News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1909-10-27
A Special In
Fine Arts
The "Stunner" Was a Sur
prise to the Two Students.
b. JANE OSBORN.
Copyright, 1905. by Associated Lit
erary Dress.
by JANE OSBORN.
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Walker, were walking rapidly across
the campus. absorbed in their own i'm
portance. 1t was the first day of their
senior year. stanton was class presi-
dent, and the Kid was his right hand
man.
A tall. striking girl passed rapidly
by. Stanton was interested at once
and not little surprised when he saw
the girl smile backSpt his companion.
who pulled off his cap with unfeigned
satisfaction.
who's your friend. Kid?" he asked
when they were well out of hearing.
"Why. that's Marjory King. told
you about her. She's the girl met at
the house party last summer; made an
awful hit with the fellows there. Isn't
she sumner. thought"
"Marjory King" unused the other
thoughtfully.
isn't she stunnerT And the Kid
gave his friend thump oG The arm to
force an answer.
"Oh. she's a sumner, ali right. If
that's what you want to- know. Say.
she isn't a freshman, is she?"
The Kid laughed. "Well, not exact
ly. She's registered as special in fine
arts. / shouldn't wonder If she was
rather oldish myself"
How old. say?" queried Stanton,
whose interest was thoroughly reused.
The Kids voice was lowered. '"Twen-
ty-three." he ventured cautiously.
His companion whistled. "Well, I'm
as old as that myself" His eyes had
followed her to the other side of the
campus. Say. Kid. she is a sumner.
Shouldn't much mind coeducation If
they were all like that"
The next day the two boys were
making their way from one of the en-
gineering buildings to their dormitory.
Say. Kid" said Stanton after sew
eral minutes silence, whats she TAX
ingY
The other smiled gleefully. "She?
Oh, she's special in fine arts. which
means anything at all, doesn't it?
Why%"
well. it's this way" explained Stan
ton. trying to hide an unexpected feel
ing of embarrassment. Il was think
ing that we'd get better acquainted
and kind Of gain time on the other
fellows If we were to take some work
with her,"
This plan met with his chum's entire
approval. SO they turned their steps
away from the dormitory toward the
deans Office.
Their first task was to see Marjory
Kings schedule. and the second was
to induce the dean to allow them to
make change in their own course of
study. The first was easy enough. for
as class officers the boys were allow
ed to have access to the students rec
ords.
Just want to look at few Of the
fellows time cards." said Stanton to
the registrar as he fumbled through
the KS in large card catalogue. He
made few notes from the desired
was seated at the table.
He spoke In subdued tones: "Ad-
vanced Italian conversation. art Of
dressmaking. scientific cooking. study
of the child mind and elementary
philology. The first we aren't quail
fed for, the next two aren't open to
men, child mind l won't take. so it's
got to be the last"
What is philology, anyway" asked
the Kid.
Blessed if know. It's one of Pro-
fessor Browns deadliest, but it's per-
fectly all right"
well. let's take it then"
So it was that Stanton Thorpe and
Kid Walker. engineers. took up the
study of languages under the celebrat-
ed Dr. Brown and-a fact of much
greater importance-became in a few
months the undisputed claimants to
the friendship of Marjory King.
AS time went on and Marjory was
seen more and more with Stanton and
the Kid and less with the other boys
people began to talk. She apparently
found their companionship agreeable,
but no one, not even the two lucky
seniors themselves, could decide which
one she preferred. The rivalry-in-
tense though it was-only cemented
their friendship. and they never dream
ed of concealing from each other their
growing fondness for the girl.
There's no use joking about it,
Kid" said Stanton toward the end of
the college year. II mean business
What's the use of boy like you get
ting silly over a girl like Marjory
King%
Perhaps there isn't any," said the
other frankly, but I'm going to stick
it out. 1t seems sometimes as if she
treated me with a little tnore-more
interest than she does you"
Stanton laughed. That's where
you're dead wrong, old man. By the
way. that philology exam is going to
be pretty stiff for the poor girl. It's
a shame she ever took the course with
a fossil like Brown. But imagine 1
,an help her out with my notes. You
know / haven't missed a lecture, and |
Eve full reports on all the outside read |
Ings. l have offered to, let her have |
my notebook for a week before the |
Exam, and 1 told her I'd coach her ND |
Ill / could"
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