Hewroteagainandagain, begging, entreating, threatening, , andmonthbymonthhereceivedacheckforthosewhichhadappearedinthecurrentnumber.

Despitethesevariousmisadventures, thememoryoftheWhiteMouseforty-dollarchecksustainedhim, -and-butterfieldintheagriculturalweekliesandtradejournals, , whenhisblacksuitwasinpawn, hemadeaten-strike—orsoitseemedtohim—, andheenteredthemall, , hiscampaignsongthesecondprizeoffivedollars, , and, thougharichbankerandastatesenatorweremembersofit, , , moreover, hereceivedthemoney, .

DriventoshiftsinordertoseeRuth, anddecidingthatthelongwalkfromnorthOaklandtoherhouseandbackagainconsumedtoomuchtime, , savedhimhoursoftimeforwork, , , henolongerhadopportunitytoseemuchofherinherownhome, , andtowhomhehadlookedupbutashorttimebefore, , whatofhishardtimes, disappointments, andcloseapplicationtowork, 'shomehenevermetalargemind, withtheexceptionofProfessorCaldwell, , theywerenumskulls, ninnies, superficial, dogmatic, ? Whathadtheydonewiththeireducations? ?

Heknewthatthegreatminds, thedeepandrationalthinkers, , , , evenintheUnitedStates, , inthepast, , tohim, andhehadbeendeceivedintobelievingthatcollegeeducationsandmasterywerethesamethings.