The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-04-29
new collepe boys, and the social that " as
TO bs n few evenings hence.

new college boys, ana tne sOclh bhae %
to bs few evenings hence.
We will row turn {, Ned fJr q short
ii me see II hs has chosen lucky num-
bers ith which to rlay on life's fortune
wheel. On the night which so many
things tr,nsplred, Ned, cf cnu,s', took
Pearl nome. snd BfteF lensart littls
talk. took his leave for his own room,
but before le wing, r,c ired on inyita'irn
TO cgll ag in vt his Leisure and accartej.
Fer short time he YVES very busy
Wits his college work, having consider
able g iewing and back work TO make
luo, tut lis ciligeno3 and energetic work
soon enabled i'm tb ostjh his Il 81 aud
from tnat time work was easy, 50 he Oc-
casionally found time TO spend half
bour or mn evening with Pearl, besides
plenty Of tins for recr 1ation. Although
Ned loved society as we'll as anS Que, he
never woult saotihos lesson for little
pleasuro and his eff lent work brought
him tn be very highly respected by the
rroft ssars and the oollsge president.
When spriug came with all.its beauty
aud verduIe, Ned stood at the head OF
mis- classes, and one sunshiry day, as Ned
was leisurtly walking along the strr ct,
he was ct by member Of the faculty
and was requested TO call at the ptesi-
dents office at $3.50 that afternoon. when
the hour arrived Ned found bims,lf at
the Office door wondering why he had
been summoned there at such time
bot quietly walked In TO hear the verdict,
he knew not what. Much to his sur
pris- aft be had seated himself, he
was asked Il he would like to accept a
position Ia the @ iy Savings B INK Of the
, town. He was so overcome by the sud
denness Of ths proposition that he
scarcely knew how to receive It, but the
kind old president, realizing the situa
ton In which he had placed Ned, ex
| plain ned in as few words as possible thai
, the bank was In need Of book-keeper
Z and had asked him IL he could fill th'
vacancy, and that after some considern
tion he had concludel to offer Ned th'
q position. He then asked Ned 10 tbinl
r the matter over and give him fina
Z answer the following day. Ned left th'
l. office with q thousand diff5rent ideas II
his n ind, hut not yet able to deci 10 wha
@ to do. Tha evening he called on Pear
4 TO tell her the news.
n Pals face frightened up as Ned toll
i his little story, to think that he hat
A ms do her his col fldsnt in matter Cf s.
/ much importance to him, and as h
v fl ished the st lry he asked her advics re
d garding his accepting the position. Aft
a few moments If meditation, she raise
o her eyes TO him and Faid IF wer
y in your pls ce, Ned, / would accept II
"a OF course we will miss you in the elias
!, room, and many other places but we vii
l. nut forget you
If Ned thanked her fer her adyi and 1
a short time left for bis room TO writ
IF home to t, II his parents Of his fortune, a
,e he termed it, and ready to tell the goo
e, oil college president that he mad cor
le clnded to accept the position.
N The next day the news that Ned ha
ia acCep ted porition in the bank sprea
rapidly among the students. When Ann
IF heard it she first dropped her eyes, bu
IL she thought that she oouli now play he
B. cards TO better advantage than brfrr,
b. 1t had now been a long time sinC
II Anna had spoken to Ned and she cor
y cluded to write t) him at oncs and Col
=, gratul4,e him and ask him to call. Ne
Ar received the nGte during the afternoo
ID but paid no attention to the request mad
in it.
TO Anna, seeing this hid not work, trie
1T q number Of plans by which she migt
,r meet him, and HAVING failed in ell To
Or she now concluded to call on him {
a. her iliest opportunity. Recently aftt
N tits, one evening, as Ned was sitting /
D. his room reading he heard light rap {
m the door. Lsying the book aside,
y walked to the dooryand opened it. H
it saw a heavily yelled lady standing
N the hall. He invited her in, and as
& placed a chair for her, she raised her vel
r, and Ne found himself standing face I
10 face with Anna Banning.
er Continued Next Thursday.l