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pr. Boyd but that nisy friends, cut;
oltppings and sent tKsEn 70 him. He
Desires through your: correspo dent
Ito inGogm the pubic and Z patrons
that 4she, item was erroneous and in
TENT lonally false the ttonal Negro
Doll Company ~ st4ll "a reality, FUR
.ndsslhing Negro dolls for Negro child
rem Displays and eYh1Ritions were
g. made during most pf recent fairs
,bazaars and church tertainments
In Kansas, Missouri. Iltapots, Texas,
New, York, New Jersey, ennsylvania,
Florida and as far west as Washing
ton and California. Various Fedora
lions OF Women's Clubs have endors-
ed the idea aud the Woman's Era of
Omaha, Neb., edited by Mrs. ~ e.
Shaggs- Edwards. is very outspoken
in their favor. h. - e. -. H..
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and unholy wishes Of the exponents
OF the Vardaman idea of obstruction
to Negro progress.
The appearance Of this body Of up
| right, Christian mem will necessarily
nave salient effect upon the COM
| munity Not only was the personal
| conduct Of the ministers all that
could be desired, but the actual re-
lsults of their coming are apparent
TO all who run and read. For exam
pie, the published accounts Of the
meeting show total contribution
OF more than $4,000 for the educa-
tional and mission WORK of the Col
orded Methodists in this State. MOI
10 this all. The North Mississippi
| Conference to be held this week in
Sardis, will report more than twice
this amount, probably running the
total up to $4,000 for their church
work.
Be it remembered that these peo-
pie are no better off In the world q
! goods than the average Of their race
IN the Southland. They have be-
come fully awakened to the import.
ance Of contributing themselves In q
substantial manner to their own up-
| lift. The Mississippi and North Mis-
|sissippi Conferences Of this church
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81


tx fd 4 q Jpn; Saturday !! tx sneak 81
tho shnI s there snnda "a rrnuins
and tps tIFn to Chasls3$ on la thS
aftefnQoAF speak theirs aH iisl,t, 4.
The IVY people and us are
TO hold I'M the basemen4 d fhas new
Ibuildtp dl,Eing Ave nfg sNfs Car4st.
mas \ wAeht bazaar to raise means
for csiE1fhg forward the, work ON the
new Ing: The President and
Others T. iii shave to-; c,& short tAeir
vacati oh The bazaar will nSRfh
Tuesday Night OF Chriatu1as week
and continue TIL Saturday nighA In.
,clusiYes The choira and young peos
ple Of Glen Jean. Sun Mscl1na aid.
Mt. Hope Harvey and Prudence.
along with Grasnville and Halt Top
are requested each to give d litarary
and musical entertainment one night
In course of5the 'bazaar.t ;} rl.SN >>{I;}
YAK 4. S,%% G ...1 J,$M.;ARRMR.
= President OF the Seminary and
Chairmanl8f Building Con,H1ittee.
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cost $4,000 to put on the roof, put in
tho windows and doors and fnlsn up
enough of the building to permit us
to enter and to begin to make use Of
the building. We should have $4,000
by February 1 1910. We must have
$500 by January 1, in order to insure
the roofing and enclosure Of the
building without delay.
The Executive and Trustee Boards
have been informed Of the situation
and have been celebrating upon the
matter. They have decided to ask
the churches and the people over the
state to go to work In earnest and to
raise for the above purpose between
now and February /, 1910, q sum
equal to 80 cents per member. This
Is a trifing for 80 great a work. 1t
will be q great disgrace to have such
a worthy enterprise as this suffer
from failure TO rails so small a sum
per member. We hope the minister.
ing brethren, the sisters Of the
churches and the leaders Of the fra
ternities will take hold Of this matter
at once and let US have this money
without fail. =, .,... d.
The President Of the Seminary goea
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TO GREATER ENDEAV0R : on
PART OF NEGROES oFvARD-
49,. >,'* :. 7 AMAN'S HOME. ~.
Cotfel a"Eactor
There as Throughout the State i'm In
J. citing Negroes to self-Help which
his Denomination Exhibited ut An
. nuai Conference Last Week.
(By Horace b. Slater. }

T. Greenwood, Miss, December, Is
For conscientious painstaking en-
deayor in all religious and educa-
tlonal work, commend me to the
Mississippi Negroes. Obstacles are
but incentives to greater endeavor,
the adverse current upon which the
kite of prosperity rises to higher and
higher atmosphe re. = 1t is an old sto-
ry,: how the Negroes in this State, in
rebuke to- Xardamanism, that, cruel,
malicious and malignant spirit, that
put out Of business the state school
at Holly Springs, rose in their might,
might out of poyerty--and erected
an: institution Of learning, that for
facilities and effectiveness of work
las no equal. -
: st Is an old story how elias Cot
treH, heary-headed, wise and brave,
'stumped the state and melted the
Negroes in the Colored Methodist
Episcopal Church to the Importance
'of self-help--that help most :effica-
cious in the upbuilding Of race,
nation. or individual. This great work
has it's echo in the netual improve
ment of the home and church, Life
of, the people, Ia the actual conduct
in the streets and in public, gather
ings. -, !. -. -
JAsttfpr example, thsre are no. bet
ter:,hpmes2 to be found anywhere in
the flSpAIhaand than here j. In this
to VII af Greenwood, the home Of ex-
GoVsfgpr POI s James x. Vardaman, the
yerYss plaee where Vardamanism, in
all itasp cions mechanism is ram
pant and free. Home after: home
can be found, =tndividu a1 <after ,ttadi-
s ~ can be met met, ct, giv
direct;ao all the insiduous utterances
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ITO II CAP ! ! !
1. EXPOSITION q | Z I !! !
BALTIAiOREANS WILL UALI, j
=. " MASS MEETING AND SET +,
i. ( d. p, .aG,. FORTH CLAIMS. =
Davis Gets Advice
From Minister Lyon on conditions In
! Liberia Where he goes as Military
Attache. Prominent Negroes Want
Sanitariutn for Consumptives Of
P. the Race. = -.>..:... .,.s

De- Hiu Top, Dec. 11.--Thursday, Dec.
2 was the anniversary Of the desc
tructive fire that swept the property
Of the Seminary into ruins. Since
then, our efforts to rebuild have been
attended by varied experiences. Some
times things have moved forward
most satisfactorily. At other times
there have been vexatious delays and
perplexing situations. But amid it all
We have made very comm endable
and hopeful progress. G=<t,,>$ = -
On our fifty-acre farm, our new
brick structure--three ahsdhTa: half
STORIES high, with basan4snt walls
eighteen inches and the f Mining
walls; thirteen inches tas ssbrfck
weighing eleven pounds each, not q
single soft brick among them, the
finest for the price ever seen dn this
part OF the country. This structure
has been advanced to the completion
Of all the walls, the east gable and
chimneys, all the lower sub-foors,
and the west gable and chimneys are
half way up; and we are out of
brick. waiting for the Iast carload
which has been ordered and is ex-
pected at. any moment. The ,carpen,
ters are at work putting down the
last sub-ftioor and the. brickmasons
and. thedr helpers are, aksRask,r put
ting down the conerata Sin the
basement. But right lRssgas wa have
reached a CRITICAL, point a. fgEaS build,
Ing is, beautiful and I1Sanaaiag in, Its
external appearance End sx}gN eb9nm mo.
dfous in its internal + abRahg sments
It has been advanced TO e this point
With very little immediate cost : to
The people. in general; yet has, cssssi
teffose to ISIS 60s itss obj
$4,000 more to complete It. 1T. Will
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REGISTERED
ACCOUNTANT /: +
is BUSINESS MANAGER MITCHELL
) OF VIVA. G0LORED INSTITUTE.
Receives Dip8olps From International
Business universally which Con9efiss
! Upon Him Coveted Honor. IS f = i
(Frorn the Charleston MALI ~


MI, Chas.. 3. Mitchell the piopular
bustn ess manager OF the Wsst Viz.
ginia Colored Institute, having COM
pleted successfully fourteen saxamd1la.
tons, has Just been awarded 81 d.
plomai the. 4nternational Business
University. Mr.. Mitchell Is now q
member Of the Internal ional Account
ant Societys,the. diploma awarded him
a few days ago, comforting this thonor
upon him He Is graduate alse OF
the Boston Com meroial Collage and
Is at present accountant 4 for the
UnttedF Order OF Odd Fsaasw the
United Stakass The mani lend fss
the young I1Sp of the 8sy will Join
the Mail ir. asetspd ding, congra AulafbonS
upon his Ep6st z cent acc ON piish-
ment id; grad ting dm the ;Interna-
ttonal Business College and all wish
:ftar tsii ia 81 Est1Ier alQng she
'1ines ~ IS SB gss s,si i 81 tsns;
his 'gDectalty.; Mt. Afttehelfs i$ ,pfoSJhk
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IIARLEsToN WEST DEcEMBER lo SO

have pSsS tHs Seyes I'll stha world
to what si;f pes actually can do. and
30 far church work is con
Germ pet the pace for all the
|othe eoRtersnees. $ ~ s..t<,%F =
3 Tha' school at Holy Springs is a j.
naonum ent to- their endeayors.s And
the saptiful- thing %tns connection
with aalthis iwork, 3saSitha6 In giving
honor ITO whom honor 10 due, they
are q doyai set OF men to their great
leader, Bishop ELS Gottpell, the
prince of Educators. Bishop Cottrell
is no fep1. ION the other hand q
more level headed man does not e1-
list, BY. being leyeE4headed, it does
not mean thai he Is 'insensible to the
rights OF Negroes, and the fact re-
mains that Sthe reason he, has had
to build. this great school at Holly
Springs ai1oat entirely out of Ne
gro funds ts' because: he has: refused
to take any but a manly stand on
the various matters affecting the
Negro people. e.. ~ H.. -.
Bishop ,Cpttrell has wrought we'll
in the establishment and mainte-
nance of ethe mississippi Industrial
College, ana within the six years
since the. Establishment Of the State
Normal School at Holy Springs, he
has been d Instrumental in raising
more than S 100000, all of which
has gonesfntp Pie mammoth plant at
Holly spfdnss.E -. ."'<1. ..>a1.., "
!, The mississippi Conference has
met in It's fortleth annual session. A
more open-hearted set of men does
not eds@S;; Liberal to-. A. fault, the
panic, the, boil weevil and none OF
- -- - - = : - = - >
EnnI1YNIIInn ON ION SInumnr
The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1909-12-16
REV VERNON
= =, GEHHGIs, 70 ''A''~ '--''.'.
In l| RI! |;
=. ~ as . u 2? = - y -
ELITE Oh VIRGINIA. - SO GtErY
= HEARS GREAT ORATOR !.
-. - -. AZ ~ SPEAK. W.
Spacious .%1Esse Refor1ners' Hail
= Crowded .;fS the Doors. Needing
Presided Over by Hill. ~ -

Richmond Va, December s.
f. Especial. LYON. W t. : Vernon,
known far talldgWldef az Yerybedy's
Rggister f & = sss9 Treasury, :
f1esl ni gE,t fiI.
}the spacious atidttosium otsy True Re-,
FORMERS Hall before 6ns OF the great
Fest and naost intellectual gatherings
| ever assem- bled in the proud capital
of the Comm onWealth of Virginia.
The elite Of Richmond society was
there In force and the oldest inhab-
Iitants said ut was the most brilliant
and exclusive audience they had seem
at any time Within the walls of a
Richmond hall. The leaders in
church, Office and affairs Of state
came early in order to secure seats
and hear the magnetic DR.. Vernon,
whose reputation as classic orator
had preceded him. His subject was
"The Future Of the Negro In. Amer
ica," and this fruitful theme was
handled in an eloquent and exhaust
i've manner, carrying with it valu-
able information touching the past
and present history Of our people
and discussing in prophetic fash
ion our prospect for years that are
to come. He was generously ap-
plauded throughout and at the close
was rendered q pronounced ovation
and was presented with an immense
boquet OF American Beauty roses.
Many tributes were paid DR.. YER
non, by both the white and colored
press, and an eloquent tribute was
delivered by DR.. w, T. Johnson, pas
tor Of the First Baptist Church, the
greatest organization Of that denomi-
ntion in Virginia. Said DIR. Johnson:
lie Is an orator Of calm, impas-
stoned, sparkling, conversational
grace, Of restrained intensity, OF III
lsuperable poise, OF broad culture,
who showing the high art of achiev-
Ing great results by. the simplest
means, conducts his audience, not
only by steady flame, but by q sue
ceBston Of lightning flashes; crowds
long processes Of reasoning into an
epigram; abashes political selfish
ness by a classical Jest; punctures
his stately reputation with diamond
point of fatal epithet; and with
no more apparent effort than that Of
breathing, be utters the word which
is destined to become the watohword
of the struggling Negroes of this
country"
In thought DR.. Vernon is broad,
illogical, hopeful and believes abso~
lutely in the capacity OF the race to
solve it's own problem by the sew
eraI phases of education aud 10y
atty TO the ideals Of, morality, indus
try and material acquisition laid
down by tho founders of the repub-
lie and instilled into the fahhers of
the transplanted Negro. The history
Of the race in the past three hun
dred years was it's own answer as to
the future Of this people.
| While in Richmond, DR.. Vernon
was the guest Of honor at a. magnifi-
cent banquet rendered by the citi-
zens and was driven through the city
I'm an automobile Of the latest pat
torn, furnished by the leading bug.
mess men OF the Virginia rnatropo.
Ills. .&@f1m
5 il -, -,
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The Kentucky State Teachers AS
ISOLATION will hold its annual session
at Frankfort, December 81, % and %.
The local arrangements will be- In the
hands Of Prof. VIII H. Mayo and
Prof. J. H. Jackson. President J, M.
Wood is looking for large DELEGATIONS
from all over the lie Grass State.
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EDUCATIONAL ETCHINGs

The annual debate between How
ara and Wilberforce University Is 10
come off soon and it is expected that
1t will be the stellar intellectual treat
OF the year. The contest will prob
ably take place In Washington.
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Through the efforts off friends In
New York City the Nea.o Baptist
school at Selma, Ala, has received q
donation of $4,000, according to a
telegram received recently from the
president Of that institution
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lions Herald, paaks
fact that the EassE@ ss sslE9
hibits talents OF aa WS ~
acter, says "Oncsy tn s s. s.
man Of colorsd 8 s. s.
ton of the p0asfh 49, 81 g
Witness the fac4S 8
OF Brown UnfvsNs
comes from 5ana IS
dies" + ~ q s. s. - q
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tHEHH6v fCss sS1 h. 81 81
slAmerdca, ever 300,
To- the ;present. M q Il:
thsir$ rush for. MON nor s. g ,As!
have appropriatt ted q |!lSsB.
rttory In A llt vsof 3 s!'ss
deelared eaaIsS nal Is q ss
WE1Et 8. a. Z IS
py5 W.nee l3si ttss !. a
e T.
. y. aaa g 3. 3 M D.
Ssna 49, I, 3s So
g t$ t..t - =,
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much Of q success in his position at
the Institute, and he is deeply de-
sirous Of further perfecttng the abil-
ity Of which he is richly possessed.
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ID : | / lGIl' ! !.
] /. |. | / ] / | \: ! |
ARE SENT OUT ny WHITE COR
!; fftESPONDENT, no RUIN ME {,
~. $2f5r$' GRO; COMPANY. = ~.
Strong Competition
veIIJMEIx. !.

= kPEN
:httss,s,,,t - 6Im T. 49, Nosf.,.1,s,
Concern Discoyered Trick, Before
Harm Was Done. ..E' $50. ' .&><, :.
'-s = 49,: .v...
49, ,'>F.@.,,' 70. = =. H..
Nashville, Tenn, q. Dec. 13.--The
most >unkind cut that was ever given
to q Negro enterprise was admins
tered, or attempted, to he admindsr
tered to the National Negro Doll
COMPANY, or th1s city, by q neWspaner
correspondent recently. He pesstbly,
FS5RA YEgeq or persuaded ny merchants
r. NyhQs AaaEad the increasing popularity
OF: Mp ssNYtegro }dPMs; but Hike. true,
IsAt Eace-loytng people
'tnes 4rsf&hort" the limited
gssHt4as I1tas }ny3s1t Rtace any commence
IN naS3 was sent over
fAee ssss4 sYssaStfl the* intention or
Es.s ftA ~ ;ooii business.
~ leH'a3 oyhEion glyeh
Has9 ssfa - tnat prac-
t n1cn cared 10 In
o+lit tt19e pttu ~ enen chluren'
a1u n laF5 y y Nesro ooai ~ = J,
80 't. ~, " 11stS ~ p4t' = NO
go - % tn1S s.tiu tu' VI 3" ntse
a ",SIn. - VS. 1850 oea' ms1u taAieh On 10
- : : 80 sIs. hnsy usHu O'tous-
-,aea = Ia go - -. :" "tt,e uoiis
1900. -, -. - Nv 10y t,
49, e., >, - ~ $3.50 ,"s'o sen'
ali - - 49, Ino TttI'o
entarnrssa r. 800 so,,n~rs. 1>e7e'o y,
<'.1.TeLE IT
- nottins ototnS fPFi one
49, 49,. pun.Aes" " Negroes
~, t a IN 49, ~ S VS. sse'sEo Z,
49, ants,.so H. tF's' W Is tnfii not
set tne,. ro,nt ors ~ 49, q 4 n,1yv
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08
WHAT coLoRs SHALL USE.
This Question Is Important in Painting
House or Other Building.

A proper color scheme is extremely
important in painting house. 1t
makes all the difference between a
really attractive home and one at
which you wouldn't take a second
glance. And it makes big difference
in the price the property will bring on
the market.
AS to the exterior, good deal de-
ponds upon the size and architecture
of the house, and upon it's surround
fngs. For a good interior effect you
must consider the size of the rooms,
the light, etc.
You can avoid disappointment by
studying the books of color schemes
for both exterior and interior painting,
which can be had free by writing Ma
tional Lead Company, 1902 Trinity
Building, New York, and asking for
Houseowner's Painting Outfit No. 49,
The outfit also includes specifications,
and a simple instrument for testing
the purity of paint materials. Pure
White Lead which will stand the test
In this outfit will stand the weather
test. National Lead Company's IA
nous Dutch Boy Painter trademark
on the key is a guarantee of that kind
Of white lead.
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both the brides grandparents were of
advanced years, and they felt that the
girl was not old enough to know her
own mind
New ershless they granted forgive
ness, and the mother of the bride
groom, following suit, gave a splendid
reception in their honor at the st.
Regis Later the two young people
set up housekeeping ON fine estate
at Irvington-on- the-Hudson, known
as -.verusselle.'' which they made into
one of the most beautiful on the Hud-
SON. Their time was divided between
this home, their yacht and the ST.
Regis, where they have always kept
a suite One of their mutual fads has
been a zoo given over to odd and rare
animals At one time Mr. Hopkins
created something of a sensation by
trying to break zebras to harnes.
The old grandfather lived to see his
little girl living most happy mar
ried life, and SO when he died on
March Ii and his will was opened it
was found that he had made the wee
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Russell F.
Hopkins heiress to a million dollars
of the Lawrence legacy, With the
mother az trustee
Does it pay to elope?''
1T does,' answers Mr.. and Mrs.
Hopkins in happy chorus
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

figure. Does it pay?"
Within the past few weeks two very
different answers might seem to have
come from opposite ends of the con-
tinent, but both from millionheir-
esses who started welded life via the
ladder line.
Its the only way" declared Mrs.
Russell F. Hopkins, as she bends over
the cradle of her wee daughter
Josephine Lawrence Bennett Hopkins
the central figure in a gorgeous suite
at the Hotel ST. Regis, far above the
rumble of New York's Fifth avenue
And Josephine's admiring daddy re-
Trains from the diverting sport of
coaxing a laugh from his small heir
ess long enough to add, "Of course,
it's the only way
But in San Francisco Helen Beryl
Whitney Graydon, who eloped with
Thomas H. Graydon. a famous foot
ball player under Harvard's crimson
pennant, has brought six years of
married life to an abrupt close by
leaving her husband.
Marriage is a failure" she says
sadly, and closes the doors to even
sympathetic friends.
And back in Cincinnati, where she
left him, ''Blondy'' Graydon announces
with the calm, judicial air which men
assume when masking a sad secret,
81 have nothing to say"
Eyes, Yes, Yes,'' chants Mrs Hop
kins, of New York.
mol No, Mo-" signs Mrs. Gray
don.
And thus romantic xnaidens and ar
dent suitorS are left to answer for
| themselves.
But bark to the tale of these two
gilt-edged elopements before you de-
eide.
Down Ladder to Her Lover.
For several months before their
elopement Beryl Whitney and Thomas
H. Graydon, popularity known as
''Blondy." kept the wires between
New York and San Francisco hum
ming; they had two institutions of
learning agog with excitement; they
cost several eminently conservative
and fashionable ladies many good
nights of needed slumber. and in the
ends they obtained parental forgive
ness Mrs. Graydon climbed down a
ladder to meet her waiting lover.
That was in 1908.
Between Vera Siegrist and Russell
Hopkins there was but one obstacle.
! the youth of the girl, who was just
II. The determined lover decided
that the obstacle could be removed
by Father Time just as successfully
after matrimonay as before, SO he sug-
| gested an elopement, and the young
girl was entirely agreeable And she
climbed up the ladder to her waiting
sutton That was in 1906
The elopement of Miss Whitney and
Mr.. Gray don was preceded by long
and extremely hot warfare with par
ents besieging and Miss Whitney act
/ ing the role of the besieged. With
Miss Siegrist and Mr.. Hopkins the
action was sharp and extremely brief
! the young lady's guardians retiring
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

PA, is it true that the good always
die young?"
"Oh, no, not always. I was very
good little boy"
Didn't you ever disobey your par
ents?"
''No"
Nor fight with your little brother?"
mo, l always was very kind to
him
and didn't you ever tell lies or
play hookey?"
Certainly not.
Nor steal jam nor cookies out of
your mothers pantry?"
"Of course 1 never did such wicked
things
Gee. what an Imagination Uncle
Jim must have He was tellin' me,
this morning, about when you and him
were boys"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08
LEWIS "sINGLE BINDER.D

A handmade cigar fresh from the
table, wrapped in foil, thus keeping
fresh until smoked. A fresh cigar
made of good tobacco is the ideal
smoke. The old, well cured tobaccos
used are so rich in quality that many
who formerly smoked 10c cigars now
smoke Lewis Single Binder Straight
SC. Lewis Single Binder costs the
dealer some more than other SC cigars,
but the higher price enables this fac
tory to use extra quality tobacco.
There are many limitations; don't be
fooled. There is no substituted Tell
the dealer you want a Lewis Single
Binder"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-05-08

The mischief had been done right
under Miss Monkeys eyes The en-
gagement had been entered intoi
Miss Moxley swallowed her chagrin
and put the young man up for the
night, hoping in this way to avoid
scandal in the village, and the next
morning he departed, so his fiancee
said, to join his parents at their home
in Cincinnati and announce their en-
gagement.
But, oddly enough, that very night
several things happened. Several
college youths appeared in Sharon
Springs and put up at the tiny inn.
The colored butler at Miss Monkeys
retreat for obstreperous schoolgirls
saw the simmer OF gold and found. a
convenient ladder somewhere about
the place. This he tilted against the
wall of the cottage, just where it
would do the most good, and three
dainty figures, including Miss Whit
ney's slipped down the ladder.
Miss Walcott, who led the escapade,
was expelled from Miss Ely's school,
but the parents of Miss Whitney and
Tom Graydon decided that further in
reference was both useless and un-
wise. The engagement was announced
with full consent of both households.
Miss Whitney returned to Miss Ely's
school to finish out her term and Mr..
Graydon returned to Harvard, where
he was graduated the following June.