Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-04-01
games, and then only the very Oldest

games, and then only the very Oldest
and marrledest members of the faculty.
II went over to Amherst and saw
some fellows / knew over there. The
man knew best was going to have a
beautiful time in his rooms that night.
The window seat bulged with beer bot
ties. He wanted me to stay, but I re-
gretfully broke away and went back to
Northampton. / reached the cottage at
$500. The girl was in the reception
room waiting for me.
"'Goodness, but you are late!' said
she. I came very near going without
waiting for you. Astronomy lecture this
morning was postponed until tonight,
80 that we could have the real stars,
you know. I'm sorry, but Of course it
isn't my fault. know you don't want
to wander around town tonight, so I
have asked my roommate to come down
and talk to you
"She went up into the hall and called
her roommate, who was short and glob.
ular and wanted to discuss Kant in re-
lation to the future of woman. She
wanted to know also what that dear
Professor James Of Harvard was like
and whether I had ever heard him ex-
plain what he meant by certain passages
in his blamed old textbook. She went
to her room and brought down the text
book to show exactly what she meant.
After an hour and a half I fled to the
cafe Of the Norwood.
Next morning l went to chapel
again, as had been ordained by the
evanescent young woman before she
trotted away to look at the stars. Then
she went away to the basket ball match
game. She said that if l wanted to walk
down by the gymnasium l could have
lots Of fun hearing them cheer. l thank
ed her. She told me to come around at
about 4 o'clock and we would 60 for a
trolley ride to Florence. I didn't 60
down to the gymnasium to hear the
girls yell, but my dropping spirits re-
vived. I found that Florence wasn't
much Of a town, only a settlement real
~, and wal five or six miles out in the
country.
II was at the cottage promptly att
o'clock, also at 4 o'clock. She came
down very penitent at 4:15; said she
was awfully put out, but the board Of
editors of some blamed magazine or
other had had a meeting, and she didn't
dare to stay away a minute for fear
they would vote to print an article by a
girl she just simply hated. They had
been trying to get it printed against her
will for two months, and she didn't in
tend that they should take advantage of
the fact she had a man in town to slip
it in, 10 therel
"We got on the car. So did 10 girls
who seemed most interested in Us. The
car swung it's rafting way out into the
country. We talked about scenery. l
saw lotso groves and shady lanes along
the way. l spoke about them once or
twice.
cts ever 90 much prettier near
Florence she said.
"We raj off on a siding, and the 1S
girls climbed out and began seeking as
ters and things beside the track.
Goodness! 7 said the girl. They are
getting their botany specimens. I had
forgotten all about mine. Won't you
get some for me? That's a nice boyr
II did. The car started and sailed
away while I was picking the lovely
things. I chased a quarter Of a mile.
The 10 young ladies back near the sid
ing were amused.
"'Look at your watch, please, , said
the girl. ! did 90. She saw it and was
much perturbed. I'm going to be late
for dinner, she said. and it will be the
third time this year.
"'Why, said !, aren't we going to
get off?'
Goodness, mol We are going back
on this car as fast as it can CO.
"tBut I haven't seen Florence I
walled.
"'silly goose she said, this is
Florence!'
"We only stopped once on the way
back. That once was at the siding, and
all the IS girls piled on again. They
remembered me, I saw.
"'Phi Kappa meets tonight, said the
girl as we hurried into the campus,
and Of course I have to 60. Chapel to-
morrow
"She said a lot more. but I confess !
didn't hear her. She was very much
surprised when I told her I couldn't
possibly stay ' q
anyhow, perhaps it's just as we'll,
she said, because you couldn't come to
the house on Sunday
Eyes. | took her to the game. be.
lieve she had a good time. I have seen
her once or twice since. But I don't
think as much Of the higher education
Of women as I did. New York Sun.
He Wouldn't.
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