The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-11-23
THE CAMPFIRE
EMMA ELIZABETH SLATER.
Continued.

The next morning when we all
awoke, we started to prepare for our
trip to the academy. We had lots to
do before we left that evening; sew
eral of the girls had to go in town for
shoes, hose and ribbon. and Marian
Carter, a girl across the corridor from
us, had decided to get herself a new
hat and 1t took two of them to go and
pick 1t out.
At last all were ready and we started
on our trip to the academy which
promised to be very delightful event.
The trip turned out fine; every one ar
rive home tired and sleepy. ate
a hearty supper and at ten o'clock
Wood Side" had closed up for the
night, while things went on quite
different at Valce tthere were just FIVE
boys that went,) and, OF course, they
kicked up a big racket telling the
other boys what happened on 'our
trip"
Things went on In the same old way
after that. Lessons through the week.
and church on Sunday. The Sunday
afternoons were generally spent out
walking, but If 1t raIned we spent the
evening at home
One evening as 7 WAS sitting in my
room by the fire, Emily Davis rushed
Nan has broken her arm out in the
gym" Not stopping for my hat | ran
out to the gym to find my beloved
Nan crying INTO the knees Of her
boomers. No assistance had been
called, ana ] told Emily to run and
tell Miss Myers. doctor was soon
called, and the broken arm set. There
was much excitement as to whether
Nan would go home or not, but as
the doctor said there was no danger
she stayed at "Woodside She soon
recovered and was studying Just as
hard as the rest OF us.
Nan had composed n play some
time ago but had never showed 1t to
any one. She showed II to me. and
after we made few Improvement
on 1t. she lowed II to Miss Myers.
Miss Myers was charmed with 1t. and
said 1t was the very thing for the
commencement play. Nan was to
pick out III, girls she thought best
for the pay There wete eight OF us,
and after We learned our lines we
practiced cur play twice a week.
One morning as I rolled over IN
my bed tc see what time 1t was. I
found out I had slept very late.
Jumped out of bed. washed, and
scram bled ifto my clothes as fast as
possible. Turning around / saw Nan
still lying IN bed Get up, quick.
Nan" soi1, ut Is half-past seven
and we have to be at the breakfast
table at eigl O'Clock" Lucy. she
said. II cant get up today. ! feel so
very. very sick. | guess they Will send
me home this time" For a moment
stood theca rooted to the floor. Was
Nan foolns? II size wasn't what was
the matter7 tins clock said ten to
eight: | must act quick now. and with
o run I waa in Miss Myers office. tell
ing her all about Nan She told me
TO call the doctor, and / ran next
straight to The doctors office. Miss
Myers sent me next 70 tell Philip
Faison. her brother. II was rather
chilly morning and all the way over
there l kept shivering. Finding myself
at Valce. l ran quickly up the steps
and rang the aoorbell. A servant an
swered and I told her ! wished to
see Mr. Falcon. She showed me into
the drawing room. and in moment
was standing, telling Phil OF Nan 5
Illness. and your mother and father
are coming rieh' away to carry he
home '"ro carry her home" he
cried NE no, Nan Is not that sick.
know her" Father and mother ar
rived at the school at half after eleven.
They carried her home. and she seem
to get worse and worse. I saw less of
Philip after that, and then after
while I never saw him anymore on
the campus with the other boys. Tho
next day was Friday, and / saw him
going out the gate with suitcase
felt awful'y lonely without Nan.
know Philip knew 1t. and to think he
had gone home to see her without
telling me, made me feel very misera-
BILE, and | fell in tumbled heap in
the middlo of the floor
(To be continued next week.