The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-02
Ills REPRESENTATIVE.

By BEATRICE TUCKER.

a~~B %-AAr AAONH y EnllA I'M
span two wheaed cart up to a sui
urban station swo minutes after III
arrival Of a train from the city. Sd
had evidently come to meet some Del
son expected to arrive and was a triB
late As those who had come scattsre
the girl looked eagerly at them. whe
the last one had gone, with eyideu
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-fve
plainly dressed IN a pepper and sal
suit and a felt hat
x bee your pardon" she said. rein
ing in, did you come in on the trall
just passedY
Il did" raising his hat politely.
did You see an elderly person O.
scholarly appearance get ONT"
II don't remember any SUCH
Il suppose he didn't Gomez sh,
was about to drive on when be said L
her:
Are zen Miss ConstableP
why, yes" surprised.
And were to meet Mr. Manning
president Of Winward coliegeY"
Yes. What's become OF himY
II represent him"
"Oh!' She looked for further infor.
nation, but not receiving IT. said,
Since you have come in his place
please get into the cart. I'll drive you
10 the house."
Miss Constable was curious TO hear
m explanation as to why he had sent
this young man IN his place. but she
was a well bred young girl and didn't
like to ask questions. However, her
curiosity got the better Of her.
You're President Manning's son, I
fancy"
Mr. Manning isn't old enough to
have a son Of my age"
why, I 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 a
man to do the dirty work.
What do you call the dirty work?s
They define It building up the col
iege. It is really begging, borrowing
and sometimes cutting very close on
70 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 be
has one OF the finest minds he has
ever known"
PITY he can't exercise it 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 In the
most contemptuous terms"
''Do you know what this visit that
has been arranged on the part OF MIR. |
Manning is forr
"No."
"The college corporation, always +
hungry for funds, told Manning to
come up here and see If be couldn't
get $4,000 out Of your father to make
over an old dormltory."
''Well, why didn't he Gomez"
Ashamed Of the work"
"Nonsensel Such work IS nothing to
be ashamed or"
1.-THE meanest thing about the whole
matter is the shutting the work on
to me-"
"YouT'
do you think me too good for the
work or the work too good for me?v
'I-shouldnt think they would send
30 young"
Ordinary h
Il would rather take you for the
captain Of the football team" 8
Il was when ! was in college"
Are you taking q postgraduate
.ourseT'
stNo."
"Tutorg'
sNo."
fFOIessof
ooh, no; you don't think they'd give I
man Of my caliber a professorship. s
10 you?"
II know. You're registrar or some
hing like that"
The gentleman laughed. It was very
Iiscomposing to Miss Constable. She I
cit that she might be making mis- '
AXE. I'm not going to say another
Vord," abe said. I
"Well, let's talk Of something else" {
"What?''
''Are you interested in archaeology :
sYes." I
"welI, then. since we have stin a
title time before reaching your home d
ii tell you about some diggings we il
cllego chaps did in the FAR west. We j
Uncovered the ruins Of a building OF G
ombination OF buildings that had been Z
sed By . prehistoric race centuries g
co." Z
awas that when you were q shs y ],
entg' I,
"No; / was q graduate
ssWho led the expeditionT
Manning"
''There! | told you President Man
ing was a scholar" q
II thought ron snid be only looked q
ke scholar" al
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