Show 8 t STORY a A lalla or lov RP wpm 16 by I 1 LI 2 LEE pictures by A WEIL ej ikall hy by JB tt co all rights reserved SYNOPSIS richard derring returning from a winter in the woods to his mothers farm home Is overtaken by his uncle ac accompanied com a rivals by hla his eccentric wife coming to fay pay IL a VI visit sit at the farm aunt jerusia jerushia Jeru Jerus shaa ba 0 questions about emily hutton supposed to be richards sweetheart bring out the fact that she is to marry a merchant edwards ve herrings errings disappointment blates his ambition and under the advice of seth both kinney a hermit of the woods lie ho resolves to fit himself for college kinney promises to teach him greek der rin tells ills mother his resolve any and in his grandfathers old laboratory begins the study of greek beth octh kinney hears richards greek recitation c t aaion in the woods whilo lie he and tom ul blihor hop ply the cross cuir cue saw derring learns that lie ho can look indifferently U upon pon the loss of Ei emily rilly he visits aunt jarusha Jc c rus rusha ha who volunteers to help him through college the greek learned in the woods carries richard triumphantly through entrance examinations wins approval roval from the professor and insures insures its his popularity Copula popularity rity amohn his fellows CHAPTER vill VIII A crowd of boys were waiting about the door the boy of the back seat linked his arm in richards old four eyes want he demanded got a leather medal anywhere he say anyhow the fact that richard was their senior by several years did not seem to impress them they gathered about him chaffing and questioning they disregarded disregard pd ills his stern look as he tried to shoulder his way through the crowd oh hold on tell us what lie he said in the end richard complied half resentfully liked it did lie he my eye they danced about him for he liked it dont you know Y va heads were thrust out again above ayah yah yah yahl yah 1 dry U up p down there yah yahl yah d dont it you know they chanted for her liked it dont you know o alil oh then aurora rosy fingered daughter of the morn wailed in the greek a small chubby lad with pink cheeks it was tho the seesaw chant of the woods the group took it up with a shout of joy they sent the burlesque jigging across the campus I leads heads were thrust out above hey you freshley fresh fres liles les haw haw hawl haw keep quiet down there A shout of defiance went up from the group they were drunk with too much greek and with release from oppression A deep voice und erran the chant and snatched it from them and m made a de it beautiful hurling it oui out with for force ce the group looked at him a moment doubtingly then they gave way and followed his lead the burlesque had become a march of triumph breathless they landed him at ill his s own door say you fellows what do you bet old four eyes dont let us all oft off easy on account of the farmer three cheers for farmer hip hip three cheers for four eyes heads were thrust out again above yah ah yah yah dry up down there yah yah the group broke up and drifted apart with a final yell windows descended with a slam and quiet reigned the greek professor crossing the campus five minutes later heard only the twittering of english sparrows and the quiet rustle of the leaves underneath der neath the quiet for the professors ears ran sonorous epic lines chanted to a deep measure the professor held his head high and stepped to a mighty tune the whole class was entered without conui conation tion in greek a thing unprecedented the faculty gasped when they heard the news the students grinned news of the greek prodigy got about college poor richard found his path a thorny one he could not appear on the campus but a chant in greek would spring up of itself in the distance swelling or dying away toan to an echo according to the number of students on an hand band and ending always with the mocking refrain for he liked it dont you know o oh the situation on gave him anfu enough gh to thinly thial about he forgot to remember emily or even to remember that he had expected to remember her and be miserable she rested in the background of memory a faint blur brushed out of evi existence stence by a grinning yell of derision he learned to set his teeth and grin back and in the end he found his unwelcome distinction an advantage it might not ie be comfortable to be recognized and pointed out in every new class lie he attended as the learned woodchopper but at least he was recognized no professor forgot his name or funi fumbled bled up and down the class list trying to place him and the fact that lie he was older than the majority of the class added to the uncanny greek distinction gave him an as place when it was known that he was working his way through college numberless berle ss opportunities sprang up the faculty gave him tutoring and secretary work to do the student body put him on the football team emiles image grew so faint that tha t cupid must have wrung his infant hands in despair the four years went by with undignified haste richard was conscious of leaving undone half that lie he meant to do he groaned in spirit over vast tracts of literature of which he knew not even the name that lie he could get no time to explore nevertheless he found himself at the end of the course taking honors in english he gasped a little then he hunted up the professor of E english and laid before him ills his secret desire want to be a journalist said the professor with a smile 1 I thought it was greek richard Ric liard made a hasty gesture never I 1 the professor laughed out he was a trim slight man had enough in college richard nodded the professor drummed with his fingers fengers on the table for a moment had you thought of trying for a col lege position english assistant or chandr something 1 he watched ra richards face jt it flushed a little 1 I want something that will take mcinto life ive never known anything but the woods and this the professor winced a little well journalism will take you into life all right he remained thoughtful a moment have you ever done anything at it ive done the college news for two papers and sent specials now and then B but ut that stands for nathl nothing ng permanent it will do more for you than I 1 can said the professor he had drawn it a sheet of paper towards him how would you like chicago all right you might as well have plenty of life while youre about it I 1 hear they hustle things out there you wont think youre in the woods or in college he had taken up his pen oil 1 I have a friend on one of the dailies ill drop him a line thank you sir air richard stood up to go the professor held out his hand all right bring around some of the letters youve done on the college help you more than anything I 1 can say ill put them I 1 in n when I 1 write CHAPTER IX she was dressed in a long cloak grayish brown with gray hat and veil her tall figure loomed duskily in the back of the elevator she was speaking to the elevator boy who stood with his hand on the rope and slid to the door as derring entered this to Is my reception afternoon tom if visitors ask for me you can show them directly to the studio yes miss gordon returned the boy third please said derring his newspaper life was teaching him to think and act quickly he must give her time to get at work he stopped stepped out at the third floor and the door was slammed behind him he could spend half an hour looking over the things on tills floor it would all work in some time if he were promoted in doted as he hoped to be his position at present included a variety of work ho he was liable to be called on to write a column on any subject from bacteria and the lake water to art and its outlook in chicago his column today to day was the private studios connected with the art institute is As lie he had turned the corner at michigan avenue he had caught sight of a roll of paper whirling lightly across ross the open space in front of the institute A woman in a gray cloak was battling with the wind and looking despairingly after the hurrying roll it was the work of a moment for him to dart through the crowd of teams rescue it and receive murmured thanks from the gray veil now by the moments chance in the elevator he had learned that she was ono one of the artists he had come to interview ter view he would wait half an hour then he would look her up she would at least be civil to him it was a lucky chance she was seated with her back to the door in the light of the north window she turned her head from her work rork ii with a look of inquiry the face was older than lie he had fancied through the folds of the veil she halt half rose from her seat her hands full of brushes and color tubes 64 pray do not rise lie he said jf it you will kindly go on working I 1 shall feel less that I 1 am intruding he explained ills his errand and asked permission to look about the studio and take notes he asked the permission very humbly he had not accustomed cus tomed himself to the idea that the public likes to be interviewed and written up ul the slight hesitation with which she gave the permission seemed to him biffin natural and fitting in fact she said smiling 1 I suppose I 1 ought to be glad to have you it will advertise my work she went on with her har work and they carried on a desultory convers conversation atlon derring wandered about the studio taking notes and pausing here and there A sudden exclamation caused her to look up lie he had fiad turned a wa tor ter color sketch to tho the light and was wag examining it it Is ashton Pon dho said yes do you know it my home Is there it seems strange to see it ft here out t of place t asked permission to look about the studio and take notes 1 I like to have it it makes suimei el and the east nearer he looked at her in surprise DC you go there 1 I have spent the last three sum mers there she replied and I 1 have home for the last four ive spent the vacations loni away they fell to talking of mutual acquaintances quain and places of interest n she had heard of seth kinney and she knew the wood road the became to derring a very home ahki place they two were shut in alone in the midst of the quiet the great I 1 practical city roa roared red outside but they did not hear it ile he did not realla that she showed the tact of a woman womac of the world in guiding the conversation it seemed to him spontaneous ut and natural when she fell silent he started is in dismay Io looking oking at ills his watch 1 I art arc keeping you and the article must bf b in by two she gave him her hand at parting with the cordiality of an ai old friend TO BK CONTINUED |