News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1882-10-19
further opportunity Of thanking Won. 7

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 conscious, however,
that the young fellows eyes were fixed
upon her as she passed out of the sta
ton, and probably not ill-pleased by the
! fact.
She was gone, and he was left to kick
his heels for a couple of hours in a
dreary station, and get what amusement
he could out of the refreshment-room
and the bookstall. In time the next
train came, and he reJoined his aston
ished party.
s'Your name and college, sir, if you
please?"
"Quedglington, st. AlGate's." The
proctor had known quite we'll both his
name and college, but preferred to go
through the old formula. So fine was
he least to be expected as the result
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 telt
Bum to begin packing his things. A
breakfast with Gordon, however, cheered
him up little, but the momentary
gayety sank down again at the Deans
house. ''What will the governor say ?"
he groaned. When he was ushered in
he saw no sign of relenting in the Deans
| 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 Wat
lingbury by train arriving after that
time. The doings at Watlingbury were
disgraceful, sir, as have good reason
to know. cannot imagine you have
anything to urge" Charley regarded
the third button of the DIAGONAL waist
coat with stoical calmness. CATER the
solemn warning we gave you only two
days ago, think 1 am exercising some
leniency in merely sending you down
/ until the end of this term. You will
go down to-day. Good morning."
Quedglington of st. Aldate's was not
the man to plead, even if he could think
of anything to say. in mitigation of
sentence. He turned to leave with
silent bow, when the further door of
the library was opened, and voice he
! knew exclaimed:
ST beg your pardon, uncle; I thought
you were all alone"
Charley looked up in establishment.
1t was his friend of the train.
"Good gracious~ said she recogniz-
him at once, and coming in; ST am so
glad you are st. Aldate's man. Uncle,
this is the gentleman who interfered on
my behalf yesterday, and missed his
train through his kindness. Perhaps
you W i'll thank him for me-"
'It was nothing at all - murmured
Charley.
"This is very remarkable" said the
Dean, in the accents of Dominic Samp-
son. "If this is so, have to thank you
for doing, not only my niece, but my
self, great service -
sit is so |" cried Miss Gertrude, pet
tishly.
'Indeed, indeedl Then it is very re-
marksble. This is my niece Gertrude,
Mr.. Quedglington; am greatly obliged
to you-greatly. Will you be kind
enough to run away, Gertrude, and we
will talk about it again ?"
In few minutes they were alone
again.
$50 that was how you missed your
train ?" asked the Head.
Charley nodded.
"WalI T greatly obliged 70 y-ou.
You are an honor to the college-in
some respects. But OF course I can
make no alteration upon this account.
You had no business going to Waiting
bury, or returning from it. So must
say good morning."
Even Charley thought the Dean was
treating him a little cavaiierly. but he
was not one to make much of his SER
vices. He made for the door.
"Ah, yes, said the Dean, when his
hand was already upon it; do you
know my brother Sir Richard ? No,
think not. He has asked me to send
him rod or two, to make up his party.
My wife and niece are going to his
place in the North tonight. Perhaps,
Mr.. Quedglington, you would escort
them, and stay until the end of the
term, when your home engagements
fall in. Would it suit you ?"
81 shall be delighted, SIR" STAN
mered Charley, the vision of Miss Ger
trude pettishly stamping the floor with
the smallest foot the male imagination
can conceive before his eyes.
every we'll; you had better dine
here early, as they go by the 8 O'CLOCK
train. Your letters could be forwarded
from here" added the Dean, with q
slight cough, "and then, perhaps, you
need NOT trouble your people with your
change of places. You go down to-
night then. Good morning
That was how Charley Quedglington
was sent down. Some people are in
clined to insinuate that it was all a
plan of Mrs. Deans, and very sue
cessful plan, too. But that, we know,
is all nonsense. One thing about it is
certain that, to this day, the venerable
Archdeacon is totally ignorant, and so
are his intimate friends, that his son
ever incurred the disgrace of being sent
down from st. Aldate's. - London
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