, 1888-01-24
"tHero,' said, as I rushed into a ready.

"tHerc,' I said, rs 1 rushed into q ready
made clothing store, give me n big over
coat, the warmcst you've got
1.-THE salesman fitted me n garment that
certainly had the virtue of weight. But
like the man WIN was supposed to be dead,
but wasn't, and came homo to read his
own epitaph, / thought it couldn't be laid
on too thick. 1t was not a beautiful gar
ment, but 1t was pretty cheap-about $50,
1 think.
Just send it up to my room,' l said,
as carelessly as / could. l pulled out my
Hateful FLYER in an ofThand way, unrolled
1t, let n look of mild suspicion pass over
my face rs If was amazed at its being in C.
state of single blcssedness, and explained
that must have made some mistake. 1t
was n bad half minute for me while the
man ~hesitated, but student credit was
generally pretty good-and 1 got my coat.
The next thing was to pay for it. To tell
the truth, | had O very indistinct idea of
how it was to be done, and for several
days | puzzled over the problem. Be
tween work and worry l rather let my
studies go, and SO it was not surprising
when one of the professors asked me to
remain after the recitation. l waited,
expecting n warning to greater diligence
Mt least. Instead, l was asked n few
questions and, before I knew it, had told
tho professor of my financial embarrass-
ments. TIL story interested him, and at
its close he asked me if l had ever 'tu-
tored' any. / had only q vague idea of
tutoring, but he gave me a 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.
My friend gave me more than advice, he
sent me two or three classmates in need
of al intellectual nurse and in desperate
danger Of being dropped. If you can
pull them through 1 was told, you will
be doing wonders and your reputation
will be made as n tutor
Ibid l work with those men? Well,
I've never toiled harder; fighting not SO
much for glory as for that overcoat. And
l won it, and as my pupils did get through
IN examination some renown came in the
bargain. Luck generally comes with q
rush when it sets toward q 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 1 was
coming money. The overcoat was paid
for, and n suit of clothes-sadly needed
before-was added to my scanty stock.
In fact, by Christmas 1 was able to pay
up my term bills-which, after all, were
light enough-and having some dollars in
my pocket felt like taking some recrea-
ton. Tha meant a trip to New York
wherc-wen, I'm not proud of it, even if
1 was but q Freshman was buncoed,
waking up one morning in q police station
with nothing but my old stand by, the So
bill, which had been IN an inside vest
pocket. A few hours later l got into q
court, which, from the way business was
rushed and sentences imposed, was my
thing but reassuring. The judge heard
my tale of woe and both of us learned
with what l was charged, n general frac.
turc of the peace ut an early morning
hour and an utter inability to explain
anything. So said q policeman, who very
likely was right. I'm sure 1 couldn't
prove that he was not.
IF you will let me go, judge 1
pleaded, III get out of town rs soon as
1 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 n penny
when you were searched at the station
"Out came my one bill in an instant, and
1 was free. Did 1 spend it in getting back
to college? Not n bit of i'll tramped all
the way. 1 was superstitious about that
note and wouldn't have broken it for my
thing.
Tutoring kept me the rest of my four
years in college, my eating club going to
pieces very soon. But 1 kept my W all
the way through, and nave stuck to it
ever since. I'm going to have it framed;
it's my mascot. You're in n 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," quoth the young man of the cast,
Selling the chance to slip in n word edge
wise. at doesn't look like any other
bill to me-
"Why's that?" demanded the west
suspiciOusly.
"Becausc"-and the cast smiled q smile
that was bland-"tho bills n counter
feit.n