The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-05-11
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Indeed" continued the professor,
glanclng down at his notes, IF one
were the editor Of a column of--er--
advice to young girls, one might crys.
talllze the remarks l have been making
this morning Into a warning
rnnrry Q man with a passion for prln-
cIples."
1t got laugh, OF course. Professor
iai jokes always do. But the girl
didn't laugh. She came to with start
-she had been staring out the window
and wrote, apparently, the fool thing
down In her notebook. 1t was the
only note she had made in thirty-hve
minutes.
All Of this brilliant exposition Of
the paradox Of Rousseau and Robes
pierre Che was giving course on the
French reyolutIonl, the strange and
vet inevitable fact that the softest,
most sentimental, rose-scented religion
ever invented. should have produced,
through It's most thoroughly infatuated
disciple, the ghastliest reign of terror
that ever shocked the world: his mas.
terly character study Of the ''sea-green
incorruptlble, too humane to swat a
NY. yet capable Of sending half Of
France 20 the guillotine in order that
the half that was left might believe
unanimously In the rights OF man
all this the girl had let so by unheard.
in favor, apparently. OF the drone Of
q street piano. which came In through
the open window on the wings Of
prematurely warm March wind. OF
oil his phllosophizlng, there was not
pen-track to mar the virginity of the
page she had opened her notebook TO
when the lecture began.
And then, with a perfectly serious
face, she had written down his silly
little Joke about advice to young girls.
There was no reason In the world
Tor his paying any special attention TO
her; 1t annoyed him frightfully that
he did
She was good-looking, OF COURSE
a rather boyishiy splendid young crea.
fnre Of somewhere about twenty, with
ii heap OF chestnut hair that had
sort of electric vitality about 1t. She
had strong chin, with slight forward
thrust, good straight-lookIng, express
siye eyes, ana big, wide, really beau
tiful mouth, with square white teeth
III It, which, when she smiled, ex-
erted sort Of hypnotic effect on
him. All that, however. left unex-
planned the quality she had OF making
sou, whatever she did. irrestihly aware
Of her. And, conversely, unaware Of
everyone else about her,
Her name was Bosalind stanton. but
mis- impression was that they called her
Rose.
The bell rang out In the corridor.
He dismissed the class and began
stacking up his notes. Then, Miss
Stanton" he said.
She detached herself from the
stream that was moving toward the
door and, with good-humored look
OF inquiry about her very expressive
eyebrows, came toward him.
This Is an idlotic question" he
said as she paused before his desk
but did you get anything at all out
of my lecture except my bit of face
tious advice to young girls about Il
marryfn
She flushed little "a girl like thai
hadn't any right TO flush: it ough
to be against the college regulations)
drew her bows together In a puzzle,
sort of way. and then. with her wide
boyish, good-humored mouth, she smil
ed. Il didn't know it was facetious,
she said. SIT struck me as pretty good
But-rm awfully sorry if you though
me inattentive. You see, mothe
brought us up on the Social Contract
and the sage of Reason" such thing
and didn't put it down because
Il see," he said. Il beg your pal
don"
She smiled, perfectly cheerful