The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-11-16
ANDREW BOTTOMS.

floor in a corner. The mean. hateful
viper M was afraid Of us" Tb.u sha
began TO cry into the knees OF her
boomers and the rest o, US gradually
dissolved don, know when she
stopped. as did not sec no, again
until the next morning
1t Is needless to say that aftcr that
sentiment against the .iucr" a,
"Neiy one called him. ran high We
gathered In our rooms IT night and
taiNed OF his evil traits: we met Tho
Keats boys ~ tn. campus fence j., the
ney time and heard OF his latest csca
Pa"'s' hut the climax was reached
"heh Mary declared that three ,eor,,
peicr" when rh" lived in tn. pbilin
pines ther father Is 4 retired arm.
oillc"r)' the newspapers had been fun
81 mo Notorious deeds OF young Van
""N' dder Many were the hours wo
sat AZ our window. pccrinr through
Mary's glasses to catch "a ..li,,nsa az
such q wicked person. ana sometime
We saw him AZ his window reading
~ men overly gay" - dance and tho
cadets were invited che. vipc,, "a.
notlc"ably Stunned. or when We won,
20 dance rivcn by Kctt. il was ti.
SAM" We were giving hin, tho silence
treatment and tho worst OF n wn.
'h;t he did not seem 10 realize wc L;.d.
nut taboo on him bat tmilcl when
ne So" US. asked us for dances anil
locked surprised and hurt When thcy.
were not granted 10 him 81. rather.
no did at hrst. toward the last va
never say him Al All
privately, each on. Of Ms -du,irod
eFefN 'neh ~ hts SIS feet ~ muscle
nut not FOR anythiug would ~. hav.
i"t the Others know, fearing the con
acqucncss
For "hile excitement ran 50 hiri.
mat neglected 10 writ" home amt
Wnen did' my letters were ulled with
nothing hut "Phnip Nnnd.veddc, Z
tce'iNed (" letter from mother and
laihor which said: You arr, folowtn,.
NE right course Young N.,udcrvoI
"'F Is not IN" kind OF man v" would
h"ve our dHurhtcr associate with
men 'heS "no" him my teeth chat
'''tH - READ ~ over. and my lips
~ p'He WIN horror
VINO could this awful person H.
ana why I'D they let him stay at
HeA ma tho next day almost
tainted whcu received Il Telegram:
MUST not be seen on the street win
NAnHeN"dder VIII start for overly
10 moro" RALPi
ralph was my Oldest brother
die not intend 10 disobcy. really
along deserted avenue outside tho
'lhits "i overly, and YOU heard some
oN' say MISS Ihornton.' wouldn't you
I""h 'Iouhu aud say oh" N"il.
'H''' what dii. and looked right
MO me "eautuui darh eyes OF "trc
lP'i. IN. Said. again in a hoI-
fl"e" "hishct hui my feet refused to
AIRY me away
neg Nonr PARDON lIc said. "I
"'i n"t dctain YOU long and h~
ipoFed very serious indeed Mis-:
Thornton ] came 10 you because r
knew you would tell me tho truth. ana
mat IL what want Why 40 tile
girls 81 overly treat me IS they do"
ooh thlnk nave done anything to
"cSttN" H.
doh kho" what did now. ! STAN
mcred flushed under his scrutinixiug
gaze ana ut last murmured why ca
Mr. Nand"Vedder. it's against the
iules OF overly 10 even speak 10 you
don't know what Captain Nan ana
IN" other girls would say If they could
<sc" me now. You're tabooed.'
j know he said quickly. 81 know
al that, but why? Won't YOU tell mo
please. Miss Gussic" Don't YOU care
IN" least little bit about my IRE
) apect2 fellow always wants a chance
to defend himself
That brought me around oh" |
SAID. iii tell You. or course. viii
You see, Mr. Nandovoddcr, the reason
the girls iav' tabooed you is because.
ilrsi You broke up our football game.
ana then we found out nov really bad
| YOU were, and how wild YOU use to be
} be. and Mary said when she lived in
4 the Islands the papers were fun Of
wicked things YOU said ana did And.
as for nc. mamma told me not IN Ia.