Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09
d CRITICAL MAID.
y, osss..rsd ieons,itp,ioaAl History.

NE lSElatcts nctSSN0AAN4A1s iOtS-
81 hand, IN a little group in the
or. talking in subdued tones,
kting one another on a knotty
in the history OF grand Jury.
cturer came out of the lecture.
and passed us. He bowed
n as he passed. and went hastily
the stairs, his college cap in his
his long gown falling Imply
his tall, thin figure. We were
until he was out of sight; then
|onuues were loosened, and we nc
spoke in sasdued tones.
Dor young man. said Lottie
ely.
IS grave as a Judge" said Nell
Eat" said Claudia weightily. sis
business. He is nervous, NERVOUS
il was | who had most to say.
Il against the bal,isters. with my
towards the open door of the
reroom, and gave the girls the
al OF all my observations.
8. he is nervous, j said. "Pool
man, he is shyl When / asked
4 the grand jury still existed be
ed. siris-oh, be is copper-color.
start with. / know, but he blush.
trough the copper-coior-"
b your ignorance, perhaps" sug-
d Claudia
! is very shy" said l. "He is
hsed, / expect. TO teaching girls.
snnot forget that we are girls.
raited-did you notice?-until we
efs the room; the other lecturers
out before us. ! think he want.
open the door for us and to
us out. Oh, poor young man,
shy,-shy and young"
) girls were browning at me.
6ia was touching my elbow, with
srious meaning, on one side; Nell
g my sleeve inperatively on the
Lotto formed her lips into a
sshush.
Nv and young-very youngl-
is the natter" said.
body answered me. No answer,
ed, vas needed. At that moment
etnrer passed us again and went
into the lectnre-room. He had
up the stairs behind me he must
heard me. He seemed to glance
ray as be passed. There seemed
q twinkle IL his gray-blue eyes.
tirls moved slowly away; but
Ia precipitately and fled.
st the lecture-room door. along
corridor, upstairs | fed to
own little room tstudy. bed
hber and reception-rooml near
ky. ] meant to work and took
ctubbs and turned over its leaves,
found my place hurriedly, with
nssual energy. But work would
Dive away the remembrance OF
unlucky speeches, the sentences
no meaning TO me; / could not
my attention on the history oi
Germanic institutions. | shut
my Etuhbs in despair; the girls
playing tennis IN the courts be-
/ seized my racket and ran
~ down to Join them. Tennis
Nd make me forget.
It Il my thoughts were distracted
IN hour or two they attacked me
b when the game was over.
d before my glass and changed my
q Tor dinner and grew rosy red as
ren1smbrance OF my words came
] had said that he had blushed
Anse | spoke 10 him-I had said
he was shy-I had implied that
as shy Of me because ] was girl.
@Duld meyer dare TO speakto him or
: at him again, had called him
|per-coiored-at least / might have
red HIM that reproach. j looked
the glass at my own little face; it
brown as a berry--brown by ma
5 u the FIRST place aud made more
|xn 81 the summer sun and the
re from the sea at home. His
D were blue and his hair was fair.
Fas altogether brown-hair, eyes,
!, all brown alike. And had call
nim copper-colored.-I had called
D young,-what else had / called
y brushed back my brown hair
etly and severely, tied my soft silk
p with jerk and ran down to din
With q rush, hoping to escape from
thoughts again.
'erhaps, after all, thought, trying
comfort myself, be had not heard
My voice, alas, was clear as a
rs; was so Gully girl ia "a family OF
Ts--a spoilt girl had never been
GIT to be meek and silent in thepres-
E Of her brothers-a laxative girl
2 had learnt to make herself heard
any Babel of louder and gruffer
PES. But perhaps he had been
nking-not MISUNDERSTANDING on
Marx system, trial by jury, or the
Fuptive tendency of feudal govern
nt. But no, said the girls, hemust
= heard; there was no doubt what
{ that he had heard me.
ne girls We're as happy as usual.
ey could contemplate the situation
uquilly; it even afforded them
nsement; they found something
porous in my discontinue. 1t
not they, whom he had over
Fe sat IN a half circle on the floor
pc the fire that night, in our pref
bright dressing-gowns, and drank
Ga and ate sweet biscuit, before go
70 bed. Twas hostess. The study,
little tin kettle singing on the
,, the blue and white china the
oa. the sweet biscuits were all mine.
iour friends gave cocoa parties in
n Tomorrow Claudia would pro-
9 the feast. Yesterday Nell had
2 hostess. Cocoa was the chief
'ipatlon of our college. We gave
eoas as our brothers gave "wines"
was a drink easily made, mex
!slye, nutritious.
e sat round the fire on the floor,
kine and laughing, holding our tea
3 and stirring our cocoa slowly and
'ent-nindedly as we talked. Ny
sss we're merry, but tonight was
'oaiiy silent and depressed.
alfer all" said Claudia sensibly,
ag to comfort me-"after all, what
Jon say, Cis? Nothing-nothing
al events that mattered. You
5 ns was young; well, that is true.
= OLD, girls, do you imagine he ISL"
!, twenty-five" said Lottie.
ltNenty-teur," said Nell.
very young. said Claudia, conclu-
5aen you called him shy-well he
~ You said he blushed-well. he
J. mat is just it." l groaned. at is
l-e wlii think you observant, said
y niooiing the sugar from her bis
q nSa slow epicurean enjoyment.
zNs uiil think, at ali events, that
aIe interested IN him." said Lot
cheerfully.
= sllm "a mani" ! groaned, for
no mas tyrcnnized over eight ad-
~ brothers and been treated all
's WITH difference by fond father
one,ss has an ungrateful scorn for
J. ! lad had no meek mother and
: sisters to teach me humili-
5 5 becoming womanly virtue.
VT sas-poor Ciesiyp' said the