Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1909-04-14

day aaItSruOOn. ,rW eit, Well ~ lHe
Instructor relapsed into a brown
study. After "a moment he. pulled
himself up to action.
Don't say anything about this
Treloar. I want to make some 3n-
quiries. Just go over your story
again, will you?"
The boy repeated it.
"And you say nobody saw you?"
"At least didn't see any one, sir.
! "Well, you may go. AS to what's
to be done-we'll settle that later.
But remember-say nothing"
Treloar went out, dumfounded.
Who had done this, and why? In
lsof the main building he met Kitty
Burton.
Have you been seeing M. Will
SOM" she asked. 30
Eyes"
20 Willis he going to give you
the examination?"
Treloar shook his head. That's
all off, Kitty"
The glow IN her race fadeo. VIII,
what's the matter?"
II can't tell you, Kitty. But
I've been an awful fool. Wilson
would have given me another chance,
and had to go and spoi. it. I've
acted like mean little kid"
will - you don't mean - the
map?"
"wnat!" he cried. Kitty
promised not TO say a word. What
do you know about it?"
Invent up to see Mr.. Wilson Fri
day afternoon" she said. II thought
II thought I saw you going out.
And my map was on the floor, broken.
II didn't know"
"Your map?" Will Treloar's ex-
clamation was eloquent with amaze
ment. V
eyes. Didn't you know it was one
1 did last year? Of course you didn't,
though"
He could only stare. "Then it was
you who made the new one?"
She nodded.
"You worked on II all day Satur-
day." he cried, with flash Of in
sight. "That's where you were when
1 came over to see you-working on
that map! Spent the whole day on it
half the night, too, probably o
Kitty"
well, you see." sne answered.
nervously, "I'd done it before and l
had all the data-and I knew you
hadn't meant to-and you'd be sorry
and we had to have you pitch for
us!" she ended her complicated
speech with little laugh.
at was you VINO went to Wilson
and begged him to give me the spe-
cial," he added. II know it was-ne
said 'one of his best students last
year. I
One of the monitors came up and
interrupted. Kitty" she said. "I've
been looking for you everywhere.
Mr.. Wilson want to see you"
II promised him wouldn't say a
word," said Treloar, remorsefully.
"you haven't" Kitty answered.
at said it all myself"
She found the instructor, without
his glasses, awaiting her beside the
contour map.
@AIiss Burton" he said, abruptly,
.acan you tell me anything about
this?n
"Yes, sir, she answered. She drew
a long breath. Friday / came in
herein the afternoon-and saw it
was broken. I still had my notes
and things from last year, and had
been SO proud that you kept it, that
II hated to see it smashed. So / did
another one. That's all.
81 see. When did you do it?"
Saturday = and Saturday even
ing"
He examined the map again; then
he turned suddenly upon her.
"You found no one here Friday
when you came to see me?"
mo, sir; there was no one in the
room"
"And you had no idea how the ac-
cident might have occurred?" He
looked at her sharply, and she
flushed.
"The leaf of the table had fallen
down; the map had been lying on it. !"
"Yes, yes. Treloar tells me-" he
said, slowly, "that he was also here
on Friday afternoon. Never mind,
Miss Burton. I shall ask no more
questions. And I want to tell you
that although some fault might be
found with your judgment, think
that almost any one would be proud
to have you for friend"
She flushed again, but not unhap-
PLY, at something in his tone.
"Have you decided about Treloar's
examinations" she said, boldly. He
tapped the desk with his pencil.
"That is matter wholly for Tre-
loar to decide. have offered to give
him the examination. Butt may
say don't believe he will accept
the offer"
Nor did he; nor did ne, therefore,
pitch against Wareham. That was
disappointment to Kitty Burton; but
sne may have drawn some consolation
from the facts that Will Treloar and
Mr.. Wilson became very good friends,
and that Treloar never was condi-
toned again in his studies in Fair