Wichita eagle., 1888-02-23

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Just send it up to my room,' said,
as carelessly as could. pulled out my
fateful fyer in an offhand way, unrolled
it, let a look of mild suspicion pass over
nv face as if was amazed at it's being in
state of single blessedness, and explained
that must have made some mistake. IL
was bad half minute for me while the
man hesitated, but student credit was
generally pretty good-and got my coat.
The next thing was to pay for 1t. To tell
the truth, l had a very indistinct idea of
how it was to be done, and for several
days 1 puzzled over the problem. Be
tween work and worry rather let my
studies 20, and so it was not surprising
when one of the professors asked me to
remain after the recitation. / waited,
expecting a warning to greater diligence
at least. Instead, was asked a few
questions and, before knew it, had told
the professor of my financial embarrass-
ments. The story interested him, and at
its close he asked me if l had ever 'tu-
tored' any. / had only vague idea of
tutoring, but he gave me hint. In col
lege there is always more or less instruc-
ton outside of the class rooms given by
students who, for the time, act as teachers
for their lazy or behindhand mates. 1t
pays pretty well-from 81 an hour up.
Ny friend gave me more than advice, he
sent me two or three classmates in need
of an intellectual nurse and in desperate
danger of being dropped. If you can
pull them through was told, you will
be doing wonders and your repu-"-ion
will be made as a tutor
.'Did / work with those men? Well,
I've never toiled harder; fighting not SO
much for glory as for that oyercoat. And
l won it, and as my pupils did get through
an examination some renown came in the
bargain. Luck generally comes with
rush when it sets toward fellow, and
some especially tough mathematics just
then threatened to put half the. class on
the invalid list had all the work that
could do, and it seemed to me that l was
coming money. The overcoat was paid
| for, and a suit of clothes-sadly needed
before-was added to my scanty stock.
| In fact. by Christmas was able to pay
| I'D my term bills-which, after all, were
| light enough-and having some dollars in
my pocket felt like taking some recrea-
| ton. That meant a trip to New York
| where-weIl, I'm not proud Of it, even if
| was but Freshman was buncoed,
waking up one morning in police station
with nothing but my old stand by, the 50
! bill, which had been in an inside vest
| pocket. A few hours later got into a
| court, which, from the way business was
rushed and sentences imposed, was any
thing but reassuring. The judge heard
my tale Of woe and both of us learned
with what was charged, general frac-
! ture of the peace at an early morning
| hour and an utter inability to explain
anything. So said policeman, who very
likely was right. Pm sure l couldn't
| prove that he was not.
"If you will let me go, judge
| pleaded, III get out of town as soon as
! / can
Ellis honor was inclined to be lenient.
| If you can show me- he said, that you
have the means to go away I'll let you go,
but the officer says you hadn't penny
when you were searched at the station
"Out came my one bill in an instant, and
was free. Did l spend it in getting back
| to college? Not bit Of i'll tramped all
the way. l was superstitious about that
note and wouldn't have broken it for any
thing. 49,.
Tutoring kept me the rest of my four
| years in college, my eating club going to
pieces very soon. But kept my w all
the way through, and have stuck to ii
ever since. Pm going to have it framed;
it's my mascot. You're in a bank, you
say, and of course, it looks like any Other
five dollar bill to you. But l wouldn't
part with it for gold"
No." quotb the young man OF the east,
seizing the chance to slip in word edge
wise. cit doesn't look like any other
| bill to me-
"Why's thats'' demanded the ives,
suspiciously.
Because the east smiled smile
that was bland-"the bills a counter
feit.''