The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-02-12

by pamby?" she demanded of him one day! with flashing eyes. You let the other boys take advantage of you all the time. If Bennie Williams has got your ball why don't you ask him for l1-and then if he doesn't give it to you, take 1t away from him?"
 William invariably obeyed her. He asked for his oakland he got it.
 The friendship between the two was still unbroken when William Gunder- stap went of to college. He made her his confdante during his entire three years course in ten and twelve pago letters and there is no doubt that her letters in reply were immensely inspir- Ing and stimulating. It was really a case of backbone by correspondence. Some minor embarrassments, too, were relieved by her eminently sensible ad- vice. It was at her suggestion that he wrote to Gunderstap. senior, asking for an increased allowance in the second year. He got check by return mail.
 You might have had this before if l had known you wanted it," wrote the kind father.
 When William Gunderstap returned To his native town after his graduation he found great changes in Sadie Jen- nings Her hair had been turned up and her dresses let down long since, but William had lot been prepared to md her woman, almost-and a beau tiful one. he thought. It gave him a feeling of shyness and for a time they were constrained in their intercourse It was some days before the old confi- dential relation was established and he began to talk to her of his prospects -or lack of prospects.
 The chair of mathematics will be vacant in little while" he said cas- ually. Do you know, that's what I would like"
 Why don't you apply for it then?" she asked.
 I?" laughed the young man. "oh, that's a good joke! I professor of mathematics, to succeed the venerable Minus! Pretty good. Sadie"
 Its no joke at all,' said Miss Jen- nings, sharply. Don't you think you are qualified? Don't you know you are better mathematician than old Minus |? He told me you were himself Oh, I've no patience with you. Ask for it, ask for It, ask for it."
 It resulted in an interview with the president and the result of that was that William Gunderstap got It.
 It was distinct shock to Professor Gunderstap that next meeting with Sa- die. for he had gone away with a feel Ing toward the young woman that he quite recognized though he had never experienced 1t before. He had not spoken of 1t. for 1t had been clear to him that she regarded him simply as an old friend. So he had gone away and had made no sign. He came back and found her more beautiful than ever She was on the porch of her home when he called, but, alas! a perfect regiment of young men were also there. She greeted him warmly enough but he felt strangely in the way. The gay, noisy, inconsequential bandinage of these young men made him realize his acad- emical stiffness and shyness most pain fully. Sadie's toleration of them was maddening, her radiant spirits incom- prehensible. He sat, silently unhappy, and with a pang noted the especial de- votion of Bonnie Williams, his old time enemy, to the laughing girl, and saw how kindly she smiled on him. It hurt him, and when Sadie spoke to him, as she often did, in a tone that had in it something of appeal. he re- piled in little more than monosyllables. Presently he rose to go. They were expecting him at the house, he said, and he really had to go.
 Well" said Sadie. with evident dis appointment, you must come and see us tomorrow, Professor Gunderstap."
 He did not go, nevertheless. What