The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1893-09-02

idea Of honor you have2'
Neither, !" the young fellow answered
looking straight into my eyes strange
that brown eyes should look so like i
gray onesl. Il am so anxious to gzad-
uate with honor. yet I cannot-must
not-expose this fellow, because-glo love
his sister
oh stopped in time TO keep from
adding nonsense"
s'Yes. love his sister" Donald re-
peated earnestly II have wretten to
mother about her It would kill her
if there were serious trouble for her
brother. 1t isn't as if they were not so
alone in the world, either, but they are
orphans, and the sister, who is the
elder has been like a mother to him.
She bears him on her heart all the time,
sir. I could hardly PIT it before you
just as it is, for she has denied herself
and borne so much for this brother. n
And now, before he is half through
his college course, to have disgrace
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too cruel lam man-it is best for
me to stand it instead Of loving help
less girls. If there is no alternative
must go, but don't think all is lost yet
Donald gave a singularly bright smile.
II knew that you were such an old
friend of Professor Hicks, aud I won
dered-n For the arst time Donald
hesitated.
go on. I said. "What can dol"
Il know you think me foolish, and
I'm not sure that you would be willing
: but wondered if you would 60 to Pro
lessor Hicks and tell him solemnly that
J you were satisfied that was perfectly
innocent, but that the circumstances
: were such that felt bound to be silent.
Certainly am willing I replied
r ''but you knew that Prof. Hicks i!
5 against several, and he may think ms
E partial
? ''Oh, but you could tell him tina
you've never cared for me-" Donald
n broke in impulsively, then stopped
e looking annoyed.
eco on" said once more.
t "Wel, you know, sir, you never hay
!, liked me" said Donald as if he apolc
i gized though 1 cannot complain 0
t your treatment of me, and I felt tina
0 if you would say this to Prof. Hick
that your statement would have NOR
/ weight than if, for instance, you,-yo
I were my father or were fond of me.
d "You seem to take it for granted tina
n believe you" I said.
It eyes, sir. You are jaunt man 0
r the whole, and / think you know m
I well enough to be certain that wha
= ever my faults I.woulds not llen-agai
2 his manner so like his mothers.
looked at him curiously, was begin
4" ming to think that had been mistake
( in this tall, quiet young man and n
4 man likes to own himself as fallible a
d other poor mortals.
II will see the Professor at once, y
e said, land may congratulate you o
J. your engagement with the fair VI
II known
n eve are not engaged" said Donal
:. simply. "Mother and I both decide
v that was too young, and felt that
S must have something assured"
A AS could not ksep my face perfectl
s sober I smiled outright and then hurrie
a off on my mission.
is "rve always admired the boy, Chris
He seemed so manly, good, not prud
good" Prof. Hicks went on in the ole
; earnest way I so well remembered
; land you know l always 6etested prigl
You say you are sure of the boys inn,
: cence-so am I; but 1 surely didn't vi
:. derstand you to say that Donald ma
= never been a particular favorit
= of yours-why, man, man, he's one
= a thousand"
IS l must say felt quite uncomfortabl
If under the scrutiny of those keen eye
Is of the learned professor knew no
e miscreant students must hate to sit sti
e under such a glance. It seemed ne
only to look about and around you, bl
e through and into the deepest recess,
IS of your being.
| swell, man can be mistaken, can
ID he2" blurted out like a boy. "Or
s can't have the wisdom and insight G
$ an ancient philosopher" An inscr
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