The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1901-10-04

lance from him, II thought you told
me the other day that your father
was coming down here for commence
ment."
$50 he is, and my brother Harry.
They left Green Bay yesterday after
noon, and went to Milwaukee on bust
ness and will be here tomorrow"
I'll bet that is Harry Gray's
daughter; he used to live in Green
Bay, and that girl has got his features
il | am not mistaken. am going to
find out any way And walking up
to the one addressed as Ida Gray, he
said: Excuse me, but | heard you
speak of your father and also mention
Green Bay. Did your father attend
college here some time in the Cos
Eyes, and mamma also "And your
father was Harry Gray "les, sir
And, cus me again, who was your
mamma before she was marriedi'
Carrie Elwcll," was the reply. Here
is my card. Miss Gray. | knew both
your parents. attended school here
with them in '6;-s, andthis is my first
visit since that time
Miss Gray introduced our bachelor
friend to her young associates and re-
marked: 81 have heard papa speak Of
you. Mr.. Mitchell, quite often. am
sure he would like to see you when he
comes in the morning" II am sorry
that | must go on the early train.
Give him my card and my regards,
and your mother also And so Gray
married Carrie Elwcll and this is their
daughter. Niee.looking girl he
unused.
Throwing away his cigar and en-
tering one Of the buildings, he walked
about the halls and looked in some Of
the recitation rooms, with a feeling
almost Of sadness. wonder /
wouldn't meet some Of the old boys
here. Presume VIC would not recog-
nizc each other. il did" lie passed
out Of the building and through the
grounds to the brow Of the hill over
looking the clover town." and looked
foralongtimefora little brown house.
over whose front gate he vas wont TO
lingcr on summer evenings. But the
cottage was gone and a more modern
villa stood in its place.
That afternoon he passed the
church near the college buildings
where the young people seemed TO be
gathering. "Some sort Of a concert;
guess I'll 90 in and tcllingthc usher
to give him u back seat, he crowded
himself in the farthest corner. The
church filled rapidly. "What young
faces; seems as though ! looked older
when ] used TO come here. This is the
finest singing | eyer heard as a
sweet-voiced girl bowed her acknowl-
edgments to the generous applause
given her. "Wi.h she would sing
again; sounds like Anna King. the
last time ! heard her from that same
platform"
When the crowd passed out people
wondered who the solid looking bust
ness mar could be who seemed so
much interested in all that was going
on.
After supper he walked about the
streets Of the quiet little city, meeting
and passing young people, ~",pooney'
couples who paid him no attention,
"Just as it used to be commencement
time, only | hope they won't be as
long coming back here as / have
been"
When he paid his bill the next
morning, he noticed among the late
arrivals, william Chadbourne, Me-
nominee. Mich.' Down here for
commencement, too" and hcthought
Of the vacation he had spent with this
old schoolmate up in Michigan, and
remembrance Of a fishing trip and the
smell Of the cedar swamps all came
back to him as fresh as though il all
happened yesterday.
Seated in the Pullman opposite him
in the Colorado Special" on his way
home next day was a business &C,
quaintance from Denver, accom-,
panied by his wife and young daugh,
ter. Coming over and shaking hands
with James in his section, he tried tc
draw him into conversation. "What
is your idea about Northern Pacifc?'
he asked. Northern Pacific BE-
bowed" was the reply, He did moi
say "blowed'-something more en-,
phatic. What do | know aboul