The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1900-05-03

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''CoME M SHOUTED YATES
their own pockets or their own political
advancement than they are of the des-
TIMES. Still, the empire seems to take
it's course westward just the same. So
old Scragmore's been your friend, has
hep
"He has, indeed"
"Well. he insulted me only the other
day"
you astonish me. cannot imagine
so gentlemanly and scholarly man as
Principal Scragmore insulting any,
BODY
*'Oh, you don't know him as I do It
| was like this. l wanted to find out
| where you were, for reasons that shall
state hereafter. l cudgeled my brains.
and then thought of old Scrag. I
wrote him and inclosed stamped and
addressed envelope, as all unsought
contributors should do. He answered
but have his reply somewhere. You
shall read it for YOURSELF
Yates pulled from his inside pocket a
bundle of letters which he hurriedly
fingered over, commenting in a low
voice as he did SO: Il thought I an
swered that. Still, no matter. lingo!
haven't I paid that bill yet? This pass
is run out. Must get another" Then
he smiled and sighed as he looked at a
letter in dainty handwriting; but APP
parently he could not find the docu-
ment he sought.
ooh, we'll, it doesn't matter. have
it somewhere. He returned me the
prepaid envelope and reminded me that
! United States stamps were of no use in
Canada, which of course | should have
remembered. But he didn't pay the
postage of his own letter, so that had
to fork out double. Still, don't mind
that, only as an Indication of his mean.
ness. He went on to say that of the
members Of our class you-you!-were
the only one who had reflected credit on
making such a statement, when I had
told him I was on the New York
Argus! Credit to the class indeed!
wonder if he ever heard Of Brown, after
he was expelled? You know, of course
No? Well, Brown by his own exer.
lions became president of the Alum
bank in New York, wrecked it. and got
off to Canada with q clear half million
Yes, sir. l saw him in Quebec not si1
months ago. Keeps the finest span an6
carriage in the city. and lives in pal
ace. Could buy out old Scragmore {
thousand times and never feel it. Mos
liberal contributor to the cause of edu
cation that there is in Canada. H,
says education made him. and he's no
a man to go back on education. Ant
yet Scragmore has the cheek to say tina
you were the only man in the class wht
reflects credit on it!''
The professor smiled quietly, as the
excited journalist took cooling sip o
the cobbler.
''You see, Yates, peoples opinions
differ. A man like Brown may not b.
Principal Scragmore's ideal. The prin
cipal may be local in his ideals of a sue
cessful man or of one who reflects credi
on his teaching"
Local? You bet he's local. 10,
darned local for me. It would do tina
man good to live in New York for {
year. But I'm going to get even will
him. I'm going to write him up. IL
give him column and half, see if
don't. I'll get his photograph and pub
lish a newspaper portrait of him. I
that doesn't make him quake he's
cast-iron man. Say, you haven't pho
, tograph of old Scrag that you can lent
me, have you?''
, II have, but won't lend it for sucl
purpose. However, never mind tn,
l principal Tell me your plans. an
at your disposal for couple of weeks
| or longer if necessary"
> ''Good boyl Well, I'll tell you how i
is. I want rest and quiet and tn
woods for a week or two. This is hov
5 it happened: I have been steadily a
the grindstone. except for awhile il
, the hospital, and that, you will admit
1 is not much of a vacation. The worl
interests me. and I am always in tn
q, thick of it. Now, it's like this in tn
| newspaper business: Your chief |
l never the person to suggest that 20,
!. take a vacation. He is usually shor
9 of men and long on things to do. so
. you don't worry him into letting yo
, off he WON'T lose any sleep over il
. He's content to let we'll enough alon
) every time. Then there is always some
$ body who wants to get away on press