Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1900-07-18
of that face lay not so much in Its sim
pie beauty as in the sympathy for man
kind that shone out of Its eyes.


Here at last" Jean gaspcd, as she
fairly ran up the walk leading to the
girls dormitory at Hnrper's Uniyer-
sity. Inside the door she dropped grip
and wraps, and started up the stairs
with bound. Everything looks just
as natural. Why, they have new
stair carpet! wonder If any of the
other girls are here YETI
Suddenly her attention was attracted
by the sight of a carriage at the en-
trance. Scarcely had 1t stopped before
a head appeared. which proved to be
that Of very flighty young woman.
Catching sight of the group at the win
dow, she ran up the walk, waving her
umbrella about her head In windmill
motions very uncouth in young LADY,.
leaving her purse and box Of candy
behind her in the carriage, which neces.
STATED her going back after them. Jean
ran down to meet. her, grasplng the
chubby form in her widespread arms.
oh! the thousands Of kisses that are
wasted in that second week of Sen.
tember, not to mention the extraya-
gance of affection displayed at the
leave-takings in June.
"You dear old girl! was so afraid
you would not come until tomorrow.
When is Anna coming? This after
noon? Well just so over to the train
and surprise her. There are two poor
little girls up in room 40, who are
frighlfully homesick. We must do nil
we Gun to keep them amused until thew
get used to things here. Julia, stand
off. Let me look at you. Why, you're
Just the same dear girl you ALWAYS
we're" which was fatty contradfcted
enc, Pm not. I've lost three pounds
only weigh 1852 now. Here. have
some of my candy. It's the good kind,
Just as If to her every kind were not
good. Slowly up the stairs the two
girls went. chatting like magples. They
were SO different, yet who can account
for friendship?
One day in January, the girls were
assembled in one Of the rooms greatly
excited over two important reports
namely, the rumor of smallpox in the
town, and the certainty of German
test which was to come OF next day.
The president had that morning In
chapel insisted that all students be vac.
cinated Immediately, and the German
professor had said, I've will hat Won
test ODER die endire pook, and enypody
who can not make forty percent will
hat to tudor. Did you understood?"
They were indulging in very heated
discussion, good deal being said on
both sides, when some one said, "Girls.
wouldn't it be just perfectly awful IL
smallpox should break out in this dor.
mitory? When my aunt was in col.
lege-" she was Interrupted by girl
tossing her book In the air, contemptu.
ously crying, Smallpox, nonsense
say, have you forgotten all about that
German? The very idea Of giving a
test over the whole book! positively
never heard of such presumption. No.
not In Israel. Haben, matte, gehat,
kommen, kan, ge-ge-gef1ddle-sticks
who cares, anyhow? Say, do any Of
you happen to have any candy about
your persona" Either they had be-
come so unused to hearing this question
from her, or they did not wish to COM
nit themselves, for she received no an
swer. Nothing daunted, she proceed
Ell. when get rich. I'm going to
live in a college town and run a candy
store, and give candy to the students,
especially the girls. People who live
In college towns don't half appreciate
what comfort they might be to stu
dents in just such little ways as that"
They were all laughing heartily,