Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1894-02-09

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aud made himself familiar with IT,.
The first thing Wilson did, therefore,
was to glance over the pages Of his
Horace and see what sort Of fellow
us former owner was. On the fifth
page he saw something that attracted
his attention. Written in mans
hand in rather small characters, as
though the writer would not have it
too public, and on the inner edge of
the leaf was the name Mary" Smil-
ing to himself, Wilson turned on.
Nothing else noteworthy appeared till
he came to what was evidently a very
difficult passage on the fifty-first page,
lor the leaf was badly worn and soiled,
and written in the same hand as before
We're the names "Mollie" and Name. {"
Getting more familiar, evidently" :"
soliloquized Wilson as he turned on.
He found no more writing, however,
except on occasional repetition Of
these names, and now and then the
meaning Of word written between
the lines.
Wilson turned to the first ode and
worked steadily over the dictionary
for two hours. Then he kicked his
slippers across the room, threw the
study coat on the bed and pulling on
on his shoes and coat started for the
recitation-room. The professor was
William B. Henderson, but the boys
always called him Billie behind his
back and occasionally made slip,
and called him Billy to his face. He
vas very serious, seldom known to
smile, and a regular grinder. =
Stories were abundant about some
love afai- that he hal had while a
student at Yale, and of girl whom
be he'd been engaged to who left him
for a wealthier man and trip to Eu
rope. But stories about college pro-
Sssors are common, and no one pays
much attention to them No one sup
posed that Billy Henderson could
,yer have thought much of anything
except Latin.
| The men we're seated in the recita-
ibn-room alphabetically, and Wilson
| "A back seat. More than once he
Nd cause to be thankful that his
IfSEme began with a letter at the end OF
Ae alphabet. Not being called on to
ncite on this day, he acquitted him
elf creditably.
Every time that Wilson took up his
Horace to study his eye caught sight
If "Mary" or "Mollie' or "Mame."
q should like to know who this
nffer was, and whether he married
Iary, said Wilson one day to john
on, his roommate. johnson was
busy with a pipe and some drawing
Instruments and large sheet of paper
and did not condescend to reply, and
Wilson went on with his study.
One day, in looking over the notes
in the back of the book Wilson made
a discovery. Down in the corner Of a
page in the same handwriting was
my Mary"
"Gad - exclaimed Wilson, and
johnson turned round to see what
was the matter. His questioning
look received no reply, and Wilson
put on his coat and went out for a
walk.
I'D like to know who that fellow
was and what become Of Mary, "
thought Wilson. ''What a nice little
plot for true story | could make
out whole love affair from these
names IN the book. Let's see. Some
thing like this Chapter |. Student
comes to New Haven from Western
home, is hazed, meets pretty girl,
named Mary something or other; tries
to study Horace and finds himself
writing Mary in his book Chapter
III. Takes her to Glee Club concert,
horrows money for the tickets and gets
uncomfortably in debt, becomes alb
sent minded and begins to write to
'Mollie and Name. Chapter
ILL. Scene-A beautiful parlor in
one of New Havens best
homes; Mary, beautiful and collected,
seated on sofa. Student, with one
hand in coat pocket, standing by CRATE
ire, with one elbow on mantel He
of his hard luck in Horace :;
IS sure to funk on exam. Mary con
soles him tenderly. Student goes over
to sofa, looks into Mary's dark eyes,
tells her the trouble is that this Hor-
ace sings of no one but Mary, and that
the rest of the fellows and the profess
sor don't translate that way. Mary
bushes beautifully. He takes her hand
and they are very happy. Chapter ".
The fellow goes to his room and writes
My Mary in his Horace and Aunks
on the exam.
In following out this line Of thought
Wilson had walked halfway to Lake
W hitney. Suddenly another idea had
struck him. He turned around and
started for his room. On reaching it
he took triennial catalogue and looked
through to see what names in the class
Of 90 had the initials W. B. To his
he found several names with
these initials.
We'll, if there isn't Billie Hender-
sons name ] never thought of it,
Out l suppose his name is really Viii