The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-05-06

yetE And what courses was she talk
ing? German, chiefly? All, Sallie was
Il shark" in German; took the Heinc
course, and Nv and XVI. she, Kdyn-
ell. elected French
There was perccptible pause. A
girl who had been longer in college
would have relieved the silence by
wandering ABOUT the room, inspecting
and commenting Oil The posters and
photographs; but this girl was either
Ignorant Of the custom or too shy to
follow 1t.
Her shyness was obvious, although
she showed it by no distressing embar-
rassment or nervous laughter, but sat
quietly, her cheeks growing pink. She
was unusually self-possessed for Il
freshman, Rachel reflected, and pretty
in quiet, unobstruslve fashion.
The rabbit passed the crucial stage
safely, and Salle Labeled it out, smooth
and pale and creamy.
Miss Conrad was frankly delighted
with her first taste, and ate three
platefuls, without mentioning indiges-
ton or nightmare. Sallie was pleased,
for she prided herself OIL her SKILL
You eat rabbit intelligently," she
a habit with some people, but with me
it is a passion. 1t is my dream to eat
it some day in its original home-a
Welsh rabbit in Wales."
like SardinpS in"
Sardinia. And spaghetti in
Italy. And in Germany"
"Pumpernickel and sausager'
Sallie gathered her new friend en-
Enthusiastically into her arms. "You
darling! You have been there?"
II have lived in Heidelberg four
years and have just come back" Miss
Conrad replied.
Heidelberg, with its adorable, i'm
pertinent students! l have found u
friend! How 1 have longed for you!
This imbecile Rachel knows not pun
pernickel from kaffeekranZchen.
There's little restaurant in town that
will take you back to Germany Not
word of English-and the cooking!
Munich and Berlin Well lunch there
tomorrow. But don't tell, for the
poor, ignorant faculty frown on for
eign restaurants. Wen steal away
together, darlingw
"Gormands" murmured Rachel,
scornfully.
Don't mind herr cried Sallie. "She
affects to be above eating, but it's just
pose. All college girls eat; all they
can; all the time. 1t is studying so
hard does it, But now" with sudden
transition, you must let me do your
hair"
Before the startled guest could pro-
test, Sallle had pulled out her hairpins
and secured Rachols comb, talking
all the time.
There's lot of it and it's lovely,
but no one would have guessed, the
way you fixed it. You had a pompa-
dour-and pardon my saying it was a
very homely one-while your profile
cries for a parting. My hand shall
right the wrong AS soon as saw you
l said to myself, "A wavy part and a
soft knot low in the neck" And
Sallie, happy in a listener. went Oh to
eXpound her theories, not only of hair
dressing, but of dressing = general.
Miss Conrad resigned herself to her
fate with a meeknesS somewhat at
variance with the decided tT1inkle in
her eyes.
you must always wear short skirt
about the campus and to class and new
er kid gloves-that is what gives away
a freshman every time"
Saliie vas too busy to notice Miss
Conrad's expression, but Rachel, see
ing surprise, comprehension and
amusement follow each other in quick
succession, was struck with a some
what startling thought.
But in winter? My hands will be
cold" eXpostulated the instructed one.
"Mittens or wooden gloves You
mustn't mind my setting you right on
these points. 1t is better to learn them
sooner by word of mouth than later
by experience. OF course, having lived
in Germany so long, you can't know
about these little things.
There" standing back to survey her
work. II knew that was what you
needed! But, child, why do you wear
a lavender ribbon? Rachel, give me
the ribbon you have on. That is all
right" in reply to Miss Conrad's trou
bled protest. Rachel. you can wear
the lavender one very well, but it
fights with your eyes. Now this blue
one both matches and deepens them"