Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-26

| OA,olu nPeItion. In the present case, not
withstanding his casuistry, he was severe
enough in his decentralization. He had
| fallen greatly In his own esteem, but the
| sense OF his own delinquency was trivial
compared with the pain he felt on account of
Mary Fabers perverted notions of rectitude.
When he had first seen her that night her
quaint dress, troubled looks, and duplicating
voice had all touched his heart, and it seemed
as though his love, which for a while had been
latent. mad suddenly grown stronger than ever.
But seeing that her sense of honor was SO
weak, he told himself that she could never be
anything more to him, even IL circumstances.
which were now adverse to their union, were
unexpectedly to become favorable. 1t was
with a sinking heart that Mr.. Calvert told HIM
self that he could never respect or trust one
VINO mad contrived deception and had melted
MIN 10 become the partner of her guilt. When
| ne had fulfilled his promise he resolved to for
| get her.
| Next day Mr.. Calvert entered upon his duties
| as examiner at st. Margaret's There were
| nearly hundred candidates who took up Latin.
he put the written papers which were handed
10 MN IN bag, and returned with them to
Oxford. The first papers to be opened by him
were those which bore the name MARY Faber."
| The very sight of the neat handwriting was
sufficient to send thrill through the heart of
the examiner. He did not need to read much
| In order to see that she had done very badly,
SO ne decided not to torture his conscience fur
ther, and without reading any more he placed
10 her credit the minimum number of marks
| necessary for passing. He then tied up Mary's
papers carefully, and having laid them in his
desk he proceeded to discharge his duties to
| the best of his ability
About a week after he had sent in his reports
| ne received printed list containing the names
OF those candidates who had passed in not less
than live subjects. and who were. therefore,
| entitled to honors. He scanned the list eagerly
because, notwithstanding Mary's ignorance of
Latin, he remembered how clever and well
read she was, and thought it not impossible
that he should see her name. He began about
| the middle of the list and read downward, but
| he did not find that which he sought 1t was
almost with feeling of satisfaction that he
noted the absence of her name, as he was thus
relieved from the self-reproach of having aided
ner unfairly to attain a place of distinction.
when he reached the end of the list Mr.. CAL
! vert began to read upward from the point at
which he had started. At last when he reached
the top he breathed sigh of relief; but this
was quickly followed by a startled exclamation
OF surprise and CONSERVATION, for there, stand
ing apart from the others, was the name of
Mary Faber as the first student of her year and
the winner of the Brackenbury scholarship of
| hundred guineas. which had been presented to
st. Margarets by a well-known manufacturer.
| Then MIR. Calvert read in the remarks APP
pended to the list that the student who had
gained the valuable prize, though she had
barely succeeded to pass in Latin, had been
| nrst In mathematics, first in English, first in
| French, and third in German.
| Mr. Calverts hand trembled slightly as he
| laid down the paper, and his pale face wore an
| expression of pain. He was harrassed by con-
| melting emotions, as love and his admiration of
| the girls talents alternated with detestation of
the deceit in which he had shared. In any cir
cumstances, he told himself, it was bad enough
| TO have given her an undeserved certificate of
proficiency, but to have enabled her unfairly
to carry of this valuable prize from the other
| competitors seemed almost like felony, even
though he had unwittingly brought about this
| grave result
If he had trified with Miss Faber's affections
when he met her at Eastbourne the remorse he
was now enduring was almost sufficient punish
ment. Ii he could have acknowledged his own
fault without betraying her confidence be
would have done SO, but this was impossible.
so 1t only remained for him to forget her and
| to avoid in the future any conduct which might
produce such regretable consequences.
CHAPTER ~.
1t was chiefly owing to the solicitations of
his friends that Mr. Calvert a few months later
became candidate for the headmastership of
the great public school of Canonbury. Mr..
Calvert had been educated at Canonbury,
where he was the first Of his year, and subse-
quently, by his brilliant career at Oxford, he
had conferred additional renown upon the old
school. He was also known to be a skillful
teacher and to possess rare powers Of organiza-
ton. All this was, Of course, to his advantage:
but, on the other hand, his youthfuness
seemed to initiate against his chances of sue
cess. Many, however, who were well qualified
to judge believed that he would be the sue.
cessful candidate, as it was understood that the
electors were anxious, if possible to appoint a
young man who would devote the best wears of
his life to the work. and who, having a proper
sense of the widening scope of modern studies.
would be free from old-fashioned preiudices.
The master Of Joseph's college, Oxford, was
In virtue Of his Office one of the governors of
Canonbury school, When, therefore, Mr.. CAL
vert one morning received a note requesting
him to call on this elector he knew that he
must be one Of those whose appointment was
being contemplated, and that the master of
Joseph's had been deputed to ascertain his
views ON certain points, or to obtain some
pledge from him regarding his policy should
the choice fall upon him.
Nor was MIR. Calvert mistaken. After few
commonplace observations the master of JOS
| ephs said to him.
''In becoming candidate for the headmas-
tershlp OF Canonbury you were doubtless I'M
aware that in two important particulars you
are really ineligible
II was certainly not aware of the fact" re-
Piled MIR. Calvert. supposing that his age must
| him.
''You are not in orders" said the master.
land 1T is necessary that the headmaster of
Canonbury should be clergyman. 1t is true
that there ls no statutory regulation to this
effect, but the headmasters have hitherto in
variably been in orders, and the electors decline
to form new precedent by appointing lay
man."
For some time have intended to enter the
church. and certainly could not conceive of
Canonbury having a headmaster who was not
in orders"
Every good,' replied the master blandly.
I"One of the objections of which spoke is
therefore removed" The master gazed into
the fire for little in silence in an distracted
manner which he had. At length he said:
II did not suppose the objections were in
surmountable," and he gazed into the fire
again in a tantalizing way.
The electors are Of opinion" he continued
after little, "that the headmaster of Canon.
bury should be a married man. He has the
domestic care of a number of boys who reside
in his house; he must entertain the masters.
and in some cases the parents or guardians of
the pupils, and these things he cannot do salts
factorily unless he has wife. What is your
opinion on this point, Mr.. Calvert?"
1t was not so easy as before for the fellow of
Merton to give reply, and ere he spoke half
stifed sigh escaped him. The master seemed
to have no wish to hurry him, and was looking
plscidly into the fire. From his apparent
apathy it seemed almost as if some other mat
ter were now occupying the attention of the
venerable head of Joseph's He prided him
self on his skill in the discernment of character