The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1907-07-20


Where are you goingf"
"Over to Mrs. Harrison's. Sh
asked me to bring the crowd around
good supper and plenty of good look
ing girls; get your glad rags ant
come along"
''I think I'd rather stay here, re
piled the Professor" slowly, g.
don't seen to get on with those girls
I never know what they like to tall
about"
! Dudney was over at the bureat
drawer selecting necktie.
ASK 'em," he replied cheerfully,
"draw 'em out and find what they
want you to talk on"
"I did," replied the Professor, .
"at the Burke's dance the other night
they gave me Emily Burke to take
into supper and after we came up,
don't dance, you know, so we sal
down in a corner and asked her
what subject she was most interested
in; and she gave a little giggle and
cried, "Oh, chemistry Mr.. Dodge,
just love chemistry They say you
are the best chemistry student in col
lege." I thought I was all fixed
then and as we'd had an interesting
experiment that afternoon / started
in telling her about it. She kept
saying, "How funny p "How dread
fully dear r. when it was purely a
scientific demonstration all the way
through. / hadn't been explaining
more than fifteen or twenty minutes
and was right in the middle of the
most interesting part when she gave
little scream and cried, oh, Mr..
Dodge, how odd you are, won't you
please take me to Mamma Catch
me telling that girl any more chem
istry -
Dudney grinned from ear to ear !;
he had a mental picture of frivolous
Emily Burke listening to disserta-
tion of any kind.
"Well, try again." he said en-
couragingly," they're not all like
Emily"
''No," returned the Professor"
soberly, that's the trouble, there're
no two of them alike. =
ssSure, that's one of their chief
charms, keeps you anxious aud guess
ing. Variety is the spice of life you
know"
The Professor" shook his head.
"Try making love to them, they
nearly all like that" suggested Dud-
ney, surveying the fit of his coat criti-
cally in the glass.
ssWhatl' p said the professor"
with horror. 81 hope shall never
make love to but one woman"
And Dudney got into his overcoat
with a grin and went by himself to
Mrs. Harrison's party.
X X X X x X
After several weeks at the Univer-
sity had passed the sProfessor"
toned 10 and less nervous over his
daily trial; the senior class interested
him most purely from teachers
standpoint. The twenty young wo-
men themselves he regarded imper-
sonally and with awe /; if asked about
them he would have probably picked
out Ellen and Judith as the ones that
interested him most, they seemed
unusually bright girls and always had
an answer for the questions put to
them.
He did not know that Ellen prompt
ed, over Judith's shoulder, when fail
ure seemed certain, and was faithfully
at her elbow during experiments.
Judith big brown eyes may have had
some effect, for several times he said
"That was an excellent answer" or
81 like that definition, Miss Mercer, !"
entirely overlooking Ellen's better
recitation, and the little imp Of jeal-
ousy awoke in Ellen's heart; besides
the professor was remarkably good
looking.
One evening Ellen was sitting on
the window seat looking out over the
campus while Judith promenaded up
and down the room to get the effect
of a new trained skirt. After while
Ellen turned her head, Judith, I'm
not going to help you in the chemis-
try lesson any more; it isn't right.
Judith stopped short in her prone
made. "Why, what's the matter with
you, Ellen Bentley, when did you get
a sudden attack of conscience ?"
"Well, it isn't right and Pm not
going to do it," answered Ellen de-
terminedly.
whatever will I do I" cried Ju-
dith, 81 haven't hardly looked in
that old chemistry this year, and I've
got to keep my daily average up to
ninety or I'll have to take the final
exams.
The next morning when they filed
into the chemistry class Judith and
Ellen took their accustomed seats.
"Miss Mercer" said the professor,
when he got to Judith, I'VE have
already LIeaLGu VI tuS SAuuC OoADS
nate of Ammonia the pure is pre-
pared from salammoniac and chalk by
sublimation. You may give me the
symbol of pure Carbonate of Ammo
MIA"
Judith twitched her shoulder, the
usual signal to Ellen; but Ellen
simply tightened her lips.
The Professor waited moment and
repeated the question.
"Yes, sir,' replied Judith confu
sedly, twitcbing her shoulder more
violently but receiving no answer,
The Professor looked at her, "Di6
you understand the question, Mis-:
MercerP
eyes, sir !" replied Judith with
her eyes on the floor, ''but I dom.
know the symbol"
Hechecked her and passed the ques
ton.
After school Judith went up to hel
room and sat silently by the window
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