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Show DISAPPOINTED IN MURDOCH j When Representative Victor Mur-iock Mur-iock of Kansas was a young lad he entered en-tered as a student at an academy-known academy-known as the Lewis school in that e-tate. He was one of the promising ;v.;pils and did well in his studies. But one of his c.'hss mates Jones might have b-n k;-' name was the "bad boy" of the ptace and up to every bit of mischv-f that went on. But i -iivs jessed by. The bovs who had '.in1- the field for football and marbles had gone out into the world to sneet their destiny. And Murdoek had Jost sight of Jones in the smoke which hung over his political contests. But .Tones, though "gone." was not "for-irotven." "for-irotven." Murdoek often wondered what had beeD the path in life of the reckless, foolhardy boy. At last, one uicht, Murdoek was called call-ed to a town in New Jersey to deliver a speech on some important issue and while there met an old friend of his -o-i-ood davs. They talked over old 1 V N r I - nd laughed about things over which they had once shed boyish -tears. strange how the old lads have turned out," sighed the friend in a '.-. mood. "Those who were the worst and who were expected to go rb?vc become fine men. and many of those who were model boya uZsfi e bad themselves." 't ?" queried Murdoek, with interest in his voice. ""barley Jones and yourself for an instance," replied the was such a dare devil that every one believed he would .'-jix is now a minister here in this very town. While you flSg at th!-1' a Prize PuPjl. ar actually going to congress!" |