The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-09-28

for our class last year-the second year
Greek. you know. Well, Knollys was
way ahead on the average OF the ter
minals, and would have had walk
over AS every man in the class knows,
he can wipe out all the rest OF us In
classics without half trying. But
Wright went to him and made poor
mouth about being so hard up that |
he'd have to leave the college II he |
didn't get the scholarship. Bert has
none too much cash himself, bnt in
his generous way he agreed not to go
in for the special exam So Wright,
of cou rise, got the scholarship. In re-
turn he promised Knollys that he would
not go in for the junior Latin the fol-
lowing year. This suited Bert very
well, as he wanted to put his hard
work on his readings for the science
medal Under these circumstances,
you see, he has been taking it rather
easy in the Latin; and have reason to
believe that Wright has been working
extra hard at it. Mark my words, he'll
go in at the last moment, and catch
Bert mapping. But there's not another
man in college that would suspect OF
such caddish trick"
"Well, for my part" said the senior,
81 don't greatly care which OF them
gets it. grant you that Wright's
cad; but I'm disappointed in Knollys!"
"Indeed, Poor Knollys,' murmured
Allison.
YES" continued the senior, loftily,
ignoring the sarcasm; ''in my opinion
Knollys funks."
ut seems to me, JONES'" retorted
Allison, you forget certain incidents
| that took place when Bert Knollys was
aufreshman and you a SOPHOMORE
At this moment Jack Wright, chanc-
ing to stroll past the big black dog,
| gave the animal careless kick. The
| dog sprang at his assaiiant with ferO-
cious snarl. Much startled, Wright
evaded the attack by lodging into a
knot of his classmates; and the dog
lay down again, growing angrily.
| Bran doesn't seem to be quite him
self" remarked senior, eying him
narrowly.
| He'd be an ugly customer to
| handle if he started to run amuck,
commented another senior, chuckling
at Wright's discontinue. Il wonder
where he got that bite on his leg!'
AS soon as Knollys came out of the
laboratory Will Allison told him his
suspicious in regard to Wright, and
urged him to put his energies upon the
Latin. But Knollys was always slow
to believe that a comrade could be
guilty of treachery.
Just three days later appeared OF
the notice board the announcement
that b. Knollys and j. S. Wright were
competitors for the junior Latin schol
arship! The examination was to take
place on the following morning. Bert
Knollys was hurt and indignant, his
friends were furious, and Wright
looked craftily triumphant over the
prospect of so neatly getting ahead o
rival
Knollys was by no means prepared
for such contest as he knew Wrigh
was capable of giving him, but hi
anger uerved him to the utmost effort
Returning in hot haste to his home II
the outskirts of the town, he shut him
self into his little study. All through
the afternoon he toiled nightly ovel
book and lexicon. About teatime h
took a short walk, and then settles
down for night of solid grind" III
was bound that he would win if it wa
in him.
Toward two o'clock, however, eye
and brain alike grew dim, and tn
meanings began to mix themselve
most vexatiously. lie sprang up
snatched his cap, let himself out of thu
house noiselessly, and set forth t
, wake his wits by a brisk run.
: For the sake of the freer air he too
! path traversing the hilltop towar
/ the college. The path ran throug
, the open pastures and reached a
! length a rocky ridge just back of tn
cottage of DIR. Adams, the professor G
: classics. Here Jack Wright was board
D ing. AS Knollys swung past along tn
ridge he glanced downward to tn
. professors study window; and as h
p did SO light appeared therein. II
halted instinctively-and the mex
+ moment his lip was curling with a
tonished contempt as he saw JAG
o Wright seat himself before the stud
j table, and stealthily search the draw
: crs. The top of the ridge was so nea
e the window that Knollys, where b
leaned against the fence, could see a
!, that went on as if he had been in tt
= room. At last, after going throug
almost every drawer, with frequeI
guilty, listening pauses. Wright four
what he wanted-an exami nation p
per! After making a hurried copy
it he returned it to its place; and the
with his lamp turned very low,
stole out of the room.
Bert Knollys' first thought was to