Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-05-06

and sing something little light Ii
you think II would lven him up. He
isn't In any of my classes. ] don't
know anything about him"
Sally had made some observation.
She said. with u tone of being much
impressed, that he wore n Lambda
Chi pin. She didn't know any of the
Lambda CHS. They were all students
with some money and never asked
town girls to dance and things. but
imported them from home.
The next Friday Roy Yates arrived
again, and Sally, following lnstruc-
lions. was already seated on the win
dow seat when he came. He took his
place before he saw her, and then,
finding no chance to escape, did his
best to retain his air of polite indif-
ference. But he melted, as who
wouldn't under the circumstances?
Quite without intent, Sally could
touch the heart of most undergradu-
ates; II not ut first sight at lenst on
second sight. And. If Sally tried, she
could make anyone fall In love with
her. She was trying now. Her father
and mother had asked her to be nice,
and that meant to Sally to be as fas-
chatting as possible.
Then she sang. Professor Burton
had suggested something little light.
So she selected an old-time favorite OF
her fathers that her mother had sung
IN courtship days and looked straight
AT the student sitting on the window
seat when she came to the refrain
that "she was looking right into the
eyes of the only man she loved" So
effective was her song when she came
to these words that several students
turned around to see where her eyes
rested. and Roy Yates. now really en-
barrassed for the first time. rose with
apparent llstlessness. and, after pre-
tending TO look at one or two pictures
on the wall, stood beside the piano
When Sally finished her song he said
something To her that made Sally as
much embarrassed as he had been.
Then came tea. Mrs. Burton poured
and Sally helped the students who
We're too awkward to help themselves
]
he accepted with much gravity and
without n smile. How many Jumps
of sugar." she asked. holding the
sugar longs over the teacup.
"None, thank you" he said
Cream or lem0n?' she asked.
Neither" he said, and sighed a
little
Then Sally lowered about him with
n plate of little cakes. She begged
| him to take one. She had made them
herself. but he declined them. And
frosted this one just for you" she
pleaded. SIN he declined She was
no more successful with the nuts and
bonbons.
II seemed like n coincidence, though
probably II was the result of careful
planning. that Sally happened To sit
beside Roy Yates at n basketball meet
few nights later. He was alone
and she was with her mother on the
invitation Of one of the men who
played on the team.
After the first lntermisson Roy
looked quite lntently at Sally and said
clearly, though In tone that was
audible only To themselves: II don't
know wha: 10Y mean; y; ;G:;GTT..;;iE;
me so. Sally Burton. You deliberate
~ set out to make me-love you-and
you succeeded. Tell me now why you
did IT,"
81 did it," fatered Sally with her
eyes lowered because you seemed SO
bored. Father said | ought To try and
| and-well SO few Of the students nj
those tea parties seem worth getting
acquainted with"
few days later Sally was Roy
Yates guest ut one of the Lambda
Chi dances. Roy broke an unwritten
rule by bringing a town girl But
then the rule is always broken in
favor of engaged men. Roy told the
committee he WAS as good ms en-
gagged.
He told Sally the circumstances. II
couldn't tell the committee definitely"
he said, because | haven't proposed
and can't propose now because II
isn't good form to propose to girl
away from her own home. is it?"
Sally said she didn't know. that she
never thought about such things
Then she danced with Roy Yates
roommate He asked for second
dance and she promised just one If he
would tell her something she wanted
10 know. "Why did Roy Yates come
to fathers at-home?" She rather ex.
pected that Roy had seen her some
where and had sought this means OF
getting acquainted.
"Oh. that was funny" replied Roy's
roommate we had To penallze Roy
in some way. He dropped lighted
| cigarette in the waste basket one day
and nearly set the house on fire.
Something had To he done So we sent
him to those tea parties for-l'm
sorry To have to tell you-for punish
| p,ont Dua ~ tho conditions xrae that