Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-07
Lack of Interest
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in tie plaid skirt
Il should say not. chimed in the
youns woman IN tue striped suit. He
b5louss 10 The genus iceberg, own
cousin 10 the glacier family. And
rude. bid you ever see fewer man
uers in your lie? lis too bad because
he isn't SO awillly old
"Oldg He's old as the hills. Mathu-
saleh was has pet uncle stated the
gal with the Limp.e, Why this col
ieEa should take pains 10 pick out
sach disagretabIe person 10 teach
such an important course Is beyond
me, You'd think they'd ny to make
the course popular. Why. was Just
US busy As could be yesterday and Yet
wasted time WlllnS after class 10
ask him To make several points clear
10 me and instead Of beng pleased. as
he should have been II his heart was
IN his work. what dc you suppose he
said? Just drawled that II | couldnt
comprehend perfectly clear descrlp-
lions nobody on earth could assist me
TO ii and slapped his books together
and went away, And | know why he
was in such . hurry
Why" begged the chorus
HIM said the girl With the dim
Pile. Il looked out OF the window and
he was just streaking it across the
campus after that new teacher OF Eng
lish-"
"Oo-oh," shrieked the girl in the
plaid skirt, why. she's awfully old,
And look at her hair. She must be all
OF IS or so. What can he see"
Il think they're very suitable
pair" chimed in the young woman in
the stripes. with snin. Fossils.
both OF them Why. that man
wouldn't notice ii you threw bomb
under his feet! Just as a matter OF
scientific investigation | wore TO class
the other day that new waist OF mine
from New York. And ! certainly had
a time getting out from under moth
ers eye with it on let me tell you.
She's SO fussy about what | wear TO
school | thought if he was in the
least like other men he'd notice that.
Well, he never even turned his eyes
in my direction, 1t might just as well
u haAn | hGltaVn
he'd like a girl in an old piece OF bur
lap just as well as If she had on a
Paris gown. Not that"
Never" chimed in the girl with the
dimple, shall | forget that day last
winter when had the chair in front
nearest him. hated to think We
might have been misjudging him, and
| thought I'd give him a chance to
show whether he did have any feeling
whatever in him"
"Oh, is that why you hung around
him SO all last quarter" tartly de-
manded the girl in stripes. Every
body was talking
81. Hang around gasped the girl
with the dimple. I'D have you know
I'm studying psychology and il is my
duty to investigate any-er-queer-
ness that develops in those about me,
| certainly have no personal interest
whatever in man like that who
wears ties that are painful. But, as
say, gasped that | was going to
faint, and, instead of jumping up and
grabbing me as | toppled, he sat per.
fectly still and said in a brittle sort of
way to that awful freshman with the
ears, 'Danvels, throw glass of water
over herr
Il never was so disappointed in my
life | think it is dreadful TO find that
a man with really good nose and
chin like his is perfectly cruel and
heartless. Not that think him so
especially good looking. | know loads
OF men who beat him in every direc.
tion-----'
He's impossible." declared the girl
in stripes.
Il consider him actually homely."
There isn't a single fascinating
trait in him"
Girls" cried the young person in
the Russian blouse. who Just then
burst into the room Professor Blunt
says he has an hour to spare and
he'll 90 over all those points you
seem to be puzzled about of late, ii
YOU care TO come down to the library
And | heard him tell that New Eng
lish teacher he had some of the most
attractive students in his class and
my goodness! There must be a fire.,
She ran to the window after the
drive had passed her and. looking out
saw a girl in stripes, girl in plaid
and girl with dimples headed fierce
ly for the library.
why, they actually seem in hur
ny to get there" she murmured. 81
had no idea they were such deep stu
dents"