Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1910-06-16

of law.
The promise of his unknown friend
to provide for his mother and sister
was kept. but the amounts provided
were small and at times irregularly
paid. Humphrey. remembering Roses
words that il would be ungrateful for
him to endeavor to discover who was
the donor. told his mother not TO look
into any checks she might receive and
IL any came thar revealed the secret
not to tell him. The remittances were
all made by check. signed by the cash
Ter of the Anterior bank. But. obeying
her sons instructions. Mrs. Miller new
er inquired AT the bank from whom the
money came. though it was not proba-
BILE If she had done so she would have
received any satisfaction.
But the one clew Humphrey pos
sessed as to the identity of the I'M
known donor-the fact that Bob Clark
had been fond of archery when boy
took possession Of the students mind
and kept it's place there all through his
college course. Attached to the clew
was a feeling which kept him in
state of constant perpiexity. What If
Lucina Clark had persuaded her father
to advance the means sent his mother?
That Lucina had shown Il predisposi-
ton for him was evident. At the end
of his studies It was to be expected
that the secret would come out. If Lu-
Gina had been instrumental in the mat
ter It would be incumbent upon him TO
bestow upon her any return she might
desire. Suppose she should wish the
offer Of himself.
Lucina was an attractive girl. and
such a result did not appear especial
~ distasteful TO him. Indeed. the u.s.
scciation of her with this Ito dml
II eat bcnEraction was gradually draw
ing him toward her during the whole
Of his college course. Each year he
was growing older and at the time of
his graduation had attained the season
when one begins to think of his domes-
tic future. His thoughts during this
period were all of Lucina Clark.
While in college Humphrey took one
or two scholarships which brought
him monetary assistance. but beyond
this he had too much on his hands to
study for prizes or honors in his class.
AT the time of his graduation nearly
all his friends at Anterior, including
Lucina Clark, went over to attend the
exercises at the college. Rose Wyman
had become the principal Of a school
for small children, and the exercises of
her own pupils prevented her from
seeing her friend graduate.
Humphrey had studied enough law
while in college to enable him to get a
situation in an Office that would pay
In,- ot,A D.
a legal education as may be obtained
from Office practice. Therefore he did
not attend a law school. He preferred
to stop the payments Of hiS unknown
friend. He therefore directed his moth
er to return the first payment made
after he began his duties and ask the
cashier of the bank from which it came
if he might not now know TO whom he
had been indebted. The cashier after
taking time for consultation with bis
principal returned and answered that
whenever he felt abundantly able to
repay the amount the donors name
would be given him. Until then there
could be nothing gained by furnishing
the desired information.
Humphrey was much disappointed.
He thought OF charging Bob Clark
with being a party TO the matter of his
benefactions: but. thinking. that if his
sister were involved without his
knowledge IT might raise delicate
complication. be deSisted. Since the
only clew he had was ID connection
with the Clark family There WAS no
one else for him 10 consider. In his
he remembered that he had