Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-07-08
CHAPTER vi. (Continued.)
.PETEY DINK

AND FAIRY screamed Win laughter,
but told Prudence she must solve her
own problems! And Prudence, unwill-
Ing to give offense, and preferring
seif-sacrifice, endured his company I'M
I'll gay young college lad slipped in
ahead Of him. "First come, first
served" was the motto of heartless
Prudence, and so she tripped COM
fortAbly away with Jimmy" laugh
Ing 1t his silly college stories, and
never thinking to give more than a
parting smile at the solemn face left
behind.
After Jimmy came a grocery clerk
named Byron Poe Smith, and after
him somebody else, and somebody else,
ana somebody else. And Prudence
continued to laugh, and thought 1T
lawfully amusing, Fairy, but keep
wondering what you and the twins
are laughing about"
But 1t was Fairy herself who brought
~ real disturbing element into the life
81 Prudence. One Of the highest
minded college men, had been deeply
smitten by the charms of dign1fied
Fairy. He walked with her, and talk
ed with her-this young man was q
great deal Of talker, as so pathetl-
scally many college men are! He plan
ned many little expeditions and en-:
tertainments for her amusement, ana
/ HIS own happiness. His name was
sEugsne Babler.
ooh. he talks lot" said Fairy
ooolly, but he certainly shows one
good time, and that's the point, you
know!"
She came in from college one after
noon and ratified of this little tale
10 Prudence: ..
"A few Of US were on the campus to-
day. and We decided to go down the
creek tomorrow afternoon and take
our suppers. There'll be Ellen Stark.
and Georgia Prentiss and myself And
the boys will be Tom Angel, and
Frank Morris. and Eugene Babler.
And Professor Rayburn was there
when we were talking about it, and so
we asked him to 60 along, but we
told him he must take girl. And he
said, I wonder If your sister wouldn't
%! have only met her once, but
perhaps on your recommendation,
Miss Fairy-- and he paused with
4 ~ breath in the air, inquiringly. So
al oaid, DO you mean Prudence, or one
Of the twins?' He smiled very kind
Nv and said, Y mean Prudence said
II was sure you would 60, and so you'll
have to do it. It's a great honor,
Prue, for all the upper.class girls, and
even the unmarried women on the
! Fac. are crazy about him. He's 80
aloof, you know, and very intelligent.
u swelled with pride at the public
tribute to the parsonage"
Professor Rayburn. OF the Fac.!"
gasped Prudence. "Oh. I'm sure he
didn't mean me, Fairy. You must
have misunderstood him. Why,
wouldn't know what to say to a pro-
fessor, you know! What is his line?"
''Bugs!" cried Fairy. Hes the BIZ
ology man. And this is his first year
here, and he's very brilliant-they
say! I'm no authority on bugs my
self. But anyhow every one just
raves about him and he showed very
quainted with you, SO you'll have to
co.
"But bugs!" walled Prudence
80 what 90 KNOW ABOUT DuSs! VIII ne
expect me to know how to divide
them separate them, you know
ri suppose you mean dissect them,
you poor child" screamed Fairy.
'Divide bugs! If professor could hear
you now, Prue, he would be sadly
disillusioned. You must just trot up
stairs and get one of the twins biol
ogy books and cram up little. He
won't expect you to be an advanced
buggist. He can give you points him
self Men do love to have girls ap-
peal to their superior knowledge and
be admiring and deterrent. Maybe he
will divide one for you if you ask
him please
Il won't do it," declared Prudence
ll"I don't like bugs anyhow, and-why,
the very pictures of them in the
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