The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1922-12-11

~ GU and know what 1t is, and I've
been studying It for q couple Of days
u without seeing where any good can
e. ome Of holding It. You might burn
ID In the CRATE there and Wen both
know it's out OF the way. ! guess
hat person feels that he done his
whole duty IN making the offer and
S4he won't be likely to bother any more.
81 That conscience was a long time get
ting walked up, and having done that
81 much It probably went to sleep again.
9 There's nothing sleeps as sound as
q conscience, reckon, and shouldn t
ii be bit surprised II mine took a nap
occasionally. Better burn that little
document. Daniel, and wen be rid Of
It and try to forget it."
mo; don't believe ia DO that" he
said slowly. at might be better 10
hold on to It. at least until the estate
Is closed up. You can't tell what's
. behind It" And then, cropping for q
plausible rear N. he added: THE au-
thor OF the letter may be in a position
TO annoy Sylvia by fling claim
against the Professors estate, or some
thing Of that kind. It's better not TO
destroy the only thing we have that
might help If that should occur. I
believe it's best TO hold on to It I'LL the
estates settled"
This was pretty lame, as he realized.
but his caution pleased her. and she
acquiesced- She was anxious to leave
no ground for any one to rob Sylvia Of
her money. and If there was any re-
mote possibility that the letter might
add to the girls security she was will
ing that It should be retained. She
sent Dan out into the bank for an
envelope and when Il was brought,
sealed up the letter and addressed It
TO Dan IN her own hand and marked
Il private.
You take good care OF that. Daniel
and when you get the estate closed up
You burn f."
Yes, # can DO no harm to hold II
q little WHILE" he said with affected
lighJuess.
Dan Joined Mrs. Owen and Sylvia
at the cottage later. He was to zee
them of IN the morning and he ex-
erted himself to make Sylvia's last
evening in Buckeye Lane as happy as
possible. The cottage was TO be left in
the care OF the old servant until 1t
could be disposed of; Mary herself was
TO be provided for IN some way
Sylvia and Mrs. Owen had decided that
this was only fair and right.
After tea Mrs. Owen said she had
letters to write and carried her port
folio to the library for the purpose.
Dan and Sylvia being thus left TO
Themselves. he proposed a stroll across
the campus.
There's something about a cam
pus," he said. as they started OUT
there's likeness in all of them, or
maybe It's sentiment that binds them
together. Wellesley speaks TO Yale,
and the language Of both Is under
stood by Madison. Ah-there's the
proof Of It nOw"'
Onteger vitae. scelerisque purus0
A dozen students lounging on the
steps Of the library had begun TO sing
the Latin words TO a familiar air. Dan
followed in his deep bass TO the end.
THE words are the words Of Horace,
but the tune Is the tune Of Ell with
thanks TO DR.. Fleming" he remarked.
TITS that sort Of thing that makes
college worth while. III wager those
are seniors, who already feel a nttle
heartache because their college years
are so nearly over. I'm getting 10 be
an old grad myself. but those songs
still give me a twlnge."
"I understand that" said Sylvia.
III soon be saying good-by TO girls
7 may never sec again, or when I
meet them At n reunion in five or
ten years. they'll be different. College
IS only the beginning. after all"
IT'S only the beginning, but FOR some
fellows it's the end. too. It scares
mo to sec how many 0f my classmates
are already caught IN the undertow.
wonder sometimes whether I'm not
going under myself"
Sylvia turned toward him
Il rather imagine that you're a
strong swimmer. It would surprise
me Il you didn't do something pretty
Zig. 3Irs. Owen thinks you viii; shes
not a person for any one to disap
point"
oh. she he's a way OF thinking
in large totals Of people she likes, and
she does Ike me. most unaccount.
ably"
she has real illusions about me. 81
laughed Sylvia She has an idea
that colleges do things by magic;
snd Tn afraid she VIII find out that
the wand didn't touch me"
you didn't need the wand's magic. u
he answered. for you are a woman
CT genius"
Which sounds wen, Bfr. -Harwood
10 one ever used such words to me
before! I've learned one thing
though: that patience and work viii
make up for a good many lacks. There
are some things I'm going to try to
do"
They loitered IN the quiet paths OF
the campus. Bright College Years
followed them from the singers at the
library. II there's any sentiment IL
man or woman the air OF a sprina
night in our mid-western country vii
call it out The planets shone be
nignantly through the leaves Of maple
and elm; and the young grass was
irregular, untouched as yet by the
mower-as we ike Il best who love
our Madison! A week old moon huns
In the sky-ample light for the first
hay-rfde Of the season that Is movine
toward Water Babble TO the strains OF
guitar and banjo and boy and cir
voices. It's unaccOuntable that there
should be so much music In a sopho
more-Or maybe that's a fraternity
affair-Sigma Chi or Delta Tan OIL