South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-11

/ oy came through the train shouting
show your cOlors, Here's your
harvard Princeton pennants!"
"Oh. no, I'd feel so foolish carry
% one OF those" protested Helen.
Cant 60 TO a football game with
ut showing some enthusiasm" said
lr. Stevens, who was in the seat
head OF them. bought a couple of
|nal Princeton tigers and "A couple
II yellow pennants
Reluctantly Helen followed Mrs.
|teven's example and pinned one OF
DC Tigers on her coat. Almost
|very one IN the car was wearing
hem. yet. the glazing emblem in
! hich Helen felt she had no part
Hade her feel conspicuous and self
|onscious.
"They run these special trains
Pretty fast" Mr.. Stevens glanced at
! IFS watch. Wen have time 10 see
kob's room before the game"
Helen had never seen either foot
|al game or a college boys room,
/ nd now the day held for her both
|nese ahurements..
Mr.. Stevens, whose nephew was a
7lnior at Princeton. had insisted that
hey all go down for the game, a: 4
! ad secured tickets on the Princeton
/ hub special
The conductor now came through
|houting Princeton, and there was
general preparatory stir Of getting
into wraps. Ever. before the train
fIowed up, every one was standing
on the aisle.
Outside on the platform was a
|reat crowd of students in their
Sfouch has and yellow oil raincoats.
"Oh. we'll never see Bob in all
hat croxd." complained Mrs. Stew
|ns as they pushed their way out.
Bob Sees Them.
But Bob, a tall. athletic youth,
bad seen them step from the plat
form, for already he was elbowing
bis way toward them.
There was a moment Of cordial
Erecting. and Helen, WINGED from the
hearty hand shakes which dug her
|ings into her fingers, as she was
Introduced 10 Mr.. Stevens nephew
Ind his roommate, George StOddard.
In spite Of the threatening rain
Everybody had turned out for the big
Eame. The streets were crowded
with mud-spattered touring cars,
harvard and Princeton cOlors fiut-
Tered everywhere. and a festive holi-
|lay atmosphere was in the air.
AS they made their way up to the
|eouege grounds, the boys enter
|ained them with enthusiastic ac-
counts of the players, the crowd, and
he ell-absorbing question Of dry
held.
ITS in fine shape. now-we've got
il covered with straw. If only the
Rain holds off"
Under the impressive Blair arch,
they stroled up the winding grav>
eled path across the campus to one
of the gray stone dormitOries.
AS they entered the hall. Bob ran
|thead with an apClogetic:
eff you'll wait here Just q moment,
|l'il make sure the place is present
able" and ne darted up three steps
at a time.
TIE stairs were interpreted and
tracked with mud, but the room they
entered was most cheerful and COM
Portable.
While the others went first to the
window 10 admire the view of the
campus, Helen took in every detail of
the furnishings. She felt instructive
ly that it was a typical college boys
room.
The mission furniture which she
bad always disliked, seemed appro-
pirate here. There was a large cen
ger table strewn with books and
magazines. several strong leather
seated chairs and a big, comfortable
|cOuch piled with pillows.
College Decorations.
The walls, papered in plain dark
|red, were covered with college pen
hants, photographs and sketches. In
|one corner stood a banjo, a couple of
Iennis rackets. some golf sticks and
+ pair Of dumbbells.
What have you done to your
|ights2" demanded Mrs. Stevens
CHANGING at the chandelier whose
Hour lights, with their fUnnel-shaped
|green shades had been turned up
Eward to the ceiling.
Everybody laughed at the comical,
almost dissipated. air the inverted
Shades gave TO the said chandelier.
I'VE turned these up the other
blight, when we had a party. You
bee" pressing the button, lit sOftens
|he light. doesn't ito"
Ingenious idea" commented War
|en, who was glazing over the text
book on metaphysics.
~Would you like TO see the bed
room % opening the door 10 one Of
! ife TIVE adjoining rooms.
That his room" admitted StOd-
|iard. Mines always so upset that
b Iever show It."
The bedroom was even more striS-
|ngly masculine than the study. IT
as rather bare. and every article
|Was strictly unitarian. The two
l lings that impressed Helen most
|Nere the astonishing number of ties
that hung by the ChiffOnier. and long
|rray OF shoes under the bed.
THAT the girl boy" demanded Mr..
Stevens nodding toward a picture Of
J. pretty girl which stood on the chif-
onier.
How many Of the sofa pillows did
i she make p" laughed Mrs. Stevens
'Only one. She's at Wellesley, and
doesn't go i'm Tor fancy work"
To be as young and pretty as that.
Ito be i'm Wellesley. and to have a big
Princeton boy I'm Iove with her.
Helen looked az the picture with a
1pang OF something like envy. She
felt suddenly quite old and mature.
You furnish your own rooms
here p" asked Warren as they now
|went back into the study.
ooh. yes. but we buy most of the
| stun from the fellows who're leaving.
we do al the papering and paint
|ing too"
''Why. I'd think the college would
do that exclaimed Mrs. Stevens
mo. we sell il 10 the next tenant"