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Show PROVO SUNDAY HERALD, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1926. FACE TWO FICTION --4 4 1 5 . ' - CHAPTER . 1 ' v - .- , - . Swain ME A SERVICE INC. - mm ; "Couldn't say." answered the blochy yp th; The rirla seem toniiinlrsd, but--i wouldn be su rised if it t "ll i'r.lKlK ,:....'!.. w S easermoriermaEngthii.I KnHv wan handsome if he exactly five time whea Thehatbox had fallen the gray,tweeds came to the rescue. Judith was so busy soothing the enraged old lady in the k&i behind, Upon whose head .the box already had de- nao John U. -' ; Rockefeller's money " ;.;4:' as she ' The If careful smile, a girl shrugged, essayed were afraid her heavijy made up lips were goig to crack. "1 could myself," she agreed, "The sheiks of Pendleton will have their work cut out for them from now on,' with .' ' .. Eric Waters providing the competition." " Their conversation drifted on.. ..Judith had been reading one paragraph over and overwhile the chatter of the youthful pair .invaded her left fear. She jerked angrily and concentrated oh her book, and;a tirfr frown Jurrowed -- -; , her brow. ""r-f--: . The girl beside her glanced her way, "and then, as if Bhe had seen something unusual, began "taking Judith in." The blotchy youth, toonseemed to find the sight of the girl not uninviting, and permitted himself to stare and then to exchange a "knowing look with his i companion. " scended- twicC, . ' a'v. that she' scarcely noticed the" man who v . '. . J - - c - ' ' .s .j. '. .. . v in. :4m. .f wordlessly Stretched out a Icing; arm and adjusted the ' batfga.ean)y.dh. the rack. from the sputtering dame, ineh sh turned" she w that her rescuer was tall and that the shoulders as he beneath the gray" tweed were somewhat stooped, bowe to her and stepped back in the aisle. v ;sh( smiled. "You've savel my be8 ; JV&ftpt . r Iuf . aiy - ' bonnet.' ' ' k' T ;VTn tnight1 errant flushed. "I think it will stay in place now," he said awkwardly. Judith smiled again and jooked up at him, her wide gray eyes 'dancing, her lips parted for another sally. But the gray tweed shoulders straightened: ;Vid retreated favh the ie, their tlignity' somewhat impaired by the - red-hair- 4 . lurritingrtf the.traih.-- f $ n allowed-a- impudent wrinkle to mar the perfect contour of a normally straight nose. Humph! She patted the edges, of her hair, which flamed a dark but brilliant red beneath heir: tiny hat, shrugged her shoulders and returned to her book. - It was a dull gray volume, titled "The Comparative System of Grading, as Used in American Universities." ' She apparently became interested in it, and the. injured ; old lady behind her, after daring one or two more hostile, .glances at the back of her neck, finally turned her atten.... tion to the landscape. The next station was a junction, wiiich evidently had hern accumulating ;college students for hours past, for when the Pendleton train drew up at the platform,. an army of noisy young barbarians Stormed the coaches, and Judith's car suddenly was 'full of bright scarfs and find bizarre luggage with loud labels. scats .fillet Judith removed her coat from the As the , vacant space beside her and laid it on the misbehaving hatbox.- Immediately a d youth slipped into .turn-- the place.- - Judith glanced idewise ing her head, and met his eyes in a similar maneuver. The youth laughed, and Judith, blushing faintly smiled. "This seat occupied?" Judith shook her head. "No she said, demurely. The youth pulled a ponder,ou3 pipe from a bulging pocket and stroked it thoughtfully. Then, glancing over his shoulder, "Wonder if I could sneak a few drags before ; the trainman comes through? They don't enforce the rule very much anyhow on these college, trains."" is "Not muck chance; against a,mob like this, I guess,' commented Judith. "Are all the Wains like this one?" "This one's tame compared with most of 'em," he answered dryly. "You ought to see one of the trains after a big game, when everybody's got a singin' jag. Victors celebratin' an' losers drownin' their sorrows. You a new ' comer?" He inspected her more closely. . "Yes," said Judith. "I don't know anything about university life." He stopped puffing at his pipe and regarded her In some surprise. "A freshman?" Judith's lip curled and straightened again. "No. But I went to a girl's school, you see." If he had looked at her more closely he would have seen an amused twinkle in ' her eyes. d The one nodded sagely. "Mm-tOne of those" models Irom a female academy. Well, you've got a lot to learn. "But I'll give you ajrule t)f three," he added. "Keep your eyes and ears open,!keep your mouth shut, and don't drink any liquor until you've had it analyzed. Follow ' '; directions, and' you may live to graduate." and 'He paused, a shout went up from the coach be- hind. At sound of it he straightened up and smiled fain." tlyrather condescendingly, Judith thought. "That smoking car," he remarked indulgently, "is full of Betas and Phi Delts, and they're shooting propaganda into all our best rush prospects. And not a Sigma Psi on board but me." ' Judith's eyes followed his as they glanced at the small pin, heavy with rubies and diamonds, on his vest. "Probably; ought to crash the gate back there," he confided, "and corner a mess of frosh for Sig Psi. But I don't feel equal to it. After three years that sort of'" thing kinda palls on one, y'know. But then, I suppose you don't know. Probably didn't havS national Jraternities where you came .from. What so4,ority3rLJryLaiininr " u i A , t i $.,. K " j . " I A ' " I A vivid story - I - - ' ' ' 1 - f i , I . Of the flam- - ing, rebellious spirit of the of youth and love and ad- great Ameri- venture in a I can College setting " ? ' i ? . - ' - and a stow waveof color suffused her pale cheeks. She beside her, ap-closed her hook with a snap, alidlle of their at last rudeness, turned their parently conscious attention elsewhere. Judith heard vague snatches of their murmured talk "majoring in English" "made up "six hours at summer Bchoor "hope Prof. Robby takes me fn his niedieval historyt:ourse." ... was suddenly aware "of a taTI7ayfigwe" Judith ' moving down the aisle. It was the gray ..tweeds, and she allowed herself this time a good loojc at her unignt or the hat box. His face, like the rest of his figure, was lean, and his clothes, while apparently new gave the effect of looseness. He had a small mustache. Apparently, Judith thought he was one" of those men to whom tailors despaired of ever presenting a "natty" appearance. - He passed Judith without a glance, his tanned face . a trifle averted from her, and she experienced a little . pity for feeling of amuseffieB17"nbtTInTnixea-h-"a""llttte1 As : he Went by, the man's obvious Judith's eye caught the glint of a Phi Beta Kappa pin dangling from 'his vest; and she nodded her head sagely, r Just is she thought an instructor, very likely. Or maybe a professor, although he did look young for it. "Almost in," said the blotchy young man, who was still half draped over the back of the seat. He began gathering his lady's assorted baggage. Through the window pane, Judith could see that the ' train was sliding through the outskirts of a town. There were squalid gray houses on all sides, and crooked, muddy - K I ; mouse-colore- f v streetsnwith-igas- - ke Vf ' " "-- : 'i ' . ' : ' ; . mouse-colore- . - , n. ed . - " . ed Judith hesitated a .moment. None probably.,,..'1c' UisJspar4Mybrs:wtflt ' "Wliy, 1 dohrt dove-color- ed University-anditperfectstran- MliaL&hm W .'' -' - . ' ,.' 7' 'What -- .''; : " box to flit through her head and turned once more to. her book at a forbidding paragraph beginning, "The advant- ges of the" comparative system of grading in colleges: .where the honor system is employed have been question--; ed by several leading authorities." . The riotous-traini- t seemed, liad not yet reached the . height of its riotousness. next The still station a r produced larger and appar- -' fen'tfy younger crowd of students than the last And these evidently had a "singing jag." " in fuiHhorus, jamming; .; They burst "aisles and f lappingcrazy pennants, to the annoy.' adtuFfledwayrhe-whim-tosraTiiO .)..: -- - , w, into-tha-tr- r ain . . " pphflu'Viwil wo-m- A ippear in the Evening Herald on October t. Installments will be run from then on each evening until all of the 48' installments have been prihted an r ; . . toftof pretty sourr' ? You know is Waters down Eric hear coming "D'you , -- the Princeton celebrity, They say his dad's sick of spending cash on him at Princeton and has sent him down here on an allowance Of a hundred and fifty a month."" ; dosed .her hag' aid licked her Cpf,ftrelul!yi'j i 'Thegirl ("That's tough," she said.-- "la he good looking?. ; "misslColsure You'll iike thrrtfflry.lJorrt that yoti get all of the installments subscribe for the Evening "Herald' now, if you are not already a sub' v scriber. t x . lass-inthe ; - . - " -g- ' ; Who is the strange young giant that welcomes Judith to Pendlton University so unceremoniously? Judith findsC r out soon, and it's his turn to be surprised, woman. Never knew the delights of wine, and song himself ,"and doesh'f mean to let anybody "r ' ' ' else know 'em.' "Yeah," the girl said, still pecking at her mouth with the corner of her handkerchief and staring into a looking . " (To Be Continued) . Jar. old " Judith .began, but the rude young giant hear him say, "The lady will give directions." Then he vanished in the crowd. ' -- 11; ; thing else but a student Tbl)blulifulio blTaseiiolis ieheTofLatiiuthey saidAnd Judith, caught up in the tumultuous whirl of student life, alive to the' joys of living, yel a ' little fearful of her dignity, had an exciting time of itT - Wetherel gazed at her solemnly, Then he pursed his lips in a soundless whistle. Judith looked out of the ai.d Wetherel filled his pipe again and thrust it be. t Veen his teeth. A sound of shouting cam4 from, the"" i ; r toccYi; lie rose lafcily and stood looking down at hter. 'uc? wander back and throw tBeTear of God into Ii . red-haire- - win-(ij- ',' . p j versify to teach! To be taken for a flapper! And that was Judiths troubU. d No one suspected, by looking at the beauty of her that she was any- . mine-The- ;..:.; loose-fittin- gerf '" kn'6w. stared at her with a new interest. "How do yon get that way ? D6 you know what life "is like f or "a barb in Pendleton U?" He surveyed Judith's trim chiffon ankles and the choker of stone marten that she wore against her suit.. ' "Tell you what I'll do,'; hejvent on: "I'll give your tas name to "somefriends 'of and Kappas and a Gamma T)elt. It's pretty late, but they're still making dates for f ush week: Tell me about yourself so I can, boost your stock. LMakeJem .think. l!yeJkno.wiLyoa 4B my life. ' ' Then, seeing that Judith was searching for a reply, he added, "Only fair tc tell yousomething about myself first I'm Wilt Wetherel, of the Sigma Psi house. Mem ber Scabbard ai)d Bladeformer iditor 1'SugarindSpice," charter member Carlyle Club and Talk Club and chief high mogul of the Gerhart faction." His lips curved in a' f atuou smile. "That enough recommend ?" ' Judith's brows knitted. "Certainly," she said, "and it's good cf 'you to be interested. But I really think I frhan't have time for sororities. Thank yoxi Just aS much." ance of mature passengers and the obvious disgust of cf the windows. , those older students who were staring indifferently out The seat beside" Judith was taken by a girl Who "dropped into it without so much as a glance to see who was beside her and began applying her lipstick with great concentration. She would not be distracted from her ab soi bing occupation until, a cavalier of striped hatband and blotchy complexion approached to hang over her, "Great joint this school's gettin' to be," he remarked. "Hear old Timothy Brown's heading the discipline committee. If so, Lord help the student body. He's a regu- - Judith Martin, young, beautiful, vivacious, stepped o ffjhe train at Eendle-- Ion a hlonde, green-eye- d giant of a man, : grabbed her from the crowd, kissed her and stalked away. . - 7. ' those Phi Delts," he remarked, and retreated elegantly down the aisle. Judith sat and frowned at the landscape whizzing by. To.be taken for a freshman! Well and she smiled at the thought the day might come, of course when she would look upon such a mistake as a compliment rather than a blow to her sophistication. But not yet: Not " r while her years were so few. -- ' across the chased itself Again impudent little wrinkle her nose. She smiled once more at the recollection of something the youth calling himself Wetherel had said, permitted a vagrant thought of her knight of the band - high-power- - mur ran. tlwoiigh"the-'car;-'T.-'---:''Pendleton Station !" yelled a brakeman,' banging ; open a door, and there was a general scramble. assembled Judith her belongings and stood back to await her chance to get out of the mad press of noisy youth; The gray tweeds had disappeared, and she saw i:ot a trace of the d Wetherel. She was the only young woman in the coach who lacked a squire to engineer her .bandbox. She felt suddenly lonely... The whooping, giggling throng filed out. Judith was ..one of the last passengers to step from the platform. She was instantly, engulfed in a still larger and more clamorous .throng, which milled about her with a ' confused "thunder of noisy greetings.' There was a strenuous back-'"slapping on the part of the young men, and the girls greeted one another with shrill cries and kisses. For a oment she "was swept by a wave of heTBIess consterna . tion. But relief - came swiftly, though unexpectedly. - A g light-tocoat detached himself giant in a from the crowd and took swift strides toward her. A smile wad playing about his lips, though Judith did not see it. Indeed, all she noticed was that the shoulders beneath the top coat seemed extraordinarily broad. A football hero, probably was her thought. 7:7:. The next moment the giant had stepped beside her and had snatched her and she felt herself being carried along. , Her mouth opened to voice a protest, but she was suddenly crushed against the topcoat and staring into & pair of strange green eyes. There w,as a merry light in the green eyes. They seemed to be laughing, at her. She struggled feebly, and then the giant kissed her soundly on the mouth. Warding off the mob, he half pulled, half pushed her toward the taxi stand. Judith was' too dazed to speak. He opened, the door of a cab,' thrust her Inside and then slammed it shut. ' " high-finish- In the ef people-detac- : mouse-colore- lampsust-beginningofimTn- twilight. An involuntary shudder ran through her. She h saw themselves from their seats and begin to assemble their grips and suitcases. A confused mur- - I - - Wf ' -- - . ed "luiiithTawareijf thegardrBhiftedTinorafortablyr" - aheelgsedermou'thrstared at him, and So ; J ' Tell the carrier boy in. jour district. that you want 'the Evening Herald "delivered to your home It wilt cost ytni 40 cents a month. j'.every evening outfof-tow- ri names the of carriers ;areon.the. Ihe -- front pageTrtodaVTs HeTTd."- ..t .( V r i ' - - r -- '''it. "I 1 ' " v A |