The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1909-04-13
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A young lady drove a splck anS
span two wheeled cart up to sub
urban station two minutes after tn,
arrival Of train from the city. Sh,
had evidently come to meet some per
son expected to arrive and was trifi,
late. As those who had come scattered
the girl looked eagerly at them. Whel
the last one had gone, with eyiden
disappointment she touched her hors,
with the whip and drove homeward
She had not gone far before she over
took young man who might be any
where between thirty and thirty-fiye
plainly. dressed In a pepper and sal
suit and a felt hat.
Il beg your pardon" she said, rein
ing in. "dio you come In on the trair
just passed !"
Il did," raising his hat politely.
did you see an elderly person Of
scholarly appearance get offY
II don't remember any such"
Il suppose he didn't come.r Shs
was about to drive on when he said L
her:
Are you Miss ConstableY"
why. yes" surprised.
"And were to meet Mr.. Manning
president Of Winward collegeT
"Yes. What's become Of him?'
Il represent him.
"Oh!" She looked for further infor
nation. but. not receiving 1t. said
"Since you have come In his place
please get into the cart. I'll drive yor
to the house."
Miss Constable was curious to heal
an explanation as to why he had sem
this young man In his place, but She
was well bred young girl and didnt
like to ask questions. However, hel
curiosity got the better OF her.
You're President Manning's son,
fancy"
Mr.. Manning isn't old enough t.
have son Of my age"
why. ] thought college president:
were always old"
THAT used to be the case. They
hired some very respectable old min
lister for the position. Now they get q
man to do the dirty work"
what do you call the dirty work ?
They define It building up the col
lege. II is really begging. borrowing
and sometimes cutting very close on
TO stealing in order to get endow
ments. found scholarships and estab
lish prizes. It's kind Of one horse
business position"
President Manning isn't anything
like that I'm sure. Father says hs
has one Of the finest minds be has
ever known"
PITY he can't exercise 1t In a higher
field"
I'm astonished at you" She turned
and looked him in the face with a Sc
we're expression. You come here rep
resenting the president Of a splendid
university and speak Of him I'm the
most contemptuous terms"
"Do you know what this visit that
has been arranged on the part Of Mr.
Manning is fort"
@No."
'sThe college corporation. always
hungry for funds, told Manning 4
come up here and see II he couldn'I
get $4,000 out of your father to make
over an. old dormitory."
'well, why didn't he conner
ASHAMED Of the work"
Nonsense! Such work is nothing "a
be ashamed Of"
THE meanest thing about the whole
matter is the shutting the work on
to me-
"YouY"
do you think me too good for the
work or the work too good for meT
'T-shouldn't think they would send
20 young
aOrdinary"-
II would rather take you for the
captain OF the football team"
Il was when was IN college.
@Are you taking a postgraduate
coursei.
.No.v
.Tutorw
sNo."
"Professor?"
"0h. no: you don't think they'd give
q man OF my caIlber a professorshIp
do your
II know. You're registrar or some
thing like that"
The gentleman laughed. II was very
discomposing to Miss Constable. She
felt that she might be making a mis-
take. I'm not going to say another
word" she said.
swell. let's talk Of something else"
"whatr'
"Are you interested In archaeology r
YES"
swell. then. since we have still q
little time before reaching your home
Ill tell you about some diggings W.
college chaps did In the far west. We
uncovered the ruins OF building OF
combination Of buildings that had been
used by a prehistoric race centuries
ago.
.was that when you were a stu.
dent7-
"No: was graduate"
"who led the e1peditionr
Manning"
"Tberei told you President Man.