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The Fall of Ouintus Fabius Long T WAS the last day of the semester. The entire body of students of the Washington High School was assembled in the spacious auditorium for the scholastic event of the term. In this contest any student in the school might submit a poem, essay, short story, or a play. The winner was awarded a gold medal. The program was about half-way through and the juvenile section of the audience was frankly bored. At the close of each paper they had clapped rather per¬ functorily. The next number on the program was announced by the student- body president. “ ‘Necessity for the More General Study of Greek’ Quintus Long” The speaker, a husky, dark-haired boy of about fourteen years, a fine specimen of boyhood, was unusually pale and his bright, gray eyes were con¬ cealed by a huge pair of tortoise-shell glasses. He spoke well, in clear, concise sentences. When he had completed his essay, the older portion of his audi¬ ence applauded vigorously, the younger element mechanically. Two more readings terminated the program. The five judges rose im¬ portantly and conferred together in the principal’s office and then solemnly communicated their decision to the president. Quintus Long had won the medal. Amidst genera l applause he received the prize. “I knew he’d win,” said dark-haired Maybelle Summers, “he always does. He never fails in anything.” “That’s quite a record,” responded her companion, “and he’s only a fresh¬ man, too. I’d like to see him miss once, anyway.” “Oh, he will,” concluded Maybelle sagely, “after all, he’s only mortal.” Quintus Fabius Long, for such was this remarkable boy’s name, was his parents’ only child. When he was born, the Longs brazenly dared the Fates and decided that he should not be as other small boys of their acquaintance— noisy, mischievous, nerve-racking tomboys. No, indeed! He would be the true
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Tage 8 The Lowell son of his parents, earnest and quiet; he would live a peaceful, uneventful life, and, it is not amiss to say, they expected him to die a peaceful death and be buried in a quiet, peaceful grave, even as they themselves expected to be. Moreover, his parents decided that, when he should have attained maturity, he should be a professor (for Mrs. Long thought professors were the very acme of dignity and “so distinguished”) and at thirty-five or thereabouts he was to marry a nice, sensible, congenial girl, who would aid him in his career. Thus they planned, little knowing that the Fates, autocratic rulers, will brook no interference from mere mortals. When the remarkable Quintus was twelve years old, he was everything that the Longs desired him to be. He was gentle, manly, courteous, and had never been boisterous. Moreover, he was the best student in his class and the joy and delight of his teachers. He did not waste his time playing, but spent it reading and improving his mind. Whenever one of the boys would ask him to engage in sport, Quin would adjust his owlish glasses, and say, “No, thank you. Darwin is too engrossing.” At thirteen, Quin was graduated from grammar school, the undisputed scholar of his class. Even the teachers were proud of him. Quin entered high school with but one ambition. He intended to be the best student in the entire school. He studied diligently and frequently. As a reward for his labors, he received the best possible grade in every subject. At the same time, he confided to his parents that he had decided to become a professor of Latin and Greek. Their joy on hearing this was boundless. Toward the beginning of the second semester (just after he had won the prize) Quin remained after school one afternoon to finish a Greek exercise. When he was deeply engrossed in his work, he heard someone address him. He looked up and saw (what he termed to his parents) “one of those foolish girls” before him. She was little and golden-haired and blue-eyed, and he re¬ membered that his teachers called her “Miss Bless.” She asked in a sweet, baby voice if he would explain a “math” problem to her. He endeavored to explain it to her, but his explanation did not seem ade¬ quate, for she puckered up her pretty brows in perplexity. He questioned her as to which points she did not understand. As he watched her, he discovered that she was very attractive. He had never really noticed her before. He went deeper into the explanation. Finally, she said she understood, and, thanking him sweetly, walked away. The following day as Quin strode through one of the corridors of the large, gray building he met (he had taken the trouble to find out her name) June Bliss. She smiled at him. He stuttered out a faint “Hello!” while a warm feeling, which he could not label, enveloped him. He had never felt that way before. That day he received his first low mark in geometry. He had discovered that June sat where he cbuld easily view her many charms. He gazed at her all period, and when the teacher called upon him, he hadn’t the faintest idea
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