The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1899-11-16

masquerade was just as nice as could
be, yet the announcement left many
young faces not q little perturbed. even
anxious. For we at our college out
west boast q hard-working constitu-
ency; but our strong point is certainly
not overfull purses.
Notwithstanding this limitation, we
girls were bent on judicious mixture
Of missionary work with our fun this
yer. Our college is established on the
coeducation basis, and the boys GER
tainly did "cut up" last Halloween dis
gracefully, making it uncomfortable
for professors and students for long
time afterward. So this year. you see.
wa girls made up our minds to do
something to entertain them and keep
them from indulging their mischiev-
Gus proclivities. OF course, we can't
understand where the fun comes in OF
the stupid things boy students do on
Halloween, but we do want to stop 1t
II we can, and that was the reason why
we made up our minds to celebrate 1t
with a masquerade this year.
The boys were in raptures at the
idea, and set about hiring costumes for
the great event. Some of the richer
girls did the same, but as for us-well,
we had no money, and at first sight it
simply meant being shut out from the
whole thing.
OF course, as misery loves company,
We all met disconsolately in Loeta's
.com. If any one could console us 1t
would be Loeta. but to our surprise
she did not attempt anything Of the
sort. She and Addie, the bright Kan
sas girl, looked as gay as robins. and
What are you going to be-" became
q mutual Interchange.
We sat round the room, Loeta smil-
ing on us from her perch on the win
dow ledge. The twins-big young
women of 21-cast hopeful glances In
her direction. AS they said. 1T was
worse for them than the rest, for they
were two, not one, but they had only
one purse between them, the contents
of said purse, when raked fore and aft,
producing only 81.
How could two masquerade dresses
be bought for 81?
Kitty Pringle, however, was worse
of still, for she laughingly produced 5
cents as her all for immediate current
coin.
Zone can hardly 60 far astray on 5
cents" was her somewhat rueful re-
mark. 4
Kitty, like the rest of us, was work
Ing her way through college, so when
this is considered it will be readily
understood that time to spare for get
ting up a ball costume on odds and
ends was scant enough. l can tell you,
we girls who work our way through
college want education!
But to go back to Loeta's room. Ad-
die, our inspiration, was not the least
put out at the empty purses displayed
before her.
"Of course we shall all go to the
ball, of course we shall get up dresses
somehow" said she, cheerily. YOU"
to the twins, Maggie and Bessie, "are
the only ones with money to spend. l
consider a dollar riches. The rest of
us must manage by borrowing one
thing and another. We've all got some
thing we can lend one another. Loeta
here must be nun. That won't cost
anything, just long. cloak, shirt
front and veil. That's easy enough.
But now for the rest of u.s.
Her quick eye, travelling round the
yoom, lighted upon Loeta's curtains.
drawn over Ter bookshelf, dark, rich
red.
Gust the thing for draping," she ex-
claimed, land how well the color suits
Kitty"
In a moment the curtains were in
service, and Kitty's dark head rose
from a mass Of graceful folds.
What are you going to be, Adder"
chorus.
ooh, I'll go as Ceres. I've done it be-
fore. All want for that is white
COVE, some grasses, and a sickle. I
shall do well enough-if can borrow
sickle! The thing is, what are the
rest of us to dO?"
Her eyes were on the twins, who in
turn wore an agonized expression. One
dollar and two big girls to dress on it!
No wonder they groaned.
The college bell changed. Was it the
remembrance of the Greek class await
ing the students that gave Addie the
brilliant idea?
Greek ladies'" she cried Lets go
and ask the professor how they
dressed"
They caught the professor on the
wing. OF course he was busy; that
goes without saying; but equally of
course he was not beyond recall.
mentally speaking. In answer to the
inquiries he walked to his bookshelf
and took down several books from his
classical library. In some Of these
were figures exquisitely draped.
Greek ladies it shall be-" cried Ad-
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