The times., 1899-04-09

functory shave and searching the scraped-
off lather for evidences of hair, and Pants,
having found new contortion especially
conducive 10 study, was lying fiat on the
floor with his legs leaning straight up in
the corner, diligently digesting sylloSism,
when Elkins burst in. AS the mere fact OF
Elkins, the calm, doing anything in a man
ner suggestive of excitement was in itself
an indication of something worth while, all
operations were at once suspended.
Here's doings!" he cried. Prep, An
derson is doing the Ajax on the sacred
fence, Peachys windows, you know. look
upon the campus, and as Prep. Anderson
is a stalwart lout he scents scrimmage
aid heroies. We will Strategic. Listen to
my STRAIT: will approach the enemy from
before You three flank across the cam
pus through the gridiron. At the cue.
Your time is come rush and We put him
in cold storage. oh, there is lovely snow
this morning-soft and packy! Lovely
snow!" And Elkins was gone.
A little later he stood before Prep. An
derson who sat perched upon the fence,
his arms folded and his blood t!ngling W tn
a desire to manhandle Elkins. His soul re-
ioiced that it should be Elkins who came.
PREP. Anderson" began Elkins, what
is about to happen to you, always remem-
ber. you have brought upon yourself. You
are sitting upon the high place held sacred
to the touch of Sophomore trousers alone
There is yet a chance for you. IL you Will
descend to the ground. and, standing upon
your left foot with the other placed upon
your right knee cap, holding one hand over
| your heart and clasping your nose with the
thumb and foreinger OF the other, swear
that you are drunk and know not what you
do, you may depart in peace. Otherwise
it will be my painful duty TO see that you
depart in pieces. Prep. Anderson, Will you
SO do?'
| Come and get me-" said Prep. Ander-
son. wrapping his legs around the fence
post.
Consider well,' said Elkins. in his
calm. judicial tone. 1T is hard TO conceive
| it, but there may be those in this word
who care for you. Reflect upon the bright
! sunshine YOU love so we'll. Remember
those brave orations you so dearly delight
| to pen-and deliver" This was tn: u-t
| that told, Prep. Anderson having lament
| ably broken down in his last attempt.
Bear in mind the fair ones who have
! fallen under the spell of your beauty from
Miss Williams back Reflect upon these
things. l beg of you before it is too late
! Prep. Anderson. rendered at first uneasy,
and finally furious by the calmness of Ell
kins only gripped his coat sleeves, and,
not knowing what to say, his tongue be-
| ing as vet amused to the stilted banter of
| a classman, kept sullenly silent and wait
| ed for the attack. He would do himself
| Justice there he knew-in case he did not
get ratified a condition that, he felt with
alarm, was growing on him.
You still refuse! Look behind you, oh,
rash youth" he continued, for the bene-
fit of Fairy and Pants and Pie Thief Hark-
ness, who had now reached their places.
| land repent. You will not? Then. Prep.
Anderson, your time has come
With rush they were upon him, and
snap shot of Prep Anderson taken at that
moment would have revealed nothing but
| a wriggling mass of arms and legs. Oh, 1t
was excellent snow They threw him in a
bed of it and packed 1t tight around his
middle Then, when enough of 1t had ad-
| hered to make a foundation, they rolled
him till he was the centre of SNOWFALL
6 feet thick, and stood him up against the
Sophomore fence. with only his head and
feet and hands visible. to mourn. Then
they went away to send some Props after
him before he froze.
But the Props did not get there in time,
for Peachy Williams small brother. an
| imp in knckerbockers and a diabolical
grin had chopped him out. And Peachy!
Peachy only laughed, laughed loud enough
for Prep. Anderson to hear it as he skunk
across the campus discounted and bitter
as gall and wormwood in the spot where
! his soul would have been II Prep. had q
| souli