Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1917-12-21

Hands like yours weren't made for
this sort of thing" Then. as the next
pan was transferred from the soapy
dish water to the draining rack, he
tried to seize the slim white hand that
held 1t, but, thanks to the soap and wa
ter, it slid easily from his grasp back
into the suds.
Then there was a silence broken
only by the splashing of the water in
Ursula's dishpan; and Ursula's deep
blue eyes, as she washed pots and pans
with her unwelcome assistant at her
side, penetrated deep through the dish
water into the region of brown study
beyond.
"a penny for your thoughts" was the
way the young professor broke the ST.
lence.
Il was wondering whether you knew
anything about the girls in the college
out here. You know it is q co-educa-
tional place."
I'm not especially anxious to meet
Them" sighed Greig. "a man doesn't
care much for that sort Of girl-brains
don't county for much in women-not
half so much as pretty face like
yours" He was looking intently at
Ursula who for one fleeting second was
tempted to rub the self-satisfied smile
from his face with one swoop of her
soapy dish cloth. Instead, she looked
at the kitchen clock. The hands point
ed to quarter after nine. She knew
Rodney would be back from his call
on the college president in q few min
utes, and until that time she could
manage the professor-elect alone.
She assumed yielding smile of CO.
quetry. "Oh, some of the girls aren't
sc bad looking" she said. "Some Of
the poor farmers daughters take
places in the professors families. In
return for working three or four hours
a 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 moment the young man looked
alarmed. "You don't happen to be one
of those girls? he asked hurriedly. To
flirt with girl who might later be a
student in one of his classes and who
possessed the dignity of being a can
didate for college degree was quite
another thing from passing q few 9TH
erwise dull moments with forlorn lit
tie kitchen maid whose youthful
charms happened to take his fancy.
II don't look 1t, do II" asked Ursula
in a way that dispelled 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, and some
how we can manage to have a few
good times together. l see you aren't
going to be cross with me, are you"
"Then you are really going to get
the appointment Ursula asked with
felgned 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,
] understand, was that son Of the pro-
fessor's, Rodney Judson. And, of
course, he wouldn't stand any show
against me even with his own father"
Young Mr.. Grieg had abandoned the
task Of assistant and stood very close
to the girls side, where he could see
every graduation In the coral tints that
came and went in her cheeks under
his gaze.
Goodnight, Mr.. Grleg," she said,
as she heard the first football of Rod.
iney Judson outside.
"You won't send me away without
better goodnight than that" that
was what the young instructor intend
ed. to say, but he never said 1t. For
before he could say more than two syl-
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 profes.
sor's son, who was in the kitchen by
this time. Rodney, Mr.. Grieg has been
down to get a glass Of water. Mr.
Grieg, 1t will do no harm to tell you
that Mr.. Judson and ! are engaged
though as yet we have not told even
Rodney's parents. l am sure we can
depend on your confidence. was just
telling Mr.. Grieg about our system
of student helps and was going to
explain to him that If 1t were not for
that system l would never have had a
chance Of coming to college or of meet.
ing you, Rodney"
Splendid idea," stammered Mr..
Grieg. by all means you can trust
me-" and then, selling the empty tum-
bier, he hurried up the back stairs,
"Good news" said Rodney when
they were alone. THE president dl.
.cided against Grieg when he saw him
this afternoon. wouldn't give his rea-
sons. And he called me over tonight
to tell me he would give me the ap-
pointment instead. Too bad for poor
,Grieg, but 1t means we won't have to
wait many months more. OF course,
they'll pay Grieg's expenses out here,
but I'm sorry for him. He didn't seem
like bad sort, did you think sof"
II don't believe he would ever have
fitted In here at Brompton," Ursula
commented. He wasn't just exactly
our sort" And being wiser than her
years Ursula never had another com
ment to make on the rejected instruc-
tor.