Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-20


his course.
You've Just come into our class, and
I'm Devenant-Tom, for short. / hope
that we MAJ. see more Of each oJher-
He held out his hand cordially. l. was
q fat hand, and eXqu.s.Jely kept Ioc a
schoolboys. 4 gold snake ring Win
TWO good sized rubies for eyes, gEsteheu
on his third finger. Sydney had never
been acou2inted with boy OF Tom So
cial position before, and he was laSclh-
a-ed by that grac.ousness and perIecl
form.
Have a cigarette?" Tom took from
his pocket q silver cigarette holder ana
handed il over to his new classmate.
Sidney hesita-ed, blushed and then TOOK
The Droffered narcotic. He had never
smoked in his lie before; but il seemed
TO him as if ne should lose caste before
the eyes of his classmates If he refused.
If 8 poor boy had asked him 10 do the
same thing he would have said NO
quickly enough.
l. was dhis fear of fashion which has
s-umped the honor Of many noble but
weak fellow that made Sidney yield.
And to give away in one thing Ike tAas
Is % yield in may.
Where do you room?' asked Tom,
with a kindly ye, indehnable tone Oh
condescensioa.
AT The Mills,on House" answered
Sidney gayly. Then, noticing a sm-le
Of superiority on MS companions face,
he hurried 10 say. apolOgeJically:-' II
was the only room I could gel, coming
SO Iate. Where do You rO0m?
- the club house. Of course, - point
ing 70 q large brick building on the top
o. The h.l,-.he most sJOcr2-ic board
ing house in town. DO you play ten
MS? I've gO- q private court up there
laid /, out myself III furnish racquet
and balls and play You three sets and
bet you soda I'll win. Is Il go?'
"All right" S.dney's eyes spanked.
He loved tennis above all sports, and
Yves q fine player, having taken the
/ d school championship. IN run
Lcla and put on my things I've SCI
q racQue,. thank YOU. / dcn't care II l
do. dropping in-o The easy schoolboy
slang as he accepted another cigarette
wiki mater OF fac- air. He played
and Won. and Tom and he became last
friends. I do not mean fast in The T.
e.al sense. Tom Develant was tC0 well
Brought up 20 be diss pa-ed, and Sidney
could nc. De. But Tom was lax in re-
gsrd 10 school rules. and felt himself
superior % -hem. He introduced Sid
ner into his own SCI and before Sidney
knew It he was staggering down stree,
To- the r7z9 Office. playing tennis and
whist and Cumming with boys who
could a1ori 10 spend in one month what
he could spend in a year. Nevertheless
he did not allow his s-udi0us habits q
wear oI. He made mark in the class
room. Besides. he took his rank IS @
possible tennis champion Tbs gave
l-m quick prestige in his class, and. az
Lass, he was elected into The Beetle So
c.---. CI which Tom D5velaut was the
patriarch, and whose badge Of member
ship consisted OF an ivory beetle which
was exhibited between members on va
r--us occasions in mysterious ways.
On the whole, Z IS wonder thai Sd
nel popularity. so soon Won. did nor
turn his head more than j. did. But
MS compan-onship did not nave the e.
-ecJ OF dul-ng his sense OF duty. Sid
ney noticed This change in himself va
sueiy.
Look here. Sid" said Tom. one No
TemDer morning after Greek COMPOST
ton. "all Of us, you know Gn a gut
tural whisper. exhibiting his ivory
beetle, after casting o6liQue glances in
every directionl. are going 10 Boston
ON the 12:42. We're going TO catch the
train on the siding. The engineer al
ways slows down for a good cigar.
Grumpy referring 70 the 0rinciDaD
won't be ONO that. Hey? What's the
marter2"
Sidney staumered and cOlored. His
strict command inundated his
mind. He had clean forgotten all about
IT, Then the vision Of his rich. smil-
Ing. careless claSsmate drove his moth
er ont. And then The foOlishness Of
her request and c. the promise that he
had made 10 her overcawe him. But.
still the best in him asserted itself for
o moment.
- don't think 7 ought 70 90; I cant
ger permission.
Now. Sid. look here. Don't be @ gill
r.. Thar was the worst reproach 4
hoy could fling ar another I'm thar day
40 dictionary has been able 10 define
the meaning Of the term as used by
scbCClbOys in this s3tiriC sense.
"Ru- 7 can'- aford-you know"
srar~ered the rcor boy.
"Dah' Nonsense, This is nv treat.
As member YOU have sol 70 come
And sid went.
A few hours later Q erouD Of seven
hCrS emerged from an lee cream SELDOM
upon fremont street. They crossed /
over 90 the common. They We're in
high spirits. and policemen and Citi-
zers smiled upon them indulgently.
Lets look III the SUM-" suggested
Sidney. rs they came near the honored /
telescope.
They talked loud as schoo'boys viii. 1
and ski00ed and played petty rrcnks
lron each other. Sidney looked about
him with concealed interest He pre-
served the stCical counteuance that the
Zulu does when he sees London for the
first time. YET he enviei the eXDer-
fenced airs Of his companions. and in
spite Of himself. ne kept wondering
why on earth his mother forbade him
this pleasant city. His first moral and
Intellectual ShynesS had already worn
of. and rs his conscience became dull
ell he began 70 enjoy his lark" i'm
ueuselv
"Have You ever been on top OF the
Stare House, asked Tom. pointing az
the ei'tei dome
D-f-- tho most S11F-00~ Srforrz o-a in /