Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-06-06

.Weii, thoss old college days we're
jolly. weren't they. Ssnr and Jack
Bsnton leaned against ths mantsi.
smiiiug down into the girls upturned
face. -Yes. indeed. and I'm glad that
! resurreeted all these old photographs
and souvenirs. since you enjoy looking
them over again. by the way. that re-
minds me. Jack. of letter which came
yesterday; wait I'LL 1 get II. I'll be
hack In a minute and Nan disap-
peared through the study door.
Handsome Jack Benton stopped over
the table and picked up one OF the old
photographs that lay there In pile
-Our mandolin club" he murmured.
''paisiy good picture. too. How young
! look In IL. though, And what's this'
Another groupr oh. one Of those girls
societies: ! suppose Nan belonged to u.
Let's see u I can recognize any OF
their faees-oh," The picture vas
dropped as II il had burned him. Ethel
PanshAwe,"
The last words were In u whisper.
a. he individually laid his hand on
tho table for support -oh. pooh' non
] supposed that VAS over. long ago"
he thought. taking . seat that vas as
far AZ possible from the photograph.
'oood little Mani I'm Glad she wasn't
hare. Just now. How as,onished sh1
would have been to sec me'"
Jack Benton and Nan Welsh had
6ssa comsade. ever since they had
made mud pies together In Mrs-
weish1 hack yard. and had handed
cookies from one chubby hand to an
other through tho stats OF tho fence
that separated their parental premises.
Many = secret. cross your heart. cor
tain. true. hope TO die II ever tell" I"
had passed between them. then. and
through school and college days II had
been the same. but even our best
friends must not know everything.
- told you I'D not be long. Jack"
said Nan. quickly. re-cntering the
room. but the letter was misiald. some
how. aud I had to rummaxc through
my d~nk twice before I could md II.
It's from Sadie Allen. one OF our old
Kappa Chi .irls-what are you look
iug so cru~s for. JaekT''
thinking OF the crucisics OF existence"
"You wretehsd pensimist. and with
my trying 20 hard to amuse you. I'D
have y great notion not to read the
news In this to you. and wouldn't do
Il. either. but you happen to know the
people. Are you going to be sood7"
"Ycs. indeed" b. replied. sufins
sigh. I'm as meek az Moses. Please
begin"
VERY we'll. them said Nan. absent
ly. drawing her chair closer TO the
light.
"'Dcarcst Nan'-that doesn't concern
you'll met the PenninEtons'-no. that
Isn't Il. either. Walt n minute Till I
md the piacc-hcrc Il IL: You will be
surprised. Nan. to hear the latest about
one of the girls of 'e6. You know she
had two admircrs-Tom Andrews was
one. Well. she engaged herself to Tom
and let the other fellow 20. forget
his name. but he was n college boy. ono
Of the old mandolin club that gave n
concert in Rochester the winter was
there. Anyway. she was engaged to
Tom Andrews. I met her last month
In Pasadena. We were Mt the same ho-
tel. and one day had little chat over
our embroidery. "oh. Sadie" said she.
you don't know what good II does me
to meet one of the old girls again!
And to think that you remember my
Tom, He's such noble fellow"-herc
she blushed and gave n shy. proud lit
lie laugh. 81 think there's nobody like
him. oh. Sadie Allen. you must come
to the wedding next June. Promise
me that. Yes. OF course. It's to be at
my home in Memphis. Tom says"-and
so forth. and SO on. Nan. nothing but
that fellows name the whole time!
1.-The next day she came running up
to me on the hotel porch. saying. I've
got telegram. Here 1t Is: Come
home Great news. Tom"
she was wild with delight. and left
on the next train And. Nan. what do
you suppose was the great news?
thought that he must have struck