News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-19

the lookout until the 6 o'clock train,
and save Charley's gate"
"It's all very well for you fellows to
risk it 81; but 1 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 run
ming and we can get the tip from
him."
care you sure that there is o'clock
train ?"
Certain. Come, that's a good fell
low2",
"Then, by Jove, I will" cried Charley.
And as no promises are so well kept
as those 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 quarter to four,
s'you have just time to catch your train.
Well risk it but if you are not fool
you'll be off,"
"I'm not going" cried Charley, reck-
Iessly.
"Then 20 are fool" answered the
other; 'stak my advice, and go.
It was su h rare thing for Gordon
to give advice of this kind that our hero
took it as that of good angel, who. in
stead of the suggestive fame-colored
blazon of yesterday, had assumed, with
much appropriateness, fashionable
frock-coat of Quaker-like gray. Quedg-
Ington reached the station just in time
to tumble into frst-class carriage al
ready pretty full. Many of its occupants
looked as if the tickets in their pockets
might be of any hue save white, which
was. and is, the color of first-clsss tick.
cts upon the Watlingbury branch line.
Charley looked them over with the su-
righteousness of st. Aldate's and came
to the conclusion that, if undergraduates
at all, they hailed from some college
more than a Sabbath days journey from
the centre of university life.
They had lunched well, and were loud
and noisy, as was Charley sometimes !;
but. somehow, their loudness and noisi-
ness were not like the same things at
st. AIdate'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,
vagaries.
His gaze settled at last on face in
the far corner which, under the circum-
stances, caused him some surprise. 1t
was so decidedly out of place. 1t was
that of rather pretty girl, with fair
haired. graceful little head, set off by
small gray hat. 1t was a face formed
to be either gravely sweet or coquettishly
smiling; but now it was frightened,
piteous little face. The sudden Eruption
of the noisy and excited crew into her
carriage was evidently not to her liking;
but as she was sitting at the end furthest
from the platform, it was no easy matter
to extricate herself. "She's governess,
and very pretty one, " thought Charley.
Certainly she is travelling first class,
so she must be Newnham or Girton
girl. They got lot of money. She is
too plainly dressed to be swell. 1
wish 1 had some sisters who wanted
governess.
1t was not Quedglington only whose
attention she attracted. The young
men, their bets settled, turned toward
her more of their regards than was
polite or pleasant. From this they adj
vanced to making eulogistic remarks
upon her appearance to one another,
and generally to talking rather in way
that made Quedglington's face hot with
anger. 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 prepared to leave the carriage.
Her tormentors made way for her not
an inch, but sat with their knees meeting
across the passage.
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 mot 'Versity men at all, and we
will hope and trust that he was right.
At any rate they sat still.
''I think" said one, with mock polite
ness, that the ticket you showed at
Watlingbury was for our destination.
We do not change here"
Sand we really cannot spare so pref
ty 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 i'm
possible for her to get help from thence.
Her eyes wandered round the flushed
faces, and rested upon Charley's, flushed
too, but from different cause.
OAO saw budb Ao was uOb VI buc
others.
"Don't let us have any of this rot p
he said quietly. "Let this lady pass,
if you please"
They all turned upon him, as he rose
and with some roughness pushed two
or three of them aside. The girl just
touched his hand, and stepped lightly
past them, and was out of the carriage
in a moment before they could recover
from their surprise.
"Confound you What business is
it of yours ?" cried one, standing up and
catching hold of his collar. Charley
did not answer him in words his blood
was up, and as the other maintained his
hold, he struck him between the eyes
with all his strength and some little
science. The man fell back among his
fellows, and all rose up and hit out at
Charley rather wildly, who warded off
a blow or two, and then stepped lightly