The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-06-14

Grabbenheim.' After class we nau
lot of fun over IL, and two days later
when Grabbenhelms name was called
again n boy who was up on that part
Of the lesson recited without a break.
Grabbenheim was making "A great rec
ord in calculus.
A few days later seven members OF
the class hunked in a row over II
peculiarly criminal problem. and then
Grabbenheims name was called. Noddy
Pierce was the only man in the class
prepared and he got up and sailed
right through. Prof. wogg was de-
lighted.
IL want to compliment Mr.. Grabben-
helm before the class" he said. beam
Ing. He seems to be here for BUSH
ness and he IL making an excellent
record. That was spendidly done, Mr..
Grabbenheim."
After the class we held little meet
ing and decided that with such pros
poets Grabbenheim ought to live. IL
would be a shame to cut him down at
the beginning of 81 brilliant "A career.
BESIDES, 1t wouldn't be bad plan to
have a scholar In the class. so we
decided that whoever knew the part
of the lesson which was assigned to
Grabby started out on his dazzling
course.
In month Grabbenheim was the
sensation of the class. He had never
fallen down on "A recitation. This was
only natural, since any one Of us who
knew the problem would get up and
reclte for him He had never failed
to put a problem on the board and
explain 1t to the perfect satisfaction Of
every one.
old Woggs was delighted. 1t was
dreary work for him trying to insert a
diaphanous suspicion Of the rudments
of higher mathematics into lot Of
otherwise occupied heads, and when he
got a real scholar he was as happy as
child with a new toy. 1t was pretty
hard on our two or three good scholars,
because they had to watch out for Grab
benheim and their own marks too. and
it kept them on edge all the time.
Moreover every time man recited
for Grabbenheim he had to funk for
himself for fear Prof. Wogg would sud
denly return to earth and wonder how
two men could occupy the same chair
at the same time. But we pointed out
to them that the honor Of the class was
at stake. We had star in Grabben-
helm and 1t would never do to desert
him They were loyal boys and had big
hearts and they saw the point-all but
Simpklns. Everything would have been
easy II Simpkins hadn't got jealous.
never saw such a fc.,ow as Simp-
kins anyway. He was ANS kicking
and Directing. There was no class
spirit in him at all. He thought ex-
cluslvely of himself when the marks
cams out at the end Of the second month
Grabbenheim led the class 10y an enor-
nous plurality. and what did Simpkins
do but up and insurge? He had always
been a good scholar and he couldn't
bear to See any one beat him. He de-
cined to recite for Grabbenheim any
longer More than that he threatened
to expose him.
Think of having to worry along In
college with an ingrowlng disposition
like that. We were furious. We met
Simpkins casually after literary society
meeting and took him out to clay
quarry half full Of the dampest water
you ever saw. Then we talked to him
like brothers.
We pleaded with him not to risk his
noble young life by contracting pneu-
monla from getting soaked In that
water. And we pointed out just how
this was certain to occur accidentally
If he exposed Grabbenhelm. That settled
the exposure business-both kinds OF
exposures; but from that time Simp-
kins was mortal enemy of Grabben
helm.
Twice he got up To rec'te for Grab
benheim and failed miserably We had
to take him out to the quarry again
and plead with him some more. And at
mdterm examination We barely headed
off an atroCiOus plot. We had all con-
tributed L. Grabby's examination paper.
and Pierce wrote 1t In IA beautiful back
hand. 1t was perfect. but just as Pierce
was laying 1t on the professors desk,
nicely hidden under his own. he noticed
the name on top of the pile already