Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-01-29
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Lack of Interest


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"lle isn't human!" declared the g.r'
iii TIE PLAID shut.
i should say not!" chimed in the
youns woman in the striped suit. "Ae
cousin TO the gilcier family! And
rude. Did you ever see fewer man
ners in your lie? It's too bad because
ne Isnt 30 apillly Old
Old? Hos old as the hills! Mathu
saleh was his pet unCle," stated the
girl with the dimple. Why this col.
icge should take pains to pick out
such disagTeeable person to teach
such an important course is beyond
me, You'd think they'd Try TO make
the course popular! Why. was just
as busy Us could be yesterday and yet
/ wasted time waiting after class TO
ask him to make several points clear
to me and instead OF being pleased. as
he should have been II his heart was
in his work. what Go you suppose he
said? Just drawled that il ] couldn't
comprehend perfectly clear descrip'
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 he dim
pie. Il looked out Of the window and
he was just streak!ng it across the
campus after that new teacher ol Eng
lish----"
"O.ooh" shrieked the girl in tie
plaid skirt. why. she's awful I old,
And look at her hair! She must be all
OF % or so. What can he see"
Il think they're d very suitable
pair chimed in the young woman in
the stripes, with snill. Fossils,
both OF them. Why, that man
wouldn't notice If you threw a 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
time getting out from under moth
er's 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. Ii might just as well
have been d potato sack. | believe
he'd like girl in an old piece Of bur
lap JUST as we'll as if She had on a
Paris gown. Not that
"Neyer," chimed in the girl with the
dimplc, 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 . 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-
mandld the girl in stripes, Every
body was ticking
Il, Hang around" gasped the girl
with the dimrl- IL nave YOU know
I'm studyin .s5cnolSy and it is my
duty - Ht-s5igatc any-er queer
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certainly have no personal interest
Whatever in a man like that who
wears ties that are painful. But, as
say, gasped that | was going 10
faint, and, instead of jumping up and
grabbing me Us | toppled, he sat per.
fcctly still and said in brittle sort Of
way 10 that awful freshman with the
ears, 'Danycrs, throw d glass OF water
over herr
Il never was so disappointed in my
u 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 dircc
tom"
Hes impos5ible!" declared the girl
i'll stripes.
Il consider him actually homely."
"There isn't 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 40 over all those points you
seem to be puzzled about OF late, ii
you care 10 come down to the library.
And l heard him tell that New Eng
fish teacher he had some of the most
attractive students in his class and -
my goodness. There must be q fire.
She ran to the window after the
drive had passed her and, looking out.
saw girl in stripes, d girl in plaid
and Sirl with dimples headed fierce
ly for the library.
WIZ, they actually seem in a hur
~ to get there" she murmured. g.
had no idea they were such deep stu.
dents
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