Year: 1870

at. I will be back directly No trouble at
ALL"


80 off went Cyrus with his hat on hind
part before AS for Miss Fanny Birch, she
first wished he hadn't come. But then she
thought that she couldn't help it, she had
no other place to go to. But she thought
Of course he'd have money enough for Baf.
What a pity about those eggs-fust as
black as a clisp What funny way fliv-
ing | wonder if he calls these things clean?
lie ought to have somebody to wash those
cups and plates for him; but I suppose it
Wouldn't be bachelors hall if he didn't do
it himself. All those books are full of hor-
rid bones, | expect; I'm sure don't want
to look at them. l should think he did
nothing but smoke; pipes everywhere.
wish he'd hurry back. Why,Iit's six O'Clock
now. Oh, that clock don't go-I declare,
it frightened me. Why don't he keep his
clock wound up?"


With thoughts like these Miss Fanny be-
guiled a part of the time that she was
obliged to wait for Cyrus; but at length, IT,
ring of examining the room, she ventured to
take UP a book, which fortunately proved
to be an odd volume of Macauley, and so
she forgot the world in following the for
tunes of William Of Orange until Cyrus re-
turned


That poor man had a hard time of it, On
reaching the street he stood for a moment in
doubt, and then hurried to VIM. Heiskills
boarding house, to try and borrow ten dol
lars. He knew that five would pay Miss
Birch's passage through to her fathers, but
he could not offer her less than ten. Hes-
kill was out. Then quick run round to
Walnut street revealed the fact that Sey-
mour chad gone out walking, sir, with Mr..
Heiskill." Cyrus knew that there was but
little chance of finding any of his student
friends at home on such fine afternoon;-
but still he hurried down to Spruce street
to see if by chance little Myles was trying
to make up for lost time by trihe of study.
But Myles if he happened to be engaged in
any work of self-benetit, was not doing it
at home.


"Confound it," said Cyus, 'I'ntry pious
Arnold"


"Pious" Arnold was so called, not on ac
count Of any particular religious tendency
but simply because he attended lectures
regularly and studied hard in the mean
time, refusing all temptation in the way of
card parties, excursions and other diver
sions.


"Pious" was at home, but was very sorry
he could not lend Cyrus dollar. He had.
although he did not say so, twenty-seven
dollars in a little black box in his trunk.
which was exactly what he owed his land
lady at the end of the month, and in declin
ing to part with any of it he did perfectly
right, for it is very doubtful if he would
have had any of it back in time to sustain
his reputation as the best paying studentin
Jefferson College


Poor Cyrus was dumbfounded. He knew
not another soul to whom he could apply.
One of the professors, with whom he had a
previous acquaintance through his father
might have helped him out; but he lived
over in West Philadelphia, and there was
no time to go to him. 1t was now striking
five, and the train started at six. He had
nothing to sell. He had lent his watch to
help pay his walnut bookcase which was
one of the recent ornaments ofhis room, and
he had nothing else on which, at such short
notice, he could raise dollar. He stopped
on his way back from Arnold's, again at
Heiskill's boarding house; but of course he
had not returned. What, in the name of
everything that was absurd, was he to do ?
After some ten minutes Of fruitless beating
OF his brains, he come to the conclusion that
he must return to Miss Birch and tell his
shameful story, for if Miss Birch had any
other way of managing this difficulty it was
time that she was about it. So he went to
his room.


Miss Fanny arose, but the moment she
saw him she knew he had not got the mon