Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-02-15

Carol rose darkly. Its Joe," she
said In a dungeon-dark voice. Hes
broken, I foresee 1t. II there's any
thing I despise and abominate it's a
breaker of dates. Men have no bust
ness being broken, except their hearts,
when girls are mixed up In it.-HellO7
oh; oh-h-hl Yes-it's professor!
How are you?-Yes. indeed-oh, yes,
I'm going to be home. Yes, indeed.
Come about eight. OF course I'll be
here-nothlng important-it didn't
amount to anything at ADJUST a little
old everyday affair.-Yes, l can ar
range II nicely.-We're so anxious to-
see you-All right-Good-by."
She turned back to the table, her
face flushed, eyes shining. ats pro-
fessorl He's In town just overnight,
and he's coming out. I'll have to phone
Joe"
Anything I despise and abominate
it's a breaker Of dates" chanted Con-
ME.
"Oh's that's different" explained
Carol. "This Is professor! Besides,
tn1S VIII SOTt VI even up IOT Tic
Thanksgiving banquet last year."
"Bus that was Phil and this is Joe !"
"Oh. that's all right. It's just the
principle, you know, nothing personal
about IT,"
She stood thoughtfully beside the
table, her brows puckered unbecom-
ingly.
~ think" she said at last slowly,
with wary eyes on her fathers quiet
face, 81 think I'll let the tuck out of my
old rose dress. It's too short"
TOO shortr Why, Carol" inter-
rupted her aunt.
TOO short for the occasion, I mean.
I'll put 1t back tomorrow" Once more
her eyes turned cautiously fatherward.
you see, professor still has the little
twlnnie' idea in his brain, and I'm GO
ing to get IT. out. It isn't consistent
with our five feet seven We're grown
up. Professor has got to see IT. You
skoot upstairs, Connie, won't you,
there's a dear, and bring II down, both
Of them, Lark's toe. Lark-where did
you put that ripping knife? Aunt
Grace, will you put the iron on for me?
It's perfectly right that professor
should see we're growing up. Well have
to emphasize 1t something extra, Or he
might overlook 1t! It makes him feel
Methuselish because he's SO awfuIly
smart. But I'll soon change his mind
for him"
In less than two minutes the whole
Il n vntIu rvn nnUa nnrV tp Ornuffn0 GorAl
up for the OCCASION. They didn't see
any sense In 1t, but Carol seemed so
u%nalterably convinced that 1T was nee
essary that they hated to question her
motives.
II her idea had been utterly to dunn
found the unsuspecting professor, she
succeeded admirably. Carefully she
planned her appearance, giving him
just the proper interval of patient wait
ing In the presence of her aunt and
sisters. Then, a slow parting Of the
curtains and Carol stood o0ar brightly.
gladly. her slender hands held out I'm
welcome, Carol, with long skirts swish
ing around her white.slippered feet,
her slender throat rising sream-white
above the soft fold Of old rose lace. her
graceful head with its royal erow Of
b~ronze-gold hair, tilted most charm
ingly.
The professor sprang TO his feet and
stared at her. "Why Carol" he ex-
claimed soberly, almost sadly, as he
crossed the room and took her hand.
"Why, Carol! Whatever have you been
doing to yourself o%vernlghtT'
OF course, 1t was far more 'Over-
night" than the professor knew, but
Carol saw to ID that there was nothing
to arouse his suspicion IN that score.
He lifted her hand high, and looked
frankly down the hong lines of her
skirt, with the white toes of her slip
pers showing beneath. He shook his
head. And though he smiled again. his
voice was sober.
I'm beginning to feel my age" he
said.
This was not what Carol wanted, and
she resumed her old childish manner
with a gieeful laugh.
"Whab IN earth are you doing In
Mount Mark again, P'fessor! !" When
Carol wished TO be particularly coy,
she said "p'fessor." 1t didn't sound *
actly cultured, but spoken in Carols
voice. was really irresistible.
"N,hy, l came To see you before your
halr turned gray. and wrinkles marred
yoa-"
Wrinkles won't mar mine" cried
Carol emphatically. "Not ever! l use
up a whole jar of cold cream every
three weeksl 1 won't have EN-. Wrin-
kles! P'fessor, you don't know what a
time I have keeping myself young"
She Joined In the peal of laughter
that rang out as this age-wise state
ment fell from her lips.
"Youm be surprised" he said,
'what does bring me to Mount Mark,
I have given up my position In New
York, and am going to school again In
Chicago this winter. l shall be here
only tonight. Tomorrow l begin to study
again. am changing my line of work.
The fact Is, I'm going To enter the min
istry myself, and will have n couple of
years In n theological seminary first.
Utter stupefaction greeted this ex-