The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-09
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practical matters She says my ncid Is Greek ,cctry and IT undertook to raise cabbacos | would tnd the work far beyond my abilities. She says she doesn't know how rll ever get wife; m De too much taken up with my sfudics Co discover any wOman's pref ercnce for ne.
 To this I aemurrcd, whcrcUpOn she offered to bet me a handsome copy ot RScl,ylus against a silver bangle that when the girl ln question appeared | wauld not recogulze her feeling for me | told her that lf the event were not 50 far distant | would bet. to which she rcnliea that she knew a girl who would give her head to get me. This puzzled me We made bet that wouldn't and out who the girl Is in months time.
 
 I think | shah win the bet Last evening at tlse library l met Miss To rena Philbrick. who Is taking post graduate cOurse. She seems much in- terested in Greek literature and asked me to ten her the circumstances that led to the battle of Marathon was interrupted In what said about it by Charlie Dean calling for her to take Der home. and she said she wished De bad stayed away. It's singular how a man can force himself on woman who doesn't like him
 Sara Sunderland Is a queer girl. | met her this afternoon crossing the campus coming upon her suddenly. She bluShed. suspect Sara or try- ing to make a match between me and Lorena. That's why she made the bet. I wish Iyorena were trylng to make a match between me and Sara. That would suit me first rate. No such luck. 
 For three evenings ip succession | have met Sara Sunderland Al twenty minutes after 6 leave the supper room. Invariably as ! eet to the cor ncr half a dozen doors From Sara's home she comcs out and walks ahead of me. She doesn't see me or | would think she had some motive. When | catch up with Der she appears very much surprised. Fhls evening, as we walked together, I told her that | thought I had discovered the girl we were betting about She looked up ai me anNiously. | do believe she would feel very bad should l make an unfortunate match. She asked me | who the girl was. and ] said l would moi name her unless it turned out bad hit the right one, She didn't say l anything for some time, then asked iI it was Mary Parke l said no. She then named every girl in town an she 1 came 10 Locena Phubrick. or course l I couldn't lie about it. and ! acknowl cdccd that it was she Sara wouldn't tell me if had hit the right girl bu' she didn't seem So disturbed as before so I suppose she approves of Lorcna ] Pcrhaps I'm not such a fool after all even if I do lecture on.GUeek HtcratUre
 At the rcgatta yesterday everybody seemed to take pains to leave me with | Sara Sunderland. Wonder if they did t intentionally and why. When wC l got into the boats to pull down to thC center of the course, where our party were to see the race, Sara got Into | boat by herself, end the men were rude enough to leave her there alone. u hadn't got in with her she would hav' been deserted. Then there was Lorena PhiIbrick obliged to 60 with Charlie Dean. though she doesn't seem Co hk' him. She gave me a sweet smile ana asked when I would give her the res of the battle of Marathon. | caugh her exchanging looks with Sara. Won der what they are up Co.
 When we were pulling home Sars asked me 1T | thought would win th' bet told her that depended upol whether | had struck the right girl II Iorena, as had not noticed any on else taking a special Interest In me Sara looked down Into the water, | which she was trailing her hand. No any one else at any' she asked "N one" | answered. "In give you pointer" she said. "The first letter O her first name doesn't begin with | It begins with &" l thought a lonl while. q don't know anybody who's
 name fits to that letter" said. "excep you, and Of course you don't count
 That seemed to make her angry for few moments; then she Quieted dow again and said: q think we'd bette draw that bet. | wouldn't feel lk
 winning from so stupid a man Sh sulked an the way home. So did I'm tired of being called stupid.  met Jackson this afternoon. n was just coming from his lecture room ~How d' do, professor" he said hear the engagement of Charlie Dea and Laura Philbrick Is 'out at las though everybody has known it fc months When win you announce your with Miss SunderlandS Were an el pecting it. Ky by"
 Now, that's the most singular thin | ever heard. Funny that it should 2 .. Cd