Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-08
"Stand to Your Guns!"
CHAPTER v.

time hero did not quit in deep chagrin, IL
not disgust One was that he knew that,
in spite of an adverse fate and partially
adverse faculty. he was meeting with
marked success among the students. He
hated TO be beaten. He knew he could
win, and the doctrine of fight to which he
was born said-Stand to your guns. AMI
make them feel your mettle A second rea-
son was that it had cost much to come
away home from the Pacific, and much
more to bring the mother, sister, self and
belongings from the eastern seaDoard TO
the western town. To move again meant
more money and he hadn't a dollar to
spare. The third reason, briefly stated, was
Ethel Hoyt. For six days he had had no
sight OF, and for two weeks no speech with,
her. Jane had heard she was not well
had had disturbing news from relatives,
and Jane set against intruding in any
way. Miss Hoyt had not encouraged Miss
Fanes by no means too cordial advances,
and Jane went nowhere, she said. where
she was not heartily welcome She spoke,
perhaps, in a moment of sisterly spleen
and petuance having one of those nerve
racking torments best known as school
room headache. She had begun to tall
herself that Ronald had come to this place,
where he utterly moderated and
misunderstood, and where they were all
SO thoroughly unhappy, on account and in
pursuit of that girl. which was not at all
the case, as she could have learned for
the asking but she would not ask. Woman
like, Jane would rather cherish poignant
and jealous pang than yield a point. She
that her brother was chafing his heart
out over the stuation-losing sleep, flesh
and peace of mind, and she wanted to be-
lieve that 1t was all because OF Miss Hoyt,
instead of mainly due to herself Many a
fond hearted sister has been just as fool
headed
But, exasperating was the situation
when the president, after hearing young
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street-bred supporters, dismissed the affair
az something Mr.. Fame must expect IL e
community where rum Is master. there
was really worse to come. What the
president meant to imply was that the
saloon was responsible for the occurrence.
that he could not control the saloon, and
that the trustees and the municipal autncrl-
ties, and not he, should take cosnizance
of the matter. What he succeeded in eff
fecting another victory for the cad
element, largely in the minority among the
students, but nevertheless there, and the
decision speedily bore its fruit.
On the one hand. the Stetson-led faction.
less than seven In number all told, was
now encouraged 10 think that "Prex' was
their hacker, and they planned further mis-
chief accordingly. On the other, 1t was
represented to Fame that, finding him in
tractable. the president had taken this
means of driving him out in disgust.
Whatever the motive the deed had the
very opposite result. Fame set his teeth
and swore he'd stick it through and teach
his opponents to respect his department
and teach them in spite of themselves. His
mothers lamentations gave him much dis
tress of mind She took so much TO heart
the slurs and innuendoes that frequently
appeared in two OF the papers. She could
not understand 1t that so very few OF the
ladies' either of town or gown, had called
She thought 1t scandalous that only two
professors had shown that attention to her
son. Handsome Clare was not worrying
so much just now, she having found an
ardent admirer in the young rector of st.
Pauls. 1t lifted her at once from the con-
temptation of her own woes to the suffering
of a dozen other dear lambs of the fold,
deeply interested In the daily doings of
that most attractive divine Jane, appar-
emily absorbed in her new and trying
duties was thinking of and for Ronald
more than he knew, but saying little te
cause of a cloud that had come between
them. She did not wish to talk of Miss
Hoyt. He, evidently, had too much interest
in the subject. Six months earlier she
would have scorned the imputation of spy
Ing on a girl in hopes OF evidence in sup
port of her suspicious. For six days past
she had been giving ear to stories that
Miss Hoyt was interested in some gen
tleman," and that gentleman was not the
brother Jane SO deeply and jealousy loved.
Other teachers dwelling in Clifton Hall
had seen letters that came for Miss Hoyt,
addressed in sprawling masculine hand,
and they were coming as often as twice a
week. Younger women-students there
resident ana ADMIRERS OF MISS EOyCS de-
cided beauty, grace and style-were for
ever chatting about her, and specializing
as to the cause of her coming to so H.
paid. ill-starred lot as that Of teacher.
Previous letters for Miss Hoyt had been
received; some in business-lke envelopes
from law firm in the east, others ad-
dressed In feminine hand. a few in black
bordered envelopes that bore the postmark
of eastern cities and pleasure resorts. 1t
late in October that the frequent APP
pearance of others still began to be no
ticed. All mail for Clifton Hail, came to
the matrons office and there distrib-
uted. None of It's inmates supposed
to have box of her own at the post office
There were reasons for this. and rather
good ones.
But this was not all Miss Fame walked
over to the hall one evening to see a pupil
who had been Ill. 1t was late when she
went. 1t was after 10 and closing time
when she left, and at 1918, turning sud
denly into the dark and arbor-like path
way--a short cut from the main avenue to
the side street-she came upon a couple
family discernible under a massive elm
young man pleading: young woman in
tears. Neither seeing nor hearing distinctly,
Miss Fame hurried by. strange f1utter at
her heart. Something in the poise Of the
slender, graceful figure 80 dimly visible.
something in mere turn of the head and
the murmur OF word or two. told her
that the girl was Ethel Hoyt.
A rule of the hall was that the main door
should be closed at 10. and that the door
keeper should furnish the matron with the
names Of all admitted after that hour.
The list was placed on the matrons desk.
Any one having business with the matron
might casually glance at it. Miss Fame
had particular business with the ma
tron next day, the hall was rather out of
her way, but she called again to see her
pupil. who was up and out. She called
again upon the matron. who was in and
the list lay before her on the desk. Miss
Hoyt, 1925 Pm" was one Of the three en-
tries.
The meeting of the faculty was to occur
on Friday afternoon. The case Of Stetson,
postponed on one plea or another. was then
to be decided. The father had been out
of town for several days, and no one knew
what might be plotting until, on Friday
morning, Fame came down to his early
breakfast and found local paper under
meath his plate Three four students at
table in the adjoining room respectfully
babe him good morning and he had
CHEEKY word with them before taking his
seat. The page was folded that upper
most lay, heavily marked, an article that
read as follows:
THE STUDENT VS.. THE SWORD
1T Is understood that when the faculty
of the State College assemblies this after
noon formal action will be taken on the
case of the army lieutenant who made
the vicious assault upon certain students