Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-01

exc out his little stipend. The arm had
knit and was out of it's sling. but a mere
wreck of its old self. limp and shrunken.
still unhealed and requiring daily dressing.
source of frequent irritation. If not Of
ircessant pain.
They were spending the summer at a
quiet, inexpensive resort on the Long
Island shore. far from the madding
crowd and the scenes so dear to mamma
and Glare in the days of their now fallen
empire. Once each week Ronald went by
boat to the nearest army station for sur
gtcal treatment Once each month the sur
geon renewed the certificate that he was
unfit for active duty. Once every day the
mail came generally with no response and
never with favorable to his frequent let
tiers soliciting temporary employment. Not
until September was there light OF any
kind. Then 1t came through Jane. Even
before her own duties had begun she had
found something that might be help to
Ronald, and through him to all.
THE college is entitled to the services Of
an army officer instructor in drill and
tactics, so Colonel West informs me, and
1t seems that by law. having accepted GER
tain grants of land from the government,
1t is required to maintain instruction in mil
itary tactics and discipline. but In some
way the system has fallen into disuse. The
colonel says that Major Pitt, who used to
be here, and his successor, Lieutenant
Strang. received extra pay from the college,
and though 1t cannot be promised. he be-
Heves that at the winter meeting of the
board they Will be glad to vote six hum
dred dollars or so, especially If you make a
success of it,. He says that If you care to
try IT he Will have application made at
once The detail is for three years. It
costs much less to live here than east We
should all have to board this first year.
put after that, by pulling together. we might
nave nice little cottage house here near
the college where you can leave mother and
Clare with me when you return to the reg
iment. The colonel thinks 1t might stimu-
late interest very much to have medal OF
oYtd old 10
gogue of a sister would certainly rejoice.
Think of 1t over night then wire
Il have moved into my room at Mrs. jam
ieson's the relict Of an extinct volcano in
the faculty. When professor dies here
the widow takes heart again-and board
ers. They say 1t renews their youth and
MRS. Jameson is certainly vivacious. She
mas TWO communicating rooms near mine
that could do for mother ana Clare, and l
find that you could be snugly CHARTERED
next door at Mrs. Bronson's. also widow,
but not quite so youthful in her way as my
chatelaine. Only we have to speak quickly.
for In two weeks school begins as they ex-
press 1t, and everythi in this community
l find hinges on two essentials-school and
the legislature. The latter sits six or eight
weeks each winter and supports that part
OF the town the rest of the year. School
keeps from mfd+September to mid-June and
the chief end Of woman Is to take table
boarders. There Is no hall OF commons
mess for the male students. They sieep
and eat where they please. There is
big building wherein the feminine under
graduates, known as co-eds both board
and lodge, but none others need apply. 1t
has It's restrictions as well as its limita-
tons. find, and many of the young WON
en- dwell promiscuouS about town rather
than submit to rules as to hours and the
men. From what L hear, dropped without
reserve from the hips Of the lady matrons,
managers, housekeepers, ETC., l look for
ward to new and possibly novel expert
ences.
Colonel and Mrs. West have been most
kind, and she was SO good as to urge nv
remaining longer as their guest but you
know what stickler I am for independ-
ence. / needed to be where / could study
sleep and exercise according to my own pro-
gram.
THE catalogue 1 send will give you an
idea what big institution this is was
surprised. As yet 1 have met but few of
the faculty or their families. They spend the
summer camping or travelling and are only
just struggling back. There are however
something like thirty young men and wom-
en-, mainly graduates of the college, who are
employed as assistants In various branches;
elocution, with reason, should say, calling
for rather more opponents than even
mathematics. Clare might air her French,
she being one of Madame Chegaray's shin
Ing lights, and they tell me they thought I
must have come in that department it
seems, because the trustees are expected to
give employment wherever possible to
alumni or alumnae of the school French
d
they have a professor from the east who
lived long abroad, and he insisted on two
assistants of his own selection also long
schooled abroad. College people say vague
ly they don't see how l, not being an alum
ma, got one of the three vacancies IN
mathematics, in math,' as you call it,
Well, neither do l. But, Ronald, mean
to show them why. having 1T, should keep
it.
Mrs. Jameson has just called me to the
window to see the new young lady In
French most presentabie and accurately
groomed young woman, il I may Judge
from her back. She has taken her room
at the Hall, I'm told, and she, too, it would
appear, has known much better days-has
met with reverses, etc. How much one
learns in the classic shades of country
college. Mrs. Jameson was even telling me
more, something about the father of the
lady I'm French being under Indictment for
something shady in Wall street. but
begged off to finish this letter. And 1t
should have been finished before the Cos
sip began. Love to mother and the Lady
Glare. Yours, plainly. JANE"
1t was James letter that settled it. Ron-
aid did not sleep over it. He hardly slept
at ALL The wire went that night The APP
plicati0n went next day. The order was
issued at Washington within the week. and,
in her life. Mrs. Fame found herself west
of the Wabash She was pleased to be
gracious to Col. West, who met them at the
station and drove them to his commodious
HOiuS Suc dppdHeu poor llllle MrS. west,
who shrank visibly in her presence and
who looked upon Clare's fine proportions
and classic features with undisguised con-
Germ. In presence Of such charms 1t was
q relief to her again to welcome plain Jane,
of whom she had begun to feel vaguely
Jealous. never knowing dreaming why.
OF tha lieutenant she took hardly any no.
tice. Jane her brother and the colonel
vanished soon after tea to go look at Iodg-
ings. Mrs. Fame, fatigued by the long,
dusty railway Journey. was early abed,
Clare speedily followed suit, and Mrs West
had the field to herself and a comforting
cry before the searchers returned. Mrs.
West, 1t was soon seen. was by no means
strong. Mrs. West. 1t was soon said must
go abroad II she hoped to be restored to
health.
(To be continued tomorrow.)
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