New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1909-04-14
HIS REPRESENTATIVE.

By BEATRICE TUCkER.


She had not gone far before she over.
took young man who might be any
where between thirty and thirty-tive
plainly dressed in pepper and salt
suit and felt hat.
Il beg your PARDON" she said, rein.
ing in, Ibid you come in on the train
just passed."
Il did, raising his hat politely.
did you see an elderly person Of
scholarly appearance get off?
Il don't remember any SUCH"
Il suppose he didn't come" She
was about to drive on when he said to
her:
"Are you Miss Constable?'
wv by, yes" surprised e
And were to meet Mr. Manning,
president Of Winward college?'
Eyes. What's become of him?''
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
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 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, 1
fancy"
Mr.. Manning isn't old enough to
have 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 2?
"They define it 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-
fish 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 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 splendid
university and speak Of him in the
most contemptuous terms
''Do you know what this visit that
Manning is for?'
mo-
1.-THE 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."
'Well, why didn't he Gomez"
ASHAMED Of the work.
Nonsense! Such work is nothing to
be ashamed Of"
1.-THE meanest thing about the whole
matter is the shutting the work on
to me-"
"You?'
do you think me too good for the
work or the work too good for me?'
'I-shouldnt think they would send
SO young
"Ordinary''-
81 would rather take you for the
captain of the football team"
II was when I was in college"
care you taking postgraduate
course?"
mo"
"Tutor?"
mo"
"Professor?''
ooh, no; you don't think they'd give
a man of my: caliber a professorship,
do yOu?"
II know. You're registrar or some
thing like that
The gentleman laughed. It was very
discomposing to Miss Constable. She
felt that she might be making mis-
take. I'm not going to say another
word" she said.
"WeI, let's talk of something else"
"What?''
care you interested in archaeology"
Eyes"
"Well, then, since we have still a
little time before reaching your home
I'll tell you about some diggings we
college chaps did in the far west. We
uncovered the ruins of a building or
combination of buildings that had been
used by a prehistoric race centuries
ago"
WAS that when you were a stu
dent?''
mo: was a graduate"
who led the expedition
Manning"
There! l told you President Man
ming was scholar"
Il thought you said he only looked
like scholar
Il didn't say only at ALL
She turned the horses head into a
gateway and drove up to the house.
Her father came out to the porch and
as the traveller alighted grasped his