The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-03-12
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would you like me for a sister this
year. Bessiey The sensltlve-lookins
girl who asked the question slipped her
arm round Bessie Milburns waist as
they walked down the boarding school
ball together.
ITO be sure would" Bessie ar
swered promptly, but with a trace OF
embarrassment which was Instantly re.
Elected In the manner OF the other girl
as she hurried to add:
because father will let me join the
sorority now. II you girls still want
me. Ever since he came here and saw
how l was left out Of all the good times
BY not belonging. and found out that l
was crying nights about Il. and all
that, he's been weakening. thought
ia tell you to-day. because knew that
this was the afternoon for sorority
meeting, gnd"
Eyes, OF course. Jean. III tell tn,
girls" and Bessie turned into her class
room.
A few hours later. when the Beta
Tau Rho sorority meeting broke up
Bessie Mllburn was the center OF a
knot OF girls.
ITS a messl" she was declaring
''Blackballed. after the way We rushed
her last year. and after telling her
right out that we'd bid her again II
her father ever gave In. think some
body ought TO explain to her that the
one vote against her was BY new
member, who just did It 10 show her
power, and not because she had any
hing against Jean herself"
THAT wouldn't be true. said Isabel
Gardner. in the tone OF leadership
'Madge has a real objection 10 Jean
She thinks her manner and her accent
re affected But anyway. we couldn't
ell an outsider about the action we
ook at a sorority meeting. Bess. What
re you thinking OF? There's nothing /.
D shy to Jean. She'll simply have &c Z
ealize. as time goes on. that she didn't ],
ct another bid" :.
~All the same. it's a ness" Bessie J,
epeated. warmly. -She's a dandy girl. I.
think. bur she's fearfuliy sensitive. Il
nd don't know how TO look her IN
le face
For two days after that Bessie NIL y
lrn lodged Into doorways and new a,
,wn halls TO avoid Jean HnL Then =,
'mething happened A new and de -
rabie girl. straight from Paris. with -
inks full OF smart gowns. and a de- NJ
dedly foreign manner. had entered M
hOol, and all the sororities wanted
For the first time Bessie had forgot. 10,
a Jeans disappointment as she came en-
wn the hall. planning an immediate tn
and spread to which the new girl IN
Is to be asked. and suddenly met a DO
Dup OF pale. shocked girls an
Tried to Kill herselfg' she heard
ather telegraphed for -said she re,
1ldn't bear Il because we didn't like III.
: any more -Dean Trent says we fea
-ority girls have been cruel. She says Of
Tould have been our fault II Jean had xrs
led herself Sc,
That's perfect nonsensel" pro Ice
need the lncisive voice Of Isabel ten
rdner. "a girl that's morbid enough and
slash her wrist with a penknife Tn
nld be queer. sorority or no sorority. -
say it's very good thing we
4 her out I hope her father viii
e her straight home.@
ed Bessie. in an undertone. II don't
n know what the word sorority
ms"
sabel turned quickly. why. soror.
means sisterbood.~ she explained
her sweetest tones. s.ook-this Il
pin we wear-right over our
Companion.