The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-22

Dear Bob: You ought to be over here:
We have twice as much fun as at the high
sChooi. You know that's all go to school
Ior' anyway; but / suppose it does a per-
son some good to be In an intellectual at
,hosphere-you know he can't help draw
IN some OF Il with the other.
Inc room below ours Is occupied by two
glris. ana Sam and Sans my room
ma'e-have picnic with them. The other
day l tore the lining OF my coat when I
was making five-minute toilet so as not
10 De late to breakfast and didn't know
now In the world to get II fixed. for 1 am
NOT much OF tailor. Sam, who is an ex-
ceilent fellow to think OF things for you,
suggested that ask Bess. one OF the girls
ne1ow, 70 mend II. This seemed to me
the best way out OF the difficulty. so I
wrote a note. fastened 1t on d fish pole
and let 1t down by string That is the
way We communicate when we are SUM-
posed to be studying
when the line was drawn ND we found
neatly folded note that read:
aou nave always been so good to me
that | shall consider 1t a great favor II you
VIII let me sew up the lining Of your coat.
can have It ready for you in an hour"
The coat was let down, and when the
window was shut We heard them talking
and laughing. The hour passed-so all
hours will. no matter what's going on
and the fish line was again let down and
again drawn up with its rather heavy bur
den, for I'm not the bean-pole | used
to be.
There, Sam" said I, as he helped me
on with the repaired coat. don't you see
how nice il is 10 have a nice girl friend
Now let's see how 1t goes on--weIl. de-
clare what's the matter? Can't you help
fellow instead of standing there laugh
Ing like an idiot just escaped
I'D Ike "a kppw which 81 To- ~.
idiot; take 1t off tfor had my arms part
way In. but could get them no farther)
and look n it.''
That girl had commenced at the band
and sewed the sleeves together. The way
Sam laughed at me went little against
the grain. I vowed l would have re-
venge. even IL / had TO be punished for It:
yes. would have my revenge. and that
very night too.
Jack" said Sam. II wonder who the
same as told her to do Il? Here's her
note: 1 win consider 1t a great favor IL
you viii let me sew up the lining In your
sleeve. Then YOU gave her the coat
Well l never saw any one like YOU 70 let
a girl play tricks on you; you'n have TO
stay here another year; you haven't sense
enough 20 graduate yet
You know how afraid she is OF our car /:
I'm going 20 wrap IL in the coat and pin
a note on that'H say this"
80 You either fix this coat as IL should
be or I'll take May Younge to the lecture
next Saturday
"Thatu make her repent, think"
We had an awful time trying to get
julius Caesar into the coat; he was ready
TO fight by the time ne got down 20 their
room. For A few moments there was
music Tn the air. Let me confess that 7
wouldn't have missed taking her TO that
lecture for anything; but |, alasi had said
the wrong thing. In her return note she
Informed tina. I was not the only
pebble on the beach. for sfe had been
asked by sam II che wouian' go with him.
The coat and rat. size said, We're under
her window. and could have the same
hv going down ana getting them jack
in High = Aool WhIrns for January.