The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-02-26

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CHAPTER 1.

CHAPTER 1.
"Of course. rare, pale Margaret's'
name will be on the list tomorrow!
Has any one present a sin gle doubt
on the subject?"
The speaker was a little red-haired
girl. with a small, prettily-tinted face,
and a pair of curling, disdainful lips.
She was one Of a group OF girls VINO
stood in the quadrangle Of the Medical
College for Women in the ancient city
OF Edinburgh. One OF the classes was
lust over. and the students were filing
out.
why so positive on the subject,
T~ottie?" asked another student. q tall
and somewhat delicate-looking girl.
1T isn't always the most likely VINO
pass"
"Oh, but Margaret Crawford, you
know!" exclaimed pert little Tottie,
with an uplifting OF her fair eyebrows
why. the professors all think she's
unparalleled in the history Of creation!
Did you ZEAL old Cormall yesterday,
when Mary Cunnynghame kicked up
that awful row? Ladies. l am
ashamed OF you-ashamed OF you! =
Miss Tottie nodded her ruddy head In
imitation OF the professors solemn
and ponderous ann "Ther Is
not one lady whom / can trust In the
whole class-except, OF course. Miss
Crawfc-d.' That OF course put the
whole matter in a nutshell. Well. I
must say / shouldn't like to be held
up as the model girl OF any class or
Of any profession"
Don't be afraid, ~Tot-you1l never
have that to fear!" cried another shrill
young voice. But, I say"-lowering
Its sharp tones-"haven't you heard.
girls, that there's something odd-well,
shady. l uppose is the word-about
Miss Crawford's father!"
"No!" cried half q dozen eager
voices. "What is it. Minnie Do tell
Us! l always thought there must be
some reason for Miss Crawford's aloof-
mesa" added one of the voices when
the others ceased.
well, 1t was only by accident !
heard It," said Minnie Whyte, glad OF
an, opportunity to air her superior
knowledge. 1T was through q friend
Of the pater's-never mind who. He
began to speak about the big failure
OF the Western Bank-yOu remember
Il, two years ago.. They were all q
bad set connected with it, said he
and the manager of the Glasgow
branch was as bad as any Of them
though he got OF scot-free. His name
A. Y>--r Cr~wpo~I orA hntc nnuy In
quite an influential position In a Len
cashire town-Bolton, / believe 1t is.
OF course that Miss Crawford's faith
"Hush-sh!" ran through the little
group, and the speaker sank into sud.
denly confused silence.
A girl emerged from the dooI. and
was now walking across the quad.
rangle, close to where the group o.
girls were standing. She looked q
them as she passed and nodded. smil'
ing; but there was something forced
and unnatural about the smile, and
every girl there felt certain she mus
have overheard what was said.
"she heard every word" said the lit
tie red-haired girl in . low tone
"Well. We can't help tit isn't oul
fault. / really don't zee that . cir
with disreputable connections should
put on the airs that Margaret Craw'
ford does. To zee her walk roe thu
quadrangle one would think that thu
whole college belonged to her!"
It - wonderful how unjust and I'M
charitable women can be to each
other.
For some reason or other Margaret
Crawford vas not liked at the college
and her fellow-students were ready
enough to believe anything to her dis
credit, or that Of her people. without
making any effort to 6nd out thu
truth,
"She thinks at least that Dr.. Gle
land belongs to her!" said Minnie
Whyte, with = little laugh. At which
some Of the girls frowned. for DR.. Pau
Cleland wal one OF the outside lee
turers, and as he was young and not
unhandsome-half Of the girls e II
love with him.
Meanwhile Margaret Crawford walk
Cd on.
The girl wal proud. q she had beer
Judged: but at that moment her proud
heart felt a. II It would break In two
She knew she was disliked and dis.
trusted by her fellows. and why9
Because her position was n which
compelled her to keep 1t . distance
from them, and to avoid making any
Of those friendships which girls arr
) always ready to make. and sometimes
Just - ready to break. Margaret
Crawford knew the aspersions thai
had been cast on her fathers charac-
ter. and, though she believed, that they
|. were utterly false-for she loved hel
father a. few children do-yet. In hes
|, proud. Independent way. she resolved
that she would never allow these a.
persions to be shared by any n else
0Gve only herself.
{ She walked through the quadrangle
and out into the broad. level street
i vas . day In April. and balmy and
: warm with the breath Of newly-ar.
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