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University   lacked      the  courage    which    comes    from   intellectual   honesty。 

Wherefore        its  economics       were    devitalized     and    its   theology     an 

anachronism。 

     But Jeff had been given a mind unable to lie to itself。 He was in very 

essence  a  non´conformist。 To   him  age   alone  did   not lend sanctity  to   the 

ghosts of dead yesterdays that rule to´day。 



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     ;Whoso   would   be   a   man   must   be   a   non´conformist。   He   who   would 

gather immortal palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness�察�but 

must explore if it be goodness。 Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of 

your own mind�察─�Emerson。 

       CONVERSING ON RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY�察�THE REBEL 

LEARNS   THAT   IT   IS   SOMETIMES   WISE   TO   SOFT   PEDAL   IDEAS 

UNLESS THEY ARE ACCEPTED ONES 

       During   his   freshman   year   Jeff   saw   little   of   his   cousin   beyond   the 

usual campus greetings�察�except for a period of six weeks when the junior 

happened to need him。 But the career of James K。 tickled immensely the 

under   classman's   sense   of   humor。   He   was   becoming   the   most   dazzling 

success ever developed by the college。 Even with the faculty he stood high�察�

for if he lacked scholarship he had the more showy gifts that went farther。 

He knew when to defer and when to ride roughshod to his end。 It was felt 

that   his   brilliancy   had   a   solidity   back   of   it�察  �a   quality   of   flintiness   that 

would endure。 

    James was inordinately ambitious and loved the spotlight like an actor。 

The    flamboyant     oratory   at  which    he  excelled    had   won    for  him   the 

interstate contest。 He was editor´in´chief of the ;Verdenian�察─�manager of 

the varsity football team�察�and president of the college senate。 

    With the beginning of his senior year James entered another phase of 

his development。 He offered to the college a new�察�or at least an enlarged�察�

interpretation of himself。  Some of his smiling good´fellowship had been 

sloughed to make way for the benignity of a budding statesman。 He still 

held a tolerant attitude to the antics of his friends�察�but it was easy to see 

that he had put away childish things。 To his many young women admirers 

he talked confidentially of his aims and aspirations。 The future of James K。 

Farnum was a topic he never exhausted。 

    It was�察�too�察�a subject which greatly interested Jeff and Sam Miller。 His 

cousin might smile at his poses�察�and often did�察�but he never denied James 

qualities likely to carry him far。 

     ;His one best bet is his belief in himself�察─�Sam announced one night。 



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     ;It's a great thing to believe in yourself。; 

     ;He's so dead sure he's cast for a big part。 The egoism just oozes out of 

him。 He doesn't know himself that he's a faker。; 

     ;He is a long way from that�察─�Jeff protested warmly。 

     ;Take his oratory�察─�Miller went on irritably。 ;It's all bunk。 He throws a 

chest   and   makes   you   feel   he's   a   big   man�察  �but   what   he   says   won't   stand 

analysisjust a lot of platitudes。; 

     ;Don't forget he's young yet。 James K。 hasn't found himself。; 

     ;Sure there's anything to find�拭─�

     ;There's a lot in him。 He's the biggest man in the university to´day。; 

     ;You     practically   wrote    the   oration   that  won    the  interstate   contest。 

Think I don't know that�拭─�Miller snorted。 

     Jeff's mouth took on a humorous twist。 ;I gave him some suggestions。 

How did you know�拭─�

     ;Knew he wasn't hanging around last term for nothing。 He's selfish as 

the devil。; 

     ;You're all wrong about him�察�Sam。 He isn't selfish at all at bottom。; 

     ;Shoot the brains out of that oration and what's left would be the part 

he supplied。 The  fellow's got   a  gift   of   absorbing   new  ideas superficially 

and dressing them up smartly。; 

     ;Then he's got us beat there�察─�Jeff laughed goodnaturedly。 He had not 

in his   make´up   a   grain  of   envy。   Even   his   laughter   was   generally  genial�察�

though often irreverent to the God´of´things´ as´they´are。 

     ;When he won the interstate he lapped up flattery like a thirsty pup�察�

but his bluff was that it was only for the college he cared to win。; 

     ;Most of us have mixed motives。; 

     ;Not J。 K。 Reminds me of old Johnson's 'Patriotism is the last refuge of 

a scoundrel。'; 

     Jeff straightened。  ;That   won't   do�察 �Sam。   I   believe   in   J。  K。 You've   got 

nothing against him except that you don't like him。; 

     ;Forgot   you   were   his   cousin�察  �Jeff�察─  �Miller   grumbled。   ;But   it's   a   fact 

that he works everybody to shove him along。; 

     ;He's     only   a  kid。   Give    him    time。   He'll   be   a   big   help   to  any 

community。; 



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     ;James K。's biggest achievement will always be James K。; 

     Jeff chuckled at the apothegm even while he protested。 Sam capped it 

with another。 

     ;He's always sitting to himself for his own portrait。; 

     ;He'll get over that when he brushes up against the world。; Jeff added 

his own criticism thoughtfully。 ;The weak spot in him is a sort of flatness 

of mind。 This makes him afraid of new ideas。 He wants to be respectable�察�

and respectability is the most damning thing on earth。; 

     After Miller had left Jeff buckled down to Ely's ;Political Economy。; 

He had not been at it long when James surprised him by dropping in。 His 

host offered the easiest chair and shoved tobacco toward him。 

     ;Been pretty busy with the team�察�I suppose�拭─�Jeff suggested。 

     ;It's taken a lot of my time�察�but I think I've put the athletic association 

on a paying basis at last。; 

     ;I see by your report in the 'Verdenian' that you made good。; 

     ;A fellow ought to do well whatever he undertakes to do。; 

     Jeff   grinned   across   at   him   from   where   he   lay   on   the   bed   with   his 

fingers laced beneath his head。 ;That's what the copybooks used to say。; 

     ;I want to have a serious talk with you�察�Jeff。; 

     ;Aren't you having it�拭�What can be more important than the successes 

of James K。 Farnum�拭─�

     The  senior looked   at   him  suspiciously。   He  was   not   strongly  fortified 

with   a   sense   of   humor。   ;Just   now   I   want   to   talk   about   the   failures   of 

Jefferson D。 Farnum�察─�he answered gravely。 

     Jeff's eyes twinkled。 ;Is it worth while�拭�I am unworthy of this boon�察�O 

great Cesar。; 

     ;Now that's the sort of thing that stands in your way�察─�James told him 

impatiently。 ;People never know when you're laughing at them。 There is 

no reason why you shouldn't succeed。 Your abilities are up to the average�察�

but you fritter them away。; 

     ;Thank you。; Jeff wore an air of being immensely pleased。 

     ;The truth is that   you're   your own   worst   enemy。  Now  that   you   have 

taken to dressing better you are not bad looking。 I find a good many of the 

fellows like youor they would if you'd let them。; 



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     ;Because I'm so well connected�察─�Jeff laughed。 

     ;I suppose it does help�察�your being my cousin。 But the thing depends 

on you。 Unless you make a decided change you'll never get on。; 

     ;What change do you suggest�拭�Item one�察�please�拭─�

     James looked straight at him。 ;You lack bedrock principles�察�Jeff。; 

     ;Do I�拭─�

     ;Take your habits。 Two or three times you've been seen coming out of 

saloons。; 

     ;Expect I went in to get a drink。; 

     ;It's not generally known�察�of course�察�but if it reached Prexy he'd fire 

you so quick your head would swim。; 

     ;I dare say。; 

     The senior looked at him significantly。 ;You're the last man that ought 

to go to such places。 There's such a thing as an inherited tendency。; 

     The jaw muscles stood out like ropes under the flesh of Jeff's lean face。 

;We'll not discuss that。; 

     ;Very well。 Cut it out。 A drinking man is handicapped too heavily to 

win。; 

     ;Much obliged。 Second count in the indictment�察�please。; 

     ;You've got strange�察�unsettling notions。 The profs don't like them。; 

     ;Don't they�拭─�

     ;You know what I mean。 We didn't make this world。 We've got to take 

it as it is。 You can't make it over。 There are always going to be rich people 

and   poor   ones。   Just   because   you've   fed   indigestibly   on   Ibsen   and   Shaw 

you can't change facts。; 

     ;So you advise�拭─�

     ;Soft pedal your ideas if you must have them。; 

     ;Hasn't a man got to see things as straight as he can�拭─�

     ;That's   no   reason   for   calling   in  the   neighbors   to   rejoice   with   him 

because he has astigmatism。; 

     Jeff came back with a tag of Emerson�察�whose phrases James was fond 

of   quoting   in   his   speeches。   ;Whoso   would   be   a   man   must   be   a   non´ 

conformist。 Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind。; 

     ;You    can   push   that   too  far。  It  isn't  practical。  We've   got   to  make 



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compromises�察�especially with established things。; 

     Jeff   sat   up   on   the   bed。   Points   of   light   were   dancing   in   his   big   eyes。 

;That's what the Pharisees   said to   Jesus   when he   wouldn't stand   for   lies 

because   they 

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