Show f i t oN V tl ON I If I 1 f T K f s i A Y I r r FY s I N II i rss' V I K KA I J ft A 7 t. t a I t I i 7 l- l U r uY Raft oR i t Yot Y VER b ANy N Hl 1 G AM M E t A R AT P AI V 4 1 A r i j i i 3 J i. i f 1 r rl l l' l j j In the Grange there thero is mourning J and and woe Horror has fallen upon Hb it it- it r s and b something bordering on disgrace possible newspaper and Lady LI 7 Howard forget forgetful CuI alike p of dignity i a and d cosmetics places both elbows on tho table and sobs aloud tr r. r Breakfast is forgotten tho the rolls rons and t J the tho toast and the c eggs gs aro growing cold and still still her her ladyship sobs unrestrainedly un un- restrainedly restrainedly unbecomingly Oh Algernon it cant can't be true Its It's Impossible w wailed she alluding to the contents of ot tho letter which Sir Algernon is 15 reading with contracted brow p Lord ord Algernon the eldest t son son on of or the house is about forty tall broad and but not aggressively aggressive aggressive- ly well groomed In manner like all J Englishmen he Is s reserved but unlike them he Is lis at times genial and courteous courte courte- ous while about him there is a subtle but permeating something which endears end endears en en- d dears ars him to all with whom he comes 1 In iii 1 contact j Just now his brow Is cloudy while ho reads the news new which has so enervated ener ener- rated his mother Yes it Il t Is inconceivable inconceivable incon Incon- says sas he but then things always alwa's look 1001 so much more moro serious when In writing and as the child I Is I almost here by this time Ume dont don't you rO think It t is kinder better more moio charitable chant charit able ablo in every way to delay dolny oln judgment and even opinions until she can speak for herself Oh cheer up mother said ho he encouragingly ly IY after aCter all aU it ma may only be a n. childish prank and amI thero there are arc always two sides to eer every question and she is young oung very young oung Two sides indeed exclaimed Ta Lady Howard wrathfully Did you ou ever s se set anything American with less lets than a a. hundred and young youn Why ni at her a ago o oI I was a mother whereas now she is condoned for tOI being expelled In disgrace disgrace disgrace dis dis- dis- dis grace from school Oh why why continued she wringing her hands with all tho the Ills 1119 that my flesh has fallen heir hell to was I eyer- eyer persuaded Into adopting an alien allen Just then the thc door opens not and another an au- other son Captain Curtis Howard en enters en- en the room and seeing his Ills mothers mother's mothers mother's moth moth- ers er's state of or excitement ho he asks in Ip amazed tones what In heavens heaven's name has happened Happened exclaimed Lady Laty Howard How How- ard Why its it's that girl again attain I Some people who aro are not well born o occasionally occa occa- ca- ca achieve good breeding but In Inthis Inthis Inthis this instance U Ii seems Impossible to even thrust decency upon this this er I cr or orniece niece of mine mine the tho next time one o omy of my brothers or relatives decides to runoff run ruTi oft off and marry marr I trust ho he may Invade an anything h ng but t America I r I dont don't ont In n the tho least know lenow what you ou are talking about nor am I clever a at guessing but what I do know is that tha Ill breeding bleeding and indecency arc are words word which from no standpoint of or justice could coul be bo connected with Evelyn What Wha I Is she suppo supposed e to have done any anyway wa way l asked Curtis and with marked emphasis upon supposed Oh only a trifle sal said Lady Lally Howard Howard How How- howand ard and sneeringly Just JuH gotten disgracefully disgracefully disgrace disgrace- fully rully expelled from the most aristo school in hi England that's all Well Nell what for tor asked Curtis Curtis- persistently persistently per per- to whom Evelyn elyn was lh the embodiment o of every ciery eter possible fascination fascination tion and Imd virtue Just hazed the French professor through mistake after laving having donned Ii his pantaloons ls-er-pantaloons cr pantaloons said bald Lady Howard modestly lowering her eyes oyes However its it's apt so 80 much th the cause but the effect of or the escapade that hat Is so likely to humiliate us and from rom all places to bo ho expelled from Gunston The Tho very institution in breathes social distinction and reline renne- ment nent and I had at least east hoped for somo satisfactory results from such surroundings ins even If It from absorption only onh An And what am I to write Miss 1 I tho the principal Just then horses horse's hoofs are arc heard on the thc gravel Curtis promptly disappears disappears dis dis- appears app ars and an in a n. few moments re returns returns returns re- re turns leading tho the accused who byno by byno byno no means looks a n. culprit dejected or even OVen repentant but smiling smiling- lovely and radiant Tho The occupants of the room turn expectantly ox- ox as Evelyn enters but hut there Is 18 no warmth or eagerness in their welcome Evelyn stops suddenly In the center of or the thc room her brows pucker er as if in ht amazement then her face faco clears cleans as thou though h by magic and an a smile seems to literally ripple over her face And An so so after artar all you ou dl did get Miss 1 Quid's s 's letter etter said she ho to xo the tho aunt Now Nov what a to have worried you so unnecessarily continued continual she sho In sympathetic tones because finally matters were more than satisfactorily settled an and andI and and- I would think the tho same fame feeling of or con consideration which would prompt your keeping me mc In n Ignorance of or your our escapade er er e or would have regulated your our conduct in the first In Instance ce said Lady Howard witheringly and I of or all places to bo ho returned from Gunston n where hero o only tho the elite can caB go O. O and lIss anil Miss Ou U how can I Vcr ever taco face ac her Return from Gunston Indeed Wh Why aunt you yon ou speak as though I were wele a package of tea toa and as to the embarrassment on your OUI part when meeting Miss Miss' ll l s' s why the boots boot's quite on tho the other foot Tables tUI turned turn turned turn turn- n- n ed cd you YIU know From sheer mortification mortification tion Miss 1 has now gone Into solitary solitary solitary soli soli- tary confinement after aner having havin apologized apologized apolo apolo- to an and reinstated all tho the girls There mother said Sir Algernon sot soi you OU see sec there is another stile side after anCI all Lets Lots h have ve It Evelyn said Curtis encouragingly Well Weil ell tell mo me just how much you know and then Ill I'll where whore you Iea lea leavo o ore oft Wo We dont don't l know no noa a gone dog thing Fr French except that you have given I the professor proCessor pneumonia Xo o such thing interrupted Evely EvoI Evo- Evo I ly He Ile c on Ma la grippe and it wasn't allo altogether m my fault any way It was simply a case of ot him or fr orme orme me and I retired In his favor favol that's all aH and If it had been beon anyone anyon f rise else M Miss woul wouldn't nt have hOo gotten so EO but she's all fired d' d angry anyway awfully sweet on him you know knots and and- and For the Lords Lord's ake sake wrinkle lo your brow brow scratch your head concentrate your YOul thoughts and explain what has hilS hap happened po nod Co for I this strain is telling telling tell tell- ing on my nerves said Curtis Well re 11 of oC course you know It was wasa a n. hazing episode ode said Evelyn smiling smiling smil smil- ing as though h proud of ot the sensation she fhe is ci creating The Seniors hall hail soaked I soaked I moan moun ducked ducked all all of the Juniors but mo me ant and and andYes Yes and you asked acIed Curtis Well rell thanks s to the tho imaginative i nn and being a a Dr born Imitator I had f furI fur tr ir irI I I weeks managed by means b both th Cl fair fairi r i am roul to elude and circumvent the I hazels hazera but last Monday night was th I crisis things seemed scorned e med to be closing In n about me the bah banI tub was already filled with cold water the tho Seniors concealed concealed concealed con con- in the next room and anti plans were laid to inveigle me mo to come to that door floor but but Maud Randolph one of the Juniors whom I had befriended warned warned warn warn- i ed Nl mo me just in in time so 80 we vo told Prof Young that Miss l wished to rp ac to him immediately then my fri friend rushed off through a Q silo si hall ball and mysteriously confided ed to tho the that this tune time by means of or dl disguise guse 1 had hall appropriated the tU professors professor's clothe 1 h lights were ow oW the hour close upon midnight o othe when the waiting girls girl the the haters saw me as ns they supposed supposed sup sup- supposed posed tipping toward to them them then then at ata ata a signal the they pounced upon their victim victim vic vic- tim and rushed him into the bathroom bathroom bathroom bath bath- room at another signal down clown went his perfumed dignity in cold col water and such screams Sacre Satre bleu bleu Le Le bon bonDIeu bonDieu DIeu young e ladi vat val doos this mean desist desist des I tell teU you ou But Hut the girls thinking that their victim was still impersonating Professor sor or Young wore were merciless and not until the struggling form had ceased to struggle glo were the lights turned on when there thelo lay poor too numb to even cven gasp by gasp by this time Miss Quid hearing the screams comes hoo- hoo chy down tho the hall and and and- Did they retreat asked l. Evelyn velyn scornfully in fn answer er to a question front from Cuitis why Curtis why rapid tl transit IHrl wasn't a patch to 10 their their- movements mo you couldn't s see oe them for for- dust while Miss Ii fl in tn her red wrapper followed followed fol fol- fol- fol lowed like m The Sunset Limited d. d Well for the life of me mC I cant can't cantsee nt see why you c time came Jn in III for Cor most of the blame said Sir Algernon incredulously incredulous incredulous- ly iy and amI in tones as near lau laughter as ase ashe aste he e te thought his mothers mother's patience would voul 1 allow couldn't nt you have havo pleaded plead plead- ed edt self preservation Yes but apart from that I was teas caught in the act er oct er I mean in the professors professor's breeches said sahl Evelyn to totally totally to- to tally taUy una unabashed and in fn my nay mad rush to olude the tho haters I suddenly turned a corner and went headlong Into Miss Central Division I Quid's er er You taU tall like a penny enn Illustrated Illustrate said Lay Lady Howard l and who In justice it may be said had so schooled herself hf nelt to to- dislike Evelyn that her hel present girlish description was totally unappreciated save Move from froin the standpoints of vulgarity vulgarity and and may 8 I as ask continued her ladyship a how Miss l Quid a a lady ady of orthe ol old regime could so gen generously overlook o such hoydenish conduct it is certainly a most flattering Gattering tribute to her friendship friendship friend friend- ship for meI me meI mer me- me I r think In this instance said Evelyn calmly that her generosity was solely based upon self interest for there were sub subsequent developments develop ments in n the case which forbade even en evena cena a lady of or tho the old regime defying a ahoy hoy hoyden en Now for the bonno bonne bouche cried Curtis lets ets et's have It Eve E what did ld the old sister do I think said Evel Evelyn n Innocently Innocenti and winking my mysteriously at at Curtis Curti that this is a time tune when whet even the theold theold old regime needs shielding J It is really kind to remain silent you yuu- know and then too to perhaps sho she cant can't help helit loving the professor professor- or- or Oh come back to earth and tell tellus tellus u us how you hot got ot your YOUl r reprieve e said Curtis in exasperated d tones tines I Well Nell said id Evelyn E the day clay after aCter the baptism the Aesthetic summoned the entire school The who who asked Sir She Algernon The Thc Aesthetic Miss Aesthetic Miss ti uld our principal you OU know Imo and just before tho rho appointed hour the girls called a meeting when it was decided that we wc should app ar appear before the Tribunal one by b bone one instead of collectively so that each ach sentence would be interrupted inter inter- l For some reason I headed the list and when leaving the room a senior sal said impressively Now ow no smiles 2 because even on ordinary occasions occasions oc oc- oc- oc the Aesthetic doesn't like HIIe them and to today a our only onh hope of br salvation lies in being Intense a nervous nervous nervous ner ner- shu shudder If you like a few tew tears teats of joy over recovery reco but above all nil things appear silent repentant submissive then as tho sermon elmon continues look hypnotized rapt lifted far above the thc earthly things of life Yes lent dear an and then you went down clown stairs stair'S questioned Sir Algernon Alger Alger- non enthralled Yes I went down all saturated with the thc proper prOpel feelings but unfortunately unfortunately unfortunately I wets WaS a n few minutes ahead of time and being only an American hoyden and unaccustomed to aesthetic aes nes- atmospheres and anti old regimes I made the terrible faux Cau pas of entertaining tho the public drawing room unexpectedly I mean u wIthout knout knocking knock knock- ing and there sat Miss QuId and I Isau sau saw reinstated ahem reinstated tho the girls foi tot evor and aye By Br Jove was the thc aesthetic on her h head ad Xo No replied Evelyn sweetly There was as nothing more abnormal about the situation than than- art arr anOuld Quid head on young oun 0 shoulders LAX LANDON DO X CARTER |