The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-06-01
his REPRESENTATIVE.
BY BEATRICE TUCKER.

urban station two minutes after the
arrival of train from the city. She
had evidently come to meet some per-
son expected to arrive and was trife
late. AS those who had come scattered
the girl looked eagerly at them. When
the last one had gone, with evident
disappointment she touched her horse
with the whip and drove holneward.
She had not gone far before she over
took a young man who might he any.
where between thirty and thirty-five,
plainly dressed In pepper and salt
suit and felt hat.
II beg your pardon" she said, rein
Ing in, did you come In on the train
Just passed?"
II did" raising his bat politely.
did you see an elderly person OF
scholarly appearance get OFF,"
III 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
"Wby. yes" surprised
And were TO meet Mr.. Manning,
president of Winward colegeT
"Yes, What's become OF himT
II represent him"
"Ob!" 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 you
to the house."
Miss Constable was curious to hear
an explanation as to why he had sent
this young man in his place. but she
was a well bred young girl aud 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 son of my age" M
0'Why, / thought college presidents
were always DID,"
THAT used to be the case. They
hired some very respectable old min
ister for the position. Now they get a
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.
lsh prizes. It's kind of one horse
business position"
president Manning isn't anything
like that, I'm sure, Father says he
has one Of the finest minds he has
ever known"
"Pity he can't exercise 1t In higher
field" -t
I'm astoDished at you" She turned
and looked him In the face with a sc.
we're expression. "You come here rep
rescnting the president Of n 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 Mr..
Manning Is for;' ~.
mo"
ze"Tbe college corporation, always
hungry for funds, told Manning to
come up here and see If he couldn't
get $4,000 out Of your father to make
over an old dormitory."
"Weh, why didn't he comet"
ASHAMED Of the work."
Nonsense! Such work is nothing 10
be ashamed Of"
'The meanest thing about the whole
matter is the shufiling the work on
to me-"
"YouY'a.r .u- -4e -.,, A.,
81. 'Do YOU think me too good for the 4
work or the work too good for meW
~ shouldn't think they would send
so young'- t...,
"ordinary"-
Il would rather. take you for the \
captain Of the football team"
II was when was in college"
"Are you taking postgI sduats
course?"
mo"
"TutarF .t t..t
mo"
professor"
ooh. no; You don't think they'd give
a man of my caliber professorship.
do you" .sity
81 know. You're registrar or some.
thing like that"
The gentleman laughed. 1t was very
discomposing to Miss Constable. She