The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-10-31

9obDler, will you, and charge it as be.
fore to Prof. Remark, room 51s.-Yes,
and then-?"
"And then thsre came the opening IN
University college, Toronto. / had the
good fortune to be appointed. There I
am still, and there l suppose I shall
stay. | know very few people, and am
better acquainted with books than with
men. Those whom l have the privi-
lege OF knowing are mostly studious
persons who have made or will make
their mark in the world of learning. I
have not had your advantage of meet
ing statesmen who guide the destinies
OF great empire.
mo, you always were lucky, Stilly.
MY experience is that the chaps who
do the guiding are more anxious about
their own pockets or their own political
advancement than they are Of the des-
tinies' Still, the empire seems to take
Its course westward just the same. so
old Scragmore's been your friend, has
hep"
He has, indeed"
We'll, he insulted me only the other
day."
"You astonish me- cannot imagine
so gentlsmanly and scholarly man as
Principal Scragmore insulting any,
body"
"Oh, you don't know him as I do. II
was like this 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 a stamped and
addressed envelope, as all unsought
contributors should do. He answered
but | have his reply somewhere. You
shall read 1t for yourself"
Yates pulled from his inside pocket a
bundle OF letters which he hurriedlv
fingered over, commenting In a low
voice as he did 30: 'I thoupht an
swered that. Still, no matter. JingoI
haven't I paid that bill YETI This pass
Is run out Must get another" Then
he smiled and sighed as he looked at a
letter In dainty handwriting, but ap- |
he could not find the docn-
mant he sought.
"Oh, well, it doesn't matter. have
1t 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
But he didn't pay the
postage of his own letter, so that l 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
'he only one who had reflected credit on
t. Thatwas the insult. The idea of his
making such q statement, when l had
old him l was on the New. York
Argus! Credit to the class indeedl 7
wonder If he ever heard Of Brown, after
le was expelled2 You know, of course.
Vo? Well, Brown by his own exer-
Ions became president Of the Alum
'ank in New York, wrecked it, and got
II to Canada with clear half million.
les, sir l saw him in Quebec not six
aonths ago. Keeps the finest span and
arriage In the city, and lives in pal
ce. Could buy out old Scragmore a
thousand times and never feel It. Most
Iberal contributor to the cause of edu.
alton that there is in Canada He
ays education made him, and he's not
man to go back on education. And
ct Scragmore has the cheek to say that j
ou were the only man in the class who
effects credit on it!' =
The professor smiled quietly, as the
xcited journalist took cooling sip OF /
,e cobbler. {
You see, Yates, peoples opinions
Iffer. A man like Brown may not be
rincipal Scragmore's ideal The prin. I
pal may be local In his ideals Of a sue.
ssful man or Of one who reflects credit n
his teaching" 1,
local? You bot he's local. Too "
'rned local for me. Il would do that n
an good to live In New York for q b
'sr. But Pm going 70 get even With
m. I'm going to write him up. ri
ve him column and half, see II l h
mt. I'll got his photograph and pub. O
b q newspaper portrait Of him. II Y
at doesn't make him quake he's q /
st-iron man. I Say, you haven't q pho Al
graph OF old Scrag that you can lend W
}, have your =,
i have, but I won't lend It for such Il
purpose. However, never mind the
lncipal. Tell me your plans. / am
your disposal for couple Of weeks, pt
longer Il necessary" fe
Good boyl Well, I'll tell you how Il
want rest and quiet and the It
'ods for q week or two. This is how al
happened: I have been steadily al M
grindstone, except for awhile IN al
} hospital, and that, you Will admit, yc
not much Of q vacation. The work th
erests me, and am always in the ar
ck OF It. Now, It's like this in the ar
wspaper business: Your chief Is Il,
7er the person to suggest that you do
g q vacation. He is usually short ,Ce
men and long on things to do, SO Il
don't worry him into letting YOU