The Meeker herald., 1893-04-22
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draw to the next room and await the
decision of the senate.
He would be ashamed to snow any
weakness. So he mustered up his
courage and waited patiently. 1t
was only q few minutes later that he
heard the latch behind him turn, and
looking around he saw Borden's mas
sive ugly head poked through the
half-opened door.
The president sent me to summon
the culprit to reappear before the
meeting" said the senator ieeringly.
"Will you kindly follow" Reginald
bit his lips and followed, but his re-
solve not to finch was strong and he
stood before the presidents desk
without wavering.
Then the president said, "Reginald
Thompson, the senate has decided
that on account of your actions
against the freshman whom YOU
hazed YOU are unworthy to be any
longer a member of this college.
Hereafter YOU will attend none of the
recitations or exercises"
Reginald turned, and was lust walk
ing towards the door when it flow
open and in rushed MacMaster fol-
lowed by another man. The class
president was excited. and he evil
IDENTIFY brought news. His eyes were
flashing. his checks were Redeemed
with running. and Il smile of exulta-
ton touched his lips. Then, re-
Numbering the decorum proper be-
fore the president, he checked him
self and said as calmly rs his excite
ment would allow. Mr.. president.
excure my interruption; | hone that
you have not vet voted upon this
matter. for have found IA witness. ~
IL am very glad to hear it,n re-
piled the president. ..for we want all
possible light. What has the wit
ness to say? 1t is not too late, if it
is ANYTHING of inheritance. The
new conner stepped forward, and after
moments hesitation addressed the
president: las | was hurrying to
catch train on last Friday evening, /
heard the watchn7n shouting, Stop
those fellows Stop themn And at
the same time two college mon ran
past me at full speed. | had only
just time enough to catch my train,
so, without taking much notice of
the trouble, hurried on. TODAY
when returned from my trip.
found the whole college talking about
some hazfne that had been done on
the evening when | left town; | found
that THOMPSON OF the sonbomore
class had been accused of being one
of the culprits and that rs such he
was to be expelled from COLLEGE.
asked for particulars. and il was
proved to me that the two mon who
ran past me rs / was puiur to my
train last week. were the very one.
who had done the hazing. Rcrinald
Thompson. sir" tho last sentence
was said very deliberately" Rcgin.
aid Thompson was not one Of these
two
The whole room had boor ,c,f..tt =,
quiet while the t,stimony was bcin1
given. and when IT wns finished ,bors
was a IooI, of relief unon IN. rn,.og ,t
all. with one oxception Tho n,.esi.
dent smiled with .atisfactiop for he
had been troubled tbrpuohout Tho
affair by the steady denial of tho SIM
posed culprit; and most of tho sen.
ator- shared, hts f,.eIi.---.- ever, t,rc,--
who had voted against Thompson;
Avian Borden alone did not feel tbs
universal pleasure. If one h..
watched him while the witness h.sa
been speaking, one would have seen
how those deep-sunken eyes flashed
with hate, and how he longed to
pouncc like tiger, upon the witness
and stop his testimony. But no one
noticed him, and when the witness
towards the president. the scnator'e