Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1879-06-14

bank, with a request from the "youne
gentleman whose life l had saved" HI
wanted to see and thank me. He haG
been taken into the nearest house, anG
lay in bed wrapped in blankets. Only
his face was visible.
Wide brown eyes with the solemn
memory of a iust-escaped death shad
owing their depths, dark curls clinging
to his forehead, lips quivering in efforl
to shape into words the gratitude he
would express to his deliverer, was the
unwelcome vision that met my sight
for eyes, brow and mouth were Lady
James.
l halted upon the threshold, staring
as at wrath.
" Dick" he cried, in amazement as
great as my own. "Dear old fellow,
do owe my life to yous"
"It is nothing, l said, coldly. "They
said student was drowning; l did not
suspect who it was"
The boy gazed at me as 10th to credit
the evidence of his senses, his eyes fill
ing with grief for which language had
no vent.
"You did not suspect who it was?
he repeated, slowly. "If you had sus-
pected that it was L"
He turned his head upon the pillow,
his face to the wall, which was no more
blank and cold than the visage of the
man who had been for two years to him
as q brother.
fingered one awkward moment, then
left the place.
1t was Saturday afternoon, and was
glad l mad engaged to spend the Sab
bath with friend out of town. could
not meet those haunting eyes again, for
we had, by solemn pact and covenant,
sent him to Coventry, and l should be
the last of all the league to sound q re-
call. When returned on Monday, Lady
James trunk and other possessions had
disappeared from our dOrmitory. He
had been summoned home by news
of his fathers sudden death. He never
came back to our college.
Ten years later l met a." Prex," now 8
somewhat garrulous old gentleman, at
Saratoga. He came to my room one
night with newspaper in his hand.
Do you remember John Grey, OF the
class of '4S?' he began.
81 do" replied, briefly.
"By the way, l never guessed how
unjustly the poor fellow had been treat
ed by you hot-headed boys until
after he left college," pursued the good
natured official, crossing his legs after
the manner of one who has a story to
tell. "He never gave information
against you in that little stove-and-pep-
per escapade. Perhaps you have for
gotten it?'
Forgotten it! Nothing less likely!
Pre1 prosed on. "a youth of un-
common ability was Grey, especially in
languages. In Greek a prodigy, &C
cording to Prof Field. By-the-by, it
was Field himself whose lynx eyes saw
you sift the pepper and birthstone COM
pound upon the stove"-here he laugh
ed" like the scaramouch you were.
He gave direct evidence to that effect
before us. We sent for Grey to thank
him formally for the consistency of his
respectful and gentlemanly department
towards Prof. Field, he being in that re-
spect a marked exception to the rest of
his class. He looked like one receiving
censure, rather than praise, while was
tilking. As l finished, Field broke in,
in his blunt way
Snow tell US who split pepper upon
the stove to-day ?"
so decline answering that question,
SIR said the lad, COR any other that
may criminate my classmates
''Field smiled. Don't trouble your
SELF he said. 1T was your Fidus
Achates-your roommate! We have
caught him this time!'
''Grey did not move a muscle. AS
have said, do not play spy, much less
iniormer, upon any of my class he re-
peated. May go now, STRIP to me.
81 assented, willing to spare his feel
ings, and secretly admiring his gallant
hearing fine hnu With q heart of