El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-12
Logic
A short story.

r T was in June, early in the evening
and the weather was unbearably
= hot The sun had not yet gone
down. but shone like a great red ball
above the treetops TO the west of the
little college town. Two students sat
in their sultry room, collars off, sleeves
rolled TO the elbows, each portng over
one OF the boys. a tall. thin south
erner. rose from the table which he
had been studying, went to the win
dow, sat on the sill and lighted a
The other youth. somewhat smaller
than the sOutherner, looked up from
his book. Tired, BOb2" he asked
YEARLY. This stuff IS fierce, ism
if? III we had studied this blamed
logic course during the term and cut
out a few Of the parties and poker
games, we wouldn't have to sit here
in all this heat and cram our heads
full Of nonsense for that exam to-
morrow"
NO use kicking now. Harry" said
Bob. Il know we should have studied
but we didn't, and If we expect to get
through this course we've simply got
TO grind through this stuff tonight
o. Lord, what job, whole terms
work to do in one night Did you go
to any of Zippie's lectures
Every one. but I slept through most
OF them. Eight o'clock is too early
in the morning for a lecture
q
rest Of the fellows are over there
holding a nice little examining party
for this exam tonight and we might
pick up enough stuff to bluff through
Not much. That crowd will do
very little examining over there Too
many pretty girls in the house for
what is Porphory's tree asked
Harry. dreamily This fellow keeps
referring 10 Porphery's tree and
never even heard of IL"
"Oh, rats. Zippie gave US lot OF
DOPE on that in the first two lee
lures. I've forgotten it now and 1
didn't take any notes Hang TINS
stuff, anyway, let's go down town ana
have a cooler or two. it's too hot up
here to study: my brains are baking
Harry finally agreed, reluctantly,
and they went downtown after the
cooler"
The sun was steaming brightly
through the windows when Harry
awC1e the next day he rolled over
groaning and pulled his watch from
under his pillow. Then he shouted
to his sleeping roommate. who lay
half dressed on a couch near by, Bob
Get up, It's 10 o'clock and old Zip
pies exam has been. going on Tor Two
hours. Heavens, how my mead acnes-
Here we not only fail to study, but
we don't even show Up for the exam
It's funk for both OF us as sure as
10 re- ms IS a line mess 4 NlIAA
what YOU wanted to get that-oh,
Lord my head"
Bob lazily rose to one elbow. looked
about him half dazed and then sank
YEARLY back on the couch. Nv nat
that2v he drawled. What you talk
ing abOut2 can't understand you.
shut up. Go to sleep" and he dozed
But Bob.v cried Harry. "zippie's
exam We've missed it,"
Huh asked Bob. sitting bolt up
right. That's so, Zippie's exam ana
we've sure missed it What time
is it2"
Ten o'clock and the exam. was called
for 8. sharp. This is nice mess
What'u we do nOw2"
Nothing; we can't stroll in at this
hour We
He was interrupted by a knock at
the door and a voice saying, Mail
Two letters were showed under the
Harry picked them up, read the ad-
dress. handed one to Bob and tore open
the other. As he read his face light
ed up with a smile
The letter said:
Dear Sir: Owing TO the unusually
good work which my class in logic mas
done during the last term, I have de-
cided not to hold any final eNamlnas
ton in this subject I only arrived
at this decision tonight and am using
the mail to inform the members of my
class as I am leaving Europe tOmor-
row morning The registrar has been
notified to give you your credits IN
my subject. Yours truly
prof Et ZiUDSrer.