The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1908-11-12

AOu Wouiu never nave selected
Tilly Ingersoll as san understudy for
fate. She was such a foolish little
person, so reckless and irresponsible
Even the professors. who nunkcd her
with harmony of Judgment pleasant
10 contemplate in faculty. never
took her ut all seriously. Yet it was
she who, in the impersonal. indiffer-
ent way supposed to characterize the
walk and conversation of fate, turned
from its course the most beautifully
ordered career in college.
She, with four other unfortunates
whom the weekly raid of the sweeper
had driven from their rooms into the
corridor, was seated on forgotten
trunk-truck, one April afternoon.
The others. mindful OF the nearness
, at their next recitation. were vigor-
ously acquiring few "glittering gem
eralities" on the early English drama.
His window-blinds are shut
tight" announced TiIly, suddenly.
leaning out of the window with such
a swoop that her neighuor made a
startled clutch at her apparently dis
appearing form.
That means he is either gone to
town or dead. In either case, we have
Il cut in English. Do YOU hear?"
Tilly, il yOu waut TO quit this
naughty world. please choose some
other means OF exit than hurting
yourself on the stones down there.
It's such messy style of dying,"
complained Marcia GrenneIl, the girl
who held her by the skirt.
Away or dead!" chanted TilIy.
I'VE have cut. Hi! you" To a girl
who came swiftly round the corner.
"Oh!-er-I beg pardon, Miss Aims
ley. l thought you were some one
else"
The girl hardly turLod her head as
she hurried by.
Its regular shame about her."
said Tilly. in a half-whisper, waving
toward the disappearing figure.
Somebody ought to stop that. We
ought; she belongs to our class"
No one made any reply. TilIy went
on excitedly: We ought to get her
to know some girls, to have some
fun"
The others were only half-listen-
ing; the subject was so old il had lost
all interest. Keith Mcknight raised
her soft, earnest eyes to Tilly.
Should we do something?" she
asked. anxiously.
of course we should! You should.
Put her on your play committee!"
But. Tilly, dear child"
Whats that?" Tilly's head was
out of the window again. "A cut i'm
English l told you so! Come on,
fellows! Hot chocolate and frabious
little nut-cakes in my room to cele-
brate. I've got the cakes all right,
and we can borrow the rest" on
darted Tilly-with all other thoughts
swept from her mind.
The 9th ers followed joyfulIy. Keith
sat still on the trunk-truck. She was
the president of g, and held that
a public Office is a public trust.
She fclt herself responsible for the
success and happiness of every girl
in the class.
Ought l to look after Miss Aims
iey? she pondered. Her life GER
tainly is queer; it can't be good for
her. How am | going at it?" Keith
trowned at a mild little freshman who
--~'Pl ShSV W NC pdSSAuS, 10 the terror
OF that innocent child.
whenever you met Orpha Ainsley,
Eni desired to put your fingers in her
RSeS, ruffle mp her dandelion hair,
= ber generally as you
: sAShe was so round aud
pfyN E%ractive. so altogether
iOvablGa S.Hdneers who saw her run
ming down the walk, golf-clubs in her
hand, her cheeks rubbed red by the
wind and her eyes aglow, smiled as
they said to one another, The typ
ical college girl, vigorous. wide awake
and full of fun"
And that proves that "the world is
still deceived by ornament" The
girls would rather have kissed the
statue of Minerva that adorned the
main entrance, thar crinkle one of
Orpha's immaculate frills, and as for
being the typical college girl
Why, Orpha was grind" A girl
who studied from the lime she got
out of bed in the morning until she
got into it at night; studied straight
through class-neetings, basketball
games, ice-cs. nivals, plays receptions;
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