The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-06-12

49, oOPhoilIcltS Oh AcHbIi
~ college were assembled in Johi
M2rgan's room. Counting them,
flim there were six-Theod Pendal
Billy Harris, Cole Carey, jess Pres
don, johnny, and myself.
Johnny l thought was the hand
soonest fellow in the class, with hi!
large build, big head, wide brow
light, curly hair and laughing blu,
eyes; and he wv had floor. III,
others We're scattered@around, thre.
on the bed and two on the table.
Yes" Johnny was saying, with al
expression as nea a frown as he ever
got on that smooth front of his, :.
tell you, fellows, there's a sneak il
the building, a dirty sneak, That's
b only explanation. How else could
the faculty get onto everything that's
going? How could the Old Doc know
1T was Enoch Morse that blew the
fife the night we had the racket on
the roof? Or that Billy here manipu-
lated the bellows for the fog-horn?
And it's been the same way with
everything this term; every time we
had a little fun that wasn't down on
the calendar, the next morning the
Old Doc sends over to the building:
i want to see Thomas William Fov-
Ter Harris or whoever it may be that
got it up Immediately in my Office
and he never misses the ringleaders.'
That's right, Johnny; that's
right" said Jess, our husky football
captain, who was a man of action
rather than words.
Theod Pendall interrupted.
II don't agree with you he said.
Iheod was never carried away by en-
thusiasm unless it Appealed 10 his
cool reason. Remember, the Old Doe
has been here a good while. These
little rackets of ours are a pretty old
story to him. He has known us sopho-
mores for a year, and L don't see any
thing very remarkable in his being
able to pick out the boys that cut up
the capers."
THE trouble with some fellows is
answered Johnny, they think the
Old Doc is supernatural, think he is
olnniscient. think he can see in the
dark, and knows what's going on be-
hind closed daers How could he
know about that roof racket unless
somebody put him on to it?'
Good gracious, man. said Theod,
getting off the table, didn't people
hear that racket clear over to Can
ming, five miles away? Wouldn't
the doctor hear it a block away?
Couldn't he put up his window and
hear every word that anybody could
hear above the din--tin pans, pokers
and shovels, tin horns, Enoch's fife
and the ~fog-horn? Don't you suppose
he knows Enoch is the only mar n
the Hill that plays the fife like-an-old
soldier? and couldn't he hear you
bawling. foot her up again, Billy
whenever Harris arm got tired with
turning the fog-horn cranlk"'
Johnny turned to me.
What do you think about it, JUDI
III tell you, fellows, j think this
is very serious matter. If there's
. traitor in the camp running to the
doctor with these things, we want to
knoWsit and give him his medicine;
and, ii the Old Doc is a mind-reader
from way back. we want to know that
and conduct ourselves accordingly.
Now, I've got a proposition. / know
who you fellows suspect, and so do
you; it's this fresh-faced freshie
from R~estigouche. / move we take
out a8warrant for his arrest andtry
him before the Hazing Court.
Cole Carey gave a yell, and every
soph sIrang to his feetto second the
motion-with the exception of Theod,
who took his hat and went ont. John
ny anasI were appointed a committee
OF arrangements.
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Inc fresh-faced freshiea was a
description of Allen Jones sufficient
for his Identification. His skin was
fair as a girls, and his cheeks
burned with a continual blush. Yet
his clear eye was fearless, and he had
a bearing SO erect and manly that, as
4 look back on it now, / wonder how
he ever came to be suspected of be
ing the college sneak
week from the time of our meet
ing insMorgan's room everything was
readN and the court was fully or
AZ eleven p. M, by twos and threes.
witnesses, jjarors, police, lawyers and
silently made their way
through the narrow e.=~a
The long, dark ell. 10 room 13.
By way OF ornament, black skulls
and crosssbones, pinned against the
white background, grinned hungriM
and yacantly at one another from OPP
posite sides Of the room.
Az the lower end aterrace Of tables
was with Turkey red cotton,
with mystic symbols cut
from white cloth. and it, the arrival
of judge he was arrayed iii /
masters gown and scarlet hood and
seated in gu easy chair IN top of this
gorgeous
"a + were two draped tables for
the lawyers, who wore college caps
ana gowns. any III chairs at the
other end of the % were The
Jurors arrayed nwhftenight shirts
with black college gowns IN top.
Ihe SIX police with / forScanfaind
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