Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-07-19

who can not make forty percent win
haf to tudor. Did you understoodT
They were INDUCING In a very heated
discussion, y good deal being said on
both sides, when some one said. "Girls.
wouldn't It be just perfectly awful II
smallpox should break out In this dor
mit0ry? 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 an about that
German? The very idea Of giving
test over the whole book! positively
never heard Of such presumption. NO,
not In Israel. Haben, hattie. gehat.
kornmcn, kan, Observation-Disclosures!
who cares, anyhow? Say. do any OF
you happen to have any candy. about
your person. Either they had be-
come SO unused to hearing this question
from her, or they did not wish to CON-
nit themselves, for she received no an
swcr. Nothing daunted, she proceed
eu. when l get rich, I'm going to
live In II college town and run 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,
when Alice Thompson came into the
room with detected look on her face,
and u German book In her hand (the
two usually go in pairs), inquiring for
Jean. saying: 1--WE got Il German story
here about a COW, and l can't get head
or tail to it. Is Jean hcre?" One Of
the girls spoke up, saying: mo, shes
not. She's up on the third floor helping
Julia Mitchell make up the work she
missed when she sprained her ankle.
I'm sorry can't help you. Alas! Ich
spreche NIGHT Deutscll mesilf already
gehaben sein, but you better guess
Jean can. She took the gold medal In
Dutch last year, you know. l don't
blame George Lockwood for adoring
her. My. but that pearl she wears is u
beauty! And she's got clothes to match
1t. don't see what would become OF
Kate I.ennox IL 1t were not for Jean.
Jean can treat her nicely without be.
ing afraid Of losing caste, and that Is
more than some Of the rest Of us can
do. by the way, Kate is out Of school
to-day"
The next day the excitement ran still
higher when it was rurlored that Kate
had a fever. The girls were sure that
1t was smallpox, and all kept their dis
lance. leaving poor. unpopular Kate to
lie hours alone in her little bare room.
they all protested and threw up their
hands In horror when Jean declared
her intention Of going right up to
Rates room with glass Of lemonade.
As Jean entered the room, Kate rose
up and gratefully said, II just knew
you would come, am SO thirsty"
Later physician was called. And
sure enough 1t was smallpox. The
physician advised that Kate De moved
from the dormitory as quickly and with
as little confusion as possible. She
was taken to f0rl0rn little cabin a
mile down the river. and Jean, poor
girl, went with her. This was the only
thing she could do, now that she had
been exposed to the dread disease.
Two months, and Jean was In school
again. Changed, oh, so changed. Her
once beautiful face was pitted and
Scared, but she still had the same
queenly bearing. As she was sitting
In her artistic room after her first day
ut school, her elbow resting on the
table and her head leaning against her
hand OH which the pearl still shOne
like crystallized tear, a feeling Of
utter detection and sadness came over
her as she realized that she would
never be beautiful again and perhaps
George Lockwood might not care for
her now. although he had been as at
tentive as he possibly could be during
her illness. The unhidden tears were
creeping slowly down her face, when
a tap was heard upon the door. Sam.
the colored boy, handed her card,
which bore the name, George Lock.
wood"
She went down to the reception room
with feeling Of dread, mingled with
gloomy forebodings. As she entered
the room and George came forward to
meet her, she instinctively drew back,
In way entirely unlike her former
frank self. And she said. slowly, hest.
tatingly. with downcast eyes: George
l have changed since you gave me this
ring. Now l think It only lust and
right that return It," George Lock.
wood was born orator, but there
never was more eloquence or more ear.
nestness In his voice than when-but
why attempt to tell what he said?
Suffice to soy that the ring was re-.
placed and Jean never again had coca.
sion to remove It.
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