Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
Evening Star S
Daily Story
HYPNOTIZING TERRY
BY JANE OSBORN.

telephone rang at the Delta Alpha
fraternity house the night before DR..
Dorkay's dreaded examination in
philosophy Morton Marine, being
near the phone, answered.
1t was Terry Bell telephoning from
the girls dormitory She was in great
distress, and, like Terry, she had put
off the dreadful hour as late as she
could, and then, again like Terry, she
had come to the Delta Alpha men to
help her out
Terry ought never to have taken
that philosophy course, and Morton
Marine told her so over the phone
But that didn't help matters then
just twelve hours before the examina-
tion came off. The worst of it all
was that Terry was taking a mini
mum course, and if she didn't pass
that philosophy examination it would
mean no degree and another year at
college-disgrace.
Terry's voice trembled charmingly
as she told Morton, and Mortons S
large heart beat fast and bravely as
he promised to help her out.
She had expected to do the study
ing that she ought to have done dur
ing the entire term on the last after
noon. She had intended to go to the
college library and get the reference
books out and read them, but-Terry
had no excuse for not knowing it
the reference books were not to be
had on the last day. Men in the class
had reserved them weeks beforehand
Then Terry had turned to her note
book. only to find it in hopeless con-
fusion She had asked some of the
girls in the dormitory to help her,
but they were too busy to hear her.
Dr.. Dorkay's philosophy was course
at which even the bluestockings
trembled. How could Terry expect
= to do 1t all the last day, without the
books and without good notes?-pret-
ty little lght-hearted Terry?
So she telephoned to the Delta AL
pha house and asked whether she
might borrow one of the mems note
books-just for an hour.
Il Will come part way over for it,
she said, because / don't want any
of the girls to see you come in here.
I will meet you in the shadow of the
campus elms in ten minutes"
Her voice had risen with hopeful
ness that was so like Terry. AS If
she could hope to pass that examina-
tion after a year of idling.
Poor Terry" said Morton min
ute later, as he recounted her sad
story to a group of Delta Alpha men
deep in the study of Dorkay's philos-
ophy. Morton was proud that he
should have received Terry's appeal
for help and he didn't mention that
1t was just because he happened to
be nearest the phone when it rang.
A half dozen Delta Alpha men
were interested in Terry's plight at
once. Each one was willing to help
her, although each one secretly felt
that help would be useless. AS a re-
suit of this general sympathy Tom
Hinton, Leland Smith and Morton
Marine awaited Terry beneath the
campus elms at the appointed min
ute.
Terry came creeping through the
shadow, hatless and heavily coated.
Morton was the spokesman. Mere
work by herself would do no good.
1t was too late. So he. they-Tom,
Leland and Morton-had decided to
help her, to tutor her at the eleventh
hour, although eacn man ought to
have been studying for himself. II
was against the rule for them to he
at the girls dormitory, quite as de-
fiant for her to come to the Delta
Alpha house, and equally lawless for
her to be on the campus unchaper-
oned at that hour.
However. the three Delta Alpha
men led Terry to the seclusion of a
boathouse on the lake. Morton had
the key and he had also remembered
to bring candles for the lantern.
Terry sat on the only chair. Smith
read the notes, Hinton read the ref
erences to the text books and Nor
ton applied the information as if ac-
tually ramming it into Terry's help
less brains
1t was l o'clock when Smith turned
the last page of his note book and
Terry. with cheeks flushed with eX-
citement and eyes heavy with sleep,
fairly staggered from the boathouse
to grope her way stealthily into her
dormitory corridor,
~ am so sleepy" she murmured
as she said gocd night to the men.
"No sleep for you. young lady,
warned Morton. You have only be-
gun to work. Your case is hope
less, but it is up to you to go into
your little room and study four hours
more" Then as the three men start
ed back to the fraternity house Nor
ton said:
what did a girl like Terry ever
go to college for, anyway
Terry Bell took the examination,
and so did her three devoted tu-
tors But Terry took it in a daze
unperturbed and apparently unruf-
fed
Poor little girl" whispered Nor
ton to her as they made their way
out of the classroom to the campus.
But don't worry Men never like
girls that are all brains. Tell you
Inc truth, | wouldn't care for girl
that could pass that examination.
You are not cut out for philosophy.
You ought to-"
"What?" coaxed Terry, with that
teasing, helpless tone of hers.
"You ought to be on a pedestal
with some chap like me worshiping
you That is the kind of girl you
are"
1t was a week later and the Delta
Alpha men were spending their last
evening together berore disbandng
for the summer.
Have you heard the news?" asked
Iceland Smith. THE news about
Terry Bell?'
yes" said Tom Hinton, beaming
Tom had lust consulted the bulletin
hoard in the registrars Office to find
his examination ratings. Il call 1t "a
case of hypnotism, pure and sim
eMorton is a wonder" remarked
Leland, "if he can hypnotic a girl
like Terry Bell into consenting to
marry him.
Tom Hinton's smile changed to
gloom as he manifested his surprise
in long. low whistle.
u hadn't heard that, he said
.'What | referred to is the TACT tnai
,rarry Bell got the highest mark in
nnrkavs exam, and you and l ant
Tairne came out near the middle.
You see we each of US projected all
NE knew on the blank of Terry