Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1904-05-12

Had she made many acqua1ntanceS
yet? And what courses was she tax
ing? German, chiefly? All, Sallie was
shark" in German; took the Heine
course, and XIV. and XVI. She, Rach-
ell, elected French.
There was a perceptible pause. A
girl who had been longer in college
would have relieved the silence by
wandering about the room, inspecting
and commenting on the posters and
photographs; but this girl was either
ignorant of the custom or too shy to
follow it.
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 a
freshman, Rachel reflected, and pretty
in a quiet, unobstrusive fashion.
The rabbit passed the crucial stage
safely, and Sallie ladeled 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
assured her guest. "The dish becomes
a habit with some people, but with me
it is a passion. 1t is my dream to eat
it some day in it's original home-a
Welsh rabbit in Walesr'
"Iike SardineS IN"
SARDINIA. And spaghetti in"
Italy. And in Germany"
'Pumpernickcl and sausagev'
Sallie gathered her new friend en-
Enthusiastically into her arms. "You
darling! You have been there?"
Il have lived in Heidelberg four
years and have just come back" Miss
| Conrad replied
heidelberg, with its adorable, i'm
pertinent students! I have found a
| friend! How I have longed for you!
This i1nbecile 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 Well steal away
together, darlingy'
"Gormandsv' murmured Rachel
| scornfully.
affects to be above eating, but it's just
a pose. All college girls eat; all they
can; all the time. 1t is studying sc
hard does it. But now," with sudden
| transition, ''you must let me do your
| hair
Before the startled guest could pro
test, Sallie had pulled out her hairpins
and secured Rachel's comb, talking
all the time.
"There's a lot of it and it's lovely
but no one would have guessed, the
way you fixed it: You had pompa
dour-and pardon my saying it was 8
very homely one-while your profile
cries for a parting. My hand shall
right the wrong. AS soon as I saw yor
I said to myself, a wavy part and {
soft knot low in the neck" An(
Sallie, happy in a listener. went on t.
expound her theories, not only of hail
dressing, but of dressing l.. general
Miss Conrad resigned herself to he
fate with meekneSS somewhat a
variance with the decided twinkle il
her eyes.
"You must always wear short skir
about the campus and to class and nev
er kid gloves-that is what gives ava.
: freshman every time"
Sallie was too busy to notice Mis-
Conrad's expression, but Rachel, see
, ing surprise, comprehension an
: amusement follow each other in quic
: succession, was struck with a some
what startling thought.
7 "But in winter? My hands will
t cold," expostulated the instructed one
: "Mittens OF woolen gloves. Yo
mustn't mind my setting you right O
: these points. It is better to learn the1
| sooner by word of mouth than late
2 by experience. Of course, having live
5 in Germany so long, you can't kno,
e about these little things.
There" standing back to survey he
s work, Il knew that was what syo
4 needed! But, child, why do you wea
e a. lavender ribbon? Rachel, give N
!. the ribbon you have on. That is a
|. right" in reply to Miss ConEad's trol
e bled protest. Rachel. you can wes
n the lavender one very we'll, but
a fights with your eyes. Now this blu
one both matches and deepens them
y Both the change Of hair and of ril
It bon were for the better, as Miss Coz
= rad could plainly see in the glass Sa
e lie held before her. AS she was abol
e to express her appreciation Of Sallie
n somewhat unusual attentions the gor
e on the rotunda struck two warnil
< notes, which were echoed by shri
# electric bells in every corridor
/. Dear me-" cried Sallie, ''there is tt
y warning bell! Where do you liv,
le Here i'll this building? That's fort
le nate, though it is funny I haveT
seen you before" Sallie gave her
| n1rfinO b,1u how o,,, 1uno