The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-11
The EDening Story
Hypnotizing Terry.
IBy Jane OsbOrn.)

telephone rang at the Delta Alpha fra
ternity house the night before DR..
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 exami-
nation came off. The worst of it all
was that Terry was taking a mil
mum course, and if she didn't pass
that philosophy examination it would
mean no degree and another year at
llege-diSgrace.
Terry's voice trembled charmingly
as she told Morton, and Morton'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
! DOCK, only 10 I1nQ IL 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
trembled. How could Terry expect
to do it all the last day, without the
books and without good notes-pret-
ty little light hearted Terry?
| So she te1ephoned 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 I don't want any
of the girls to see you come in here.
will meet you in the shadow of the
campus elns in ten minutes.
Her voice had risen with hopeful
ness that was SO like Terry. AS if
she could hope to pass that examina-
ton after a year of idling.
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
for help and he didn't mention that
it 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 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. Tt
was too late. So he, they-Tom, Lee
land and Morton-had decided to help
her, to tutor her at the eleventh
hour, although each man ought to
have been studying for himself. 1t
was against the rule for them to be
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 sec1usion 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
the text books and Morton applied the
information as if actually ramming it
into Terrys helpless brains.
1t was 1 o'clock when Smith turned
the last page of his note book ana
Terry, with cheeks flushed with eX-
element and eyes heavy with sleep,
fairly staggered from the bOathouse
to grope her way stealthily into her
dormitory corridor.
'I am SO sleepy she murmured as
she said good night to the men.
mo sleep for you, young lady"
warned Morton. You have only be-
gun to work. Your case is hopeless,
but it is up to you to go into your
little room and study four hours
more Then as the three men started
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 tutors.
But Terry took it in a daze, upper
turbed and apparently unruffled.
Poor little girl" whispered Morton
to her 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 the truth,
I wouldn't care for a girl that could
pass that examination. You are not
cut out for philosophy You ought
to-
What? ~ coaxed Terry with thai
teasing, helpless tone of hers.
You ought to be on pedestal with |
some chap like me worshipping you. |
That IS the kind of girl you are"
It was week later and the Delta |
Alpha men were spending their last |
evening together before disbanding for |
the summer.
''Have you heard the news?" asked |
Leland Smith. The news about Terry |
Be1l?''
Yes said Tom Hinton. beaming. |
Tom had just consulted the bulletin
board in the registrars office to find |
his examination ratings. 'I call it a
case of hypnotism, pure and simple"
Morton is a wonder remarked |
Leland, if he can hypnotic a girl |
like Terry Bell into consenting to
marry him.
Tom Einton's smile, changed to
gloom he manifested his surprise
in a long, low whistle.
4 hadn't heard that he said