The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1888-10-04

hid you. Perhaps we will omit the
Dear Harry"
"Oh, don't mind wiring Dear Har-
ry'," said Rpse. III you tell me tn do
so it must be right"
The professor grew little red in the
face at this. Then he grew stern, and
said:
"Well, write a note after your own
fashion accepting the invitation, hut
omit Dear Harry"
Rose wrote this:
l will be there.-R,
When the professor saw il he fairly
gasped.
"Oh, these timesm he cried. 81 will
he therer Here, Mise, let me show you
how young lady forty years ago would
have written such reply to an invita-
tion."
And the professor dictated, and RISE
wrote this:
Miss Rose accepts with pleasure Mr..
Harry's flattering inv'titiun To peram-
bulate the suburbs with him thus even
ing, and begS perm issiOn to inform him
that she will be present ai the appoin ed
place at the appointed hour.
That" said the professor, is an an
swer such rs any youth should be fl IT.
tered to rec i've. Nnw, Miss Rose, gn to
your room and stay there until chaIe
tomorrow morning. vi, see that The
young man gets this nrt"."
And Miss Rose went away; but rhe
seemed n good deal happier as she said
to herself:
know he will zee tina; never wro'e
such note OF my own accord, and will
keep out Of the way.
The next thing that Professor Bl INK
did was 10 go down town, hunt up the
village policeman. and tell him to arrest
nybody lettering on the road in the sub
urbs at half-past Fix O'Clock, and tn
take no rxcuIcs hut tn lead the prisoner
straight to the lookup. Then he pro-
fessDr sent the note to Master Harry and
went home. There he had very ner-
vous afternoon. 1t woull never do to
let such breaking of the rules go un-
punished, and for long time he wnr-
ried over the ca-e. Then he made nr
his mind to see if Master Harry was ar
rested. at all events. 1t would never do
for the boy To escape, and to make sure
OF his capture, the professor decided to
be present, But how was he to be there
and yet not b. seen was Il puzzle. Then
a thought struck him-you see even
peaceable professors are struck that way
sOmetimes-and he began to disguise
himself like an old tramp. He put on
an old hat, torn coat in which tie
moths had eaten hg holes, and very
tattered pair Of trnu-ers Then he
rubbed some cua'- lust on his cheeks,
and tn flush his work he touched up his
nos with pink sub tanCe he found IN
a lite silver box Where did he find
| h. box? 1t g'IeNe. me To SAY that t
WIS III his wIlrS ruun, "A TACT whiCn Is
puzz ing, int tIY Perhaps, though, she
had a lIking for roses. and If SHE
couldn't have iell ones llk" Ms RJre,
why she kept artificial ones that were
Just aS good IN winter as in summer
| When the professor had done all these
things, lie didu.t look like professor at
alt: he lnokpd like "A tramp, and very
bad one at that. He walked out OF
town by bck streets and hid behind
hedge by the road, where the freshman
had a-kpd the other freshman Ia meet
him Now. 80 anxious was Professor
3 aux, that he got there ahead of lime,
and had To lie ON the ground until he
grew stiff and sore, for the turf was
DDNil II c'NbNu a iOhS
time before he heard fuo'-steps, Ii
must be the boy, he thought and up he
Jumped to see where the police was.
But it wasn't the boy at all.
1t was the policeman.
The policeman saw the hedge rustic.
He looked up and saw the professor.
"Ahaw cried he, ''come out of thaI!'
mo; don't want hat rascal Of boy
to see me, said the profe ssor.
"Never you mind who sees you. I've
got orders To take you in, and IN you're
going"
The professor forgot his disguise He
held back, expostulating, until the pO-
llceman grabbed him by the collar and
pulled him over the hedge into the
road.
"Offi,cr, cried the pnor man, "you'll
repent this insult I'll have you dis
charged Tomorrow
On, you will, hey? Well, you just
come along with me and when you get
through explaining who robbed jones
henroost last night, you can attend to
me"
"Sir, ! am the professor Of the col
GO l."
"Oh, you arc, are youS Well, you
look like one. Where did you get that
nose? Latin and Greek didn't make that
sunset color, | bet; but know what
did,"
WHAT Whal?" glsped the professor.
"Whi-key!" said the policeman; and
as the professor jumped back at the
word. for he never drank any liquor,
the officer thought he was trying tp es-
cape.
"That's your game is ~" he said, and
he slipped pair Of hand cuffs over his
victims wrists. The professor tried to
explain who he was, but it was all in
vain and the policeman half led, half
dragged him toward the centre OF the
town. Things were getting very bad
indeed for the professor. How the stu
dents would laugh at him, he thought,
il they ever heard of this scrape. There
was just one chance to get out Of it
Officer" said he, "I'll give you $40
to lot me go"
"Hallol' cried the policeman. "Brib-
cry, ehI What do you mean2 An old
tramp like you amt got no money.
You come along"
But, as he pulled at the professors
collar, the cloth Of the old coat gave
way. The professor heard the rip, and
gave a wild jump. OF came the coat,
collar, and the teacher ran away as fast
as he could, with the policeman in hot
pursuit. Down a side street they turn
ed, and as the professor ran, he saw an
open gate. 1t was the gate Of his own
back yard, and as he ran into the yard
he managed to shut the gate behind
HIM. His wife had just finished cut
ting tie handcuffs with file she found
in the house, when the policeman came
up to the front door.
Sorry to disturb you, professor, "
said he, but as l was taking the worst
looking old tramp you ever saw to the
lookup, he got away from me aud hid
in your back yard. I'D like to look for
him there, for he can't have got far
away"
BY this time the professor had man
aged to slip on another coat, and in the
dark nall bis dirty face was not noticed
by the vi tor.
Certainly, look all you please" said
Professor Blank; but l don't believe
you'll find him there
OF course the policeman didn't find
the tramp, and went away much mys-
A ID.
But what did the professor do with
Miss Rose and Master Harry?
Nothing at all. He was glad enough
to let the matter drop right there.
| Aud why didu't Master Harry keep
his appointm Mt and fall into the police
mans hands?
That was brcause he couldn't get
away from hi1 hoarding-house in time
| h., al -. tho rRaI