The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1916-05-24
PRIMITIVE MAN
BY ELLIS MORE.

bushy eyebrows. knuckly hands and
features that were rugged. There was
no experiment that he would not at
tempt. He was brave in that way.
But when IT came to making Helen
Burne's acquaintance there his heart
failed
And Helen Burne was of all the
girls who studied under him the very
one he wanted to know.
Il never could understand" he said
to her one day when he had at last
got up courage enough to talk with
her aside from the necessary instruc-
lions in the laboratory. why you
chose to specialize in chemistry
Helen looked up at him with bewil-
derment. test tube in hand. Am |
really 80 stupid?" she asked, and her
eyes of blue were very wide open.
Indeed. 1t is not that Perhaps l
have said more than | ought"
Not at all" Helen replied. putting
down the test tube and wiping her
acidstained hands on her enveloping
apron. Il see what you mean. You
mean that in your native land blondes
like me would be picked for the career
OF hausfrau. | suppose you will
have no use for me when you know
that | am a suffragist. I've just been
elected president OF the club here at
college"
One day-it was Saturday. with no
laboratory hours-Helen came uncere-
moniously into the laboratory.
oh. Professor Hudiberg" she be
gan. Il have Just thought that you
would do for a part in the suffrage
pageant we are getting up. Tell me
you will. please. I've gone over the
list of all the men in college. and
there isn't another one that looks the
part. WIN your
Yes" said the professor happily.
oh. lovely she said clasping her
hands. You see. we are going to de
pict the evolution of woman from
primitive times to the present day. We
are going to have the primitive man
tramping down the primitive woman.
You'll do beautifully for that. You are
so-what shall | call It? Well. you
have such wonderful dark, bushy eye
brows and you are so. so-rugEed."
Il am afraid-but | gave my prom
ise." There was twinkle in the pro
fessor's dark eye. Clearly he was
very much amused BY any chance
are you going to be the primitive
woman"
oh. no, indeed. | am going to be
the emancipated woman. That's be-
cause | am president of the society.
shall wear a long. flowing Greek
tunic. with my hair down my back
and all the arts and sciences will come
before me-those will be some of the
college boys dressed to symbolic the
different subjects-and pay me trib-
ute
The professor closed his eyes slight
ly and looked at her with a puzzled
air.
Yes, that is a very good idea" he
said after pause. But you are not
the one for the part One OF those
tall young persons-there are so many
Amazons in your class-would do
much better for that final tableau.
That is only my suggestion. You
would not really like always to remain
on that pedestal-alone. Independent.
self-reliant. would your"
Helen blushed in spite OF herself and
said precisely what she did not wish
to say: That depends a great deal
on circumstances No. should prob.
ably become very lonely Still, 1t is
all arranged | must not change the
plans
Work for the suffrage pageant pro-
crossed. Helen put many hours into
the work The AFFAIR promised to be
a really splendid production. Helen
had worked herself pale and worn
over 1t and, truth to tell. had sadly
neglected her studies because of it.
Then one day-it was the week
after the midterm quizzes-a very
pale little Helen appeared rather tim.
idly in the laboratory of Professor
| Hudiberg.
q wanted to tell you" she began
and then swallowed a choke in her
voice and went on. that am no long
er TO have anything TO do with the sui
frage pageant. 1t will be carried out
as | planned. But on the results OF
the Quizzes | have had my warning
note from the office. That means. you
know, that | can take no more active
part in college activities till | have
raised my standard. 1t is fair. l sup
pose. | am glad, at least, that you
didn't have to give me a bad mark
Il should have been very sorry,