The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-11-18

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were fixed upon her as she passed out OF
the station, and was probably not ill
pleased by the fact.
She was gone, and he was left to kick
his heels for a couple OF hours in
dreary station, and get what amusement /
he could out of the refreshment-room
and the bookstal1. In time the next
train came, and he reioined his aston
ished party. /
"Your name and college. sir, il You
pleass?'
"Quedglington, st. Aldate's." The /
proctor had known quite well both his /
name and college, but preferred to go I
through the old formula. So fine was |
the 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 donbt. after the Deans solemn
warning. And, therefore, when his
scout, on calling him next morning, said
that the Dean requested the pleasure of
his company at twelve o'clock, Charley
felt that he might as well tell Bum to
begin packing his things. A breakfast
with Gordon, however, cheered him mp
little, but the momentary gayety sank
down again at the door of the Deans
/ house. .What will the Governor say?"
he groaned When he was ushered in
+! he saw no sign of relenting in the Dean's
| face
'You were not in college, yesterday,
| Mr.. Quedglington, by the time at which, |
| for you, the gate closes. am also in
| formed that you returned from Waiting
bury by train arriving after that time.
The doings at Watlingbury were dis
graceful, sir, as have good reason to
know. cannot imagine you have any,
thing TO urge" Charley regarded the
third button of the diagonal waistcoat
with stolcal calmness. AFTER the
solemn warning we gave you only two
days ago, I think / am exercising some
leniency in merely sending you down I'M
til the end of this term. You will go
down to-day. Good morning"
| Quedglington, OF st. Aldate, was not
the man to plead, even If he could think
OF anything to say, in mitigation OF SEN
tence. He turned to leave with q silent
bow, when the further door of the library
was opened, and voice he knew ex-
claimed:
"I beg your pardon, uncle; I thought
you were alone"
Charley looked up in astonishment. It
was his friend of the train.
|. "Good graoious!" said she, recogniz-
: ing him at once, and coming in; I am
, SO glad you are st. Aldgate's man. Un-
: Gle, this is the gentleman who interfered
7 on my behalf yesterday, missing his train
, through his kindness. Perhaps you
' will thank him."
''It was nothing at ALL" murmured
: Charley.
, "This is very remarkable" said the
Dean, in the accents of Dominic Samp-
s son. IF this is 80, have to thank you
t for doing not only my niece, but myself,
: q great service"
''It is so!' cried Miss Gertrude pet
e tishly.
= Indeed! Indeed! Then it is very re-
a markable. This is my niece Gertrude.
d Mr.. Quedglington; am greatly obliged
e to you-greatly. Will You be kind
Y enough to run away, Gertrude, and We
ii will talk about it again?"
{ In a few minutes they were alone
again.
3 $50 that was how you missed the train?'
& asked the Head.
!. Charley nodded.
well, am greatly obliged to you
" You are an honor to the college-iT
r. some respects. But of course I car
make no alteration upon this account
,e You had no business going to Waiting
j. bury. or returning from it. So I mus
.. say good morning.
d Even Charley thought the Dean wa.
a treating him cavalierly, but he was no
one to make much of his services. HI
8. made for the door.
,e s'Ah, yes," said the Dean, when hi
IA hand was already upon it; '.do you know
my brother Sir Richard? No, thin
Sc not. He has asked me- to send him ro'
Or or two to make up his party. My wifi
st and niece are going to his place in tn
st North to night. Perhaps, Mr.. Quedline
a ton, you would escort them, and stay ur
M til the end of the term, when your hom
engagements fall in. Would it sui
it you?"
nd ST shall be delighted, sir, " stammere
id Charley, the vision of Miss Gertrud
o. pettishly stamping the floor with I'll
he smsllest foot the male imagination ca
nd conceive before his eyes.
a. VERY we'll; You had better dine hel
". early, as they go by the eight o'cloe
ey train. Your letters could be forwarde
or from here" added the Dean, with
.rd slight cough, land then, perhaps, ye
RS. need not trouble your people with 20,
icy change of places? You go down to-nig
to then Good morning"
of That was how Charley Quedlingtt
it. was sent down. Some people are i
hat clined to insinuate that it was all pl'
m. of Mrs. Deans, and very successf
of plan, too. But that. we know, is {
oy- nonsense. One thing about 1t is certa
that, to this day, the venerable Arc
of deacon is totally ignorant, and 80 are
ely intimate friends, that his son evsr
She Cured the disgrace of being sent dos
the from st. Aldate's.