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28 walking sticks, they came up and slapped them on the back.

"Hullo, Jack—Hullo, old boy—Hullo, Clark—Hullo, fellows! Hullo, Hollingsworth!" There was a studied carelessness in the dress of the welcomers and a pronounced partiality for pipe-smoking and corduroy trousers.

The freshmen stepped about them quite conscious of being contemptuously gazed upon, and the noisy hackmen gobbled up bags and boxes. Two short Jehus with fat, bull-dog faces called the sophomores by name and were scorned in return for it. Some colored room-servants were waiting also to take up anything thrown at them. "Hiram" was conspicuous.

As the train backed out like a ferry-boat from a slip, the broad-shouldered stranger with the paper bundle was left standing alone.

The group of young men in orange-and-black caps had given a cheer for something or other, and now gathered about the tall figure.

"Glad to see ye in taeown," said one of the corduroy-clad young gentlemen with a good imitation of a "Shore Acre" accent.

"Thank you, sir," said the "Hoosier,"