The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-02-11
TIVE PROFESSORS REVENGE.

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/ worse for wear and must be replaced,
and then what he had long suspected
broke fully on his mind. Such whole
sale revolution could mean but one
thing.
Thus It came to pass that on notic-
ing the name of Eva Miller among
those invited to the picnic the profess
sor suddenly changed his mind. He was
a man of few words and prompt deeds.
He would try his luck that very day.
To describe his feelings during the
drive to the scene Of action would be
impossible. Strangely out of place in
the middle of the chattering crowd, dis
trusting his own powers and yet so
bold as to amaze himself, the profess
sor sat alone and neglected in a corner
of the brake. The kindness of heaven,
however, aided little by the cunning
of man had placed the object of his ad-
Grafton almost opposite him. So, while
he gazed blankly into space, and was
supposed by any one who gave him a
passing thought to be celebrating a
new treatise on "The Particles" he
could all the time feast his eye unob-
served on the vision of beauty not tive
yards away.
Lunch eaten, the whole party broke
up and scattered in all directions, as
parties will do till the end of time
Now was his opportunity; he would
follow the group containing his idol at
a little distance. and surely he would
get chance of speaking with her
alone before long. Keeping the group
in sight and himself out of 1t, he
dawdled and hung about, as is the way
of people who are doing their best not
to overtake friend little way ahead.
He walked forward, then back bit,
then on again, then back, then stood
stock still for a few moments, pretend
ing to use his watch as a compass,
and then, finding that some one had
been watching his maneuvers with un-
feigned interest, bolted straight ahead
as IL he were shot from a gun. In less
than two minutes he was upon the
group, but, alas! his eyes had played
him false again, and she was not there.
What did he want with Jemima Bates?
Having tried to explain his sudden
swoop down on those unprotected fe-
males, and having dismally failed
therein, he turned aside, sick at heart,
and entered small plantation of
young trees. A narrow footpath led
through this, and as he neared the
stile that opened on the fields beyond
he saw two figures leaning against 1t.
Another moment showed him Eva Mil
Ter and young Pennington deep in con-
versation and oblivious of all around.
Quietly and unobserved he turned back,
and on reaching his rooms that night
he told his landlady he had to go away
by the early train for two or three
days. Hence that notice on the class
room door.
The professors dream was over;
there was but one thing left-revenge,
and the professor settled down to plan
nington was reading with him for a
classical scholarship at Oxford, so the
professor saw the way quite clear. In
stead of one hour extra in the evening,
he gave his pupil two, and sometimes
even more, out of his own valuable
time. He looked up all his old notes
and helps, and lent them to his enemy;
he corrected all his work with especial
care and went to the trouble of writ
ing out model answers for his pupil to
copy. In short, painstaking and thor
ough as Prof. McVint had always been,
he had never taken such pains or used
such thorough methods with pupil
before. Nothing was too much trouble
for him. Sat any rate" he used to
murmur to himself, as deep in his
heart he nursed his revenge, "if she
can't marry me she shall marry one
of the best students Oxford and this
place ever turned out"
| And when eighteen months later the
news came that Guy Pennington had
pulled off the top "schol," at Balliol
the professors revenge was complete,
and his satisfaction knew no bounds.
5 Congratulate you most heartily. Nc
, Vint," said DIR. Smithers, the physics
3 demonstrator. zone of your best sue
cesses; won't Miss Miller be glad!"
' "Oh, nonsense" returned the profess
sor. mo credit due to me at all. A fell
y low with brains like that could get any
S thing, no matter who prepared him
]. But"-with sign-"I'm very glad for
I her sake"
t "Yes," answered the doctor, breezily
t "she always was proud Of her brother
s Good morning. McVint!" and he was
r gone like shot. The professor stood
It rooted to the ground. Her brother! Hei
: brother! What could 1t all mean?
. And then was seen sight such al
d never before was witnessed by gods OF
a men. Students on their way TO college
Q stopped. amazed. Amiable old gentle
e men out for their constitutional forgo