The record-union., 1896-03-07
LEO And THE PROFESSOR.

Leo was walking alone Like the
ether girls, she had Eek" days with her
friends, but this morning she had not
waited for company. AS soon as her
mollusk was dissected she had caught
up her Tam and had slammed the
door of the Biological Laboratory. The
sound of crunching snow under her feet
sent a sodden exhilaration to her brain.
She managed to walk sedately until the
pines hid the college, but when she saw
that the snow plow had made wind
ing path through the broad, glisten-
ing whiteness to the very top of Ray
mond Hill she broke into a run, spring
ing forward lighter and swifter, until
almost at the summit she paused,
painting and glowing.
mot half bad!" she exclaimed cock
ing her head critically at the Norway
spruce boughs bent down with spark
ling snow that framed a vista of blue
mountains beyond the rustic seat half
hidden in a drift. 1.-THE idea of my
dreading to spend the vacation here.
It's glorious And I don't get half
enough tramps in term time. Not that
I can tramp if I stay-Alice will be
furious-I never could tell her I'm doing
it for Professor Lyman's sake
She took up a handful of feathery
snow and slowly ate what did not cling
to her mitten.
''Of course" she unused, che mustn't
suspect it either. I wonder if I'm a
goose. That pink Grape will be anti
quated before get a chance to wear it.
But he's so lonely, dear old mani What
is my iron throat for, if not for reading
aloud? Though, goodness knows he
hates to be read to. Doing for others
is not precisely my line-what will the
girls say?" Leo chuckled. Now I've
settled that" she concluded abruptly.
The path wound down the hill on the
other side. Leo turned her back on one
stretch of the mountains to face an
other Her gait now was quiet and
steady. Two freshmen coming toward
her sheepishly tried to conceal the sled
that they We're dragging. One whis-
pered, Isn't Miss Bartram a dignifed
senior?'
There were no students to be seen on
the campus as Leo neared Morris Hall:
most of them were in a line extending
from the college Office half way down
the corridor, waiting for railway tick
cts and checks. There was no lack of
DUl Leu hltW tUdI Sn6
should not escape without furnishing
a new topic. What should she say?
Her decision was so sudden, and self
denial, as she very well knew, was so
unlike her, that she was all at sea for
a plausible explanation. Got your
ticket?" made her rise to the emer-
gency.
mo-
'T'n get it for you. Where top
81 am going to stay here" She hur-
Eied along the corridor.
"Going to stay herei Not going home
with Alice? Why, Leonora Bartraml
why on earth? You'd have an elegant
time
Il know it, but I'm needed mean I
have some work to do here
Work You Beside. what are va
cations for? You need the rest
Rest is not quitting this busy ca
reer.'" Leo drew down her face.
Moreover parties and balls for two
weeks would lay me low (She had
more spreads than any girl in college, and
you never could sit on her couch with
out kicking your heels against project
ing jars and baskets) You know
what Dr. Norton says, that there are
more girls in the infirmary just after
vacation than at any other time. I'm
hand. me villainl" and she gave her
skirt twitch.