Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-04-25

HAS Guild passed of that condi.
ton YETI" / ventured to ask Nit in
the course of the day.
"Oh, go bury yourself" he an.
swered, and my fears were con-
firmed. With carte blanche from the
faculty as to time, Guild had put of
his examination till the last minute
and failure now would be irremedi
able. That evening we were TO have
a party OF guests 10 dinner-Mit'l
friends, they were-and the talk coulC
be Of nothing but the game. Abou
five o'clock the doorbell rang, and |
party OF students appeared. Nit wa
out after his guests, and it fell 70 M
to receive the men.
We have come to see about Mr.
Guilds examination with Prof Nit
ford" said the spokesman. They wer'
all anxious and nervous, but though
j detected certain note OF defiance
in the speakers voice. ! consulted
with my chums, and at last we fount
the examination paper which Nj
had prepared for the occasion. TIT
honor system is in vogue at Kensing
ton, so they were allowed 10 take th'
paper to Guilds room.
While we were at dinner the bel
rang at least dozen times. Th'
maid returned each time with the an
nouncement: "Some students TO sc,
Mr.. Milford" She had told them. o.
course, that Mr.. Milford was at din
ner, and they had left II was diff
ferent party each time, come TO In
quire whether Guild had passed. AND
all this time Guild was in his room
presumably scribbling away for deai
life. During the evening the bell-ring
ing kept up. and Milford each time re
fused to see the callers. Our guests
who were out-of-town peNple, and, oi
course, deeply interested in the game
had been told OF the circumstances
and plainly showed signs Of curiosity
"why, you simply must pass him
Mr.. Milford" said'the bewitching Mrs
Alton, the chaperon Of the party in
her most enticing voice. Just sup
pose we should lose the game on that
account"
MADAM" said Milford, putting on
a dignity which Is unusual with him al
home, whatever he be in the classroom
Madam. " he gets so per cent shall
pass him;" and the fair visitor saw al
once that she had tried TO carry her
tyranny beyond its proper domain.
At length our guests departed. anf
Nit went with them to escort them tc
the inn. Soon after they had gone, O
student came around with Guilds pa
per. lie wanted to remain and hear
the result, but we told him that Prof
Milford was out and might not be back
till late. lie left In a state Of obvious
perturbation. As for us, words cannot
describe our anxiety. We talked anc
talked, and walked resilessly about the
room and waited; but Milford still
failed to appear. AZ last we went mp
stairs. Though ! seldom read In bed
that night thought might profit by
few hours, which would not in any
case be claimed by Morpheus. But
what read made no impression on mG
whatever. My thoughts were on the
game, and Guild, and Milford.
Finally the outer door ratified and
Mitford's step was heard in the hal
below.
"Mit," shouted jim, "the papers on
the desk In your study"
"You mustn't come up till you've
read it," chimed in George from hi'
room.
Right" ! added, involuntarily, and
kicked myself Immediately afterward
for doing so,
A loud hmm" was his only answer
as he stalked into his study.
There was silence above and below
for about half an hour And know
now that Nit spent most OF that time
with his eyes closed and his face in his
hands, in agony. He had read the pa
per, and given liberal credit for all that
was In It, and the figures summed up to
total OF exactly As. Should he waive
his scruples and let the man through
II he did not, what would be his future
in Kensington? lie saw the sudden
end Of his popularity-the game lost
and his fault The conflict was long
and terrible
mo, | must do It, whatever the con
sequences" he muttercd at last, and
turned TO write the fatal number og
the paper The room seemed suddenly
dark and cold. As he turned the pages
suddenly his eye fell ON n sheet Of pa
per on the floor which he had over
looked, II was the answer TO another
question--and II was right
lie jumped up like a flash. Our ears
had been straining to catch some sound
below, lie rushed into the hall and
shouted triumphantly:
Hes passed; he's passedl'
"Yea-A," was the yell Of three voices
from above, and the agony was over
Two days later Guild made l0-yurd
run through the entire Pembroke team
for touchdown, and kicked the goal
himself Aud that run gave Kensing-
ton the championship.