The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1916-02-03

W, RI kne III linking, and now when ell
sher ii us may slip down IN the mud
a1av minute, down here under the
bridge and the brambles, with me all
snothered up in Peggy Adams coat,
YOU ask me. But you know | care,
ASK ne again tomorrow night I've
really rot to get to that banquet now.
Tom, Ii you really love me show it
now. You give me your coat and hat
ana I'M fool them. It's getting dark.
They'll never know. You're an angel.
You must wait here a little while so
they won't think it is funny that there
are two of Us if they are still watch
ing. You know 1t would mortify me to
death il those SIMPLY freshmen really
got me-"
IN second. Tom, shorn of his coat
and hat, was watching from his re-
treat the departing figure of Sally, who
was taking long strides and strutting
on In apparent imitation of his gait.
He waited patiently for five min
utes. The darkness was settling and
a cold wind was springlng up. He
looked down at the bundled coat and
hat that belonged to Sally's Amazoni.
an roommate.
It may be queer flt,' he said. "but
I'm not going to eaten pneumonia for
anyone And with that he pulled on
Peggy Adams spacious coat and
pulled her sport hat down over his
head, and then, forgetful o. his strange
disguise, he strolled through the woods
in the direction that Sally had gone.
Suddenly he heard footsteps behind
him and then torrent of high pitched
voices. Then the younges, professor
suddenly felt himself borne down Upon
by unseen hands from the rear and
in another minute he was struggling
against what seemed to be bag that
was drawn over his head and was be-
ing tied securely about his waist and
bound in gag-Wise, at his moth. Then
the youngest professor felt himself be.
ing pushed by some dozen firm young
hands and arms into what apparently
was bag Of enormous proportions
Nov lift her into the wheelbarrow,
gently, cause we don't want to hurt
her." That was as much as Tom could
stand It did not take niue. Of an ef-
fort to wriggle his way out of the gag
tied about his mouth. and with few
more struggles his hands were free.
The outer bag seemed to be more De-
curely tied. He could at least use his
voice and his fists. He pitched his
voice as low as possible and assumed
an air of deep Importance. :
Young ladies. this is going too
far"
There was chorus of mingled
screams pitched in as many keys as
there were freshmen and in moment
more the youngest professor stood
forth in the semi-darkness. facing his
embarrassed captors, He dotted his
borrowed cap and bowed low
Il suppose aT surprise to you.
You know. suppose. that hazing such
as you were attempting Is strictly PEN
allied by the faculty"
but we didn't know it was you.
We thought it was Sally. How did
you get into Molly'ss coat and hat2"
q deem voices asked.
XII were to tell you young ladies,
with brave attempt at dignity, that
this was all part of faculty plot to
discover and bring to justice the ring
leaders in this hazing conspiracy, I
suppose you would have to admit that
we had been little shrewder than
you" He watched with pleasure the
looks of dismay and CONSERVATION that
came over the faces Of the freshmen.
Then he smiled with all the candor
OF the self-importance of the professor
that he had been trying to be, as he
said:
But that is not the case. / was
not scouting for the faculty when 1
was caught, though I'm sure they'd
like to get a report of the encounter.
Now here's a fair bargain. won't
report you if you won't report me.
Perhaps some day you will know why
L was strolling around in a sopho-
more coat and hat. For the time be-
ing the joke is on all Of us"
And the youngest professor contin-.
ueds his way to his boarding house
coatless and hatless in spite Of the.
chill winds of February.
copyright, 1916. by the Mcclure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
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