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Show H aJJMwiw 1 1 1 irmriT I HJ.TTi. .TTl i iini.r.iu. map i IfJJ "TUT! l "V-fcr-jJgj What Folsom I Learned ,,4 in r t '. . . ' V A STORY "OF5 "" H ; "Oosli, there h!ic in ngiiiti I" tfol- H iioin fltoppotl nnd turned to look back H nl (he girl who wn$ Jlip en a so of his H atolnmation. Tho girl, n prully find H trim little Indy df pcrlmps twenty H 1 ho summon Imd occasioned Fol- H roni much of the inloroHt Hint comes H to moot young men of his slump H Avlio nro milking their way onaily H tlfroiigh college without n thought of H " Kolsoin WriH nlfout twolily-llirco H yours old. He was a junior nt the Hj Univorflily, nnd every morning go H ing from his dormitory to chnpcl. H lie Imd noticed thin young woman H etnnding on the strcsot corner wait H ing for it trolley car. Tho young H woman .being young and pretty, nnd H PoIroiu likewise being young, the H ntudent wa naturally Attracted. H After he had neon lier the find H time, nnd had inwardly remarked H about her prctiinew, Folsom pro- m ceeded to forget tho girl entirely un H til the following morning, when H again ho saw her on tho same cor- H nor. And for many mornings fol- H lowing he noticed her, each time ruld- H iiigto.liir?timnte of her bcaulyr-'- H One pjght, linpncningjrr. bo ak-H ak-H ' ing .TjTnai; Ui'e- coriior about el oven B o'clock, Folsom was Hurprtaod to M meet tho girl again, walking in the B ojtponito directiotf. 'He began to m Kro; Vacated, and epnlrivoji to bo B inUto snmo Hpot the next night nt M Uie same .time., Once more- the gfrl) ..(is-w' but if ho shw m youoiuftj'wlwm H ho admiral lie .amsumed the liberty H of ftddrMilHnviTkHUw, if-nka. H worov alonu ,ou the-street, for in H stance, nt cloven o'clock nt night. H He was; feffino rfcllow" in many H wnys, but' ho did not think it iiiniRn H to accost n pretty young woman vrith u "good evening." If she ig- H nored hinv good enough; if alio H wore n flirt -and nimwered "Good H evening" alfto good enough. H . Thin time, however, Folsom was H nqj; yoing to bvatisfiwl- with being H ignored. TJio girl was particularly H ntlracfivu and ho wnuted to know H vhiHVvt tftjho was 1 ffiho eortauOy la pretTy," lie mi id. "llwThder fliero Bho goea every H morhing nnd night. I'm going to sptfrtl: 'rV. , . Jlo (pilvcucd bin paco.nnd emtght B wpjjo tisnteh on-fl!awi n Mr, H hidofTeu his hat nnd said, "Ooml H vn!ng." H ,'9l Jir s,,(''ned to luuitato n mo- H nioiii, but fiho, too, mtid, "Good o'c- H thajlglit FoIkoiu. H "II is n plondid night," ottoml H tho ttudeirt, by wny of conversation, H walking beside tho girl m if ho bad H nl-8 knowit her? J '. I '. ' -' 5&'ua, it w," she reiwiuled. "There H is 4rfecjdfil-. filing of spring in Ibo H iuiou'l Ou'(liink eotu H MHtfl Umt thorn wus. - I.n !bv(ftu, 4 yttiliat . traiigd-. Umt H tim-jjirt .jhould necept his forvsmrd- H uef- m .Kgtt$0tUy jvjthuit nny show H of IktuoMndenl t'Mter all' 'lie H wMifcdflred; 'ahedoa-not look like n H 'l-boy 1'iigHged in a, conversation of H ttwniitgleij aipthinga for n few H wpwrw, nnd then tho girl stopped H befory a little (.wo-story house. Fol- H hciu wtis'sure the night's adventure H was eomplotoil, and wa amar.etl B greatly when tho little lady as&vd H hinv H The noatneBa of tho cosy lUtlo H puvihr was vrhatfirat etxucl th man M . v,boti the girl 'lighted tho'gaa, : fi?- H (iryUiin&loikedptck and pan, and M th$ appoint tuenU of th modest H ratuieu. t ';?" ".' mmmmtmammmm mum trtr-g FoIjoiu siffift Into n chair. "Np doubt you nro surpriccd that I coiiienlcd to talk-to you) nnd nflcr-Hird nflcr-Hird asked you into my house," began be-gan the' girl, Sho "did riot wnit for ah answer, bnt continued: "Well, I had n purpose In view. I have seen you ecvpral times corning from th ttnivcraity dormitories in the mom bigo aa I stood walling for the car. I also saw that you noticed me anil that yoti-Htnred renl hard fit me a , you tfiUHl. Last niglit 1 delected your Biirpriw; when I pMsaed you nt jtlio enijio conjrr. Tonight you looked still more surprised. "I havnn't much use for the girl who flirts and I don't think, ns some ! girln do, that' men Hhould be per ' rnittcd to address girls on tho street ! simply because they arc alone nnd 1 may be a little bit attractive." j Folsom began to grow more and ,' more surprised. "What is this girl driving at?" he asked himself. "When I first saw you," continued" contin-ued" the girl, "I was, T must confess, i drawn by tho apparent appearance , of gentlemaulineas And intellectual-1 ity that is shown in your face. I nm a stenographer during the day, nnd the mon I meet nro not nlwnys gentlemen, gen-tlemen, so thnt I often think nil men are not. I would like to find n mnn really gentlemanly. Perhaps you wonder why I nm out alone at night. I would not be unescorted if I had n father or brothor to protect me, but T have neither. My mother nnd I nro nlone, nnd I cnr,n enough money nt my work in tho day and by reading to an invalid lady at night to keep this house nnd home for us. You seec, thnt's why I nm ohmo on the street'- .'- Folsom winced. '.'Vy..t"o HeleinJUatlJloJk, if on care to know," the girl went on 'I consented to tnlk to you nnd isked yon in becuuuo I believe you really are n gentleman, nnd I wnnt-od wnnt-od to get your renl opinion' about flirting. Wo need a return to cjiiv-nlr)iii)vnlayn,t cjiiv-nlr)iii)vnlayn,t lon"fiKvo forgotten pwja Bistr4. when they stop n girl on (ho ntreel simply because she is alone. Oh, for a .race of men with inborn , cluvftlry R,u regard for women l"' The student had been doing some very Imrd thinking while tho girl was talking. It had novor occurred L- -VtS ( )- "Good Evening.' to hicu lefoTO that it whs not'fafT to UjJk to n young woman simply b eaule slip wa alon. ""llr Hroaet from .his "sent. - "Hy-u'onvb," "Hy-u'onvb," ho 8id; "you are 1'tgkt; MiM . Draddoek. Bully for vou Vou nrejtlie oua girl in tle orld y th good, common sense. I lnitSibly I npologixe and nssuro you that an-thing an-thing 1 can do to assist yon in your work will bo yours for the asking." lie bowed nnd Miss Braddock j showed him to tho door. j A few weeks later MtsaBraddovk j reeoivwl a litflo note, whioh. read: "Dcn,r. Misa Braddock t u Acting upon an iden given to "me by yourself, I have formed at the university a Bnck to Chivalry chib, the, purpose of which is to accord to all women the same politeness we demand- for our aisters and, mothers. ' Tho members aro to wfmln from ad-drcsiliut. ad-drcsiliut. omCQita jxmz .JTOflW; t ?WHIIH Illlllll. Il if" I'll MII.JJ..I fanf Vriif,rnfPaniror?urfirtT.r!el to nssTit'rorficn. Ymvc alrcnttv sflf(y members in the club, nnd the ,motto of?each is to aim -to be'iin chevnliar sins peur et ' Rnns re-i re-i protbe.' Very trulv yon ra,.- . "flTihmciiT KOLSOM." 1 '" . a j |
