The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-17

1t made me mad, however. II was
Friday and now ] would have g. wait
until Monday to become Intimately &C.
quainted with her. Somehow seeing
her hedged about by forblddng female.
| and entirely inaccessible made me more
anxious than ever to begin the friend
ship, and Sunday seemed long day.
on Monday conditions were very IA
vorable. / cut in ahead Of the body
guard going out and followed Miss
Scroggs down the stairs. She was mine
! was quite excited.
Good morning." I said pleasantly,
raising my hat. I was about to fan
into step with her and walk over to
the library.
But l didn't. She turned and spoke
to me very pleasantly. but from the
next planet and suddenly ] became
afraid that If ! walked with her might
bore her. Perhaps she didn't want TO
he bothered with me that day. | didn't
want to make a bad impression 10
start with. ! passed on rapidly the
other way, and by the time ! had
walked around the college building |
was indignant. What was the matter
with me anyway? This was the only
time Petey Simmons had ever shown
the white feather. What was he afraid
Of? He ought to be kicked.
I cussed myself literally and resolved
that the next day l would walk with
Miss Scroggs to the library and get
her permission TO call If / had to wade
through the whole bodyguard to do it,
II was no longer joking matter with
me- My blood was up. Besides, |
really wanted to become acquainted
with Miss Scroggs. ] hadn't been half
as anxious when I started out. But
now 1 shuddered at the thought that
| had considered picking out some of
those unattractive girls. That would
have been an awful blunder.
| got bow and a smile out OF Miss
Scroggs the next day, but she had her
gang with her. l was rather relieved
when / saw it, too. After all, this was
no mere campus enterprise to be con-
Quoted hastily between classes. would
waylay her and walk home with her
To be sure. she lived in the opposite
part OF town, but had lots of business
out that way. I had neglected 1t all
that year and now 1t was pressing.
| cruised dejectedly behind her for Two
evenings while she and two of her pes
tiferous girl friends. chartered gayly
homeward. Once got bow from her
at her gate, but that was all. Business
was certainly poor.
BY the end OF the second week | was
discouraged. Never before had | real
ized Just how hard ii was to get ac-
puainted with plain girl. If Miss
Scroggs had been pretty and MEM
Der of the Kappa Kap Pajamas or the
Tri Felta kaps or the Kappa Alpha
Pussicats / wouldn't have had any
trouble at all. l would have hunted up
some chap who knew her and made
him take me to call, and that would
have ended it.
But here was a young lady who sat
n class twenty feet away from me
four times a day and who was as in
accessible as an Alpine peak. / didn't
know anybody who knew her. ] never
went anywhere she did. Even IL ! got
up another freshman party she prob
ably wouldn't come. There wasn't any
peril TO rescue her from. ConfOund
II. why was college so pitiably devoid
or all means OF getting acquainted with
kindred intellects?
l was quite worked up over II, as
much for Miss Scroggs's sake as for
mine. But in the third week ! had a
great stroke Of good luck. / wandered
into the library one afternoon and found
excited as IL I had discovered the
heroine on the four hundred and thirty
NTH page. l approached stealthily, 10
avoid alarming her. and sat down be-
side her.
Working hard?" asked, with per-
fectly magnificent smile.
She smiled back Very" she said.
Any other girl knew would have put
down her books. felt n slight jolt. But
i was there and defied the whole col
lege to remove me.
II wish I could work as hard as you
do" said enviousy. At that moment ]
really meant 1t.
She looked around the library and
then at me. "Tve only got one OF the
books" she said cordially.
This time the jolt was quite decided.
But | wouldn't give up.
IF ] get a nice large book will you
straighten me out on Queen Elizabeth's
family" I asked. 81 simply cannot get
the old girls kin untangled."
"1ve got to get my French" said
Miss Scroggs hastily. hut I'll call Miss
Evans over. She's splendid in English
history and / know she'll be glad to
help you"
Then she went away before / could
object and haulet Miss Evans over to
me. Miss Evans was a peculiar look
ing, well seasoned lady. with thick
glasses, and gummy smile that would
have warded of burglar. She was de-
lighted TO help me, and she did it while
Miss Scroggs went away to neighbor-
ing table and studied French, in which.
heaven knows, I needed help far more
than ! did in history.
It was a contemplate trick. Icouldn't