The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-17
A COLLEGE ROMANCE.
A Story OF Love and Constitu-
tional History


The lecture was just over We Tour
girls. the lecturcd- were standing.
notebooks in hand. in little group in
the corridor. talking in subdued tones.
consulting one another on knotty
point in the history Of grand jury The
lecturer came out Of the lecture-room
and passed rs He bowed gravely as
he passed and went hastily down the
stairs. his college cap in his hand. his
long gown falling Imply about bis tall,
thin figure We were silent until be
was out Of sight: then our tongues
we're loosened. and we no longer spoke
in subdued tones
poor young man." said Lottie.
feelingly.
..Iis Is grave As a judge" said Nell.
THAT. said Claudia, weightily- lis
nervousness. He Is nervous. girls
nervous Of u.s."
But il was | who had most TO say l
leant against the balu>fers- with my
face towards the open door " the
lecture-ro0m- and gave the girls the
benefit Of all nv observations
Yes. he j. nervous" said .Poor
young man. he is shy. Whsr asked
him ii the grand jury still existed he
blushed. girls-oh. he is copPer-col-
ored 20 start with. l know. but he
blushed through the coppcr-color
..For your ignorance. perhaps sug-
Cesfed Claudia
Ale Is very shy." said L He Is
not used. Iexpect 70 teaching girls lie
can not forget that we are girls he
waitcd-did YOU notices-until We had
left the room: the other lecturers stalk
out before Us think he wanted 70
open the door and 20 bow "a ont Oh.
poor Young man. he i shy, shy and
Young
The girls were frowning At me.
Claudia was touching my elbow with
mysterious meaning. on one side. Nell
pulling nv sleeve isaperafively on ths
other. Lottie formed her lips into
a sile-f .'hush-
.-Shy and young-very young
what Is the mafier2- / said
Noboly answered me- No answer
indeed. was needed At chat momen
our lecturer passed us again. and wen
back into the lecture-room- he has
come up the stairs behind me-he mus
have heard me- He seemed to glznc'
INV way a. he passed There scenes
20 be twinkle in his gray-blue eyes
The girls moved slowly away. but
turned precipitately and fed
Past the lecfure-room door, alon.
the corridor. upstairs fed 70 my owl
little room lstudy. bed-chamber an
recepfion-room) near the sky. l mean
70 work and took my Stubs and turne'
over iis leaves. and found nv piac
hurrledly. with an unusual energy
But work would not drive away tn
remembrance Of my nnlucky speeches
the sentences bore no meaning 70 me
Icould not fix my attention on the m
tory Of early Germanic institutions
shut up nv Stubs in despair: the girl
were playing tennis in the courts b
low: seized my racket and ran swift
~ down 10 Join them Tennis wonl
make me forget
But IL nv thoughts were distracte
for an hour or two they attacked m
again when the game was over
stood before my glass and changed m
dress for dinner and grew rosy red !
the remembrance Of my words cam
back had said that he had biushc
because l spoke 10 him had sal
that he WAS SHY had implied that
was shy Of me because ! was = girl
should never dare TO speak TO him
look nj him again i had called hi
coppcr-colorcd--a least might has
spared him that reproach- Hooked
the glass az my own little face. il VI
brown as a berry brown BY nature
the first place and made more brow
BY the summer sun and the breeze fro
the sea At home His eyes were BIZ
and his hair was fair. was alt
gcther brown hair. eyes skin =
brown alike. And called him cope
colorcd'-I had called him young.
what else had called him. brushs
back my brown hair tightly and sever
~. tied my soft silk sash with jerk ~
ran down 20 dinner with arush. hoPir
tosscape from nv thoughts again III
girls were - happy a. usual Ih'
could contemplate the situation ira
gully; II even Afforded them anus
ment; they found something hnmcro
in my discontinue II was ]. not the
whom he had overheard
We sst Ia half circle on the 10
before the fire that night. in our pref
bright dressing-gowns. and draI
cocoa and ate sweet biscuits bcfo
going 20 bed. was hostess
guests were merry. but tonight v
unusually silent and depressed.
AFTER all" said Claudia. sensibl
trying 70 comfort me--aftcr al. vi