Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-10-11

races We're strictly forbidden to the I'M
dergraduates of the university; aude
the somewhat lax rules OF st. Aldate's
were upon this point strict as those of
more learned colleges. The arrival of
the trains from Watlingbury, at any rate
of those late III the day, was attended
by proctor and bulldog, to see If any
OF his flock had been astray; while
watch was also kept upon the roads
which led from the city in that direc-
| ton.
"Look here - cried the tempter, clad
| for the occasion in the fame-colored bla-
zon of the Honorable Richard Gordon,
eff we get back by the four o'clock train,
we shall see all the best OF the fun, es-
cape the proctors, who will not be on
| the lookout until the six o'clock train,
and save Charley's gate.
"It's all very we'll for you fellows to
risk it, but / can't afford to be sent
down"
"Pooh not chance of your being
sent down 1t amt like you to funk.
What capital time we had there last
year And my cousin has horse rum
ming and we can get the tip from him"
"Are you sure that there is four
o'clock train p
':Certain. Come, that is a good fell
low"
"Then, by iove, will !" cried Char
ley.
And as no promises are so well kept
as these which please ourselves, he kept
his word to the letter. He was too
young to find the pleasure turn to dust
and ashes. He thoroughly enjoyed his
afternoon on Watlingbury race course;
and for once the tip, wonderful to relate,
was the straight one, and the affair went
off capitally.
"My boy" said Gordon, taking him
little aside about a quarter to four,
''you have just time to catch your train.
Well risk it; but if you are not fool
you'll be off, :"
"Tm not going" cried Charley reck-
lessly.
'Then you are fool answered the
other; {" take my advice. and Co."
It was such rare thing for Gordon to
give advice of this kind that our hero
took it as that of a good angel, vino, in
stead OF the suggestive hame-colored bla-
zon of yesterday, had assumed, with
much appropriateness, a fashionable
k-coat, of Quaker-like gray. Quedg-
lington reached the station just in time
TO tumble into ffrst-class carriage al
ready pretty full. Many of its occu-
pants looked as If the tickets in their
pockets might be of any hue save white,
which was, and is, the color of first class
| tickets upon the Watlingbury branch
line. Charley looked them over with the
superciliousness of St. Aldate's, and
came TO the conclusion, that, if under
graduates at all, they hailed from some
college more than Sabbath days
journey from the centre of university
life.
They had lunched we'll, and wereloud
and noisy, SIS was Charley sometimes;
but, somehow. their loudness and noisi-
ness were not like the same things at st.
Aldate,s, and Quedglington regarded
them with much the same disapproval
that filed the dean of st. Aldate's when
brought face to face with his, Charley's,
vagarles.
His gaze settled at last on a face in the
far corner which, under the circum-
stances, caused him some surprise. It
was so decidedly out of place. It was
that of rather pretty girl, with fair
haired, graceful little head, set off by
small gray hatf It was face formed to
be either gravely sweet or coquet tishIy
smiling: but now it was frightened,
piteous little face. The sudden irrup-
ton of the noisy and excited crew into
her carriage was evidently not to her lik-
ing; but as she was sitting at the end
furthest from the platform, it was no
easy matter to extricate herself "She's
governess, and a pretty one," thought
Charley. 6 Certainly she is travelling
frst-class, SO she must be NEWMAN
or Girton girl. They get lot of money.
She is too plainly dressed to be swell.
L wish | had some sisters who wanted
governess."
It was not Quedglington only whose
attention she attracted. The young
men, their bets settled, turned toward
lite Or pleasant From this they ad-
upon her appearance to one another, and
generally to talking rather in a way that
made Quedglington's face hot with an
ger. By the time the train stopped at
the junction Charley was on the point
of interfering. The young lady rose,
however, and, taking up her cloak, stood
pIGpdIOO 10 leave bu0 CdIIldS0s Her UOr-
mentors made way for her not an inch,
but sat with their knees meeting across
the passage. Il
Would you be kind enough to let
me pass?" she said bravely, in quite a
steady voice. But they were heated
with excitement and the wine they had
taken at luncheon. Charley had come
to the conclusion by this time that they
were not varsity men at all, and we
will hope and trust that he was right.
At any rate they sat still. .-
CT think, said one, with mock polite
ness, 6 that the ticket you showed at
Watlingbury was for our destination.
We do not change here. +"
-" And we really cannot spare so pretty
face. We are hoping to have the
pleasure of seeing you home"
So the girl was in fact a prisoner; the
noise upon the platform made it impos
sible for her to get help from thence.
Hor eyes wandered YO11p1 tho AuoboJ