The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1894-07-21

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''coME IN" SHOUTED YATES.
their own pockets or their own political
advancement than they are of the des-
tinies Still, the empire seems to take
It's course westward just the same. So
| old Scragmore's been your friend, has
hep"
tHe has. indeed"
"Well, he insulted me only the other
day."
"You astonish me. cannot imagine
so gentlemanly and scholarly man as
Principal Scragmore insulting any
| BODY
ooh, you don't know him as do. 1t
| was like this. I wanted to find out
where you were, for reasons that shall
| state hereafter. cudgeled my brains,
! and then thought of old Scrag.
| wrote him and inclosed stamped and
! addressed envelope, as ali unsought
| contributors should do, He answered
but have his reply somewhere. You
shall read it for yourself"
Yates pulled from his inside pocket a
bundle of letters which he hurriedly
fingered over, commenting in a low
voice as he did so: II thought an
| swered that. Still, no matter. Jingol
| haven't paid that bill yet? This pass
is run out. Must get another" Then
he smiled and sighed as he looked at q
letter in dainty handwriting, but APP
parently he could not find the docu-
ment he sought.
ooh, we'll, it doesn't matter. l have
it somewhere. He returned me the
prepaid envelope and reminded me that
United States stamps were of no use in
Canada, which Of course should have
remembered. But ne didn't pay the
postage Of his own letter, so that had
to fork out double. Still, don't mind
that, only as an indication of his mean
ness He went, on to say that of the
members of our class you-you!-were
the only one who had reflected credit on
it. That was the insult The idea Of his
making such statement, when I had
told him was on the New York
Argus! Credit to the class indeed! I
wonder if he ever heard Of Brown, after
he was expelled? You know, of course.
No? Well, Brown by his own exer-
lions became president Of the Alum
bank in New York, wrecked it, and got
off to Canada with clear half million.
Yes, sir. saw him in Quebec not six
months ago. Keeps the finest span and
carriage in the city, and lives in pal
ace. Could buy out old Scragmore
thousand times and never feel it. Most
liberal contributor to the cause of edu-
cation that there is in Canada. He
says education made him, and he's not
man to go back on education. And
yet Scragmore has the cheek to say that
you were the only man in the class who
reflects credit on it!''
The professor smiled quietly. as the
excited journalist took cooling sip of
the cobbler.
''You see, Yates, peoples opinions
differ. A man like Brown may not be
Principal Scragmore's ideal. The prin-
cipal may be local in his ideals of sue
cessful man or Of one who reflects credit
on his teaching" ".a
local? You bet he's local. Too
darned local for me. 1t would do that
man good to live in New York for
year. But I'm going to get even with
him. I'm going to write him up. I'll
give him column and half, see if I
don't. I'll get his photograph and pub
lish newspaper portrait of him. If
that doesn't make him quake he's
cast-iron man. Say, you haven't pho
tograph of old Scrag that you can lend
me, have you?''
II have, but won't lend it for such
q purpose. However, never mind the
principal. Tell me your plans. I am
at your disposal for couple Of weeks,
or longer II necessary"
Good boyl Well, I'll tell you how 1t
IL. I want rest and quiet and the
woods for a week or two. This is how
it happened: have been steadily at
the grindstone. except for awhile in
the hospital, and that, you will admit,
IS not much of q vacation. The work
interests me, and am always In the
thick Of IT. Now, it's like this In the
newspaper business: Your chief Is
never the person to suggest that you
take q vacation. He Is usually short
OF men and long on things to do, 90 e
you don't worry him into letting you
OF he wont lose any sleep over Il.
He's content to let well enough alons
every time. Then there ID always some,