The Lamar register., 1918-04-24

you seemed perfectly seiI-pos-
sessed," commented the girl. without
smile II should Judge that you are
one Of the sort that usually does keep
a deal of self possession"
A pause followed, and then Greig,
seizing another pan from the draining
rack, got back to his first track. "You
are really too pretty. A girl as pretty
as you are has no place in a Kitchen.
In the place I come from she wouldn't
stay in a hole like this for u mInut,
Hands like yours weren't made TO
this sort of thing" Then, as the mex
pan was transferred from the soap,
dish water to the draining rack, hi
tried to seize the slim white hand that
held 1t, but, thanks to the soap and wa
ter. 1t slid easily from his grasp bacl
into the suds.
Then there was silence broker
only by the splashing of the water In
Ursula's dishpan; and Ursula's deer
blue eyes, as she washed pots and pans
with her unweicome 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.
81 was wondering whether you knew
anything about the girls in the college
out here. You know 1t is co-educa-
tional place"
'T'm not especially anxious to meet
fhntt 81 Nod 81
care much for that sort Of girl-brains
don't county for much in women-not
half so much as a pretty face like
yours" He was looking intently at
Ursula who for one fieeting 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 n quarter after nine. She knew
on the college president in a 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
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.'"' go
For moment the young man looked
alarmed. "You don't happen to be one
of those girls7" he asked hurriedly. To
fiirt with a girl who might later be a
student In one Of his classes and who
possessed the dignity of being a can
didate for a college degree was quite
another thing from passing a few 9TH
erwise dull moments with a forlorn lit
tie kitchen maid whose youthful
charms happened to take his fancy.
II don't look 1t. do II" asked Ursula
In n way that dispelled the instruct.
or's anxieties.
''Of course. you don't" he assured
her. "when I 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 I arranged 1t. and some
how we can manage to have a few
good times together. see you aren't
going to be cross with me. are you?"
Then you are really going to get
the appointmentf" Ursula asked with
feigned enthusiasm over the prospect.
Surely. Did you hear me pulling
the wool over the old mans eyesl I
did manage to make good impress
sion, even II you, you little beauty.
were doing your best to rattle me. The
only person standing In the way of me,
I 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.. Grleg 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.. Grieg." she said.
as she heard the first football of Rod
ney Judson outside.
"You won't send me away without a
better goodnight than that" that
was what the young Instructor intend
ed to say, but he never said II. For
before he could say more than two syl-
tables Rodney Judson stood before him
in the kitchen. He made a badly cal
culated step toward the back stairs.
Don't hurry away" said Ursula