The Natchitoches enterprise., 1899-04-27
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over tie class in seach Of some one
Presently his eyes fea on Copley. The
old man puckered p his brow and
stared 1T Copley throgh his spectacles.
Then he began Inn nervous, irrita-
bic way: Yes. sir. yoI. I don't know
your name, sir. You. sir What is your
name if you pleaseE
"CCpley made NO Tsetense of not see
ing that he was The Isrson in question,
He frankly answerea My name is Cop
ley sir -a
- 'CopleyH All, veIy well. Mr.. Cop
ley. says the old m;I Mr.. Copley, /
have to tell you in { presence of this
class that unless yor character under
goes change yen wn never he fit to
| practice the head ksTt. Yeu have no
Humanity, sir. You are cruel. sir;
cruel
''Copley had no idea what the dean
was talking about, and none of his
friends could enlighten him. Some of
the class could guess. but they did not
happen to know Copley well enough to
volunteer hint. The truth was that
some student had been making an ass
of himself that morning with the school
| hoy trick of fastening walnut shells on
the feet of cat and then turning the
beast loose in the lecture room corridor
The janitor had at last been obliged to
kill the cat with shotgun The dean
thought he had found the perpetrator of
| this outrage. but he was wrong Poor
Copley had not even been in the college
and knew nothing about it
LAS Copley had no idea what the
dean was driving at, he could only sub
nit to harangue, while the students
Uttered. aud then Efter lecture go and
ask the dean what it allmeant. But the
dean only stared at Copley as a par
ticularly impudent specimen of nor
mally impudent genus-the London
medical student.
"'Go away. sirI Go away, Mr.. Cop
ley, and remember that have an eye
on your
"But after that the dean seemed to
have it in for Copley. Twice again in
that same term Copley vas reprimand-
ed for outrageous behavior Of which he
had no sort of knowledge, The second
time he was threatened with expulsion
for having willfully and deliberately in
toxicated little street.Arab and then
put him to sleep in the dssecting room,
where he afterward cane to himself in
a terrible fright and vey nearly had
fit
Whoever was the pepetrator Of this
villainy. the dean had. alhe thought. the
evidence Of his own seBes as to the per.
petrator's identity.
'' I saw you. sir, WHEN you brought
that unfortunate ahild into the inner
'cUsnyyarus saztr y. 81, AA EsEE you
and wondered what ySu were doing
with him.
'Copley kept his head this time. It
was very serious affair, and he saw
the necessity of using all his wits.
1.-The faculty never did find out who
was guilty. 1t was most unsatisfac-
tory investigation. Copley's innocence
was clearly established. but disagree
able suspicion of several first year and
second year men also grew up Copley.
/ ought to say. was in bis fourth year.
1.-The story of the street Arab who
had been frightened nearly to death got
into the newspapers and made sensa-
tion. There was no doubt that it would
injure the reputation Of the hospital
The board of directors debated over the
affair at special meeting. and all the
700 students debated over it on all occa-
sions.
''It was a nurse-of all possible peo-
ple-who gave US the first hint Of a
way to put stop to the persecution Of
poor Copley She was chatting with
him, myself and a senior student. all of |
us on night duty in her ward.
I" The thing is quite plain to me,
che said. In fact. believe could put
my hand on the guilty party tomorrow |
morning if wanted to- But the scan
dal has nearly blown over now, and the
young man has been badly frightened
So we might as well let well enough |
alone.
And how about met says Copley.
We'll, then, she said, MIR. Copley |
has a double-yes. a double Mr.. Cop
ley's double is young limb OF satan in
his first year. have noticed the like
ness over and over again, but as you
gentlemen never see anything of the
first year students
"Of course, now that she had men,
toned it, we all saw just how it was |
The nurse did not tell us the name Of |
this young man. but wo three quietly !
kept on the lookout for Copley's double |
among the first gear men, and in less |
than "a hours we found the double Of |
Copley in a youth by the name of
We all three pitched upon the |
same man There was no room for the |
least doubt. The only difference be-
tween Copley and Vixen was that
Vixen was always serious and even
grave in his demearor, and Copley had
a gay, devil may come way in spite OF
his troubles Any one would have taken
Vixen for a sober, sarnest, ambitious
student, which is inst what he was
not, and Copley was.
''Copley was so evaspeEated that he
attacked Vixen on ne sidewalk. just |
outside the principal ate # the hospi-
tai, and gave him a rriblo black eye
Copley was arrested passing police
man. but Vixen to- cunning to
appear in court. Z Sne that people
were still talking ut ne dissecting
room scandal
We'll, anyhoI saia Copley's
friends to him, 'tba .aet @7e viii help /
the dean to distiI sn 3etween you
and Vixen for SCH tmc "a come.
"But for several eehs Vixem did |
nothing that could get Orley into
trouble. The dean lc ed Jopley very
hard from time to -imo and Copley
Dravely returned tht Tar
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