Harvard Stories: Sketches of the UndergraduatePost, Waldron Kintzing
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Harvard Stories: Sketches of the Undergraduate
Post, Waldron Kintzing
College stories, American; College students -- Fiction; Harvard University -- Fiction
"Hullo, there is my uncle's boat," exclaimed Rattleton, pointing to a
big schooner. "I am going aboard her. You go back to New London and get
a trap, and I'll meet you at the ferry."
Holworthy ran back towards the town. On the way he met the others, who
stopped him to hear what was up.
"I don't know," he replied. "He is completely gone. I am going up to the
quarters. You fellows mustn't come. They won't allow a crowd there."
"Where is Jack?"
"Gone aboard his uncle's yacht. Rather think he has gone to ask for an
invitation for Charlie. Hope so."
"Isn't there anything we can do?"
"Not a thing. Don't try to see him, please; you probably won't have a
chance to, anyway."
"You won't dine with us then?"
"Can't possibly."
"Well then, good-bye, old man. We'll all come back together next year
and see them win."
"Good-bye. Write to a fellow once in a while and let me know how you are
all getting on in the world."
"Good-bye." "Good-bye." "Good luck to you." "Thank heaven we have all
been at Harvard anyway." This last for the benefit of a knot of radiant
men who pushed by, with violets in their button-holes, and who looked
back and laughed good-naturedly.
So "the gang" separated, and so separate constantly, after this battle,
not knowing when they will ever meet again, men who have lived together
four years and have become the closest friends that live.
Half an hour later Holworthy and Rattleton in a buggy were on their way
to Red Top. All sorts of rumors had already spread about No. 4 in the
Harvard boat, and they were really relieved to find, on arriving at the
quarters, that Rivers was nowhere near death's door, not even
permanently injured. But the great, stalwart, glorious man was weak and
limp as an invalid girl. As soon as possible they got him away from the
gloomy group at the quarters, and took him aboard the cruiser of
Rattleton's uncle for perfect rest and sparkling blue water.
There they kept him prisoner for two weeks, though before he had fairly
got back his strength, he began chafing to get to work. When at last
they let him go, he buckled down to his desk, as he had to his oar, and
kept at it until, at the end of the summer, a short vacation was forced
on him.
* * * * *
The following cablegram, received by "Herr Holz Holvordy," at St.
Moritz, explains itself:
NEWPORT, Sept. 5.
She is mine. Hurrah. Be my best man.
RIVERS.
At the wedding every one remarked what a handsome couple they were, and
how well suited to each other. Holworthy of course was best man. The
ushers were Messrs. Bender, Burleigh, Gray, Hudson, Randolph, and
Stoughton. Jack Rattleton happened to be abroad at the time.
THE END.
THE NEWEST FICTION.
DR. IZARD.
By ANNA KATHARINE GREEN, author of "The Leavenworth Case," "The Doctor,
His Wife, and the Clock," etc., etc. With frontispiece.
MASTER WILBERFORCE.
The Study of a boy. By "RITA," author of "A Gender in Satin," etc.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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