The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-01

AAS sutuuieE tucy were euxdbeu.
Then, for the first time In his life.
Percival became aware of the value Of
money. Hitherto he had thought very
little about 1t. He had always had
enough TO buy bis clothes In the right
place and to secure himself freedom Of
action. Now he found that II he were
TO think Of marriage he must at the
least double his income. This had SEEM
ed when he had engaged himself fea-
sible thing. but at the end OF the first
year he found himself as far as ever
from his aim. There were but remote
prospects OF advancement where he
was. and yet no better place offered.
Moreover his articles began to come
back from editors In a way that had
never happened before. evidently II
he should continue routine work In a
country school he must not expect to
increase bis income by his pen.
BY the second year OF his engage
ment things were even worse. Lilian's
father died suddenly. leaving her en-
tirely unprovided for. A rich but pc
nurious and shrewish aunt reluctantly
said she would give her home. An
OF nursery governess. Lillian, except
for the promise OF possible ability In
pail ting, had no money making gifts
and no training. She tried the aunt
for six weeks and then wrote to Law
renee that she had accepted the gov.
erness place. This news reused Perci-
val as he had never been reused In his
life. Lillian. with her delicate beauty,
sensitive nature and extreme youth,
alone and unprotected! The thought
was not to be borne. He bestirrcd
himself as he had never done before.
He asked favors OF friends. OF ac-
qualntances. of strangers even. He
begged for testimonials and creden-
tials: he knocked at 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 offer of pro-
fessorship In a small but distinguished
college. The place, the work. suited
him exactly, and he would be able to
marry that summer. The chair viii
be vacant at the end OF this year"
wrote the president. land 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 II In 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 aud win our
students-some one who. both In the
lecture room and outside 1t. will be a
power In their lives"
The gong changed for supper. and the
quiet schoolroom changed on the In
slant into poisy life. Percival put the
letter In his pocket: he would write to
the president OF X. college that even
ing. and then~-tben he would write 20
Lillian! His other letter was from her:
but hesaiways kept her letters till the
last. and now he would not read this
one until he should be alone.
As be came up from supper the head
NaASb Oot" &AH wv oAVp tbs Hhuae
for n moment. Percival?" and the two
went I'm 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
bead turned on the light. but did not
draw the curtains, and Lawrence drop
ped Into chair.
1--WE just had letter from Stanley
Irish." the head began. "You know the
man meanY'
II have read his book" the other an
swered.
"Weil. he's a fine fellow and a sound
scholar. but shy. reserved and hard to
know. That book got him a professor
ship at Y. college. and now he writes
that he is being forced to resign"
What's the mattery" asked Law
renee.
"Oh. he doesn't get on very well with
the students~his electives are not pop
ular. confess don't think Irish ex-
actly the man for undergraduate work.
but 1t will be very shortsighted In Y.
not to keep him. They are going to en-
large their graduate department and
he's just the man for that: but. as 1t ia.
he isn't popular. and he suspects, too.
that they are disappointed that he
hasn't published anything more. The
ideal Why. that first book OF his was
the result of ten years work that was
why it was good for something!
know how 1t Is: lie has put his best
work into his lectures-they have been
over the students heads. and he has
not had time for writing. ! call 1t mon
urfar!'
"But see herer' said Lawrerce. 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 |
renee" answered the head. mo good
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