The Coolidge examiner., 1933-08-25

And you were also aware that
he was extremely well-to-do? This
cheek-book indicates that"
The president answered earnest
ly, almost as though in justiflca-
ton; his voice held tinge Of re-
gret.
"Yes, since money is unfortunate
ly important in keeping up chap
ter house like this. We'd rather
learn, before offering a candidate
bid, whether he has the means to
join, than suspend him afterward
for falling to meet his obligations.
On that score, we didn't have to
worry about Jordan"
Have you any notion of the
source OF his incomeT' the detec-
tive inquired.
mo, haven't; as long as he had
sufficient, that was none OF our
business"
Rankin directed his words to Mr..
Warwick. Anyhow, his relatives
will have to be notified OF his death
at once. Naturally, this Mr.. Mer-
rick, his guardian. will want to be
summoned as soon as possible"
THE university VIII advise him
officially" the supervisor promised
him. II will see to 1t that tele-
gram is sent tonight TO his address
on the QUESTIONABLE.
The detective continued his In
terrogation Of Stanton.
ITO return to how long the chap
ter has known Of the boy" he asked,
you said the first contact with him
occurred about the beginning Of last
month";"
ut was on the opening day Of
the second semester of the school
year" The president reflected
briefly. ITO be exact, on Monday,
February second. our first smoker
was on the second. and we invited
every likely prospect Of whom we
knew. After that, we gradually
eliminated the undeslrables. Final
ly, we hold a last affair and ask TO
it just those TO whom we've decid-
ed to offer the pledge pin; this
year, that was on February four
teenth."
$50 that he was pledged three
weeks ago, this past Saturday"
Rankin figured out. How did you
first come to learn of his being at
the universityT'
Through one of our alumni. a
Or. Arnold Prince, of st. Louis.
We have, you understand, thirty
seven chapters in as many colleges
over the country; that gives us a
large alumni organization. When
ever one of them hears of a prom
Using boy who intends to enter a
school where Mu Beta Sigma func-
tions, it is his duty to inform the
interested chapter about him"
Have you any such chapter at
Aberdeen, where Jordan came from
originality
mo. we aren't organized there"
Stanton returned. And of course,
he never Joined any other fra
ternity at Aberdeen; before we ac-
cepted him, we made certain OF
that. Professional and high school
fraternities are immaterial, but a
student can belong TO only one un-
der graduate college fraternity"
"And just who is Doctor Prince?"
Rankin wanted to know. what
can you tell me of him?"
Nothing at all, sir, beyond what
his letter contains" the president
replied. 1--WE can't know every
brother who ever graduated. But
he writes that he was educated al
Hawthorne university, in Fort
Wayne, Ind. He belongs to our
Omicron chapter, there. He must
be comparatively young because he
took his degree and finished his
courses only eight years ago"
The letter had been destroyed,
Rankin's next question disclosed,
once its contents were noted. But
the authors address, If he desired
1t, could be found in the fraternity
national roster, which catalogued
every living brother of Mu Beta
Sigma.
Before proceeding further, the
detective had Stanton obtain the
physicians ddress-Harker street
in st. Louis. Then, he shifted the
topic of his inquiry.
Now, | have a somewhat diff
cult request to make" he an
nounced impressively. Consider ii
carefully before speaking, Mr.. Stan
! ton. | want your opinion of Jor'
dan your impression of his
nature and temperament. Give me
a sort of character sketch; / think
l can rely on your jurgment.
The very purpose of the disci
pline preceding initiation was tc
appraise the candidates and deter
mine their worthiness; hence, Stan
tons portrait of the boys person
ality was comparatively complete
AS a PLEDGE, Jordan had been gen
erous and sincere; though light
hearted, a certain gravity had giveI