Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-11-13

want 1t known, though, and we expect you
to keep still about it. I've put that in the
receipt
"'Oh, you don't want me to mention itp
Very WE'LL | won't of course if you'd pre-
fer not; though I've done nothing, Pm
sure, that I'm ashamed Of
"The treasurer bit his lip. will you
please sign That paperY said he.
1.-THE stranger sat down to the table and
drew an inkstand toward him. Then he
looked up again with quizzical air.
"'Upon my word, gentlemen, you have a
queer way of doing these things over here
I've pulled IA good many races--I was stroke
oar in the Oxford boat in the last two races
with Cambrdge-but | don't think was
offered pay for it before
you may he sure that when he said that
that he had been stroke oar of an Oxford
crew-those fellows there pricked up their
ears and looked ut him. And all at once it
dawned upon them that he was very
gentlemanly appearing fellow Not that
he appeared any different or looked any
different. He had appeared well enough
all through, very much for that matter. as
Jennings himself would have appeared
But they had, up to this moment, carried
the idea that he was u professional or some
thing very near that.
"'However,' the stranger went on, I'll
sign it of course.
He dipped his pen in the ink and then,
after moments more hesitation, signed
his name to the paper--a very long name,
as the treasurer, standing by, could see
Then he got up and handed the receipt to
the latter. He handed him something else
with 1.-THE roll of bills.
You'll permit me to hand you this
said he, as a small contribution to your
college boating fund. I'm very much in
terested in rowing Gndeed came over here
almost on purpose to see your race, and
think I've seen it very satisfactorily, and
Pm always glad to help the thing along
Then he stepped to the door There he
turned again.
Gentlemen, bid you good day; and
wish you success in a hundred coming
races.
He made a very grand bow as he
backed out of the room; and somehow or
other there wasn't a man of those left be-
hind that didn't at the moment feel cheap
billings, the treasurer, looked after him
until the door closed and then he looked
at the receipt. His eyes seemed to grow
big as they dwet on it.
What's his name2 Read it up
"Then Billings read the name from the
paper-'George Frederick Allan Hervey
Walmer.' And he read card that was
there with it, Lord Apsley, Brevoort
House.
BY joven exclaimed he, the mans an
English lordr
Sure as you're saying it, he is cried
Burlington, one of the fellows It's Lord
Apsley. | saw by the papers only yester-
day that he was over here
We'll, upon my word declared CHS.
wick. This is a joke on us. We've more
reasons than one for keeping the matter
quiet. They'd laugh us out of college if
they didn't kick us out, if this thing were
known"
The young Harvard fellow paused again
This time he was through. The other
young fellow-not either of the young
Yale fellows, but the third young fellow
rose from his seat The train was lust
stopping.
Il believe | change here" said he. cal
low to me observe before | go. though,
that if what you've told us is a sample of
the way you do things at Harvard, then
don't think you'd best say much to us
Princeton fellows about the men we play
on our football team" Then he was gone
The two young Yale fellows looked sur
prised.
81 didn't know that was a Princeton
man, one of them said
Il did, declared the young Harvard
fellow. II knew it all the time caught
sight of a Princeton freshman pin under
his coat, 1t was he was telling q hat story
to- 1t wasn't true, you know. We don't
do things that way at Harvard Don't
you believe it, But just made that story
up-reeled it off out of my own head you
know-for his special benefit. He is pleased
to death to get hold of such thing: and
hell take it back to college with him, and
they Il have a big talk over it, and it'll get
into the New York papers, and it'll be all
over the country what wicked fellows we
Harvard men re."-Chares Remington
in Boston Herald.