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

n snort distance from the QbfmlGOry
In a few minutes the boys, now ut
terly disorganized, gownless and un
masked, We're circling around tht
pump and their victim. He was lail
on his Lack, and first one foot. theI
the other, was drawn up to The
spout, while the three. strokes, should
send the water down his leg.
-Four strokes had thus been given
when some 4 whispered, who's
that?:"
The Silhouette of a silk hat could
be dimly discerned coming over the
rise Of ground toward thescollege.
The Old Doc!" IL n
And silently, but instantaneously
the sophs melted away into the dark.
ness. The prisoner had been relieved
*of his handouts and he arose and met
sthe president. WI y Il NJ -
Good evening, SIR he said.
"Ah, Jones, l vas just coming for
you. ! suppose you were expecting
me, though you need not have sat up
for me" I'll H& Z i&sSH4g I'LL FL:
This vas all thatwas heard By the
lingering sophs, and the two mloTed
offtogether. H 7 / sSgss #
An anxious group it was that met
in M%organ's to discussthe prob
abilities s#f+t5I ~;
sConfouind the sneak" Said Nor
s gan an I've. made. too long sW,orlk1p Of it
We shou1d~~have put him~@through
quicker, before he had time to find
us out: OF curse he'll blow, and
that Will mean expulsion for some
Eof u.s."
It was-ial.c cold night. Indian sum,
mer, which had been lingering, had
given place to the first touch of win,
ter and the next morning the ground
wa frozen. stiff. To u surprise, the
day passed, and no summons; came
from the presidents office. Jones,
however, was not at class, and was
not in! his room. He did not appear
the next day nor the next. Had he
left college? 1 grew anxious.
The fourth day a messenger came
ton n,,ae".say that ttlterrsdoctpr
wanted to see me in his private of.
hee at4.oncet s.. ga,
| HGooa5P5bs,3sp said johnny. E"1 knew
it Awoui d i e J
"Well," said 1, "Im glad it has.
couldn't have stood this suspense
much longer"
N; Nevertheless, as / entered the pres
dents room [ tin1gTTedi - from ron Y head e; ''1 to
foot THE doctor dil,not rise. but
pushed his glasses down so that he
looked through the ~long-range half,
and, calling me by my, surname, with
that enunciation Of his which sound
ed every vowel and made &every..syl-
liable into a separate word, he said:
II wish to BE Informed what was
done last Monday night7to Mr.. Allen
Jones, of the freshman class, and /
wish You to inform me- III j
Why do you send for me, doctor?'
said I, for 1 had been worked Up to
such, 3. pitch by my, thoughts for the
last three days that I really cared
less about my own fatgthan ES5did
aholnlt dfnldipass. .oQat =MMhhssthsE u sns=;
picions of Jones We're correct.
rsOh," he replied, 81 have an idea
that you ~aFeFFpretty well Informed as
toWhat transpires in Chapman Hall
f.froan-t ime. tx. -time. Am. H.. / nat r4cc or..
rect?" .~
DOCTOR, 7 cried, q, VIII tell y all
/ kn5o5w-d~ course 4 ithoeiWHtis iimmlplica-
ting any n else-if youusswfil ainswer
me one question:"
s; fshNellP"g!! Y; ;lsaa s,lfsqsii sseti3gA III
Hasn't Allen Je.nnseMs already: told
x.asa- al about Monday s! n ri b
mo-" said the president, mot a
night my wifes:whoy as,ypatare aware,
Isl a confirmed invalid. required IN
usual smAdical care: Our physician
des;pel a5consultations andswisheJl, me
to send to kentville for DR.. Shaw.
AYsoqRqggfg Shess mo herii WHO'S widow
in: yyeany:napbderate circumstances is our
nurse, pafd has been since the term
openeds Indeed in this way;yI believe
she PAYS her SONS school billss' .
tool, Il aTsi H. that i was ;a much aG's in-
terasstsshf L 1d1Ae proceeded. y T
$50 I had arranged with Jones that
if itheieonstiltatfon;w vas ldecide ed en-, be
shog Il 81. sdts've IT, Klerq tlIi {. ; fer pr.
ShaW4RIfound him near the entrance
to; GhirhaAn Hall, awaiting me: aaSt 1
SAPposedSn@eHa4x To
the stable, took my horse, and drove
1+ts1@Fk e9g seKensmilesF apMasnlack.
M coe6einggnnt9 the hoqfe We Der
teived vat H h III a ~viaaatsst Gls.lHss7Hiis
physician PutAhfM toAbed 41f1my
house and he is there still, though
| am glad to say he is recovering.
a Bus Ivy Had why wv ssa ;aislalzz1
to thank that he escaped a severe at
ttacfrof s...s....
1 was horror-strucl1s $ ;,s