Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-11-07

said she would give her home An
other connection offered her the post
of nursery goyerness- Lillian except
for the promise OF possible ability in
painting. had no money making gifts
and no training. She tried the aunt
for six weeas and then wrote TO Law
renee that she had accepted the gov
erness place. This news reused Perez
val as he had never been reused in his
life. Lillian, with her delicate beauty.
sensitive nature and extreme youth.
alone and unprotected. The thou-ht
was not to he borne. He bestigi-ed
himself as he had never done Def re.
He asked favors of friends, OF &C
quainta noes, of strangers even lie
begged for testimonials and creden-
tials: he Knocked ut every possible
door, and now AT last the tide had turn
ed His old luck had come back
The letter he was reading there In
study contained the oiitr Of pro
censorship in small bat distinguished
college The place the work. suited
him exactly. and he would be able to
marry that summer THE chair will
be vacant at the end of this year"
wrote the president. "and the appoint
ment is practically in my hands. but /
wished. before mentioning your name.
to find out your feelings on the mat
ter. | know your writings, of course.
and what you stand for, but it is what
have heard of your work with boys
and young men that makes me feel
you are the man for us. We want
some one who will attract and win our
students-some one who, both in the
lecture room and outside it, will be
power in their lives"
The gong changed for supper. and the
quiet Schoolroom changed on the in
slant into noisy life. Percival put the
letter in his pocket: he would write to
the president of Y. college that even
ing. and then-then he would write to
Lillian! His other letter was from her.
but he always kept her letters till the
last and now he would not read this
one until he should be alone.
AS he came up from supper the head
called out: Can you stop in my study
for a moment. Percival?" and the two
went in together to a room unlighted
except for a fire laZily smoldering on
the hearth-the May evening was chill
and for the sunset glow outside. The
head turned on the light. but did not
draw the curtains. and Lawrence drop
ped into a chair.
1--WE just had letter from Stanley
Irish." the head began. You know the
man I mean?''
II have read his book" the other an
swered.
"Well. he's a fine fellow and sound
scholar. but shy. reserved and hard to
h HI
ship at X. college. and now he writes
that he is being forced to resign"
whats the matterf asked Law
renee.
'Oh. he doesn't get on very well with
the students-his electives are not pop
ular. l confess l don't think Irish ex-
actly the man for undergraduate work.
bat it will be very shortsighted in "
not to keep him. They are going to en-
large their graduate department, and
he's just the man for that: but. as it is.
he isn't popular. and he suspects. too
that they are disappointed that he
hasn't published anything more. The
idea. Why. that first book of his was
the result of ten years work-that was
why it was good for something. l
know how it is: He has put his best
over the students heads. and he has
not had time for writing. l call it mon
strously un air.
But see herer said Lawrer &c. 1.-The
good of the whole must be considered
before that of the individual. You
would not keep master here who
was bad for the SCHOOL,
THAT does not sound like you, Law
can come to the whole which. in my
eyes. makes lawful an injustice to the
individual And you know how | feel
in matters like this-make all the in
quiries you can beforehand; then give
a man a fair chance. After that if
he's Enthusiastically lazy or worthless or
hopelessly Incompetent, get rid of him
But you know how it is often done
A man has a bit of a reputation: he is
seized on for the glory of the college;
there is no adequate Investigation into
his fitness for the place. and when for
some reason his star wanes he's
thrown overheard. You remember
Lewis2 l think this Is just such an
other case. do not think Irish has
been fairly treated. They took him
from place which. If not very good.
was at least sure. and he has only been
short time at Y. He writes to me
DOW asking if l think there's any use
in making fight. He does not wish
TO do so. but his wife is slowly dying
of an incurable disease. and he would
do anything to Stave off resiCuing just
now. Poor fellow He's had that over
him all the time. and he says ii has
been the anxiety. Joined to getting ac-
oUstomed to new work. that has kept
him from publishing. Possibly by
summer he might have had something
ready. His friends tell him the matter
has been brought to a head by the
board having an eye on man they
think will be strong card for y. Had