The daily commonwealth. (Greenwood, Leflore Co., Miss.) 1916-1919, 1916-10-16
4 Change OF MIND
BY EARL REED sILvERs.


his roommate. "She's going to brinI
q girl home with her for the sprinl
vacation"
swell. what Of itY Jack Ack,e,
stretched indolently ON the cushione,
window seat.
"What of it?" Dick threw the lette
on the desk. "You don't know my sis
ter, do you? Well, she's a highbrow II
Vassar, and whenever she comes HON,
she brings along some bespeckled oil
maid who talks about new thought O.
something else that l don't know any
thing about"
"Why don't you 60 home with me7'
II can't. We've never been sep
arated on Easter, and dad Is set OF
the idea Of having US all together"
"Can't you come the day aftel
EASTER"
"By George, so I can" Dick looked
up hopefully. I'LL go to New York to
; visit you next Monday"
"All right, I'll be looking for you
Jack glanced at his watch. "You'd
better hustle If you're going to get
that train"
"Well, 50 long," he said. "See you
next week." His eyes fell upon the
letter lying on the desk. "Oh, yes"
he added, "my loving sister told me to
keep a lookout for Miss Mary Hughes
at P~oughkeepsie. She's the girl who's
coming to see us, and is expected to
take the same train that l do. Sis
went down yesterday"
Dick secured a Pullmansse at Al
bany, and gave his attention to b
magazine until Po~ughkeepsie was
reached. Then, however, he looked
interestingly out Of the window. Vas.
a girls. dressed in all their spring
finery, were crowding on the train.
Two girls entered the car. One had
blue eyes, the color of the sky on a
perfect June day. The other wore
spectacles and carried a book on
Modern Philosophy" The girl with
the blue eyes SIT opposite him, and the
one with the spectacles took the va
cant seat farther down the car. The
train started, but Dick Stevens did not
turn again to his magazine. The girl
across the aisle looked over at him
and so he put the magazine away in
his bag.
Then Is minutes went before any.
thing happened. Finally Dick took q
chance. {
"It's rather tlresome riding" he vol.
unteered, wheeling in his chair.
Eyes, 1t is"
"Would you like something to ready"
"No, thank you. 1t hurts my eyes
to read or the train"
"Do you mind ii I talk to y0uY"
Dicks eyes looked frankly into her
own, and the girl smiled family.
"Why, no. not at all" she answered
frankly. 1T will help to break the
of the trip"
"Thank you! y Dick smiled whim-
sically. "What shall we talk about"
Anything you say"
"Well, I'm going to tell you my
name first. I'm Dick Stevens, and I
live in Linden, N. J." She started
but he failed to notice 1t.
I'm going home for a vacation in the
deadest place on EARTH"
why" she said-and there was q
twinkle in her eyes-'Tve
heard something about Linden. I al
ways thought 1t was quite a nice lit
lie place."
ut is, sometimes" Dick admitted,
but 1t won't be for me this vacation"
"WhyT
swell, my sisters a senior at Vas
'ar; maybe you know her-Betty Stew
ms" The girl looked interested.
Every vacation she brings home some
lighbrow whom / have to entertain"
that's too bad" She looked at him
alphabetically. do you know who
he's going to have this time"
Eyes, a girl named Mary Hughes.
,ou can tell by her name that she's an
Id maid" His eyes fell upon the be-
pectacled individual who sat at the
Their end of the car. II shouldn't be
t all surprised if it was that young
over there. But I'll only have to
e with her for two days."
"Why is that?'
"I'm going to New York the day aft
r Easter to visit my roommate, Jack I,
.ckley." /,
Maybe" Dick hesitated for an In i
amt, then plunged boldly ahead, I
if you're going to spend your
near New York you could let I
come to see you" /.
Maybe I could" She smiled. "But.
wouldn't be quite proper, would it." &
"Why, surely" Dick leaned for +
ard. "You probably know my sis G
r." 4
"Yes, I know her rather well. And
n going to stay near New York, '
O." I
do you mind telling me your name
ID address7 I can get Betty to 8
lite you a letter introducing me-" o
my name she hesitated a mo- u
emit, her eyes bubbling over with fun d
my name Is Mary Hughes and my y
dress for the Easter vacation will h
Linden, N. j." g
'What" Dick almost fell out Of his v
air. r,
she said. "I'm afraid I'm the o
your sister Is going to wish
you. I'm sorry h
'Wellw Dick passed his hand ii
,ughtfully through his curly, blond o,
If. "Tll write to my roommate to-
hit and tell him that I won't be able d,
visit him, after ull. I'm going to d,
to spend the Easter vacation In
y,