The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-08-30

Su Nc pace IN the college hail the
IonoWins Saturday night. The Judge
WUulu represent the home college and
Aiploh' the competing college. would
prihS Its own judge, the two TO select a
tnlFu. Judge Bingham consented to ACT
ana was glad to oblige his old friend
the college president.
GU re an honorable man. I know. y
laughed the president as he arose Ia 90.
or shouldn't have dared to seleet Won
LOU might be prejudiced. you see"
don. understand" said the Judge.
ny, explained the president won
are 10 decide which of our three renra-
sehtatyes is the schools prize debater
ana one of the boys tells me von have
been very kind to him. But can trust
you to be unprecedented, I'm quite sure y
And he hurried away.
Inc Judge was puzzled. He couldn't re-
member befrlending any of the collepa
boys The president must have rot thinrs
mixed. 80 '''iii7s
mere was great concourse of friends
u poth sides IN attendance upon the de-
oate' ne hall was crowded The Judge
anu MS fellow umpires. seated on the
Pia'lorln' looked over Il sea Of eager
I1ceS' lie ami hiss coufrcre from Albion.
~ Richardson. had quickly selected
Noll- IeSSman Bennett as the third Judge.
ana the audience gave them unstinted an.
pause rs they stepped upon the stage.
II was spirited debate. One Of tho
leading questions of the day had been
chosen, and it was cxhaustiyely treafed
One after auotbcy tho doL,t,'n. 49,
and finally Albion's third cha,Tnior i nraSn
to dcmolish the cnemy's wall Of coref,,IIx
welded arguments.
lie was neatly dressed hoy with =
strong head, Il bright eve and = clear
resonant voice. Before he had dnlivrrod
a half dozen sentences he held the iudres'
closest attention, There was something
familiar about the boys appearance. and
the judge adjusted his spcctacles over his
nearslShted eyes in an attempt to recall
INN. lie was certainly a bright bov-a
very bright boy.
r \ natural orator at last" whispered
Congressman q. bennctt in the judges ear.
Z" h"y swept along with his arcu-
ni'Hl' halliHefio- down his opponents
P!eas ~ every period. lie did not raise
nIs VOICE, H' G'lte few gestures. There
We ITO 'n'"ltI'al effort TO catch the au-
u'e"Sc' y was all Clear convincing, well
lou,-'c'i' I"Sh'".
~ ."-C @I-"eH deeply as the boy
iV''"'d "F"h"ht Ameu and wild
N"'e ~ "puadSe swept through the
~
iAt '.h'd down mt the card in his
L.ii''' ".r '.a~l in Horny A>hrraft.
y" We il'A.% A~4.#ii: Where had
Hr lle1 nun l1.a'D:
''e 'tta".'s al''r the debate closed
l"A-. '--..'tH j'.Ha..t Informed the au-
ol'"' l"3' w. local college h"d hara de-
o'''. lt' N'..'"t. Hru he rIega". tho
q. .'.t "...'a talt The i"l-os
u".'i 0.'.f I jAat iln4E A-ae.u,t
na' eatli'I ~. t.H highest Individual
HV.'.7 '' ~. a'a''
~ '-te Ja'sn turned to 60 the college,
pI'S,ueHt met ll'a with oa'srytcArI
'',.,'''
see iN sWd"g.E sall. THAT you
went i-at 'a. "Ht picked the very
boI warmed }"1 a-EiH-t.'
0e judge Nle was waiting for lis
return. lie looked mt her kccn,y as he
came Ia-
Hat TIME daos That hey Horny get
III al night he alfula.T asked.
Never later taan io.oc0rt' She an
s"erod. u, thvre anything wrdnE?'
\ cs,' said the judge, there is some
thing wrong
lite took a cigar from his pocket and
stepped ont GA the porch rs lie was
about to light it the gate clicked.
rs that YOU, Henry! called the judge.
y eS' SIR
~ Come in this way
The boy followed him into the house.