The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-12-27

'o"ea. nipk AT the door the Soph6
more turned and looked at him helm
lessly.
say, now, you'll net no began.
Come on" said the Junior. .srher,
goes car"
He seized the Sophomore's arm a,t
they boarded the car together.
ihetter go inside, it's warmer" sale
the Sophomore, willy.
The Junior smiled.
III stand out here with you,o he
said, carelessly.
The Sophomore sighed.
/ You don't really mean" he sa;d.
That I'll invade the young woman's
home" put in the Junior. 81 do. Tn.
DER your protection will have NO hest,
tation." .s5 80. ~ ''e'''
Inc sophomore turned his back and
gsoomily watched the passing lamps,
The Junior paid the fare for two.
II ! obliged him to pay my fare. he
said to himself, ut might anger him.s
The Sophomore did not look at him
when they got of the car. Half wev
down the square he stopped at the fooa
OF hight Of steps and turned his ewes
doubtfully from the door above to the
Junior. '-->'
rs this the placer asked the yun;or
innocently. Pm beginning toget nerv.
Gus. l always do when 60 calling"
You'll need all your nerve this time. /"
said the Sophomore, bitterly.
He went upstairs slowly, the Junior
close behind him. At the TOP he turned
sharply around.
DO you really mean to do so ungen.
tlemanly thing?" he demanded.
ITS not .ungentlemanly," said the
Junior, stoutly. "All you have to do"
20, shut upl" said the Sophomore.
He turned away and put his hand on
the bell. Then he looked back over his
shoulder. The Junior was leaning east
~ against the broad railing of the YER
anda.
Il believe you are fool enough to fol-
low me in" said the Sophomore,
angrily.
Il am" said the Junior, calmly.
Perhaps not exactly that, but wen
not fight over TERMS"
"Well, you can't make me make such
an ass of myself" said the Sophomore,
suddenly.
You can take dinner here if YOU
want to-" the Sophomore went on. 81
believe that you have no more sense
than to try. I'll wait on the corner
to see you kicked out. Then I'll go
back to the hotel and get something
to eat"
"I'll go with you,' said the Junior,
readily.
The Sophomore turned and stole
quietly down the steps.
Il hope no one saw me-" he said,
when he reached the bottom.
Il thought that saw girl looking
out of the second-story window said
the Junior. comfortinglv.
20, you go to tire deuce." said the
Sophomore.
Well. perhaDs Yves T. stallen,' said
the Junior. at looked that wav,
though. l-;l you just - IF 7alk be-
side me? When YOU dIoo behind that
way it macs RE L.ryous. It's so easy
to hit nan over the head when he's
not loo r.
1t wouldn't hurt you" crowled the
Sois,sons GRE.
We'll 80 lack to the hotel and carry
ont tie original programme" said the
Junior.
The So'.hc:~ore did not echo his en-
thus.asI,s. Even when he found him.
sell, opposite the Jun or a little white
table in the cafe among his friends
anG in the presence of clamoroas
argument about the. game, he did not
unbend. But by. the time that the
oysters came in his face began to clear.
II suppose you'll tell this thing all
over college" he said, ruefully.
ITS good thing that they don't
peel these lemons" said the Junior.
"One would never know what they
were If it were not for the yellow out
side"
ut makes me feel pretty mean,"
said the Sophomore.
"They call these twe-by-four mon
strosities blue points on the bill, don't
they" said the Junior. .........
what troubles me most" said the
Sophomore, sis. what the dickens the
girl will think of me-"
The Junior lifted an oyster on his
fork and looked at it closely.
Don't worry about that" he said.
''Tll fix it all right with her."
The Sophomore stopped his glass
half way to his mouth and looked at
him over the rim in amazement.
"I'm the cousin at college whose
| name you never asked" said the
Junior.-Chicago Tribune.