El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-12-09
Mabel Herbert liners Great Series
Married Lies Troubles
Helen Is an Unwilling Witness to the HOrsng of
Freshman.
BY MABEL BE RBERT URNEE

strictly utilitarian. The two things
thrt impressed Helen most were the
astonishing number Of ties that hung
by the chiffOnier, and long array OF
shoes under the bed.
''That the girl, Bob?" demanded Mr.
Stevens nOdding toward a picture of a
pretty girls which stood on the chlffon-
Ter.
How many Of the soft pillows did
she make2'' laughed Mrs. Stevens.
only one. She's at wellesley, and
doesn't go IN for fancy work
To be as young and pretty as that, to
be in Wellesley, and to have this DIG
Princeton boy in love with her! Helen
looked at the picture with a pang Of
something like envy She felt sudden
" quite old and mature.
you furnish your own rooms here?'
asked Warren as they now went back
into the study.
"Oh, yes, but we buy most OF the
stuff from the fellows who're leaving.
We do all the papering and painting,
too"
why. I'd think the college would
do that" exclaimed Mrs. Stevens.
No. we sell it to the next tenant.
Then if you want to change your
rooms-you're out the paper2
Last year I had a single room-a
freshman's got it now sold him the
wall paper"
But suppose he hadn't wanted to
buy it?"
in good condition, they're supposed to
pay something on il. Cost me SIS 20
have 1t papered, and / made him pay
$3.50. But he's such a third youngster
that if I'd asked the whole SO, he q
have paid it."
YES, and you're such an old softy,
broke in his roommate, that you threw
fr7 "a TO - conscience"
Bob Bushes.
Bob b1ushed at this reference to his
There was a sudden oIatter Of heavy
feet through the bare hall, and both
boys darted out. A sound Of a scufIle,
then they reappeared, Bob dragging
by the collar yOungster of about is.
The boys crimson face proclaimed
the luckIess freshman. With judicial
gravity the two juniors set about
"horsing" him.
Now do a wheelbarrOW, Willie"
With his face now a brick red, the
unhappy freshman got down on MS
knees, while with Unperturbed solem-
nifty they took him by his feet and
walked him around the room on his
hands.
Now stand on your headT'
The others were convulsed with
laughter. but Helen was filled with in
dignnat pity as the boy made an
earnest, though futile and ungracetuI
effort to accomplish this feat.
"Thatu do Now tell d stOry!"
To the flushed, disheveled freshman,
the telling Of a story was even greater
torture than the physical stunts. With
his eyes riveted on the floor, he be-
gan a hurried mmbling.
Mono, speak up! We want to hear
your story"
When the boy had finally stammered
it out, he was ordered to get down and
dig for the point" Once again he got
down on the floor and CROPPED foolishly
about
Helen was almost as unhappy as the
boy. Surely they ought to let him 60
nowi But his tOrmentOrs were merci-
less.
Come over here now and propose to
Mrs. stevens" ordered Bob. This is
Mrs Stevens on the couch"
Plainly he had been forced to do this
before, for the next moment the
wretched boy was on his knees before
Mrs. stevens
'Oh, that poor boy! How could you
how could yoU?" gasped Mrs. Stew
ems. when she could get her breath.
Good for him. That's an uppish