Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-10-26
The Argus Daily Short Story
A Special in Fine Arts-By Jane Osborn.
Copyrighted, 1909. by Associated Literary Press.

Stanton Thorpe and his chum. Kid
Walker. were walking rapidly across
! the campus. absorbed in their own im-
portance. 1t was the first day of their
senior wear. Stanton was class presi-
dent. ard the Kid was his right hand
man.
= tail. striking girl passed rapidly
by. Stanton WAS interested at once
and not little surprised when he saw
the girl smile back at his companion.
! who pulled off his cap with unfeigned
satisfaction.
WHO'S your friend. Nid?" 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 IL stunner?" And the Kid
gave his friend hump on the arm to
force an answer
oh. she's a sumner, all right. if
that's what Won want to know. Say.
she isn't Il 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 vertured cautiously.
His companion whistled. We'll, 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 coeduca ton if
they were all like that
The next day the two boys were
making their way from one of the en-
cheering buildings TO their dormitory.
Say. Kid" said Stanton after sew
eral minutes silence. whats she tak-
ing?"
The other smiled gleefully. She:
Oh. she's special in fine arts. which
means anything at all. doesn't If?
Why"
We'll. 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 a 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 a few of the
fellows time cards." said stanton to
the registrar as be fumbled through
the KS in a large card catalogue. He
made a few notes from the desired
card and returned to his friend. who
was seated at the table
He spoke in subdned tones: "Ad-
vanced Italian conversation. art of
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 | 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-
lessor Browns deadliest. but it's per-
fectly all right
We'll. lets take it them
SO it was that Stanton Thorpe and /
Kid Walker. engineers. took up the [
study of languages under the ceIebrat- I
I'd DIR. Brown and-a fact of much /
greater mportance-became in a few
months the undisputed claimants ~
he friendship of Marjory King.
As time went on and Marjory w, I
;een more and more with Stanton and