The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1910-02-17

IUC-S ara NdNuIH- ne balT al the
lnck.rr girls who We're given a good al
lowance hy their dotin- parents
Among her first IayToncSsp> Was Eve
Ign Parks
Pretty. light hearted. generous. Eve
lyn was not long IN becoming gen
erai favorite IN the college but it
seemed Impossible for her TO adhere
SuiEcieu;N (" the rules 10 make her an
equal favu?itc with the faculty
A. nc.:a sat working in EvelynS
rooms one afternoon after lecture
hours the latter came flying in and
flung herself down on he rug in front
OF the ire.
Its all over. Della" she exclaimed
My dotins parents will Know after
tomorrow that I'm a disgrace 10 the
family. for ! can never in the world
pass that geometry exam"
Della looked up. with CONSERVATION
written on her face.
Why. Evelyn" She cried. don't say
| that! You know you have failed to
! come up 10 the standard in three
other studies and that will mean ex-
| pul>ion."
| Il know" walled the miserable Eve
lyn. but what can | do: I'm not a
| brilliant student, like you'll wish now
| I'd been greasy grind-and | don't
remember enough geometry TO ill
page. The only thing ! can do is to
! cut, and then. even though I'm Sus-
! pended. I'll have another chance lat
| err
With sinking heart Della Henninc.
monitor. marked Evelyn Parks alb
sent" the next morning at chapel. the
mark that spelled suspension When
the girl returned TO college three weeks
later. somewhat subdued by sojoIrn
in the little cottage reserved by the
college authorities for such delin-
Quents. she saw her satellite after a
jolly afternoon in her rooms which
her classmates had planned as a wei
come
I'm going to do it this time. Della. =
she said. If 1t means losing tile has
ketban team"
And I'm going TO help You" an
nounced the little schola rship girl
looking up from the interminabl.
mending Evelyn's clothes seemed al
ways to be undergoing.
But you haven't the time" remon
strated the pretty girl. How can yo'
coach me when you have so much Z
do out Of hours? At least You mus
let noe pay you" The other girl flush
ed
'Oh. | will be all right she answer
ed. Indeed. you mustn't say
ImpulsiveIy Evelyn threw her arm
around her adoring friend.
Forgive me- Della she cried. %
course I'll let you help me. and
, through lik, you
, Through the weeks that followe
| Della stuck faithfully TO her task. ell
couraging the weaker girl to renewe
efforts when she would have given IL
the fight.
Almost every moment Of her aftel
). Moons was taken up in this way. Q,
e casionally thoughtleSs Evelyn CAV
l. thought to Dela's neglected dutie
0 but the other put her of with a laugl
o saying she had had a windfali
= Evelyn could not know of the Ion
:. hours Of the night when Der frien
sat by her studc:it lamp In her col
room sewing with cra ln,sed fingers al
o til the FIRST gray light came tbroug
the faded curtains of her poor litt
d room.
L Neither could she know how ofte
the little monitor came to chapel wiz
out breakfast or when her dinuer Wa
an eclair from the candy man on I'll
Il corner,
4 Examination day came and it was
different Evelyn who faced it. At Il
close Of the day she rushed to b.
friend.
"Oh. I've won. I've won. she erie
with a bear hug. And Della we,
home with the lightest heart she h.:
! known since she had been ignored /
the Deltas
There was queer feeling in b.
head. and her hands were dry and hC
II as was her mouth. She had just ::
| down YEARLY to her sewing wht
there came a tap at the door. 1t W;
only her landlady who had come
greeted her Ivy fainting.
The poor woman was panic stricke
Hastily she got the girl TO bed AT
sent for the doctor.
| HIM, he said. shaking his head
sight Of the girl. She's in for
siege Lack Of nourishment and t.
great mental and bodily strain ha
conSpired to bring on a bad fevt
You say she's n college girl: Has s.
any people: You'd better send f
them
Z I'm afraid her mother can't affo
to come unless the college people
answered Mrs. Hobbs doubtfully.
III speak to the president" sa
the doctor as he left the room. IS
W must have better place than this al
n. a nurse If she's to pull through"
I'd The president WAS bland and apo|
he getic He was 80 sorry. but the