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Show 1. . PAGSX . i.Jt ..4 IJi-- i 1 I- f, PCQYO EVENING ' ' te :( i j ? Vifv A, -- r I I - i FICTION -N EA i'Jk--:CHAPTER j J i I 1926 Virginia Swain fcr SERVICE INC. "Couldn't say," answered th$ blochy youthcThe if it , girls seem to think so, but I Wouldn't be surprisedcould was of money making the man. I imagjn I think most anybody waa handsom,1f a.th4 Jehn;.DV'.'.-.Rockefeller's money." the girt shrugged, essay?d a caref ol Amife," as were afraid her heavily made lip lips were goteg to cracki "I coyld myself." she agreed: The sheiks of Pendleton pn witb, will have their work cut out or them from Eric Waters providing in cefmpetition,"" t?v ' 4yTheir cpriversatidp, drifted on. i . JudStK iiad 'bUfrir reading one paragraph over and over while the chatter, of the youthful pair invaded her left ear. She jerked angrily and concentrated on her book; and a tiny frewft furrowed ; her brow, ' The girl beside if she had seen' something unusual, began "taking Judith in" The blotchy youth; tborseeraed to find the sight xf the girl hot uninviting, and permitted himself to stare and then to exchange a knowingjook with ia 1 The hatbox had, fallen down exactly five times when - , , the gray tweeds came to the rescue, ; ...- Judith was bo busy roc'aing the enraged old lady in ' the seat behind, upon- who. Leed the box already had de- -i scended twice, that she scarctly .noticed the..man who wordlessly stretched out a long "arm and .adjusted the ; . i baggage securely on the rack. TjV the from 5, But when she turned away sputtering dame,, .i. she saw that her rescuer was tall and that the shoulders as he somewhat were stooped, beneath the gray tweed i bowed to her and stepped back in the aisle. ' ic lit "saved You've smiled. my best vc "Thank you," she - bonnet." . . The knight errant flushed. "I think it will stay. in. placejowhe said awkwardlj'. r.- Judith smiled egain and looked upat him, Tier wide " gray eyes dancing, her lips parted for another sally. But companion.-'-the gray tweed shoulders straightened find retreated down the pisie. thfeir "dipnity somewhat impaired by the Judith, aware of their regiid,Wfted,Mim&rJfeDlylt ' ' lurching of the train. , and a slow wave of color suffused her pale, cheek. She closed her book with a snap, and thA pair beside, her, apit So she closed her mouth, stared at him, and allowed mv impudent wrinkle to mar the perfect contour of a parently conscious at last of their rudeness, turned- their ! She of of snatche nose. heard their the elsewhere. attention Judith edges vague Humph patted normally straight murmured talk "majoring in English' Wmade op six her hair, which flamed a dark but brilliant red beneath hours at summer school" "hope Prof, Bobby take nae her tiny hat, shrugged her shoulders and returned to her : in his medieval history course" bwk. It was a dull gray volume, titled "Thg Comparative .'..,;". in Universities. American ' Used as ot Grading, System Judith was suddenly aware bf.i taD, gray' figure She apparently became .interested in it, and the injured flamdown the aisle. - It was the gray tweeds, and she. Of the moving yiyid story oW lady behind her, after daring one or two more hostile' allowed herself this time a good loolt at her khjgh; Of the glances at the back of her neck, finally turned her attend hat box. His face, like the rest of hU fifurej was lean,' ing, rebellious and tion to the landscape. and ; hi3 clothes, while apparently new gave the effect of looseness. had a small mustache.' Apparently, Judith The next station was a junction, which evidently had spirit of the thought, he He was one of those men to whom taitorg.despair-e- d been accumulating' college students for hours past, for love? and ad- of ever presenting a "nattyTappartnc when the Pendleton train drew up at the platform, an Ameriatt&y of noisy young barbarians stormed the coaches, and He passed Judith without a glance, his tannect fael Venture in a Judith's car suddenly was full of bright scarfs and ra can a trifle averted-froher,and she experienced a. little cpon coats and bizarre luggage with loud labels. feeling of amusement, not unmixed with A little pity for v As' he. went5 by, theTsan's 'obvious -filled, Judith removedier i , ; Beta Kappa pin Phi on the Judith's a laid of the misbehaving vacant space bejr?ilt"Rertnd it eye, glint caught " : I . "i i 4rom-hi- s d her inttt nodded head sageiyv hatbox. Immediaply aht vestrand dangling slipped youtli Just as she thought an instructorrvwy likely. Or maybe the place. Judith glanced Bidewise at him, without turna professoralthough he did look young for it. ing her head, and met his eyes in a similar maneuver. The -youth laughedpariirjudith, blushing faintly smiled, "Almdst in," said the blotchy young man. who was ' still half draped over This seat occupied?" of the seat. lie began tf his assorted baggage. gathering 'VJ lady's Judith shook her head? "No she said, demurely, il ' window pane, Judith1 'could sea0 that'the the Through The youth pulled a ponderous pipe from a bulging train was sliding through the outskirts of a toWfl There pocket and stroked it thoughtfully. Then, glancing over were squalid gray houses on all sides;' and crooked, Ithuddy if I could sneak a few drags before his shoulder,-"Wondestreets, with gas lamps just beginning to gliirimer in. the the trainman They don't enforce the twilight. An involuntary shudder ran through her.' She rule very much anyhow on these college trains. - ' , .saw. people, detach .themselves from their seats and begin "Not much chance against a mob like this, I guess" to assemble their grips and suitcases. 7 A confused mur' commented Judith. "Are all the trains like this One?" mur ran through the 'This one's tame Compared with most " of 'em,' he ' "Pendleton Station!" yelled a brakeihan: barurlne answered dryly. . "You ought to see one of the trains after open a door, and there was a general scramble,,; K " a big game, when everybody's got a singin jag. Victors Judith assembled her belongings aid' stood back to xelebratin' an' losers drownin' their Borrows. You' a newh 1 I 'V Vv ! await to get out of the mad presV of hoisy comer?" He inspected her more closely. youth. The gray tweeds had disappeared and lie saw . not a trace of the moasekiolored Wetherel. ' She. was the "Yes, said Judith. "I don't know anything about . university life." only young woman in the coach who lacked a squire to engineer.her bandbox. .She felt suddenly lonely. ,. He, Stopped pulfinipat his pipe and regarded her in some surprise. A frfeshWari?". The whooping giggling thrphg'rflledrouti Juditft rwai s. . of the last passengers to step from, the platf ornt ' She ' one Judith's lip'Curtetrand straightened again, "No. But svas instantly engulfed in a still larger and more, clamor-- ; went to a girl's school, you see." If he had looked at her Dus throng, which milled about her with a confused twinkle in more closely h would have seen an amused :hunder of noisy greetings. There was ajstrettuous back- ... her eyes. iifyij.iv,--.-- ) ..'.ilapping on the part Of the young" men, and "the girls One The mouseolored one nodded sagely. "Mm-greeted one another with shrill cries, and kisses. Por a models from a female academy. q those moment she was swept by a wave of helpksg, consterna-- Well, you've got a lot to learn. ; , .. lion. ...f. . those Phi Dclts," be remarked, and retreated elegantly ance of mature passengers and the obvious disgust of '""But I'll give you a rule of three," he added. "Keep But relief came swiftly though unexpectedly. .A down the aisle. of the windows. your eyes and ears open, keepyour mouth shut, and don't in a g giant light top coat detached himself drink any liquor untif you've had it analyzed. Follow ' from the crowd and took swift strides toward her. A those older students who were staring indifferently out Judith sat and frowned at the landscape whizzing - , directions, and you may live to graduate." smile was playing about his lips, though Judith did not by. To be taken for a freshman ! Well and she smiled at The seat beside Judith wa3 taken by a girl who see it. Indeed, all she noticed was that the shoulders bethe thought the day might come, of' course when she to see who a so much as into He paused, and. a shout went up from the coach be-- " it without glance dropped neath the top coat seemed extraordinarily broad A foot- . would JookJupon, such & mistake as a compliment rather fainthind.""AtBOTind"ot was beside her and began applying her lipstick with great up oau neroy proDaDiy,- - was ner tnought. than a blow to her sophistication. But not yet. Not" concentration. She would not be distracted from her abj , ly rather condescendingly, Judith thought.! while her years were so few. ' The next moment the giant had stepped beside her sorbing occupation until a cavalier of striped --hatband v' "That smoking car," he remarked indulgently, "is ;and blotchy complexion approached to hang over her. itself and had snatched her and she felt herself beiny carried the wrinkle across chased little Again impudent full of Betas and Phi Delts, and; they're shooting her nose. She smiled oncemore at the recollection of "Great joint this school's gettin' to be," he remarked. propaganda into all our best ruh prospects. And old Timothy Brown's heading the discipline com- the "Hear himself Wetherel had something on me." youth calling not a Sigma Psi said, board but Hei1 niouth opened to voice a nropRf. hht hJia wai anA. a If so, Lord he'p the student body. He's a regu- mittcc. of of band her. permitted the vagrant thought knight - Judith's eyes followed his as they glanced at the denly crushed against the topcoat and staring, into a pair' of strange $reen eyes. There was a merry light in the small pin, heavy with rubies and diamonds, on his vest. " green eyes. They Beemed to bd laughing, t her. She back to crash the he there," gate "Probably ought struggled feebly, and then the giant kissed her soundly on confided, "and corner a mess: of frosh for Sig Pst But I r " ' ' s ' the mouth. don't feel equal to it. After three-- years that sort of Is . ' PendleK the vivacious, stepped young, ' Warding off the mob, he half thing kinda palls on one, y'know. But then, I suppose you Tialf pushed don't know. , Probably didn't have national fraternities of a man, ' her toward the taxi stand. Judith waspulled, tori University green-eye- d a too. dazed to speak. blonde, perfect where you came 'from. What Borority are you aiming, He opened the door of a cab, thrust her inside and then -" r: ' . slammed v stalked it shut. her and ; the kissed crowd, grabbed away, , V''tv "J. .".Judith hesitated a moment. "Why. I don't know. "What !! Judith'.begaiv but the giant .. ' ' WhaLa i xsone, prooatHy." v had turned away. She sa whim toss a bill' to the driver, who to happen to young-womacome His sparse eyebrows- went op in milcr surprise and he Jiear him say, "The lady will- give dlrectiMy to teach! To be - stared at her with And was Judithf8 for hew interest. mow do you get that.. ... versity .Then he vanished in the crowd.'. way? Do you know what life is like for a barb in Pendle- N0Orie 8U8pecicd, by looking d she was "ton Ufl'He surveyed' Judith's trim chiffon ankles and the v. beauty (To Be'COntiriued) choker of stone marten that Bhe wore against hejf.I the ' ' ' . else but student. , . Who is the strange young giant that welcomes Judith . d . , v,? suit. .. j'1':-1) h ... 10 Pendleton University so unceremoniously ? Judith finds,;-Qgive your t "Tell . you whatilij&tifes wenl on..-"riand it's histurn to be surprised, f soon, : name ,ior some Tnends of mine-- Thetas, and, Kappas and v' Too to be serious teacher of Latin, they said. And caught a Gamma Delt. It's pretty late, but they're still making . dates for rush week. Tell me about yourself so l ean boost the tumultuous, whirl of e, alive to joys of living,' yet our stock. Make 'era think I've known you all my lif e.". installniant ef ."Campus Rebels" "will' of-h-er - -- li dignity, had exciting time of iL f t Thchi'seeirigthafr.Judith' was searching for a replyvTT ithe Evening!. Herald on October 7 A ippearrin ' he - f added, "Only fair to tell you something about myself Installments will be run from "then on each evening j " first. I'm Will Wetherel, of the Sigma Psi house. Memuntil all of.the 48 installments have been printed. ber Scabbard and Blade, former editor "Sugar and Spice,! "box to flit through her head and turned ence more to her las old woman. Never knew the delights of wine, woCharter member Catlyle' Club and Talk Club and chief ' ' You.H like the story.- - Don't miss U. T? be sure' book at a forbidding paragraph beginning, "The advantman and song himself, and doesn't mean to let anybody high mogul of the Gerhart faction." His lips curved in " ' that you get all of the installments subscribe for the else know 'em , " ages of the' comparative system of grading in colleges a fatuous smile. "That enough recommend?" ' , is been honor where the have question-HeraldVjiow, if you are not already, a sub- system Evening employed 1 : Judith's brows knitted.. "Yeah," the girl said, st' pecking at her mouth with "Certainly," she said! "and- ed by several leading authorities." scnbeK. . . of corner and the a her handkerchf staring into looking t's good of you to, be. interested But I really think I (i ' The riotous not had reached pretty-sour.it in the of the her yefc hand!.. seemed, train, top 'g.' glass, "Timothy's have much." t time as Thank for.sororihes. lan you just ' Tell the carrier boy in your 'district that you' " height of its riotousness, "D'you hear Eric Water is coming down ? You know Wetherel gazed at her solemnly. Then he" nursed his' ' cwant the Evening Herald delivered to your home ' : The next station produced a still larger and the Princeton relebritv. Thev sav his dad's skk of i Hpt( in a "iwdJ44hi80ei Judith looked ont.of:thfe..inf , every evening.; It wiU' cost you 40 cents a month. Erft'eton d ha.nthiiB doah-CJthese spendingmsh f tudnti ttair ow, and WethereRflled his pipe" again, aid thrust'it be--he nEmesof "tEe. ' carriers'are tt7lhe here on an allowance xt a htr.dred and fifty a month. CViaeniiy R&Q & SmZimT XAS. . I." v w tan Via iStAnnit nt ihtmtin :' ' , ' of front Herald. V. nd The closed h,licked 1 ' v page today's girl her'lips carefully. ig, the train "in full choriis, jamrtiinf j They:,Jbnrst HArcJazSy wtffefioAJooktag.dowttAt.lieri ''GuO-waBi- e bwh- aad. tMmit'Jmn96 God iatel iXUafa tough,", she said, good looking?" KV-i.V- - t ! " tw . her'glaiM'HCT'wW'., -- )..'?:. ." :ir. 'VXr 4 L t'. tfW " fed-hair- ed - . f-t , 4 otolith , great m i ; AitMats 's - ' .mouse-colore- -- ' the-bac- '.- r comes-through?- , no-tmo- ke -- her-ehan- . i iiiifciiRiiii immmmMmmmi .. - high-finish- ed ... . :. loose-fittin- . and-smil- ed -- . , high-power- ed '. ' atr Judith Martin, and from - . ?. j.? - v- at r' ' , - of her that ''nedung' a ; -- - ; a the student lif an ext i . , " - . d - '. - Jn. cr-im-- f ''Is . any, Judith, Upiri little fearful - - ,' beautiful ? - troubler that red-haire- ' a thing ' doye-cotore- 4 tolhisraJurii had a flapper! taken . . -- S i a thing train at giant off beautiful; stranger, a her - oiit-oPto- ut |