The Holly chieftain., 1903-07-10

"ohlu De IL she nad married owen
Page. | beg to be allowed to differ
from you. What will her life be? For
all ! know. she will have to wear
boomers; but, assuming that she is
allowed to dress like other female NOR.
tails, she will be expected to be pecu-
liar and strong minded and-and un.
attractive. She is more than likely to
remain single, and her best years will
be passed in listening to hum-drum
recitations and collecting funds for
new dormitories"
instead of leading life OF frivolous
and elegant leisure, like the rest of
you"
Mrs. Stagg tossed her head and an.
swered with calm disdain:
Did l not know thai Won were
merely trying to excite me, Harold, |
might take offense at the persopal
character of your remark As to your
saying that Eleanor would have been
Obliged to lead life of frivolous AMI
elegant leisure, as you call it, had she
seen fit to behave like an ordinary
Christian being and marry the man
who was devoted to her, why, the idea
is simply absurd. Elegant. | grant
If she had married Owen Page, but
she could have been the very antipodes
of frivolous and idle, had she seen
mt, and no one would have thought
anything about it. That's the provok-
ing part of it; we are so much in
need of clever people in society," sup
| uIv h.,
really clever-and Owen Page was Just
the man to let his wife do whatever
she wished
we are not sure yet that she has
accepted the position" said Harold, as
he shipped of the end of cigar with
the gilt cutter attached to his watch
chain. preparatory to going to the
smoking-car
Why should she refuse it?"
Merely because she is woman.
and it is never safe to prognosticate
how any one of your sex will act I'm.
der any given set of circumstances.
She evidently wishes to have nv
views on the subject. Well, she shall
have them. shall advise her to &C.
cept without the slightest hesitation"
said the broker, in his decisive fash
ion.
Twenty-four hours later, the Stages
alighted from the train at Hoadley. the
small town on the confines of which
stood Clayering college, named after
its founder and benefactor, one Thorn.
as Clavering, who had established the
institution as memorial to his two
deceased children, son and a daugh.
! ter. A twenty-minute drive in the
blackboard they found in waiting, be-
hind swift pair of long-tailed horses,
brought them to an imposing gateway,
blazoned with the college arms on one
side and patriotic inscriptions on the
| other. AS they drove up the long
| avenue flanked by tall pines they could
see on either hand a wide stretch Of
undulating greensward. variegated BY
I, knolls and clumps of trees in the full
flush of autumn brilliancy, which the
loquacious driver informed them was
part of the college domain. There
were two hundred acres In ALL
"Whew! Land must be cheap" said
Harold
And think what place for firta.
| ton" Emma answered. Il wonder we
don't see the landscape dotted with
sauntering couples"
| After quarter of a mile of avenue
| they came in sight of the buildings
four in number, arranged in the form
| of large quadrangle, which were sew
orally described by their guide as the
| College House, the dormitory for the
men students, the dormitory for the
lady students, and the gymnasium and
theater combined. All of them were
e!aborately and tastefully constructed
after the latest fashion of approved
modern architecture. so that even EN-.
/ ma felt obliged to murmur her acqui-
| escence in the laudatory expressions
| which were uttered by Harold.
They're tasty and no mistake" +"
said the driver, by way Of setting the
seal of his approval on their verdict
You ought ter see the boathouse and
| the lake where the crews race. | tell
you there's one crew of the lady stu
dents that can make the boys row
| for all they know how Say" he
added, refining in his horses, maybe
you'd like to drive round by the lake
before we stop. Ten minutes II do it."
Much obliged to you; no. Miss
Baldwin is expecting us" said Har-
old.
"A fine appearing lady-Miss Bald