length a lit
tie frlshtened at th bold step Sh bad
taken in so far encouraging una sirmogs
fallow. L.J'..
"Ooo'-by," h answered, ana sioucnea
off. Jan, peeping through th hedge
Mae him. am 1 lad a Sh saw th f
rocify with which he attacked th bag
eandwlon, thus oonflrmlng her suspicions
that h had bean hungry very hungry
fter ll. And shs went back to ber
auppep-noW llalliea (O oreeia ana caeraa
with a. feeling of satisfaction that
au new to her. AU ner Hie an nao
iiananded on th chartty of Others; to
ga- some on bad depended on her Own.
For th nra uma we a "" '
of th oppesit ea bad appeared to
take a real interest ta ber. True, he
a. as a poor specimen, but he waa too
nar Jane's own levej tot her to be
greauy struck by hls'estyem dltaplda-
tlon. .- SB bad not seen rms
grtmd so much ss ths Indication of th
i-aat heart they Bnaed to overi and
.fcilMAnhara know, th y sees what
it moss zor ana snuwiii wu
A dsv ar so Uter t Jans had helped
Bob Wldley to find j som arpentefs
ann with a local builder, and soon
after that Boh was wealthy nough to
buy a beautiful yellow neckerchief wttk
red spots en It, which gav him quit a
dashing appearance, though his habit
of shaving only one a week took off a
llttl f th dash as Bniuroay orew near.
in a tin spirit ef emulation Jana,
who had no pennle for decorative
haberdasherr. took t washing haf fao
with greater regularity sad thorough
nss as ber own) contribution to th mu
tual imnrovement On being pressed by
Mr. Megson for th preson of this
wholesome change, Jan confessed that
there wad a gentlemen In th a baa,
aa shs was unable to state positively
that gentleman waa S regular attendant
of th local chapel, Mrs, Megaon oeula
not so her way to offering Jn any
encouragement in this new enterprise.
. On the following Sunday, however,
Jane, who had opened negotiations with
Bob In the Interval, was abl t proadty
draw Mrs.- Megson attention to th
fact that th gentleman la th Urge
yellow and red neckerchief was "him."
Fob certainly waa there, listening In
tently for the, fl ret time t th story of
th flood; snd Mr. Megson took th op
portunity after th service of Inquiring
Sf en or in pew openers w iiawmr any
thing was known beyond th fact that
ttiA A 4dka hla hat . Af an
entering th chapel hs had Resented the
suggestion, and hd shown signs ef
wanting te fight about It
It subsequently transpired,' however,
that Bob had not ohected o much te
removing bis hat as to th shrtipt man
ner tn which the reduest had bn mad.
He explained t Jana. when ah men
tioned the matter, that he only wanted
U k asked as a gentleman to respect
Luniaul anatoma. and h WOUld at
one comply; but h wasn't going to b
talked to short and unolvU-llks by any
body.
? Two days after that Jan sat ouV as
usual, with a wheelbairow full of wash
ing for-dellveryi- a sn om n
tha a-arden rata sh looked up th road.
and down th road, and then a alight
frown nettled on her brow, it nau o
no unusual thing for Bob to be waiting
close at hand, so that bs might puah the
barrow for her and talk tonr of his
experlenoea during th day's Work, This
svenlng, however, n was not "
though Jane had Wrt bar errands tUl
tn last possible moment for fear of b
in too early to meat him. - .
He could not have been kept so lat
as this at-th workshop, and a vague,
disquieting fear cam to Jana that her
new friend might nave aireaay hiw
of Iter. Sh looked at ner naor iroca.
iitw nahd and darned In a doten
nieces, and wondered If her poverty had
frishtened him away. , inn maw tw
mamhered that his wn appearance did
not suggest affluence, to say the least,
snd she dismissed a lmprobabls th
Idea that h could have forsaken her lor
a r.nit That wa aoually apparent la
himself. ! What, then, was keeping hlmt
As Jans turned out ef the road onto
the - oommon a distinct feeling tnai
sh waa about to find th answer earn
upon her. Some 10 or If yards away,
on the bench outside th little slehouee
of the village, two men were engaged in
a heated debate, and even as Jana looked
they earn to mows. la a moment sne
recognised that th man who was get
ting tba worst ef the scuffle was Bob
Wldley, her friend and admirer. Leaving
her barrow, sb dashed over to the ale
house and Just suooeeded In dragging
Bob away from his opponent a the
affair was beginning to assume serious
proportions.
"Ton told me ss you was gom to
gtv up flghUn'." ah said reproacnruiiy
a he shambled along by her side with
his hand to his right y, -
"So 1 should -fea' done, said Bob a
little sullenly as. without waiting to be
asked, be commenced to push the bar
row. HO Sao not wnwiea i a coupie oi
yards, however, befor tad sense of the
wrong undar which he was smarting be-
same toe much for him.
"Look 'ere. my gal."
Sing th barrow suddenly, "this Is 'ow
K was. I was tellln' 'Ins about Noah's
ark earn SS What tbey talked about
la your chapel, see? .Then that feller
gits up and see, s, ui a t co
ll or in no Noah's ark.' ' eea' Ohl
don't yer.' I sea. "Wall, ss It 'appena, I
'enril a feller tenia" us an aooui n on
Sunday.' That don't make no differ
ence to me,' e see: 'I don't believe there
never was no Noan s art- weii, mat
got my hack up, 'cause i can t -eip oe
In a bit qalck tempered Ilk at times,
Uor I see, say that agen!' An' ' said
It eeen. an' I urn nr 'it im a moaner,
'rauM I ain't goin' to 'av nobody aayln'
things Ilk that to me, an w wa Juat
a ttltn' it when yon com up. There
wa a Noah's ark. wars't thrr ,
Cr course ther was," ntd Jsn.
"Then, what do a feller ' Ilk that
want to go and ay a tbars warn't
forr aald ; Bob. speaking loudly and
looking toward, th alehouse, aa If he
regarded Jane eorroooraiion as a sui
f loient authority for ths renewal of hos
tilities, "Ere. com back an' tell him
so" an he took her by th arm.
Rot aha aald appeallngtyi "Tou might
1p m to shove th barrer. Besides. 1
eat somethlrg to tell yr, Mr. Meg
son say as 'ow you oantcora t dinner
en Sunday If you like."
"Nor said Bob. incredulously. To
him. apparently, th Msgsons
sented a higher stratum of society
than he bad so far aspired to, and th
fact that hs was to be all at one th
gusst sf people whose respectability was
MORinNOT.MnCH IT,
beyond question, waa naturally, llttl 1
staggering. H. pushed th narrow. aiong
vigorously for a minut or two, so that
Jan, unaccustomed to such a rapid pace.
was almostObliged t run In order to
keep up With him. All at onee . be
atoppedr abort j J- .. !,.; ,"" ., -
"Jane, my gal", he said.'
rTea,"-replied Jane, looking at him
attantlvely. . y, : .
"Look 'ere," continued Bobj . "you're
a good sort, and I ain't 'alf bad when
they leaves me alone. Suppoeln' me An
you was to git married f "
"Ohl" axeUUmad Jan. For day past
sh bad been nursing up a vague-Idea
that a proposal of marriag must s
th necessary outcome of this Strang
friendship, but now that it nau seme
with such 'shocking precipitancy shs
round herself almost disposed t reseat
Th notion that had recently soma to
her that aha was of Importance t soms
body at least had given rise to dream
of th future, and th dreams had led
her to frame aa Meal of her own; sue
would be wooed aad won with. Undar
pralatncy, and would watch with a
loving Interest ths gradual making of
tha little Dome that on Its completion
would be presented to her Ilk tribute
laid at th feet of. a quean. And Bob's
abrupt methods had ' dissipated th
dream so disastrously. -
"Well, my gaL- bs said, nooclng Bar
hesitation, -why notf" . . - . '
"Ws ain't got 'ny monsy te gn mar
ried On.' . explained Jane. . "Aa ' you
ain't even got a reg"lor job.- ... ;
"Ohl that's notmn , bod protectee-
I can soon git a bit 0 money together
I'm a good worker If people ll only let
m alone and I'm worth good wages to
anybody.''-ru begin tomorrow. -1 das-
say you r right in a - way. von i
you worry. . We'll leave It for a week
or two and you'll eee what I can do."
"I'll 'ip you ail I can,-' said Jane en-
eoursgtngiy. - ' .
"That's right'- said Bob. .'- in se
down, at the shop early tomorrow and
show the guVuor J m worth .what '
gives me. an' more. -' An' 111 fee at
chapel en Sunday and walk 'om with
veu. That a it ain't Itf
on Sunday morning, a say or so snsr
this meeting. Jans sat in her place is
th llttl chapel, watching for Bob's
arrival and fearing that he might be
late and so lose the favor Wltn which
Mrs. Megaon waa disposed regard
him. - -- .' "---"
lie entered the door, however, with
a aood two minnte te spare, out eon.
trarr to hi usual praotlce, did not look
over te the comer where jana and
th Megaon sat . Tbers was as . un-
ususllr defiant look in nis face, ana
once, ss hs collided slightly with a well
to do tradesman In th alal as both
wars proceeding to their places, ' Jane
saw him step aaiae eorupuy ana iiasn
aa angry glano 1 at th worthy man.
as If to Intimate that more would be
heard of th' affair later n.
When th eervic wa over Bob's re
marks afforded a distlnot slew te- his
unusally resentful attitude that morn
ing. Thlnga had, he explained to Jan
on th way home, gone a bit wrong
at the workshop. - .; .
. "Yer see." he aald. "It ain't my fault
I'm all right as long ss they don't get
-, " " V a tMU., owrtui ana rapiaiy saw poison in me
,ifmj.rf?h?rivr:"rwid. h. mad. the oiution wan
I se to ths guy nor that he oughter
pay m mora twelve bob a week now,
seeln' as I war worth mor. Instead
& which gits quits uppy about It
TTof s '. that's yeur game. Is Itt
Why,' 'e sea, T eould find a boy hi
seven bob a week to do what you're do
in'.' Take a hit 0' fliidln',' I sea Oht
noi not at all.' 'e sea Tick 'am up
anywhere,' e sea. Wall, then I got a
bit uppy myself,, and I sac Tou rs a
liar'' I Sea. 'All right' ' . that's
snough O that 'Ere s your wage and
you can go.' Til go.' I ses; no fear
about that' 1 aes. tut you keep a civil
tongue In your 'esd that's all I asks.
Asd then a never snld' no more, -tl
give me my wag, aad I Cleared out'
"Then you lost yettr Jdbr gpd
"Don I TOU poiney
irl said BoTs." "Tharu bs air right
I'U soon find anothor. Tu'U But
I amt goin' to 'sv popi im.lm.ui w
me ilk that see? Nobody ' ouldn t
stand It" .: . S ' - 'v.
Jan sighed, and ths rest of the walk
home was accomplished ta Bileno Bob,
welcomed graciously by tn augaone,
took hie seat at ths dinner table, and
while Mrs. Megson and Jan wer ar
ranging the preliminaries, h oonveraed
with Mr.- Megson. ,'.- ' t . n
He Introduced himself as en or ths
best workmen,, in th country, who had
been a llttl unfortunate owing ta a
constitutional Inability to tolerate Injus
tic and onnrasslon. H added, however.
that under the softening inliuence ox
Jane's encouragement he was- becoming
mor docU. and Sxpected la year's
time te be a .prosperous man, uvug in
his awn house with possibly some ad
jacent property that would yield a use
ful additional income. :. v ,
"I bla talktn' to' Jane about er 'air
agon. It's don shockln today,, said
Mrs. Megson as shs came in wna
Iarg4 dish In ber hands. - .. r
"Ts, I noticed It in chapel,- - agreed
Mr. Megaon. '
Ton't seem nothln', wrong with It te
me," Interposed Bob, a Htue tartly. -,
"P'raps you ain't a Judg, aald Mr.
Megson, pleasantly, getting up and pro-
paring to earv.
"Oh. I don't know," said Bob, evident
ly disposed to resent th aspersion on
hi tast. 'To a good a judgs as Boost
people." ' " " ..; " ' ' " ' t. '''
"Well you ala't no authority on
ral'a 'air. that'a evident," continued Mr
Megson with th asy humor of one
accustomed to have hi own opinions tn
his own house acoepted without demur.
"We're always gettln at 'or about r
onUdlnssa." said Mrs. Megson by way
Of supporting bar husband.
That may be," retorjeo j3on,.wita a
0'
tt A. WINTIR afternoon, whOe t
u
was lecturing te a class of K
student at ths Heheroan Med
ical oolley of Chicago," say I
a writer la th Chicago Trib
une, "one ef the experiment u color re
action failed. 5 -
"Th solutions war oB tn' tabl tn
unlabeled, tdll cylindrical Jure. I de
pended upon my memory and their ar
rangement upon th tabl to Inform ta
f th nature of th various solutions,
which were all eolorleas whan unmixed.
Th experiment failed, and concluding
that th potassium hydrate solution bad
been misplaced. In au undertone I di
rected my ' assistant to procure som
sticks of th chemical frem th labora
tory, make a solution quickly and bring
it to mo. v' ' ,. ' ' T" " ' i " . ' -'
"In his haats ths assistant seised soms
sticks of potassium cyanide Instead of
the proper chemical, Ths cyanide re
semble th other in form, color and ap
pearance. - But th cyanide la th moat
cyanide and brought m th deadly mix
ture. I used It without suspicion, and
again th reaction failed. '
Seeking to discover the cause of the
trouble, t put a few drops of th cyanide
upon my tongu. It was a mere test,
and with any other poison In th phar
macopoeia It would hare been a trifling
error. But It la not safe to taste th
subtle and deadly cyanide. '
; "A black eloud seemed to gather above
me, high up, beyond tha celling, ta the
Upper chamber ef th air, yet trailing
down so that It lightly touched my bead.
It descended rapidly, hut with a heavy,
larking motion like a rusty shutter. Th
students flickered, factor my aye for a
ghoH laugn, -But ft don-1 MM OS
.kWa aaiaa Wf9 anil UlBltL . "'
-Why don't yer he quiet, Bett avMl
Tana, anoeallagly. r ' T" '"'' wTl
. "That's right ea xrosy wrwn
down, his half -and fork, which he
yraspAd la plaeaureable antlolpaOon;
-now van turn suraa mm- w - y
-aha am't tnrnia' aa-en you,'
d adr. Megaon, looking at his visitor
in surprise, "fla know what the mlasus
raVi?.-.' ain't rlghO burt-d
Ttoh. ketnslna his Cat down on the table
angrily, "una aisri no mor
what your OM woman im. .
"Look 'ere, young feller,"- said Mn
Megson." laying down his earvara de
Ubretly. youTl be a UU1 more,re-
speokful. It you ptase ,""
tin' yer manners." " '
. ForgtUn n,' wnatr- asaea ,
starting up. '' - "' " ', ,
'Bob I" appeaiaa wane n lapw,
"rhaf suit eneugh." eaclalmed Boh,
dlamlsslsg Jane's appeal with a swewg.
f his hand. Then h walked around
to where Mr. Mga waa iwnun vpvn-
maathad with amaaamsni - ana smia
d
3
nrry:. "Now, then, mister, say the'
-Wrt , won enen the doer, mlssusr
said MY, Megson quietly, aa hs pointed
to the door, ef the rbontthat opened
Into the front, garden. Mrs. Megson
got up at snee snd opened the - door,
while Jane remained 'seated, with ht
face burled la ber hands, i
' "You've outstayed yer waloom. younid
felleTj you can go, aald Mr. Megsoii
aalmly, potaUag to the doer.
-Ail rlaht". retorted Bob. T don'
want ta stay nowhere where X - aln'
wanted. On y I ain't gotn to stt dowrl
quiet and fee told that I ain't no gen I
tlemaa. Aad It won't pay nobody to dd
It neither. Seer And. sna toning up ni
eap ullnly from a aid table, h strod
ant ef th doer defiantly.
"There weren't no 'elp for tt, Jane
.i M .,a Jw U,MA an nnblnil.
ly, as )id closed th door and resumed
am pisee at we law. ,
"No." aasented Jan In a broken vole
aa th wrack of atl her fair Ideals and
golden: dream fell about her In dlsaa
trous and . hopeleaa confusion, thaH
ain't ue 'eip for it"' 7. , - I
Her en and only romance ended there!
moment ' and disappeared tn that blar
loud. It was ef aa Intent. Inky blaoK
Be, and aa I stared Into it I observe
wai ih xower inntv u'u hwi nuiia UnV'
raw th feet of to students in ths jpi
Ther wti awtupendoug roar In'm
are, Ilk th fall ef -cataract, ai
ther also was a eartaln obtundlng
all th senses. Yet X was conscious of
startling internal elmea of though
as if th -mind, withdraws from au ou
ward thlnga, was prete ma tu rally acth
within. X felt ceruin that tf that ve
vety cloud dropped low enough to hi'
the students feet I would be dead, anj
I struggled to retain consciousness,
"Ail Idea ef time disappeared,. I cou
net tell how long I had bea there, anl
only obscurely where I waa.;. Th atronJ
set state waa a mingling of curiosity ai
anxiety aa to whether the students' fr
would disappear.. - ,
"The torpor deepened, a, Strang sen'
of Isolation, of remote distance fro
everything- cam over me; i death prof
ably was pear. If 00 drp mor h.
been taken, it would In an probablll
hay been fatal, but as It was, ths n-
gies ef ths system, began to throw w
poison off,
"The eloud suddenly began to a see.
with 'heavy Jerks. vn aa it had d
scendsd. Th roaring In th ear dl
away, and out Of the blackness and not
In m aes that- bad surrounded me, t
celling, th students, th table ef oherl
tea la all the familiar surroundings
appeared.
."Ther seemed t be no commotio,
th clsas. I resumed my lecture.
"On, Inquliy I found that several r
dente'bad jiotlced a momentary he'
tluq, as IX I was at a loss for a word."
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