Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-09-26
CHAPTER g.

possibility Of becoming wearers OF
the Pin OF the Twins when they de-
ciocd 90 enter the school AS has been
the case in former years. they repre-
scented some o. the most prominent
families i'm the land. Eventually every
one OF them would come into enough
of this worlds goods go place him high
on the pedestal of Independence.
With two exceptions. the persons
were eastcrners. and their names. as
they appeared in the book OF personal
ity-writteu En- the order OF their i'm
ftiation-wcre Vynnc Marshall Aid
rich Bond. Henry Rich IIttieron. But
Ter Noble Martindale. Simeon Pick
ney Woodrlng Henry Walker Yea
msns and Gerard Chambers. Bv vlr-
ture Of precedent chiefly. Marshall.
the first of the number % De- clothed
with personality. was elected supreme
person. Bond. The second To- be ini-
ated. was known as the second per-
son; and SO on-down TO Gerard
Chambers who was officially dcsir-
mated as the seventh person.
-Four az the persons had places on
the varsity football team. and three
were regular members OF the COLLEGE
baseball nine it had been said that
never before En- the history of the
Gemini had che society held such a
oomuondinr position iu the social and
athletic affairs % the collcge old
Prey" Spindlcton once went so FAR
as 90 say that The persons or the 1895
Cluster represented seven of the FINE
est specimens 90 young manhood he
had ever seen. This was a hich com
plmeut knowing 'preyy" Spindlcton
as the students knew him. Not ono
Of the seven wei-hed less than 175
pounds. and four OF them tipped the
beam at only Few pounds under the
zoo mark
The person with the best "pros-
poets" was Gerard Chambers. known
az home and at schoo. as Jerry"
and. 81 any distinction could Doe made
he was. everything considered. the
most attractive star iu the Cluster
He was the son of q great exporting
and importing merchant % New York
where he walked with big freedom iu
the most exclusive social circles. WAL
lace Chambers was a very busy man.
and his mind was hard riyoted 90 his
extensive affairs but he always found
time 60 be elad that his son had been
honorod with The personality OF the
Gemini
Jerry" DC once SAID 60 his de-
lighted son. soon after the subject of
membership in the society had been
preached to him. "I con slider you Co Doe
one OF tho mort fortunate OF young
men. As Gar back as can remember.
membership iu the Gcmini has been
= thing much sought after aud much
treasured. Of course. you owe much
90 your father and 90 your mother. and
our good fortune Do having been born
under the Influences % Gemini and
AQuarius gives both OF as a shade OF
the glory that is yours. Wo have a
right sir. 60 demand that you make
the person worthy az the personality.
You have our fun consent 20 do what
sVer,may be expected OF YOU towards
establishing your ownership OF this
big honor. And. my boy. when IL
comes TO carrying out any instruc-
lions. don't hesitate at anything. II
~ is deemed wise % subject YOU TO
hRrdships. don't finch. Then is the
time TO show the Chambers colors.
my boy-the time 20 float them high
est. don't believe you win disap-
point either Of us. And. 7 might add.
the Write feather would be the great
est Of disappOintments 20 me-"
Back IN the old days this mighty
merchant had been a sailor on the sea.
and IL IL had not been for his alb
fnF A..
expanding business affairs, his restless
spirit, stimulated by life on the wave.
might have been more strongly as
sertive. His adventures on the sea.
he often had said, would go a long
way towards filing a big volume with
matter Of the most thrilling sort. He
seemed 20 find satisfaction in the
knowledge that his son-the seventh
person-had a disposition patterned
after his own.
Jerry Chambers sailed through his
senior year with the Chambers col
brs" flying at the top Of the mast His
Nscord was scrupulously clean, SO far
a record goes at college. and in
many departments he stood at the
front
Three days before commencement
exercises the supreme person, with
solemn Formally. notified the other
persons that on the following night a
meeting would De held in the dark
ness OF the chamber. No detail Of no
tihcation was necessary TO convey the
purpose Of the gathering.
A few minutes before the time set
for the destiny meeting, as the final
convention OF the persons in the cham
Der had come to be known-I1:3O
o'clock-the supreme person entered
the chamber. For a time he was alone
the doctrine OF Rodney Graves Or
Gained that he should be alone-and
made the last preparations From the
vault he took the constitution and by
laws Of the Gemini and the black sack
Of destiny. These he placed on a
long black table, which stood at the
side OF the first chair After DOMINIC
his official regalia-a long black robe