The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-09
HIS SECOND SENIOR CLASS DAY. Grace Esry chnnia


fewer, visits rarer-and r.,-bo
heard of her marriage.
And he had not forgotten how bo
had felt when he heard. Tho d....b,o,
of college professor, she haI ,..f,o,,
her natural destiny and m.i..l. b,
young professor of Greek ami ,r,L.
pology--a man of his own ,n..
tall, slender boy, who even I'm ,g,.,
days had the scholars lamp ..rr.n,
in his eyes, and had been ,.r.,.,.
uously absent from all thu.. wake
and talks. those evenings and wears
a knot of undcrgraduat.s Wont nv
on the other side of the stree. hurry.
ing toward the campus. ana a4 thew
went they sang from sheer ,Nu1er.
ance of youth.
Good night. Good night. dc.
loved" their voices came floating
back on the quiet air.
Good heavens, Did they sing tia,
still? How many nights had they MOI
sung that under the window. .. how
many girls!
on the way back t. the college no
thought with n whimsical tenderness
of his son as a sort of extension "
that early self of his. lie resolved
that he would deal gently with the
boys foolishness-it would o., enough.
probably. merely to get him away
Time and absence. he reflected with
momentary bitterness, could cffare
most images. Probably three months
of Europe would serve t. oh.it.rate
four years of ". lie resolved also
to keep an observant eye upon lin
that evening. but to do no'hlu. to
spoil it-one has but one senior class
day.
Then, with only htt,c less 'han
his usual defnitiveneSs, h. dismissed
the past and gave himself up To- an old
students enjoyment of IN" present
for the college campus rose 40 the
end of the street before him
The old campus WAT old grad.
uate looks on 1t unmoved' Us Gins
looked no larger than they had looked
thirty years ago to the masu'yng
eyes of youth; the same sWaying
festoons of Chinese lanterns HUNT.
mated the same happy crowd of youth
beneath, the same half bored "Esrs-
only the elders now had been the youth
Of his day.
There were the girks, too--.mhons
Of them: not SO pretty, of course as
the girls he remembered, hu, 80
pretty to be safe. He frowncd again
as he made his way toward the Old
dormitury. No need to direct him,
his feet could have gone by them.
selves to the old room. ON is
threshold he was seized at once by his
son.
Father! believe you did lyse
your way after all. There are a lot
Of your old friends here, and ! want
to introduce you"
In moment he was surrounded and
submerged. II was a very pretty and
gay scene, an enlarged and enriched
copy Of the old class day spread. and
under the windows. when he presently
made his way 10 one, Their" ~ ne
same river of evening suits, dainty
gowns, big hats and fresh faces. al
to the strains Of the SANE tIm.-ar
college airs.
In his interest in the r.sp'"'ff Vt
tentions Of HUward's yupn@ friends
and the cordial reminisccuy's II ID
ones. he quite forgot to k,ru ''n' 90
planned TO do. 1t was h-' " VI lead
who presently hunted him HI.
"Pater! there are some T.. i'..a''
Of yours" he said hurr.'d.s . "S
flushed duty of host-and ~" am
away to another recessed window
where two or three youu- .t..- a"4
an elder one We're ,ouk.H- 4"
Wa to the elder one his son ~
Here he is. Mrs. Thatcher I'.'H
you remember Mrs. Thatcher
She turned and h. fus.3 himself
looking straight into the ,....' '.''
uf his youth.
Tempt passati, To slim -F. Id
become, as slim girls ... ID '.'.' -
woman; the pretty hair -.
was gray; but there W.'. ."1
pairs Of eyes like that .. 'e
world He stood a 90 ." n."7
silently into them u.. ''
smiled-thc Id smile %.
hands, as sane and SOCIAL. .t t''1
people do in any eNtr,W,'. .. ".",
he hunted in his uHp,, ". ."."'
Howard should nave l....'" .."
but how should HuWa". r.N '.'.'
was anything to p''W'. '
trivial phrase WIKI ".. ..''
speech she 81. Ike without ...' "''
ing or triviality.
How wonderful 3.
after thirty years I. ..'''
ously detected the tom, Sd.
voice enriched into g..
TpptiUl,1 an l.ffff. F..