The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-01-04

''very. You have Oxford and Cam
bridge. We have Cambridge"
II see. And why. may ask. do yot
wish to see this old pile Of stonesT'
because OF the historic interest at
tnched to it, /.
Historic INTEREST," How's thatsg
''Wny. don't you know II was be-
sIegcd during the Wars Of The Roses
md taken by the parliamentary forces
fn Cromwell's time.~
ps'0h WAS 1t ?''aia ''''', Z.
sTe you live about here ! should
think you would have heard Of that
"But I'm not that kind Of fellow.
you know. / run TO horses and dogs
and cricket and all that
They were climbing an eminence on
asked IL he was sure he could gain
admittance for her, and he replied that
he would show her over it himself
''Are you a--a friend of the eariT'
she asked.
II know him well enough
"what kind OF a man Is hep
-Oh. he's good sort; not much
brains. He and were at Oxford to-
gether. We went there for the student
life"
Il thought you said you were not
fond OF study
I'm not What meant by the stu
dent life is the boating and the games
In short. the college life barring the
lectures. pulled one year against
Cambridge
They reached the castle, chug-cbugged
over the drnwbrIdge, under the port
cuifis and drew up In the court. A
hickey came running up 30 them. The
young man said soneIhIns. 10 him in
IN underione. then asked AIIss Rob
bins TO follow HIM
One OF the first interesting points
they reached was portion OF the wall
built OF different stone from the rest.
This part was knocked down. said
the volunteer guide. -by an attack
made some time or other. by whom,
don't exactly remember. must ask
Bob about it,"
aWho Is Bob. may l askf''
"oh. Bob's the fellow that owns the
place.
Is he at home todayy'
.T believe. he is. He was to have
gone to the city. but think something
turned up to change his PLAN
..You say hc Is not infeilectuaiT"
'.Nps n whit more than L.
81 would like to see at least por-
trait OF him. Possibly you may be
able 60 show me onez'
"a portrnit of Bob, Why. be
wouldn't have that mug OF his put on
canvas mt the kings command.-
Ties not handsome. thenf-
II should say not
-Has he fnmilyY-
sMothcr and sisters
swhnt are his sisters ifter'
sph, they're good girls. but they're
different sort from Americans. e<pe-
cisiiy those who come FROM Boston
-In what re-pectr'
why. n one Of them should have
cob splintered around her she'd faint
and even II not n bit bent would lie
In bed after Il for fortnight"
.Indeed.- -~-s.. 49,.
II there was anything historically In
tere-ting aieut the castle the guide APP
peared te he unable 20 bring Il out
When he had finished showing the nld
pile OF stones. rs he called II. he took
Miss Robbins In his auto 10 the station
md before parting with her asked her
II he might call upon her In London.
She gave him permission and her nd
dress. He called the next day and
bore nm invitation from his friend
Bob. as he called him. or. rather. Hob'~
mother. to luncheon at the castle.
Great were the regrets Of tho mem-
hers ~ Miss Robbins party that they
had not gone with her to Ahercrombie
that they might have shared IN the in
vitntion. Miss Robbins took a train
and was met nj the station by Lady
Tidminster and one OF her daughters.
They had great deal TO say about
what they considered her remarkable
presence OF mind upon having ~ cab
knocked from around her. and Lady
Gwendolin. who was nearly Miss Rob
bins age. asked:
what did you do without your
smelling salisf-
After reaching the castle. Just before
luncheon was served, the young man
who had caused the accident and
afterward acted a~ guide boliei Into
the room and approached the garrst.
looking vcry much ashamed Of him
self.
BEG pardon he said. ''for going
about with scu ms another fellow. hut
you see I was 80 nisiazed at your ac
tion when ! ran you down and 81
n al,o mad NJ u,xSeIf that dltln.f Ike To
admit who was. Hope you won't lay
II up against me-"
please forgive me-" pleaded Lady