Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-04-20
"She was got up gorgeous,

"Ah?" said Goggs more gloomily
than ever. lie did not like this. 1t
did not strike bis fancy to talk "Sky-
blue - with this Peters boy. "Sky-
blue was such wee, white, soft, dain-
ty little lady and Peters was so big and
brown. SO he only said,
"Ah2"
"Hilloal :" said Peters again, when
he found that he could do nothing with
"Sky-blue "
'Well7n said Goggs again
"What would you give to get grab
at those Calculus papers this week }"
Td give-tifty dollars said Goggs,
thinking of his railroad bond. He
brought his chair down hard on it's four
legs.
q Would you though 2" said Peters,
smiling peculiarly. Just put your
name down here; on this list CT
pher if you like, safe enough.
Put yourself down for fifty dollars and
I'll warrant you your papers IN three
daysen
"What's your security "said Goggs,
medtatively winkiug at the brown boy.
"You may see for yourself, said
Peters, "take this list and look it
over
The paper which Peters put into
Goggs hand was curious and valuable
specimen of certain phases of that "se-
we're collegiate education, of which
the masculine mind alone is considered
capable.
Take this for your comfort, halted
ucated girls There are ounces in col
lege as well as out of it, and many a
young fellow does not know as much as
YOU do, when he pockets his diploma,
or applies for his A. NJ.
The paper which Peters put into
Gogg's hand was subscription list lin
cipher amounting to three hundred
dollaIs, collected for the..commendable
object of borrowing, as Peters said,
the Examination papers prepared by
the Faculty for the students in Calcu-
lus. These papers you understand,
appointed to each man his part and to
be possessed of them beforehand, was
to.insure yourself, by a little "cram-
ming, "a safe, glib, and easy passage
over the horrible whirlpool of Exami-
nation.
But three hundred
"And fifty dollars, " interrupted the
brown boy, twill just do it. "
"Do what ~ said Goggs, with his
hand at his forehead at distraught
angle, / don't see it, Would you
bride the Professor Or hire clair
voyant?"
"See here" said Peters, abruptly,
drawing his chair nearer to Goggs, is
that door locked z"
eyes, that door was locked"
"Well, then, see here. On your
word and honorl"
"Honor bright"
FIFTY dollars downf'
FIFTY dollars !" said Goggs, excit-
ed
"Well, then: doors locked, honor
bright, fifty down, see here. Those
Calculus papers are all made out"
Sure of it?"
"Surc of it--Are all made out-Are in
the Treasurer's hands--are in the
Treasurer'so ffice-are in the Treasurer's
safe--are coming oat of the Treasurer
safe -
How in thunder" exclaimed Goggs,
very inelegantly, running his ten fin
gers through his hair till it stood up
like rising sun all over his head.
Three-hundred--a and fifty dol
lars, " SAID Peter, slowly, and under his
breath, will have two professional
gentlemen on here from New Cork,
Thursday night"
1.-TWO ,chot ~ cried Goggs.
"Two professional gentlemen" said
Peters, softly, ''two professional burg
lars, if you like it better, from New
Cork, will have those papers in ouI
hands on Thursday night, put them
back, and be out of town before Fri.
day morning, and no living numskull
but ourselves the wiser for it ~
Goggs grimly smiled; but the brown
boy did not see what he had said that
was amusing, and only stared.
you'll be on hand, you know" he
said, still staring. There are three
of us going with them to see to it that
they don't take anything they shouldn't.
Painter and Burnett, and l You'd bet
! ter be on hand too.
Now, Goggs had never been anywhere
with Painter and Burnett in his life ;
would have been ashamed by daylight
to be seen with either of them.
Il don't like the idea of this" he
said, reluctantly, see-sawing his chair.
You'll like the looks of the pagers
when You get a claw at them fast
enough, said Peters
Il am inclined to think" said
Goggs, bringing his chair down again
on its four legs with a tremendous
crash, that | shall not look at those
papers after they're got!"
=" But you won't withdraw the cash ~
suggested Peters, lncredulously smil-