Stetson Weekly Collegiate

i*. Unl v; ro5 Bjj STIT3SIT¥Hpsr«lU«BTE r* STUDENTS' PUBLICATION ^ ' OF STETSON UNIVERSITY. =gfe VOL. XXIII DE LAND, FLA., THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 10J1. No. 21 xjt xjt xjt xjt xjt xjt xjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjt XJtXJtXJt >n«>o«>rV>rV>0«)rt«aO« if*x*xrx>oc>rV>ft<>rV jooAijrtc *£ v< X "MY DOUBLE." X X By 527. X XJt XJt x*x x*x xjtxjtxjtxjtxjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjtxjt xjtxjtxjtxjtxjt tTx >n« )ft< >n« >rV A >o« >o< jftt >ft( >rtt >rV XTtxmxxmxiTxxwx I had spent several years in the Phillipines as an engineer for the government but had recently secured a position in the office of Runyon ann Pelton, Consulting Engineers, New York city. I had never before been ambitious for social honors but now as I was thrown in with society people a great deal I became desirous of trying to see what I could do in this new field of work. Though I made no social lion of my self, I managed to use so much time that I found my work in the office suffering in consequence. I was out late at night so often that my mind began to lose some of the speed and accuracy with which it was accustomed to work. Of course the proper thing to have done would have been to have dropped society and to have thrown my whole energy into my work, but it happened that the senior partner had a daughter who was quite prominent in society. It also happened that I was very desirous of appearing at my best in Mary Runyon's eyes. I should have known that a daughter of such a father would have looked deeper than the mere social veneer. But what is the use of such vain retrospections. My work seemed to go from bad to worse and Mr. Runyon was forced to gi\e me a gentle hint that unless there was a great improvement my services might not prove any longer necessary. I decided at once to accept only invitations to places where I expected Mary to be. This worked very well for a time but the people whose invitations I did not accept soon became offended, and before long I was not invited even to the places to which I wished to go. At this point a happy idea occurred to me. I had met a fellow some years before while in Cornell University who was my exact double. He was of good family and had inherited a small fortune from his father, but as he liked to travel in high society this had not lasted long. The last I had heard of him he was financially on his last legs. I knew that he had no trade or profession so hoped to win him to my plan without much difficulty. I very easily obtained two days leave and went up to Ithaca. Here I found that my old friend, Ben Weth- erby was, as I had expected, scarcely able to keep out of his creditor's clutches. Thinking that he would not likely "be in a very sensitive mood I came out plainly with what I had to say. "Wetherby, I have a proposition to make to you," I said. I have been foolish enough to try to make my way in society and to make my living at the same time. Now, I can make money but am not much of a society man; you are a good society man but not much at getting the money. Why cannot we two form a partnership and see if we cannot together make one all round man. If I pay your debts here and furnish you the money to go to into New York society, will you go bearing my name ? I wish to accept for myself invitations to places where a certain young lady is to be present, but you may handle all the others." He readily agreed to my plan and we returned to New York together. I was soon more popular in society than I had ever been before. My brilliant repartee became quite famous. I was invited to almost every social event of any importance that occurred. However, it was frequently remarked that I never seemed quite so brilliant when Miss Runyon was present. People supposed that bashfulness was the cause. All went well for a few weeks and Mr. Runyon complimented me on my work in the office, saying that the firm might want another partner soon. I was beginning to think that the problem had been successfully solved when one day I passed Mary on the street and she bowed in the most formal manner, with a cold "good afternoon, Mr. Brown." Wc had become qiiitc intimate and she generally called me by my first name, and I could not understand the sudden change. The next morning I called to see if I could find out the reason but she was "not at home." As I had made no engagement I supposed that she might really be out, but when that afternoon she passed me with her head turned sharply the other way I began to realize that there must be some trouble somewhere. It was several days before I could gain any clew and then it happened in this way: I was walking along Forty-second street and met an old friend of mine. "Come in and have a drink with me, Jim," he said drawing me towards the door of a nearby saloon. (Con. next week.) IN THE MAGNETIC FIELD. There are over 700 electric pleasure vehicles in use on the Pacific coast. Three million dollars is being spent to bring the power of the falling water in the Western Ghats ninety miles to Bombay, where the 50,000 electrical horse power will be used fon light and power purposes. A new ordinance makes it a misdemeanor to burn anything but electric incandescent lamps in Chicago dry- cleaning establishments where large quantities of naptha, gasolene and benzene are used. The Falkland Islanders, in South Atlantic, will establish a wireless station at Stanley, the capitol, to get the news of the world from passing ships. Milwaukee is fighting the smoke nuisance. Electricity is to be substituted. In a distance of 140 miles, it is estimated the Winnepeg river is capable of developing 437,000 horse power. In the oil fields of California, general Electric motors are being used to pump oil from the wells to the surface.—Ex. The wind was loud and boistrous— So were the Freshmen. The sun thought it was the brightest thing out.—So did the Freshman. The Dude thought he was the finest out.—So did the Freshman. The grass said it was the greenest in town.—And so were the Freshmen. —Ex.