The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-08-18

HOW he WON HER.
~ GRACE SeoRTH,NoToh.
[copyright. 1903. hEg American Press Asso-
ciStion.l 4. !.
There have been storiea i loat .as 10,
how John Chandler turned the scale Ia
his favor with girl who had deter
mined to marry another man. None
q them are exactly correct. This one
Is, and when have finished 1t You
viii know why it Is correct. S
John was one Of those plodalng,
steady fellows who are often unat-
tractive to girls. He was the only son
Of his widowed mother. who pinched
and scrimped and saved-in short, did
everything she could to give her boy
an education. He was plodding
scholar aud good one. Az a boy he
could not do much to help pay his
gay, and when he was graduated
from the high school everybody said
What pity that he could not AFFORD q
college education. But there was one
person who did not say any such
thing, and that was his little old moth
er. She said John was going to col
lege, and he went.
There arc always two sets Of young
men In college-those who are provid-
ed with the means to pay their way
and those who have to work for their
education. John, Of course. belonged
to the latter class. He was referred
to by one. wealthy classmate. as zone
who blacked the presidents ,boots.''
He boned for scholarships and won
them. He rang the college bell and in
his senior year tutored. He worked
hard both at his studies and at such
things as would help to pay his tui-
ton. So !
But back Of all this was that little
white haired old woman, really too old
to work, but getting on as best she
could without servant, cooking
sweeping, washing, patching, darning
These five duties were all there was to
the old woman's life except when she
took what she had saved to the post
Office and sent money order t. her
beloved son. ;'oS -
So much for John and his mother.
Now for the girl She knew John had
sterling worth in him, but she was
ambitious ambition to take social
rank in the world, and to do this her
only way was to marry man man who
possessed the means to "entertaii H. 8
Arthur leighton was the only man
she knew who could fill this condition.
He was twenty-one years old, an Or
phan with fortune. and spent most
Of his time abroad. He took fancy
to the girl and wanted to marry her.
In fact, she had her choice between
John Chandler and Arthur Leighton
II she married Johp she would proba.
II bly, have q life 81 drudgery; IL she
married Arthur It would be life Of
ease. Some people said that Johu
would make his mark. But what car
one tell about mans future from his
scholarship?
All this the girl considered. When
the period came on in which John was
to be graduated Arthur Leighton
begged her to be married and q
abroad for wedding trip. It seemed
absurd to decline. He was pleasant
gentlemanly fellow with delightful
manners. There was nothing agains
him, whereas Johns future was
blank: True. he was to be. yaledic
.toriad' Of his- clsss; but there is am .oi,t
saying: What becomes Of the vale
dictorians? How many rich men weal
a Phi Beta Kappa badger"
II She concluded to 60 and see Johl
graduate. As soon as that was owe
she would give Arthur his answer
Meanwhile she was gathering few
things such as she would require TO
a trip abroad.
John expected that his mother woul,
come to heaeommencement exercises
but few days before he was to de
!, liver his Grafton she wrote that sh,
, he'd bern keeping from him the fac
that she had nothing to wear hut
calico dress and an old straw hat tina
had been made over for the seventh
time. She was sure he would b
ashamed II her. How cosld heshelp 1t
John sent peTemptory order for he
] to come. He had reached an az
where he was master.
Johns Grafton was q great success
It was on the political. condition Of hi
country and was mastery presenta
! ton Of the dangers that beset the re