Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-10-21
EXPELLED
FROM COLLEGE
But There Was Com
penSatiOn
By F. A. mitchell

A carriage was driven up to hand
some residence in rural England. An
old man was assisted by lackey %
aIght and was met by another old
man on the terrace. There was a
striking likeness between the two, who
embraced with great emotion.
Edmond Stanhope, earl OF Cumber-
wald, the host, and his brother, the
Hon. Charles StanhOpe, had not met
for many years. The earrs wife from
the date of her marriage set herself to
break up his relations with the mem,
bers of his family and with her own
One by one through her connivance
they had become estranged from him
The last one the lady drove away was
his brother, Charles, whom he loved
and who loved him better than all the
world.
And now. Lady Cumberwald having
passed away, and the earl, having lost
his children save a younger daughter
being alone, had sent for his brother
There were no differences to make up
Charles understanding that his broth
ers wife had come between them and
that Edgar had simply been unable tC
withstand her. Charles asked no rea
son for his brothers having ignored
him for so many years, and Edmond
gave none. There was tacit under.
standing between them.
When Charles had been with bis
brother several days Edmond sat down
with him to consult as to what should
become of the title after his death
Edmonds daughter, the only one OF
his children still living, had married 9
Canadian against her fathers wishes
and he had never seen her since. she
had one son. Richard Darlington, now
youngster Of eighteen. Charles had
a son, who had gravttated to the Unit
ed States, and this son, Hugh Stan
hope, lad married and begotten
daughter, Gladys.
By dispensation Of Providence Dick
end Gladys of the third generation OF
the family of Stanhope and Caring
ton met at an American university
composed of mans and a woman's
college. There are many Carringtons
and goodly number OF Stanhopes in
America, and there was no reason for
either to suppose that there was kin.
ship between them. Besides, it is Ques
ttonable If either knew anything abou
their prOgenitOrs beyond their parents
and relatives of their own generation.
But to return to the old gentleman
in England. There was some question
as to who would inherit the Cumber
wald title and estates at the earl's
death. Gladys Stanhope was the heil
In the direct female line, while Dick
Darlington was the heir in the indirect
earPs death other claimants whom hC
wished to ignore. After a conference
the brothers decided that 1t was desir
able to unite the title and estates by
g marriage between Dick Darlington
and Gladys Stanhope.
Within a week after the conference
between the brothers an agent was dis
patched to America to find young Mr.
Darlington and Miss Gladys Stanhope
and convey to each the intentions OF
their grandfathers.
One morning there was a commO
ton at Meredith hall, the name by
which the women's college was known
where Gladys Stanhope was being edu.
Gated. The night before half a dozen
young ladies, contrary TO the college
rules, had left their dormitories, met as
many students OF the parent institu.
ton, Hart university, and gone for q
straw ride without a chaperon even OF
the same material as the cushions of
the wagon. One Of these girls, Gladys
stanhope. had not escaped the vigilamt
eye of a college duenna, who had fol
lowed her just In time to see the wag.
on drive away. The duenna had re-
NAMED on watch TIL o'clock In the
morning, when she had seen Miss Stan
hope return under the escort Of young
man who had climbed a waterspout
let down a rope and assisted her to
mount. He had then descended and
made tracks across the campus.
Gladys Stanhope was called before
the dean of the college. upon whose
brow sat thundercloud. Being inter
rogated as to where she had been the
night before. she confessed that she
had been on a straw ride composed OF
half dozen students of the mems col.
lege and as many Of the wOmen's col
la1o Tbou hod unf atoOpa1 aDvw hpTa
for supper, but after enjoying them
selves tnnocently had returned to their
rooms.
The next question propounded to
Miss Stanhope was the names OF the
other fve girls who had been engaged
In this scandalous infraction Of college
regulations. These Gladys refused to
disclose. After intimating that IL she
continued In her refusal she would
surely be expelled from college and
her good name furnished for life the
dean ordered her to her room to think
the matter over.
The outcome Of the straw ride was
at once communicated TO the mere men
Of the party. and meeting was called
In the room OF one Of their number to
Deliberate as to what should be done
to help the girls out Of the scrape.
Dicl, Darlington. who was one OF them.
a-az selected TO make Il known to the
dean OF Meredith hall that every one
Of tie men who had taken part In the
ride would sign an affidavit that there