The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1918-08-09

and smiling first at him and then al
the audience as though Il was the
happiest moment of her life. That did
the business. The same tactics had
done the business at other Red Cross
drives before, but no one guessed that.
as far as Justine went. II was some
thing that had been rehearsed care
fully. Fifteen minutes later and the
sum equaled $1,000, much Of which
had come in from individual con-
tributions from the students who
gave TO the utmost from their lin
tied bank accounts for the sake Of
their idol. Then the actress looked at
her watch. q little platinum disk on
her wrist, and said-it was of course.
part Of the speech, but no one knew
about It:
"Fd stay and get another thousand.
but my train goes In i've minutes and
II don't get that train I won't get
home for supper. So good-by every
body. and God bless you"
There was a murmur running along
the seats behind the speaker. She
knew someone would take the cue.
Someone always did. The president
rose to 60 forward: and his sister rose
and tugged mt his coat tails this time
with great deflniteness Of purpose.
"Don't for heavens sake ask her to
supper. 1t would ruin your reputation.
Mark my word. II would be against
traditions"
But the president didn't mark his
sisters words Of wisdom. and after
whispering to the speaker. she turned
and called exultantly to her audience:
Doctor Holmes has asked me to 20
home and have dinner at his house. 80
I don't have to get that train at all
Bully for Doctor Holmes TIL have Q
chance to get q thousand more"
She did get the thousand more. and
then she and the president and the
presidents sister started home. The
president drove his car and the two
women sat In the seat behind. Tho
sister said nothing. and as a matter Of |
fact, the young woman who had been |
30 energetic and animated. now seemed |
exhausted and dropped In her seat.
The president turned to look at he. |
She seemed paler than she had ap-
peared and. though she looked young
er there was less Of purposefulness In
her expression.
However. once In the presidents
coy. homelike study. with the pros
pect Of dinner Mt hnnd. her spirits were
revived. and while the sister busied
herself about the dining room-for
since that actress-person insisted ON
staying II was her duty to get the best
possible dinner-the professor stood 4
,ver the guests chair and looked am
ously into her face. He felt as n ~ L,
lad known her longer than any othW
woman I'm the world. and he felt. ~ |,
Is II during the few minutes Of -
listers absence he ought to take -
ired body In his arms and tell
hat she was wonderful. Instead.
old her very tehderly that she sec
d fatigued. and then pressing her haI
n his. thanked her for coming to sta
he drive.
The president and the actress stare -
d out alone at nine for the train. and z
/ was at the actress suggestion thao
hey missed the train and took q tittleI
ountry DEPRESSION. And before they
nd gone half mile the dignified pro-
essor told the woman ut his side that IL
o had fallen very much in love with n
er. He tolG her he was telling her be-
nuse he should probably never see
er again. II would be necessary In
heir different spheres of life that their
'ays should part, he said. but he
'oufd always remember her n the one :
oman in the world. "Franiiy," he c
nd, II could no more marry an nc.
'ess that you would want to marry
nd settle down here as n college pres
lent's Wife"
"rm not an actress" came very ;
eakly. and then the hat was slipped
lex, and with II the red wig and a girl
ith light brown disheveled curis sat
side him. AT the last minute Miss y
Ianders couldn't come. I am one of u
e volunteer Red Cross speakers in a
nall way. and i knew her speech by
art. And when she couldn't come
headquarters they sent me on as her
,derstudy. I Just borrowed one Of
n red wigs. She hasn't real red
Iir. either. but no one knows that,
ID so I initiated her and said her
'eech and"
The college president forgot that
$ car had stopped half way up q
light embankment. whittier Il had
OF Its own accord. He was
much preoccupied IN claspIng the
II ut his side 70 his heart.
The funny part Of II was that Bish-
stown long remembered the visit Of
slime Flanders. but they never did
d out where President Holmes met
Q sweet. quiet little woman who be
me his wife.