Connecticut western news., 1882-10-04

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.
 She saw that he was not of the 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 8 moment before they could recover from their surprise.
 "Cenfound 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 hut out at Charley rather wildly, who warded off blow or two, and then stepped lightly backward on to the platform to avoid others. He was only just in time be- fore they could Hollow him the train began to move a porter, who, in the hubbub of the station, had seen noth- ing of it, slammed the door; and the last that Charley, standing upon the platform, saw of his opponents, was a group of angry faces framed in the quickly moving window.
 He turned round with little laugh of triumph, and saw his damsel, so late ly in distress, standing at his elbow. She was much the more self-possessed of the two now.
 "Thank you so much," she said ! prettily sit was foolish of me to be afraid but they really were rude, were they not? I am afraid now that have caused you to be left behind it does not matter much to me, but it may to you."
 "Not bit," answered he, with vi. vacious mendacity which impressed her gently. Yet he was not unmindful that now he could not, get back to college until after six o'clock, and would cer- tainly be reported for breaking his gate, even if his visit to Watlingbury escaped detection and he did not, upon his ar- rival at the station, fall into the hands of the proctor, as was most probable. ''They were awful brutes, were they not? lam very glad was there to be of some assistanc co to you."
 'sAnd cordially share in that feel ing" she said, with laugh of pleasure at the thought of the blow he had struck. ''I am going to see some friends who live here; but hope may have some further opportunity of thanking you. I am greatly obliged to your bravery" " She looked brightly up into Charley's face, held out little gloved hand, and was gone; quite consc1ous, however, that the young fellows eyes were fixed upon her as she passed out of the sta tion, and probably not ill-pleased by the fact.
 She was gone, and he was left to kick his heels for 8 couple of hours in 8 dreary station, and get what amusement he could out of the refreshment-room and the bookstall. In time the next train came, and he re]oined his aston ished party.
 ssYour name and college, sir, if you please ?"
 "Quedglington, St. Aldate's." The proctor had known quite we'll both his name and college, but preferred to gu through the old formula. So fine was he least to be expected as the result of the Watlingbury trip, in addition to the penalty to be paid for the broken gate, of the nature of which there could be little doubt, after the Deans solemn warning. And, therefore, when his scout, on calling him next morning said that the Dean requested the pleas ure of his company at twelve o'clock Charley felt that he might as we'll tell Bum to begin packing his things. 4 breakfast with Gordon, however, cheeret him up little, but the momentary gayety sank down again at the Dean' house. "What will the governor say ? he groaned. When he was ushered il he saw no sign of relenting in the Dean' face.
 "You were not in college yesterday
 MT. .Quedglington, by the time at which for you, the gate closes. I am also in formed that you returned from Wat lingbury by train arriving after tha time. The doings at Watlingbury wer disgraceful, sir, as have good reasol
 to know. I cannot imagine you hav anything to urge." Charley regarde,
 the third button of the diaconal waist coat with stoical calmness. 'After tn solemn warning we gave you only tw days ago, think am exercising som leniency in merely sending you dow until the end of this term. You vii go down to-day. Good morning." , Quedglington of St. Aldate's was nc 7 the man to plead, even if he could thin l of anything to say, in mitigation ( l sentence. He turned to leave with t silent bow, when the further door |. the library was opened, and a voice | ], knew exclaimed:
 }. "I beg your pardon, uncle; though t you were all alone."
 g Charley looked up in astonishmen
 It was his friend of the train. 't "Good gracious!" said she recogni a him at once, and coming in; ''I am { d glad you are St. Aldate's man. Uncl