Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-20

object of borrowing, as Reters said
the Examination papers prepared b
the Faculty for the students in Calcu
lus. These papers You understand
appointed to each man his part and t.
be possessed of them beforehand, wa
to.insure yourself, by little :" cram
ming, safe, glib, and easy passag
over the horrible whirlpool of Exami
nation.
"But three hundred"
''And fifty dollars, " interrupted tn
brown boy, "will just do it. y
"Do what :" said Goggs, with hi
hand at his forehead at a distraugh
angle, don't see it. Would yo,
bribe the Professor Or hire clair
voyanta"
"See here" said Peters, abruptly
drawing his chair nearer to Goggs, "I
that door locked 2"
eyes, that door was locked"
"Well, then, see here. On YOU
word and honorl"
"Honor bright"
"Fifty dollars DOWN.
Fifty dollars J" said Goggs, excit
ed.
t' Well, then: doors locked, homo,
bright, fifty down, see here. Thos,
Calculus papers are all made out"
I" Sure of it ~
"Sure of it-Are all made out-Are il
the Treasurer's hands-are in th,
Treasurer SO ffice-are in the Treasurer
safe-are coming out of the Treasurer,
safe"
"How in thunder" exclaimed Goggs
very inelegantly. running his ten fin
gers through his hair till it stood NJ
like rising sun all over his head.
Three-hlndred fifty dol
lars, said Peter, slowly, and under hi:
breath, "will have two professional
gentlemen on here from New Cork
Thursday night.
1.-TWO ,chdt ~ 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 ou
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
"Youll be on hand, you know" he
said, still staring. There are three
of us going with them TO see to it that
they don'ttake anything they shouldn't.
Painter and Burnett, and 1 You'd bet
ter be on hand too"
Now, Goggs had never been anywhere
with Painter and Burnett in his life
would have beer ashamed by daylight
to be seen with either of them.
II 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
81 am inclined to think" said
Goggs, bringing his chair down again
on its four legs with tremendous
crash, "that shall not look at those
papers after they're got!''
But you won't withdraw the cash ?i'
suggested Peters, incredulously smil-
ing.
That would be mean !"
"Well, n-n-oo," said Goggs, not
quite brave enough to bear being called
mean.
Moo" said Goggs once more !;
notquite brave enough to lose such fun.
Then the door was shut, and Peters
was gone, and the boy who wouldn't
chatter lightly about little wee white
school girl, IN a sky blue dress had sub
scribed fifty dollars to effect burg
larry, and given his word that he would
axe part in it.
"That's just such fool as l am "
thought Goggs, with a melancholy
smile. But how could he help it now 7
All, that was the worst of it, There is
the folly of foolish thing and the
wroag Of bad thing; it is so hard to
help it. Folly and wrong will go
their own ways and do their own work,
generally, is spite of one.
"And them" thought Goggs again,
still hopelessly smiling, "there is that
railroad bond !"
There was that railroad bond, in
deed, fast in the brown boys brown
hand, on Thursday night; and there
was Goggs, with Painter and Burnett.
skulking about the college yard out
side of the treasurer's Office waiting fol
Peters and the professional gentle
men" from New Cork. This was a,
eleven O'Clock. The affair was arrang.
ed to come off at half past So that
Goggs had half an hour in which to
skulk--and think.
If you had been in Gogg's place
what would You have thoughts
Well That is just what Gogg's
thought.
"But / won't see the papers," con
cluded Goggs. I'll see the fun, but not
the papers"
Now, as we all very well know, Goggs
was doing exceedingly wrong, and he
might have broken his mothers heart
besides getting into State prison.
but what can / do about itl Goggs
did not repent and go back to his room
at the last moment but how can
help it2 am compelled and ashamed
to say that he waited, skulking about
the treasurer's for half past eleven and
the professional gentlemen. Let me
hasten to add, however, now and here
that Goggs was correct in one point
he did not see the papers.
fhe half-hour, and the professional
gentlemen, and Peters, came togethel
promptly.
From the station" whispered
Peters hoarsely. TRAINS Just in.
b I'd to wait an hour and a quarter fo
'em, hid behind telegraph pole tn,
wLole confounded time !"
You hold your blad," said one of tn,
Professional gentlemen politely
"Heaye ahead, and show the job"
They had very black whiskers, thes,
professional gentleman, and very clear
linen, and very fine broadcloth, ant
very sleek hair, and very, very larg,
diamond rings. Goggs never felt 8,
mean in his Life as he did walking nj
the college steps between them. to hell
to "show the job"
However, he did it; and as said
so much can't be helped.
1t was dark night, and very windy
A dozen times, on the college steps
Goggs was sure that he heard the Cal
culus Professor striding up the broad
walk, under the trees. A dozen time
while the professional gentlemen wer