Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 139 June to November 1919 . e Brown. Adams stood and gazed at him witha look of dawning comprehension. Thelittle old rascal! he exclaimed at last. The members of the class, still stand-ing, waiting for the president to takehis seat, sensed the fact that somethingunusual was in the air and fell into si-lence. Tod Adams turned back toBronson, shaking his head. I cant believe it. You must haveseen some other old lady. Bronson laughed. No, its him sureenough. I passed through the lobbyjust in time to see him register and gointo the elevator, followed by a hat-b
Harper's New Monthly Magazine Volume 139 June to November 1919 . e Brown. Adams stood and gazed at him witha look of dawning comprehension. Thelittle old rascal! he exclaimed at last. The members of the class, still stand-ing, waiting for the president to takehis seat, sensed the fact that somethingunusual was in the air and fell into si-lence. Tod Adams turned back toBronson, shaking his head. I cant believe it. You must haveseen some other old lady. Bronson laughed. No, its him sureenough. I passed through the lobbyjust in time to see him register and gointo the elevator, followed by a hat-box,an English kit-bag, and eight or ninecanes. He looked like visiting royalty. The president was overcome. Well,if that isnt great! he repeated overand over, shaking his head. He turnedto the long table and rapped for silence. Gentlemen—and others, he be-gan, to the rows of expectant faces, Ihave an announcement to make of themost stupendous importance. Before making his stupendous an-nouncement he turned in the approvedmanner of orators and took a sip from. I DID NOT COME BACK TO ATTEND A RIOTOUS ORGY 164 HARPERS MONTHLY MAGAZINE a glass of water. Then he raised hishand. Gentlemen, be seated, he com-manded. When you hear what hashappened some of you will faint there are any of you gentlemen whohave weak hearts or cannot stand sud-den excitement, I advise you to leaveat once. Are there any such? Grinning and curious and with a pro-digious scuffling of chairs the membersof the class sat down, first by ones andtwos and then in a body. They lookedat their president dutifully and there fella respectful silence. There are none such, judgedAdams, gravely, looking them took another sip of water, tuckedhis napkin into his dress waistcoat, andbegan in the thunderous voice of theuplift orator. Gentlemen, he shouted, we livein a time of stirring events, an hour ofstupendous—• You said that before, interrupteda voice from the foot of the it monumental/ Shu
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