Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1896-09-24
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1t was yesterday, after an Interval oi
four years. Z
I hadTnof seen him since, we parted
last on Commencement day and had
wished each other good luck on what
Vas coming. In my case it was medi-
! csl5coupse at one Of the German univer-
: sites; in his, d few years sojourn at the
law school in Cambridge Those years
had now passed. Twas about to become
full-fedged M. D., and Phil-lazy,
good-natured, joking Phil Wheeler,athe
man who led his class lin smoking rank
tobacco)T7Swasis about to call himself a
lawyer. WA Iawyer -Islau ghe EVERY
time thought Of it; for while Phil was
the best fellow in the world when it
came to brewing a delectable punch, or
to doing the fascination talk act to a
shy countTye maiden at her first swell
dinner, yetSheShad no more the making
OF even amediocre barrister in him than
has many another good fellow, who
thinks himself cut out by destiny for
the bar. 81 So. $50. So g,s "a, assgss,5
However, Mil had alWny been one
Of my best chuns, and, ofscourse,I was
downright glad TO- find my self saunter-
ing into the old "Yard'' at Cambridge
once more, and on the point Of yelling:
sob, Phil Wheeler!" up to iswindow in
Holworthy, just as.I had$done SO many
times before during our undergraduate
days.
Il After my yell waited Il few moments
to see il, he was in. Up the window
presently slammed, and familiar
enough-looking head was thrust out to
see Who had called. It had been so long
since Phil had either seen or:heard from
me that The failed at first to: recognize
me; but it was only for a second then,
when he saw who it was, his face
cracked into thousand cleases, and he
shouted Justify down: J II r. vi IL
"For heaven sakes, Jack Fenway, is
that you? Come up quick!"
So up J vent ITO receive one of those
cldtime, greetings thatsIeaves aman' s
right arm sore for a week 5af Rewards
I<ut Isskip all thisand come to the point
of the story.
a.s=s On entering the room I had noticed a
letter lying open upon the table,. Evil
IDENTIFY I had interrupted Phil in the
midst of it. so, after we had exhausted
and lived through the opening bomb bard
ment of usual questions, u glanced at,
the note againand told phil to finish it.
He smiled and picked it up.
"Oh, yes, that reminds me- Ire said,
''I'ye got something to tell you. Here's
a letter from Miss Lancaster-you re-
member that girl 1 met down at Bar
.Harbor my sophomore vacation?"
I .HsDosI? Don't I? Cad man, she was
dream you. And if my memory
doesn't play me false I believe you did
nothing but dream of her that whole
winter. Atany rate you did deuced lit
tie studying
eyes, Jack, she was nice girl. I all
ways thought good deal of her. And
Phils face broke into one of those mis-
chievous smiles that were inimitable
with him. S# g. ssA
I hadn't seen one of those smiles for
years, but I remembered on the spot
that l never liked those particular ex-
pressions of his, for had learned from
experience that they were generally a
prelude, to some act of deviltry, an un
conscious hint on his part to show that
the fellow was dangerously near the
point of springing one Of his exasperat-
ing jokes. remembered especially one
of the last times that had seen such a
smile on his amused face It had been
at dance near his home, when he in
stroducedBB me to a young lady he was
very anxious to have me meet. As I:
crossed the hall with my arm in his, he
had whispered: -
"She's an old friend of mine, j ack;
trife gay, but sound at heart. So pitch
and make yourself doubly agreeable
for my sake, old man. .'f; itt. #
And I remember i Immediately pro-
ceeded to do so by flirting disgracefully
with her, the whole evening-just for
my chu1n' s sake, you know. The other.
fellows were crazy with me for monop-
olizing her; could see it from the way
they kept watching US. One fellow es-
pecMHy stood out II the dances behind
some palms, sayagely tWisting.hi mus
tache S5with&one hand and the Other
plunged desperately down into His
trousers pocket. He looked unspeaka-
BILE things at.ne all the time was Ganc-
ing with her, but only laughed in my
sleeves and pitied the poor fellow. And
50 the evening passed. Finally the 1ast-
waltz came, and just as was congratu-
lating myself on having scored one in
Pills favor--and incidentally one in.
my own-who shoul6lzcome up to us in
>t1ls midst ofHa delightfully."- EXCLUSIVES
s;rte e 4 stetei bat sPlil,.Wit the1 an who
sdool Gut the darcesson his arm E8i
s"Ch, Jack" he calmly and suayely
exclaimed, before you so, Itwant very
much to introduce8to YOU nv friends