Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-20

camping paraphernalia. We had thu
same surveyor run out our distance, al
revised by Goodloe and his variations
and then dismissed him and sent him OF
his homeward road.
1t was night when we arrived. ] fec
the horses and made a fire near the ban
Of the river and cooked supper. Goodloe
would have helped but his education
had not fitted him for practical things
But while 1 worked he cheered me witt
the expression Of great thoughts handed
down from the dead ones Of old. HI
quoted some translations from the GreeE
at much length.
'Anacreon," he explained. THAT was
a favorite passage with Miss Magnum-
as | recited it,"
"She is meant for higher things" said
], repeating his phrase.
Can there be anything higher" asked
Goodloe, than to dwell in the society
OF the classics, to live in the atmosphere
or learning and culture? You have often
decrled education. What Of your wasted
EFFORTS through your ignorance Of simple
mathematics? How soon would you have
found your treasure If my knowledge had
nos shown you your error"
Wen take a look at those hills across
the river first" said l, and see what we
find. I am still doubtful about varia-
tons. I have been brought up to believe
that the needle is true to the pole"
The next morning was a bright June
one. We were up early and had break
fast. Goodloe was charmed. He recited
Keats, l think 1t was, and Kelly or
Shelley-while l broiled the bacon. We
were getting ready to cross the river
which was little more than n shallow
creek there and explore the many sharp
peaked, cedar-covered hills on the other
side.
My good Ulysses" said Goodloe slap
ping me on the shoulder while I was
washing the tin breakfast plates ''let
me see the enchanted document once
more. believe it gives directions for
elm bing the hill shaped like a pack
saddle l never saw pack saddle. What
| is I'm like, Jim 2"
Score one against culture" said I
IN know 1t when I see it."
Goodloe was looking at old Rundle's
document when he ripped out most IN
collegiate swear word.
Come here, he said. holding the paper
up against the sunlight. Look at that
he said, laying his finger against it.
on the blue pqR9r-a thing had never
letters the word and figures: Malvern
1898"
What about it," I asked.
It's the water mark" said GoodlOe
The paper was manufactured in 1895
The writing on the paper is dated 1868
This is palpable fraud
ooh, / don't know" said l. "The Run
dies are pretty reliable, plain, unedu
Gated people. Maybe the paper manu-
facturers tried to Derpetrate a swindle.
And then Goodloe Banks went as wild
as his education permitted He droppel
the glasses off his nose and glared q
me.
I've often told you you were a fool,
he said. You have let yourself be i'm
posed upon by a clOdhopper. And yol
you have imposed upon me-"
How I asked. have l imposed upor
you 2"
{ tRv vour ionorance' - said he s--yyict
have discovered serious flaws in you
plans that a common school education
should have enabled you to avoid. And
he continued, II have been put 10 ex
pense that ! could i'll afford in PURSUING
this swindliag quest. l am done witt
It,"
rose and pointed n large pewste1
spoon at him, fresh from the dish
water.
one parboiled navy bean for your edu
cation. I always barely tolerated IT fl
any one. and l despised it in you. Wha