The St. Charles herald., 1922-05-13


know anything about him.
Sally had made some observation
She said, with a tone Of being much
impressed, that he wore 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
agains and Sally, following instruc-
tons. was already seated on the win
dow seat when he came. He took MS
place before he saw her. and then,
finding no chance 10 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 unferg-adu-
ates: IL not at first sight az least on
second sight And IL Sally tried, she
could make anyone fall in love with
her. She was trying row. Her father
and mother had asked her 10 be nice,
and that meant 10 Sally TO be as fas-
cinating as possible.
Then she sang. Professor Burton
had suggested something a little light
So she selected an old-time fayorite 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 inta 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, low really EN-
barrassed for the first time, rose with
apparent lIstlessness. 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 vino
were too awkward TO help themselves
Sally passed Roy cup Of tea, which
he accepted with much gravity and
without a smile. How many Jumps
of sugar. she asked, holding the
sugar tongs over the teacup.
"None. thank you" he said.
Cream or lemonT' she asked.
Neither" he said, and sighed q
little.
Then Sally hovered about him with
-
him to take one She had made them
herself. but he declined them And
frosted this one just for you." she
pleaded Still he declined. She was
no more successful with the nuts and
bonbOns.
II seemed like a coincidence, though
probably 1t was the result of careful
planning. that Sally happened to sit
beside Roy Yates at basketball meet
a 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 fntermissfOn Roy
looked quite intently at Sally and said
clearly, though in a tone that was
audible only to themselves: Il don't
know what you meant by torturing
me 80. Sally Burton You deliberate
IL set out to make me-ioye you-and
you succeeded Tell me now why you
did it?'
Il did f." faltered Sally with her
eyes lowered, because you seemed 50
bored. Father said ought to try and
make the students feel acquainted
and-well, SO few Of the students at
those tea parties seem worth getting
acquainted with"
A few days later Sally was Roy
Yates guest at one Of the Lambda
Chi dances. Roy broke an unwritten
rule by bringing town girl But
then the rule Ii always broken in
favor Of engaged men. Roy told the
committee he was as good as en-
gagged
He told Sally the circumstances. Il
couldn't tell the committee definitely"
he said, because haven't proposed.
and / can't propose now because it
isn't good form to propose to girl
away from her own home, Is ity'
Sally said she didn't know. that she
never thought about such things
Then she danced with Roy Yates
roommate. He asked for a second
dance and she promised just one II he
would tell her something she wanted
to know. "Why did Roy Yates come
to fathers at-homeT 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 penalize Roy
in some way. He dropped a lighted
cigarette In the waste basket one day
and nearly set the house on fire.
Something had to be done. So we sent
him to those tea parties for-Pm
sorry to have to tell you-for punish
menf. One Of the conditions was that
he must drink tea clear-he hates 1t,
anyway-and never take cake or
candy. which he loves"
aOh, I'm 50 gfad." cried Sally. ''Td
never want to marry man who didn't
have sweet TOOTH
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