Show 11 es r s FICTION FICTIONs N E A SERVICE INC V irginia Swain Martin r young beau beau- beautiful beautiful q t il off orr tho train Iraln at t lon n and It anil nd n I stran Imn- stranger an- an anger ger 1 a blond Mond green Maul or of orI n I man grubbed her front from t the hI lI kissed l her and stalked talk ll a lI a nv What a I t tl to happen to toa Inn a oung vilio Ilia had 1 tunic to this tills great to II teach To be 00 taken forI for I a flapper And nd thAt was wao Jud Jud Ith trouble No Xo one suo- suo su I h by looking at till the haired beauty of or her that site she nas 1 0 anything nn thing eb 9 lull hut a It tu stu- Too beautiful to 1 be III a seri seri- Ferlon serious ous on teacher leacher of or till they said Mid And nd Judith up In the tumultuous Whirl or nt Ii life fl e to the lie Jo joyc Joy of or hi Ing yet n I little fearful of her hr di dignity had l nd nn an x cx- ex limo timo of or It CHAPTER X I IThe The hatbox had fallen down lown exactly exactly ex- ex five times when the gray ci tweeds teeds came to the rescue Judith was so busy soothing the enraged old lad lady In the thA eat teat be- be bind be-bind bind upon whoso whose hose head the box had descended twice that she scarcely noticed the man who wordlessly stretched out a ton lon arm and adjusted the th baggage securely on the rack But when she turned away array from the spluttering dame she the saw that her rescuer rc cuer was tall and that the shoulders beneath the gray eray tweed teed were ere somewhat stooped as he bowed to her and ste stepped ped back in the th aisle Than Thank Ie you OU she sh smiled You nave have saved my best beat bonnet bon The Tho knight ht errant flushed X I think It will sta stay slay In place now he said ald awkwardly Judith smiled again and looked up at him her wide gray Jray eyes dancing her lips parted for an- an another an another other sally all but the gray ray tweed shoulders straightened and re- re retreated retreated re retreated treated down the aisle their dig dig- dignity dignity dig dignity somewhat Impaired by the lurching of the train So she close closed her ler mouth stared at him and allowed an impudent Wrinkle to mar tho the perfect con con- contour contour con contour tour of o a normally straight nose humph She patted thi thA th i edges of her hair which flamed a dark darl darky y hut but brilliant red beneath her 1111 tiny hat lat shrugged her shoulders and returned to her book It was a dull tray gray volume titled The The Comparative Com Com- Comparative Comparative System of Grading as Used In American Universities She Sho apparently became in It and the Injured old cad od lady behind her after darting one or two more hostile glanc glances s at the back of o her neck finally tUrned her attention to the landscape The next station was a junction a which had evidently been accum accum- accumulating accumulating collece college students for or hours bours past for tor when the Rendition on train drew up at the tho platform an army of noisy young oung barbarians stormed coaches coaches the coaches and Judiths Judith's car sud- sud ud was dently-was full fun of bright scarves and rac raccoon oon coats ant and bizarre luggage with loud labels labell As A the tho seats filled Judith re- re removed re removed moved mo her coat from the slat seat be- be beside beside be-aldo be side her and laid It on the role role- misbehaving mis behaving hatbox Immediately a colored mouse colored youth slipped Into the place Judith glanced at him without turning her head and met his eyes eCI e cs in a similar maneuver The youth olith laughed and Judith blushing faintly smiled This Thle seat eat occupied Judith shook her head Xo No eho said demurely The youth l pulled ull pc a ponderous pipe from a bulging po pocket ket and stroked It thoughtfully Then over his shoulder Won der lIer If it I X could sneak a fe few drags before the t trainman r a I n m a n 11 comes through They dont don't enforce the theno-emoke theno smoke no-smoke rule very In much any any- anyhow how on these college trains Not ot much chance against a amob amob mob like this I t sues guess comment comment- commented ed l Judith Are Ar all tho trains Ilk like this thi one 7 This ones one's tame compared with tr N 7 i 0 i a A 1 t f- f fJ J o J t t t 1 y a 7 7 i I J x ft r j y J t t f l most of cm em lip bp answered d dryly You ought to see sec one of the trains after a big biff game tame when pv- pv everybody's ev everybody got sot a singing jag Jae Vic Vic- Victors Victors Vic Victor tors tor an losers loser their sorrows You a newcomer He inspected her more mor closely Yes rc said Judith t r 1 dont don't know anything about university life He stopped puffing at nt his pipe and regarded retarded her In some sur- sur surprise sur surprise prise A Freshman Judiths Judith's lip curled and ened en d again No Xo But I X went to toa toa toa a girls school you see If It he had looked at her more closely he be would have seen an amused twin twin- twin twin-kl kle in her eyes The mouse colored one on nodded sagely ely Mm m m fm-m One of o those high high- finished models from a female academy Well youve you've ou e sot got a a lot lotto lotto lotto to learn you I nut Dut ut Ill I'll give you a a rule ot of three he Ie added Keep K fp your our eyes and end ears cars open keep your mouth shut and dont don't drink any liquor until youve you've had It analyzed Follow directions and you OU may live to graduate He Ida paused and a shout went up up from the coach behind At sound of it ho he straightened up and smiled rather faintly faintly rather rather condescend condescend- condescendingly Judith thought That smoking car he re- re remarked remarked re remarked marked Indulgently Is full full- of Betas and Phi Dells Della and they're shooting powered hIgh propaganda Into all our best rush prospects And not a II Sigma Pst on board but nut me Judiths Judith's Judith ryes eyes follo followed d his as they glanced at the th small mall pin I heavy with rubles rubies and diamonds diamondson on his vest Probably ought to crash the gat gate back Lack there be bl c and corner a mess of frosh for Sig B But t I X dont don't feel equal to It After three years year that sort ort of thing kinds kinda palls on one y khow Cut But then I 1 suppose you OU dont don't know Probably didn't have ha na- na national na national fraternities where you came from What sorority are you OU aim aim- aimIng aiming las alm-las Ing at I i Judith hesitated n a n moment WhY I dont don't know None Konu probably probably ably Ills His parse eyebrows went wert up In mild surprise and he stared at her with a new Interest How do you OU get et that way Do you know what life Is for a barb in Pendleton U lie He surveyed Judiths Judith's Judith trim chiffon ankles and the choker boker of stone marten that she ho h wore against her dove colored cult ho he wenton went wenton wenton Tell you what Ill I'll do on Ill 11 give civo your name to some friends of ot Thetas mine mine and Kap Nap Kappas Kappa pas pa and Gamma Dells Delts D lt Its It's pretty prelly late but they're still making dates for rush week Tell me about yourself po 10 o I 1 can Cnn boost your stock Ialo cm tm think Ive I've known you youal all al almy my life Then n seeing that Judith was e searching for a reply h h he added Only fair to tell you something about myself first Tm Im Will of the Sigma SIma 1 house Member Scabbard and Blade former for for- former for former mer editor Sugar and Spice charter member member Carlyle Carlle club and Talk club and chief high Wen mogul of the Gerhart faction His lips curved In a fatuous smile That enough recommend Judiths Judith's brows knitted she said and its it's good goodof goodof of you to be Interested But I really think I I X shant shan't have time for sororities Thank you OU Justas just justas justas as much gazed razed at her bel solemnly Then Theft he ho pursed his lips in a soundless whistle Judith looked out the th window and filled his pipe again and thrust It ft between his teeth A sound Mund of shouting came from the tho rear coach He Ito rose lazily and stood down at her Guess Ill I'll wander back and throw the tho tear fear of God into those Phi Dells he and retreated elegantly down the aisle Judith sat sit and frowned at the landscape whizzing by Ly To be betaken betaken betaken taken for a freshman Well and Well and ahn hf smiled at the thought the thought tho day mIght come of course when she would look upon such a mistake as a compliment rather than thana than a ablow blow to her sophistication Dot Iut not yet et Not ot her pears were so few ew Again Arain the impudent wrinkle Itself across her nose nofe She smiled once more at the recollection recollection lection of something the youth calling catling himself has said permitted a a vagrant thought of her knight of the tho band hand box to flit Clit through her head and turned once more to her book boole at a for for- forbidding forbidding for forbidding The bidding paragraph beginning advantages ad of the comparative system system system tem of grading In colleges where the honor system is employed have been questioned by several sevela lead lead- leading leading lead lead-in ing authorities The rhe riotous train It seemed had not yet reached the height of its riotousness The next station produced R a astill astill still larger and apparently young young- younger younger er cr crowd of students than the lh last And these these evidently e had a II sing Inc nc-Inc Ing jag jag- They burst Into lulo the th train In full chorus the th aisles and flapping crazy pennants to the annoyance of mature matur gera and the obvious disgust of those older lider students wh who were staring indifferently lout out of the windows The Th seat beside Judith was taken tak- tak takI taken tak taken en by a girl who dropped into It I without so o much as a glance to I o o who w ho WM was beside her and began applying her bel lipstick with great concentration She would not be distracted from her absorbing Occupation oc- oc occupation oc occupation until a a cavalier of striped hatband and blotchy complexion approached to hang hanx over her Great Joint this schools school's sellin getlin to 10 be he remarked Hear old Timothy Browns Brown's heading the dis- dis discipline dis discipline committee If It so o lord Jord help elp he student body Hes He's a a r reg- reg regular ular res-ular ular old woman Never knew the delights of wine woman a and d song himself and doesn't mean to let anybody else elso know em cm I yeah the girl pirl said till still peck peck- peck peck-lar tag at her mouth with tho the corner cornero of her han handkerchief and starIng Into a looking glass In the tho hi top lop of her handbag pretty prellY sour Dou hear Eric Waters I Is coming do down do You the know know celebrity They They- say his bis dads dad's sick lck of spendinG cash on hips him at t Princeton and has sent lent him down here on an allowance of IL a o hundred bundred and fifty a month m nth The Tho girl cirl closed her hag bag and licked her bel lips carefully tough she h said Is he he- good looking SlI say ans answered cred the blotchY youth The girls seem to think so but I X wouldn't be surprised It If It was a a case of of money making junking the man I Imagine I could think think most anybody anybody- was 85 handsome If It he be had John IA 11 rockefellers rockefeller's money The girl 11 shrugged and essayed a careful smile as If 1 she h were afraid her heavily up made-up lips were golf g to crack I could myself she agreed rec L The sheIks of Pendleton havo have their work cut cutout cutout cutout out for tor them from tow now now on with Eric Irle Waters the com com- competition competition competition petition Their conversation drifted on Judith had been blen reading one paragraph over and over while the tho chatter of o the youthful pall pair Invaded her left car ear Sh She Sha jerked angrily and concentrated on her hlf book and a n tiny frown furrowed her brow The Tho gIrl cirl beside her glanced her herway herway herway way and then as liS If it she I ted ed seen something bl began an taking Judith In The blotchy youth too seemed to find the sight of the hal red haired red girl tirl not uninvitIng uninviting uninviting ing and permitted himself to stare and then to exchange a a knowing look with his companion Judith aware of their regard shifted uncomfortably and a a slow wave of o color suffused her pale cheek cheek- cheek She Sh closed her book with witha n a snap snap and the pair pall beside her apparently conscious at last of their rudeness turned their atten atten- attention attention attention tion el elsewhere Judith heard vague snatches of their th 1 r talk talk- talk majoring In made English made up six hours at summer school school- school hope Prof Robby takes me m in his medieval history course Judith was suddenly aware of ofa of ofa a tall gray figure moving down the aisle It was the gray eray tweeds and she nil allowed owed herself this time lime timea limea a good look at her knight of the hat box His face like Ilka the rest of his figure was lean and hIs clothes while apparently new gave the effect of or HC H had a small mustache Apparent Apparent- Apparently ly Iy Judith thought he was one of those men of whom tailors des dl's despaired des despaired paired of ever eHr presenting a nat ty appearance He passed Judith without a glance his tanned face a trifle averted from her ler and she experienced experienced eneId a little tittle feeling of amuse amuse- amusement amusement amusement ment not unmixed with a little pity for the mans man's obvious self self- self consciousness As he went by Judiths Judith's eye caught aught the th glint ofa of ofa II a Phi Beta Kappa pin dangling front his vest and end she nodded her head sagely Just as sh aha h thought an an Instructor very likely I Or maybe mabe a professor although ho he hedi di did l look too young for It Almost in said lId the blotchy young oung man who was still stilt half draped over 11 the th back of the Ule seat lIe He began gathering Catherine his ladys lady's as- as assorted assorted as assorted sorted baggage Through h the window pane Jud- Jud JudIth Jud Judith ith could see sec that the train nas as sliding through the outskirts of the t town wn There were squalid 1 gray houses on all sides side l and crooked muddy streetS streets with gas lamps Just beginning to glimmer In tho the twilight An shudder ran through Il her r She saw people p delatch themselves from their teats seals and begin to assemble their grips crips and suitcases A confused contused murmur ran through the tho car Pendleton station yelled lIed R a brakeman banging open a a door and there was a general genT scramble Judith assembled her belong belong- belongings belongings ings and stood back to await her chance to get Bet out of the h mad press of noisy youth The gray tweeds had disappeared and she saw not a trace of the mouse col ored She was the only young woman In the coach who lacked a a squire to engineer her bandbox She Sho felt suddenly very lo- lo loh to it h The whooping hooping giggling throng filed out Judith was one of o thelast the thelast thelast last passengers passenger to step from Crom the platform She was instantly en- en en In a still larger larrer und urd more clamorous throng which milled about her with a I contused confused thunder of noisy greetings Thre was wasa wasa a strenuous on the part ot of the young men lother and a nd the girls erected one another Ith sh shrill rill cries and kisses For a moment she was swept by R a wave of helpless consternation But relief relict came swiftly though unexpectedly A young giant in 11 ina Ina a lose fitting top coat detached himself from the cro crowd d end and took swift strides toward her A smile was playing about his lips though Judith did not toe see it ft It Indeed all she he 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