Evening star., 1924-08-31

estate, but the steady source of his
consumption, influenza, pneumonia
and mental depression-"Old Cabin
Mammy's Cure for Coughs"
| Schlogenboss lived in the next
State. Leonard Travelled 900 miles to
call on him. and they became chummy
| after Leonard had given, gratis, a
| suggestion for saving cost on the raw
materials of the cure. Leonard was
good chemist. His suggestion stood
the investigation of the factory
| laboratory.
Leonard knew that the only way to
handle Schlogenboss was to be brutal.
| Look here. old sport" he said.
| you know how these society bugs
| here think they're so darn superior
/ just because YOU haven't much book
| learning. 1t would be a good joke
| on them If you had a big college
building named after you and you
| We're made an honorary doctor of
| laws
Schlogenboss grunted: you're a
| good con-man. Doc. Sure, l could
| buy me college. But no single
| buildings. Tell you what I'll do. I'll
| look over your knowledge and
! I'll think about giving il four mil
lion dollars-providinE the whole
boss tniversity-that's what l want,
and my son is to get degree
He amt real bright. some ways"
"Ungh" gasped Leonard.
Schiog genboss would not yield.
Leonard's fluttering pleas broke
| against the solid wall of four million
| dollars.
Three per cent of four million is
one hundred and twenty thousand.
a.,
ing for Schlogenboss' visit. He un-
| comfortably promised that President
Quaero should show Schlogenboss
about. Because" said the creator of
Cabin Nanny. II figure out from the
way you knock Quaero that he must
be honest I've heard your song and
dance, and I'd like to get his slant
on 1t. Tell this Quaero fellow to
| meet me at the depot, afternoon train
tomorrow"
Leonard went from the train di-
rectly to Quaero's study. though it
was ten-thirty of the evening. The
housekeeper, whom he had insisted
on Quaero's engaging. admitted him
with reverence. But Quaero, huge,
hrooding. smoke fogged. merely
turned his head and nodded.
"Good-good evening-pleasan eve
ning-my. what a handsome volume
tidl ooch Oh JdueS is. say. Mr..
Quaero, uh, the fact is-could you
| meet Theodore Schlogenboss tomor-
| row. the big manufacturer? He
wants to see the university Leon
ard blurted.
II have heard of him! Why does
he want to see this placer
"H-he would endow the university,
if we named it after him
ooh. Just that? Is that all he asks
Quaero was mild.
Yes Leonard tentatively took
| chair and drummed on his hat.
Quaero unused: Just change the
name of the university. That would
make your work complete. One by
one you have wiped out every feature
| that gave this school its reason for
existing. i am too tired to fight for
my dreams. And they are sacred to
me. If men cannot understand them
| but. Doctor, 7 didn't suppose we
| needed an extra endowment I
| thought old Pusey was pretty gener-
Gus to me-
Honest. Chief, I don't want to
knock Puscy, but 1 know that hes
been holding out on us. If VIZ can
make a hit with Schlogenboss, VIZ can
be Independent of Pusey, and yvu al
ways say you think such a lot of in
dependence and all that
Perhaps i feel tonight that / can
never know practical affairs. Go
now. my boy"-very gently-"and
come to me in the morning, but not
| before 10"
At 8 in tie morning Leonard
| was disturbed by the presidents
, housekeeper. wailing: The resi-
dent. He's gone! He never slept in
his bed at all last night"
Leonard learned from the night
agent that President Quaero had
taken the midnight train for Chica-
go. But Leonard grumbled to him
self all through breakfast: NOW,
what does the old fool want in Chi
cago? Suppose Quaero went to New
England, to tattle to Pusey! Quaero
wouldn't dare! But IL he did,
X X +
THOUGH the season was May. 1t
was hot and airless. And there
was no pullman on the train by
which Theodore Schlogenboss arrived
at New Ratersford. He clumped out
OF the day-coach, glaring.
Leonard fiuttered up to him and
cooed: Il have taxi ready for YOU,
Chief"
Huh! Horrible journey! Filthy
cars! Now where's that Quaero per-
son? Huh?"