Show ao woo rw 5 THE COLLEGE GIRLS g 0 I 1 by ALLISON M GRANTE I 1 I 1 tf or a rt Q by mcclure tIc Clur newspaper syndicate paula leighton stretched her round tanned arms above her head and dawne yawned d deeply and wearily pawned yawned till the big tears rolled down her b er cheeks 1 I I know I 1 should be typing those reports she muttered half aloud but alit oh it if there were only some excitement the deep silence of the deserted room seemed to mock her excitement I 1 it was all she could do to prevent herself falling fast asleep in that somnolent atmos atmosphere P here suddenly the jangle janie of the telephone bell shat the peaceful quiet of the twi light room paula stretched luvurt bubly the telephone shrilled again loud load and insistent oh im ini coming remarked paula irritably she lifted the receiver from the hook book and at the sound of the voice at the other end of the line galvanized into attention acme advertising company speak lag ing may I 1 talk to mr up milton im m sorry she replied sweetly there Is no one here but mi self Is there any message I 1 can take no thanks III call tomorrow at quarter past nine paula started to liang hang up hey just a minute stammered the voice please dont dent think ira im fresh but haven t I 1 heard your voice before I 1 I 1 mean don t 11 I 1 know you paula laughed I 1 dont don t think so she returned merri merrillyn merr llly llyl and hung the receiver in its place the nest next morning promptly at 9 15 the th telephone bell rang paula was in such haste to answer its shrill summons that her friend and classmate helen moore stared in won der replying to paulis s hello the excited tones of that must cal bass voice came over th the e wires I 1 do know you I 1 it dec declared hired triumphant ly 1 I knew I 1 did I 1 danced with aou ou at the cht sigma chi masquerade in abill and at one on of the house dances don t you rem remember emberl I 1 remember the voice all right I 1 admitted paula but I 1 am very much ashamed to say that I 1 don t recall your face or name never mind chuckled the vibrant cello sweet voice I 1 know you 1 lou ou are paula leighton a junior at B U I 1 used to play with ith 3 a ou when wile n AN we e were n ere kids in fact miss leighton it Is not so many moons ago since you kissed me goodby good by and paula almost dropped the receiver in her amazement I 1 never neier did I 1 she ejaculated indig bantly I 1 never kissed a strange man in my ilfeld think again teased the lau laughing ahing voice do aou ou remember romny tommy al at len ten who used to live next door six years ago just before he lie moved to california we went for a walk over by curleys brook and he lie kissel kisse I 1 you and gas gave e vou i ou his class pla pin have huse you kept the pin I 1 im in going to call tor for you at half past five he lie remarked bilskey now may I 1 speak to mr milton please but protested pio tested paula feebly I 1 said I 1 was going to call tor for you eald said tommy determinedly and I 1 am Is mr milton there at last the slow moving hands of the clock pointed to twenty five min utes past five live finally with pulses hammering color glowing glossing in her cheeks paula stalled vv all ed sedately down the stairs arrived at the toot foot of the stairway she halted suddenly as an appealing thought came to her how was all she to recognize tommy alien allen in the crowd of home going men her liand hand went to the little class pin she wore on I 1 er sweater she site had not been startling stan ling in the doorway for mole than a rain min ute when she he saw a tall all good looking man with a decidedly college air mak mal ing his way nay toward her she looked at him uon wondering dering who he lie could be he ile st aan t the ti 13 pe of man one usually saw ban in this part of the city she looked impatiently at tl e tiny watch on her wrist and then glanced up quickly as a laughing voice said bald hello paula dumbfounded paula stared at the apparition surely tills this handsome young giant vaen t faced snub snubs nosed tommy I 1 tommy took her arm possessively and piloted her toward the subway station paula he aeed ae ed eagerly after some of tie tl e questions tint had bien blen accumulating for six years ears bad had been asked id and answered will you come to the junpei aiom with me but the pi om isn t until next may tommy never mind he returned and will you come to the senior dance with ate i I 1 don t III e to arrango tor for affairs so many months before time but all right come and when ben at the senior banquet a year later in accordance with ith the time honored custom the eng aged girls ran around tl ti e table amid the lauchter lau and applause of their classmates paula was among the number and the man mani tommy of course |