The Point Pleasant register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, W. Va.) 1909-1939, 1909-07-21

49, 3D. SSNAGN CAeCAAy ~ kASA4s a" AGA
the last one had gone, with evident
disappointment she touched her horse
with the whip and drove homeward.
She had not gone fur before she over
took young man who might be any
where between thirty and thirty-fve.
plainly dressed In pepper and salt
suit and felt bat
Y beg your pardon she said. rein
Ing in. did you come In on the train
Just passed."
81 did" raising his hat politely.
IBID you see an elderly person OF
scholarly appearance get OFF,
81 don't remember any such"
81 suppose he didn't come" She
was about TO drive on when he said to
her:
Are you Miss ConstableY
why. yes" surprised.
And were to meet Mr.. Manning,
president Of wlnward college,"
Yes. What's become OF hlmT
''I represent him"
''oh!" She looked for further infop
nation. but not receiving It. said:
Since you have come IN his place
please get into the cart I'll drive you
to the house."
Miss Constable was curious to hear
an explanation as to why he had sent
this young =ian in his place. but she
was well bred young girl and didn't
like to ask questions. However. her
curiosity got he better of her.
You're President ManninS's son, I
fancy"
"Mr. Manning isn't old enough to
have son OF my age"
why. thought college presidents
were always old"
That used to be the case. They
hired some very respectable old min
lister for the position. Now they get
man to do the dirty work"
What do you call the dirty work."
They define II building up the col
leGe. 1t 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
Ike that, I'm sure. Father says he
has one OF the finest minds he has
ever known"
'Pity he can't exercise It In q higher
field"
I'm astonished at you" She turned
and looked him in the face with Sc
we're expression. You come here rep
reseDting the president OF a splendid
university and speak Of him IN the
most contemptuous terms"
do you know what this visit that
has been arranged on the part Of MIR.
Manning is for?"
NO"
The college corporation, always
hungry for funds, tcld Manning to
come up here and see If he couldn't
get $4,000 OUT Of your father to make
over an old dormitory."
We'll. why didn't he Gomez"
Ashamed Of the work"
Nonsense! Such work is nothing to
be ashamed Of
THE meanest thing about the whole
matter is the shutting the work on
to me-"
Your
DO you think me too good for the
work or the work too good for me?"
"l-shouldn't think they would send
so young
Ordinary
"I would rather take you for the
captain Of the football team"
81 was when I was in college"
Are you taking a postgraduate
course?"
mo"
Tutor"
"So."
Professor"
''Oh. no; YOU don't think they'd give
man Of my calIber professorship.
do you?"
81 know. You're registrar or some
thing like that"
The gentleman laughed. 1t was very
dIscomposInS to Miss Constable. She
felt that she might be making a mis-
take. I'm not going to say another
word" she said.
We'll. let's talk OF something else"
"What?"
"Are you interested IN archaeology"
Yes"
We'll. then. since we have still a
little time before reaching your home
I'll tell you about some digginSs we
college chaps did in the far west. We
uncovered the ruins OF building or
combination OF buildings that had been
used by prehistoric race centuries
ago"
WAS that when you were a STU
dent?"
'No: was graduate"
who led the expedition
Manning"
There! told you President Man
ming was scholar"
81 thought you said he only looked