The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1917-12-22

'iii> SUI vi thlllg. linen, rs the next
pan was transferred from the soany
dlSi water to the draining rack. he
tried To seize the Slim white hand that
held II, but, thanks to the soap and wa
Ter, it slid easily from his grasp back
into the suds.
linen there was silence broken
only by the spla>hing of the water In
trSula'S diShpan.
y penny for your thoughts" was the
way the young professor broke the ST.
Ience.
i was wondering whether YOU knew
anything about the girls in the college
out here. You know it Is a co-educa-
tlonnl place"
I'm not especially anxious to meet
them" sighed Grcig az man doesn't
care much for that sort of girl-brains
don't county for much in women-not
half 50 much as 4 pretty face like
yours He was looking intentlv at
Ursula who for one heeting second was
tempted to rub the self-Satisiiel smile
from his face with one swoop of her
soapy dish cloth Instead, she looked
ut the Kitchen clock. The hands point
cd to quarter after nine. She knew
Rodney would be back from his call
on the college president in a few min
utes, and until that time she could
manage the profeSsor-elect alone
She assumed i yielding smile of CO.
quetry. "oh, some of the girls aren't
so bad looking" she said. "Some of
the poor farmers daughters take
places in the professors families. In
return for working three or four hours
day they get their board and keep
and they eat with the familieS-all ex-
Cept when there is extra company.
They call them student helps"
For Il moment the young man looked
alarmed. you don't happen to be one
Of those girls?' he asked hurriedly. To
ilirt with girl who might later be Il
student In one Of his classes and who
possessed the dignity Of being can
didate for II college degree was quite
another thing from passing n few 9th
crWiSe dull moments with a fOrlorn lit
tie kitchen maid whose youthful
charms happened to take his fancy.
Il don't look 1t. do II asked Ursula
In way that disrelled the instruct.
Or'S anXietieS.
"Of course. you don't" he assured
her. "When get this job out here in
the fall I'm going to manage somehow
to see more of you. Perhaps my SIS
ter will get you to work for us in
stead of the JudsonS. No one need
know that l arranged it,"
Then you are really going to get
the appointments Ursula asked with
feigncd enthusiasm over the prospect.
surely. Did you hear me pulling
the wool over the old mans eyes? l
did manage to make a good impress
sion, even If you, you little beauty.
were doing your best to rattle me. The
only person standing In the way of me,
l understand, was that son of the pro-
fessor's, Rodney Iudson. And, OF
course. he wouldn't stand any show
against me even with his own father"
Young MI Grieg had abandoned the
task of assistant and stood very close
to the girls side, where he could see
every graduation in the coral tlnts that
came and went in her cheeks under
his gaze.
Goodnight, Mr. Grieg," she said,
as she heard the first football of Rod
ney Judson outside.
You won't send me away without
better goodnight than that that
was what the young instructor intend
cd to say, but he never said it. For
before he could say more than two syi-
tables Rodney Judson stood before him
in the kitchen. He made badly cal
culated step toward the back stairs
Don't hurry away" said Ursula
very sweetly. turning to the profess
sor's son. who was In the Kitchen by
this time. Rodney, Mr.. Grieg has been
down to get Il glass of water. Mr..
Griec. it will do no harm to tell you
thar Mr.. Judson and l are engaged
though as yet we have not told even
Rodnev's parents. am sure we can
depend on your confidence. ! was just
telling Mr.. Grieg about our system
Of student helps and l was going to
explain to him that II 1t were not Tor
that system l would never have had
chance of coming to college or OF meet
ing you, Rodney
splendid idea" stammered MI.
Griey. "By all means you can trust |
mo" md then, Selling the empty tum-
bier he hurried up the back stairs.
Good news" said Rodney when |,
thev were alone. The p-eei,fent d.
cided against Grieg when he saw MN
This afternoon. Wouldn't give his rea-