The Detroit times., 1916-07-11
A TRIAL OF SOULS.

moment that Rose had chosen TO
walk there.
II the cadet ever CHANGED to
notice a flower dropped from the
wall at their captains feet, or a
three-cornered note fiicked deftly
across TO her. they merely grinnei
and kept their own counsel like
good fellows.
But one day the girl dropped a
note in front OF the marching COM
pany which contained more than the
usual gushing pledges OF deathless
love Tom surreptitiously picked up
the scrap of paper from the road
side dust. palmed il, and read.
"Dear Heart. There is trouble
terrible trouble. Old Mother Hinkle
tthe girls nickname {of the semi
nary principaD. was nosing around
in my room, this morning, and when
/ wasn't looking. she opened my in
ncr desk drawer. and found a whole
handful of your letters.
Before could stor her she read
them She was horrible about II.
She says she Is going to write home
to father, asking him 10 take me
away in disgrace. And she is writ
ing TO the principal Of the academy,
telling him all about il, and she says
you will be expelled.
"Oh. Tom, what are we to do?
IL you can come 10 corner Of the
wall at 10 o'clock tonight. I'll try 10
steal out there for a talk with you.
and then We can decide.
Il am heartbroken. And I'm scar
ed 10 death. ROSE"
A little before 10 that night Tom
Fletcher discarded his spruce gray
uniform for a civilian suit and le'
himself down by a rainpipe frcm his
dormitory window. Promptly AT 10
he stood under the corner Of the
seminary gardens wall A Jump
and his fingers clasped the coping
A wriggle and he sat astride the
wall top. looking down into the dark
garden below him
Presently white and slender fig
ure emerged cautiously from among
the shadows that lay bstween the
wall and the seminary dormitories.
Tom dropped lightly TO the ground
and ran forward to meet the new
conner
"Oh, Toni" she whispered agitat-
edly, as their hands met in the dark,
II had such an awful time getting
here. Mother Hinkle seemed TO sus-
pect something. Her rooms AT the
head of the dorInitory stairs. And
she sat there all evening with the
door wide open and the hall lights
turned up. She's there yet for all
know | couldn't go past her. SO |
found a rope and let myself down
from my window. II hurt my hands
aw fully"
Poor little hands murmured
Tom. STOPPING 10 kiss each of her
smarting pink palms in turn, IT'S a
shame! But"
But what are we going TO do
about being expelled" she broke in,
father will be so crazy-mad at me.
All the more because it's you. He
hates your father SOL"
81 wish could turn ell his cranky
temper on myself, dearest" said
Tom, so you'd get none of It. You
see -"
And feel worse about you than
do about myself" she cried. IT'S
everlasting horrible disgrace for
anybody 10 be expelled from school.
But it's lots worse for boy than
for girl. For II spoils his whole
career. And it's ell my fault"
"ft was not your fault" he denied,
at was mine. And II was worth be
ing expelled for IL IL weren't for
making YOU feel so unhappy"
But what are We 10 do?"
I've thought II all out very care
fully" Tom told her. and I'VE HIT or
the only solution lts a daring sort
OF solution and IL will take lots of
pluck But it'll mean a whole lot of
happiness for us. Will you do it,"
Yes or course. What IL IT."
I'VE must get married"
Married." she echoed, amazed.
But"
I'VE must get married right
away" he insisted. Then we'll 20