The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-01
CHAPTER xxx.
now IT TURNED orr.


classes, but the one to which our hero belong,
ann ,hall therefore C'utne our account TO that.
said: ' N'''''
-, Before aw aiing the prize for an essay on d
Character II Washington | may rnm,,L ,b,t
! am obliged to lyny the prize tothc ono whose !,
/ t.lhsic excellence merits il, on account Of war
. of nsa'neSS III the manuscript, II VIVA urI.
! Hot" tha' thia was point iudisJcns lblc IN
that blot would bc fatal, however excellent II
essay might hc in other RESPECTS
Meanwhile Harry listened, not in tho lea
susrcctinS That the bIuttcl manuscript was h
own. lie 'nppcsci thit it must be the essay ,
pawkinS, winch hr wa. prepared 90 believe care
lcsslv writt,n.
nRwkins himscf looked slightly flushed n
Harry noticed. probably, .c thought, on accc-,n
OF his disappointment, IN relation to his FAD
urc.
Ruling the hlo',cd manuscript ort. there
fore sail the principal, ii find the prize /
awarded to ,ieorge Dawkins."
: "t'ourHe Dawkin.,"
Thr' was hlIz of surprise. The other poy
: uianu'cript must bc his
Dawklns himself was IN try ;ng situaiior
Aware of how he hal gained the prize, his feel
ing' Ia spite Of his triumph, were by no mean
crvaule.
a. for Harry, hc with the others, wondcrc
who the writer " The Other essay could be. Bu
h
der, when the rri'ripal went ON to say:
- am induced a,,U tO mcu,i II the name ofth,
author If the "ssay " lich should have been sue.
ccsSful, since lis merits cn,itlc il, notwithstand.
tng the b!erish to which ! have alluded to hon
orablc mention. Il l. by Harry Conant."
Harry was quite overwhelmed with surprise.
What could 1t all mean2 Ills essay bl6tted.
lie raised his hand, soliciting permission to
speak.
"Wcll, Ccuant," said the teacher, rncourar-
inglyfor he was prcposScSscd in favor Of the boy.
and was disappontc, in being compelled to bring
him no prize.
"Will You he Kind enough to let me SEQ tho
manuscript ofmy cssavI hal no i,lea that II
was blWted vixen it Was handed in"
he essay was handed him.
lie oporei it, and the blot stared him in the
face.
His face flushed with mort iiication.
81 don't understand it," he said. "when I
brought II over in the morning, and showed il TO
some OF the boys, 1t was entirely free from blots
an, AFRAID some one must have had il after
wards, and got the blot on
What boys saw it p asked the teacher
"llcnry Vernon, aud Edward Graves, sir"
"N,rnon," said tho teacher turning to him
"can you remember the state of Cunant's manu-,
script when you saw it2 Was there any blot On
u2"
"No, sir" said the boy promptly.
'iraNes, do YOU say the same 7"
eyes, sir"
"You are both quite sure tina, you arc not
mistaken ?"
"lcs sir"
at what time did Won see t?"
'llalf an hour before school"
"Do YOU mean that you first saw II then, or
that YOU had seen il Mt that time"
1--WE had seen |, at that time"
"And the essay was handed in at nine. Then
some one must have had it in the meantime.
Probably, for will not suspect that anyone dis
iiEnred II puiroSelN, itwaspuite accidental. Yet,
~ Is no more Than justice to Conant, as well AS
manly ior inc offender to come forward and con-
less ".
there was silence. Everybody looked ox-
P'S,an.. ri
ihsrs were l"o VINO looked restless and cNcit-
Gu ineso Ners .l'c tNo ooSs VINO, undoubted-
y ~ SseM n'o.e VI II man any one else
mean arthur sweet and GeorSo Dawkins.
a. a. length the teacher said.
lse,e any one present who saw the manu-
schd"I " o,;.o ." o" 'y, "i'i'h han ah hour ot
Ws,hn, s., h.,,..,
,y;,I hI. I, "' "tsn",ou q moment ana then
All 80 ra,",uy lalSou hls hahd'
, an were surprised, ana there was one that
"Then yon saw il ?" oueriod the t,acbsr
eyes, sir"
"What induced Won 10 look at p"
"Curiosity, sir, q" said Arthur, with some hcsi-
IatiOn.
"And you accidentally got A blot ON. Jd
'oui
"No, sir"
"Noi ~ you mean to say that il was already
hcret'
"Yos, sir"
"lhis complexities the matter" said the teach
r. iitt'e mystihed. ''W course you will un-
ersiahd That there viii be no punishment for an
ccident, Arthur. Again, did you blot the es-
ay z
''No, sir, said Arthur, promptly, in a tone
'hich rirrled the conviction of its being truth
III, with It,.
"Did the plot look recent" /