The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-10
/ rs SCHOOLING.

The capitalist looked UP from the
card he held in his long, slender I'm
gers. He saw a dark eyed young fell
low with big shoulders and resolute
chin At least those were the distin-
gushing characteristics the elder man
first noticed.
James Protheroe," he murmured.
Then he added, with little gasp, mot
the son of my old boyhood pard, George
Protheroe?"
The young man smilingly nodded.
Whereupon the elder man seized him
by both hands and forced him into a
chair.
MY dear boy" he cried, where were
my eyes? Why, you're just like your
dad. Well, we'll! Bless him, haven't
seen him for twenty years Calls you
James, Ell? Who's that for?"
You, SIR said the young man.
For me! Shake hands again, name
sake. You are remarkably fine young
| man. And how's father?''
Very well, sir. He sends you let
ter" and the young man drew it from
his pocket.
The capitalist glanced through it with
a kindling eye.
Sounds just like old Georgen he
chuckled. "Um- um-um. Loan you my
boy Jim. Teach him a little business
| Got some capital he might invest. Good
boy. Um-um- UNI. 1t would be funny,
wouldn't it, If Jim and your motherless
| girl should take shine to each other?
l wouldn't object. know she comes of
good stock
What's that?" cried the startled
young man.
That wasn't meant for you to hear"
| laughed the other as he folded the let
ter and pushed it in his pocket Then
he added: See here, my boy, you must
come along with us to Bennington. We
| are going down there on my private
car; thirty mile ride over our new
suburban road I've got business with
a man at Bennington that must be at
tended to this noon. Then I've got to
be back here at 3 o'clock to meet a
| New Yorker who is passing through.
MY daughter Ethel, Miss Mayer, her
companion, and two young college fell
lows OF her acquaintance will go on the
trip with me. Ethel will take along a
hamper and feed US in the car, and we
ought to have jolly time. I want you
to meet my daughter
| Thank you," said the young fellow.
L believe | have already met her I
went to your home to see you and found
you had left the house a little earlier
than usual, and your daughter-I'm
quite sure it was your daughter-lzind-
ly told me that you never transacted
any business at home''
| The two men laughed together.
But you told her who You were?,
No, I didn't" replied the young man.
After her remark I couldn't very well:
It's business, you know, that brings me
to Cleveland
James Norcross laughed again.
She probably took you for a collee-
tor, he chuckled. But, here, we must
be off, We have to meet the others at
the square in just ten minutes"
| They were there and waiting when
hte two men approached.
Ethel" said the older man. "I want
you to become better acquainted with
James Protheroe of Kansas. whom vo,
havoc My met in a business way. 7 he
ileve You have often heard me sneak
| of his father.
The fair young girl with Just a slight
hush, extended her hand
THE name of Protheroe is houso-
hold word with u.s." she said with .
smile that Jim Protheroe thought the
sweetest he had ever seen. Thor Che
presented him to Fraulein Mayer. and
made him acquainted with Mr. Hosnaar
and Mr. Darlington.
LOU We surely heard of Mr.. Barring
ton' she said He was on the Har-
saio iootoal team of '9S, and Mr.. Hos
mer is the champion sprinter of bic
college" iis
ioung Protheroe bowed gravely in
encouragement of the honor conferred
upon MN IN coming in personal con-
TACT with such special distinctions.
YOU college man, Mr.. Profile
inquired the eminent HARRINGTON
Adams, 81 'oo'n
Inc young men looked at each other
iney mad never heard Of Adams.
JUS then the car got under headwav
anu Ethel father called Jim to stem tn
Tue rear door and have look at tbe
loaaoed. Ethel had surprised the glance
enat passed between Hosmer- Rar-
Ton 1t made her feel little cha
silneo- They were evidently sneering
at the Western young man. Really
.nere was something different about
MN. His clothes We're not o,,ite / ka
eie other mems. He didn't wear them
VIII just the same nonchalance. He
appeared rather heavy and slow. Very
iiheiy ne was as dull as he acted. And
ye. ne certainly seemed a very present
apie youth. Some people might even
call him handsome.
Her train of thought was interr1,nted
Dy her fathers voice
why, bless my soul, boy" he was
saying, you know more about railway
building than I do Where did yo1,
pick it up?"
Helped lay out a road in westor,
Kansas replied Jim. That's one of
the Things we learned at Adams. r
oeleVe l nave the right to put civil
engineer after my name"
% ne did know little something,
ehought the girl, but it seemed like
sucn uninteresting knowledge. Truly.
ne was decidedly different from the
Eastern boys.
Inen her father and Jim came into
the car, and the conversation became
general
Etnel noticed that Jim held his own
pretty Well when he did talk, but for
the most part he was but a listener.
Ihere was one thing she was grateful
70 nlm Tor. She knew that he admired
ner. HIS frank, open glance told her
that. But he had the good sense not
10 annoy her by any special attentions
Fretty soon the little party scattered
Jim and the young men going out on
lne rear platform to smoke, leaving
iSther and daughter and chaperon in
| the car