The Green Forest tribune., 1910-12-02
The Lion and the Lamb
By ANNA PHILLIPS SEE
Copyright, 19IN by Associated Literary Press

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 Billy Lamb was the handsomest man in college and the wealthiest. He was also the most unpopular with the authorities, owing to neglect of his studies and a frolicsome disregard of college rules. In addition to his other crimes Billy was a ladies man and travelled extensively on the trolley lines between Athens and the two neighboring womens colleges.
 One day Mrs. Veriton, wife of the new professor, telephoned the Phi Tau house, in which Billy lived. The con nection was poor, and the janitor thought she asked for MT. Lamb Billy came to the phone. With difficulty he comprehended that he was being in vited to afternoon tea on Sunday to see your friend, Mary Armitage, and some other young ladies'" William Lamb was surprised. He did not know Mrs. Veriton, who had lately come to town; he had never heard of Mary Armitage. However, here was an opportunity to meet girls, and he seized it.
 On Sunday Mrs. Veriton opened her door to resplendent youth. Her face told Billy Lamb that he was strang- CT to her and the painful fact that she was not expecting him to tea. With his most engaging smile he re- minded her of the invitation she had given him by telephone. The lady l i6
 "Lamb," replied Billy, looking as innocent as his namesake.
 What Is your fraternity?"
 Phi Tau"
 Mrs. Veriton laughed. Well, this is funny. When I telephoned you l thought I was talking to Reginald Lyon, a friend of mine. Don't you remember how hard it was for us to understand each other?'
 Billy murmured sadly that 1t was all his mistake, and Mrs. Veriton 1n- sisted that she had been stupid, and she was very sorry it had happened so. Then she awaited the young mans departure, but he fingered with pained look of disappointment. Fiji nally she said: q shall be one man short, and-won't you come in and meet the young ladies, any way?"
 Tt would be a great pleasure, but I don't think l ought to, under the circumstances" answered the dfplo- matic youth.
 Mrs Veriton was impulsive. Do come in," she urged.
 With seeming reluctance the unfn- vited guest entered the drawing room. | Here he was introduced to several other girls, and to Mary Armitage, who, in five minutes, was the only one in the room for him. Then-Billy Lamb fell really and truly in love with pretty, timid creature, who had never in her life been out from un- der a chaperon's eye. No college girls liberty had been her lot. Her father, who had brought her up, believed in the sheltered life for his daughter, and marriage to husband of her own choosing. All this demure Mary con- fided to Billy Lamb as they sat in a corner and played with their teacups.
 And oh, MT Lamb" she added pa thetically, my future husband is here in this college, now" Her nearer start ed. Father has just written to Cousin Kate Veriton that he has promised me to the son of one of his friends and that this son is a member of the senior class"
 Billy looked his amazement; he was too astonished to speak.
 Promise me you'll not tell, MT. Lamb-not a soul? Well, Cousin Kate and I both think that Reginald Lyon is the man."
 Great Scott" exclaimed her com panion in genuine horror. Lyons a perfect lady, always afraid of muss- ing his clothes. He doesn't know enough to do anything but smoke cigarettes. Miss Armitage, you mustn't be coerced into marrying such an apology for man.
 Her eyes grew big at the mere sug- gestion of opposition to her parent. You don't know my father. I shall have to do as he says" was her re- signed reply.
 The party was breaking up and Bill ly rose reluctantly whispering with magnificent audacity: Don't worry. Perhaps we can find way out of it. Mary Armitage gave the captive Lamb such a look of admiring conf dence that it went to his head and kept him awake half the night
 When William Lamb, with amazing promptness, came to make his party call. he found that the ladIes were mot at home" Mrs. Veriton had been enlightened by her friends as to the depravity of this gilded senior She said to Mary: q hear that he was arrested and actually spent a night in jail for speeding that ive-thousand l dollar automobile of his. I'm very sorry you have met him. All you can do now is to ignore him as mulch as possible"
 "Yes. Cousin Kate," Mary answered dutiful,y, and there the matter rest