Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-05-30
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"Oswaldv'
well, they are. In, the classes I
don't feel that way. I know they are
going to be men some time, and !
/ want them to be the right sort, but
when see you frittering away your
time with them-you with all your pos
sibilities,-
II love it." she asserted. ..and when
l can't have their admiration any more
think the youth In me will die. Os-
wald"
He glanced down at her. But there
IRE other things worth while-love and
ne and the needs of humanity"
II am not great enough for those
things" obstinately. "Why didn't you
fall in love with some other girl. o.
lwald?"
Because you are the one woman.
And ! know you better than you do
yourself. Some day this will pail on
iyou"-
She interrupted him. Il shan't
change" she said fippantly. 'but IL
lshould I'll come to that stuffy little
Imussy little class room Of yours and tell
lyeu"--
They had reached Lampson hall. and
he was forced to leave her. As she
made her way slowly back across the
campus her eyes were thoughtful. but
ner ears were sharpened to hear the
comments of the new boys.
"WhO is sheT' came an eager Ques-
lion.
Catherine Newlands."
"She's beauty
MY dear boy. she is back num-
Der. She is twenty-eight if she's
Jay"
1t was the first note of disloyalty to
ner queenship. and the man who had
said it for her to hear was sore over 4
rebuff. but the light seemed TO go out
If the morning. The old buildings
frowned grim and gray above the hOl-
low square. aad To add to 1t all. In
through the big gate, came another
girl-a little thug with fluff of fair
tiiair Tiptilted ON her high heels. with
her pink ruffles floating about her, she
WAS like wild rose.
The boys OH the campus fence bent
eagerly To watch the new arrival and
the freshmen. debarred from the fence.
. but hanging in groups about the big
gate. asked the question that had SO
Ioftea thrilled Catherine Newlands:
| who is sle:''
Laughing and all a-f1utter with the
. JOY of the attention she was exciting.
, the other girl came toward Catherine.
"Oh Miss Newlands.' she glrgled.
don't you remember me?''
| Ailapdala"' Cattpriua
said brightly why. Oracle. when did
you grow np?"
) The other girl laughed deiightedly.
Yesterday. I think" she said. when
| mother told me that needn't go back
! TO school. | ann going to be here all
. winter and have the time of my life"
Her lips answered the older girl. but
| her eyes We're on the boys. And sud-
denly she was swept away. with a
dozen laughing lads i'll her train. and
Catherine was left alone.
: One youngster ran back.
, "You won't mind.' he said boyishly
1--WE want to show her things"
Catherine shook her head.
NO. she said slowly; 81 don't
l mind
D But when he had gone she went out
of the big gate with tagging steps and
!, dropping head.
D Late that afternoon Oswald Ware.
+ bending over pile of papers in the
fusty. musty study. saw vision of
o light as Catherine in a filmy lowered
= gown came in.
She sat down on the other side of his
1 desk
. Oswald" she said. 1.-The queen is
s dead. Long five the queenr'
, what do you mean?" he asked.
= Il am back number" she said visit
. fully. II heard boy say it. And
o Oracle Allendale has developed into a
little beauty. and they are focking to
: her."
!. "She will never be as beautiful as
q you." he said Indignantly.
"Ah. but she has youth" The CIR
: was silent for a moment: then. "Just
think of It." she said. Il am twenty
eight"
You are mere child" he storrned
I"Why. Liam almost forty. You are 6
mere child"
A smile broke the corners Of bel
mouth.
How nice it sounds to hear you say
it. You are such a comfort. Oswald"
II wish you would let me show 70,
what there is in life for you. deal
heart: such big things as compared Il
the little life of the campus"
"Ah. but youth is there" And he
eyes wandered out to the sunlightet
space under the elms.
And love-is here" he said.
Then her eyes came back to him.
"That is why came" she said trem
ulously-"that is why l came to you
Oswald"
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