Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-03-12
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COLLEGE BOY.

IN Lillian II coming 20 town for q week
10 do some shopping. He asks. me 10
NEST her 81 the station ana show her
some attention I'm under great ehlt
cations 70 my uncle. Indeed, he Il
helping me through college. But what
che dickens am I TO dor have three
examinations coming ON at the end Of
the week aud know nothing about any
one Of the subjects. The only possible
way for me 70 get through Il to bone
lay and night. How can I do that
and dance attendance upon q glrlT'
els your cousin prettyY'
II haven't seen her since she was q
hid"
''EIow will you know herr'
''She win carry bunch Of violets IN
her left hand"
"wel. / win DO the donors In your
place II you like"
"Dick Rathvon, shakei You are q
JOY forever
When Miss Lillian Ayres alighted
from the train the next afternoon she
was met by a tall. imposing looking
young man. who. seeing the signal vlo-
let's. approached her and without the
slightest hesitation saluted her with a
couslnly kiss.
why, how you have grownF' she
exclaimed. You're the only big one Of
the family"
And how you have improved" re.
piled the young man. II never would
have supposed you would bloom into
SUCH rare flower"
Several days passed. during which
the young man gave me undivided at
tentIon to the girl, cutting lectures,
chapel aud any other college duty that
stood in the way Of his doing 50. but
one morning when his friend had been
up all night examining under the slim.
ulant OF strong coffee Rathvon ap.
peared az his room and said:
''Alee, we're In a hole"
''Ifor heavens sake. what Is itr
"HcT fathers coming to take her
home"
"Great scott, What are we going to
dor
Leave It to me-
The next day Mr.. Rathvon upon
leaving Miss Ayres said:
Il have confession to make"
'What h ItT'
"sluce You have been here ! should
have been preparing for several im-
pOrtant examinations. One OF them
comes on tomorrow morning. Fortu-
nately your father win arrive then.
and you WIN be provided for"
why, Alec. you should have told me
this before"
II couldn't"
"Couidnti why notT'
''Pve 80 enjoyed going about with
you"
"But your examinationsg''
IL am plucked II win be In good
cause. q lovely cause"
Heaven grant that you may not be. !"
'Goodby. Before I have got through
with the struggle you will Be gone"
There was a coualnly kiss, the twen-
tieth IN four days. and he was gone,
About o'clock the next afternoon
Alec Ayres entered bis room after
having passed the last of his term ex-
aminations. He found Dick Rathvon
niIlng a pipe from a skull tobacco
holder. Alec threw himself into q
chair
~Do you think they're gOneY' he
asked.
'-rhs only through train went AZ q"
There's = day OF reckoning coming
for this"
''Tn the aim future. Don't borrow
trouble. Take a pipe"
There was a knock ON the door.
Alec drew back tho latch with q lazy
string. aud In walked hls uncle and
he cousin.
'Poor Alecr exclaimed Lillian
going over to Dick and laying her
hand atIectionately on his shoulder
@Don't seold him, papa; he's been 20
nice to me-
aHello. Alec. my boyF said the un-
Gle, grasplng Alec's hand.
"why. papa" lnterposed Lillian.
what are you dolngH Don't ron know
your own nephewf Thls IL Alec"
No hole opened to let the two boys
down into the cellar. where they
would fain have hidden themselves.
% each drew down under his eoat
cellar and waited for the bolt 10 strike
him. Mr. Ayres was not a stupid
man Indeed. he saw IN a moment
that some prank had been played
''fe that gentleman 4 Alec" be said.
II have been grossly imposed upon"
LiIilan flushed RID and white By
tuFua
sits ali up. Diek." said Alec. Eve
may As well cOnfesa. Uncle. Lillian. 1
have been having q terrible struggle
with my examinations. This ls my
ehnm. Dick Rathv0n. He agreed to
take care Of you for ne while I have
been examining niEht and day. He did
4 ell Out o. kindness 70 me-"
enc such thing" area Dick. Il did
4 because I liked 4"
E1Illan stood petrinea.
Boys" said Mr.. Ayres. when I
vas IA cailewe 1 Was A eran@qrae@ I