His beat was changed the other day, it
seems, and early yesterday morning a bank in his new district was broken
into. Tim went in and arrested the burglar after a desperate fight in
the dark. When other policemen came and turned on the lights, Tim
discovered to his horror that he had captured his brother Murphy."
XVIII
_Of President West of Old Blaines College, his Trustees and his
Troubles; his Firmness in the Brown-Jones Hazing Incident so
misconstrued by Malicious Asses; his Article for the Post, and why
it was never printed: all ending in West's Profound Dissatisfaction
with the Rewards of Patriotism._
The way of Blaines College was not wholly smooth that winter, and
annoyances rose to fret the fine edge of President West's virgin
enthusiasms. The opening had been somewhat disappointing. True, there
were more students than last year, the exact increment being nine. But
West had hoped for an increase of fifty, and had communicated his
expectations to the trustees, who were correspondingly let down when the
actual figures--total enrolment, 167--were produced at the October
meeting.
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