The Crittenden press., 1922-03-24
The Millard Junior
Ball

By JANE OSBORN

s ls4. ~ Mecisfs Newspaper Syndicate
Five years had sped since Dalton
Drew WIS graduated from MilIam cuI
lvsc. and now Dee wus rryis.tlug the
little college town for thc hrst time
in all that Ions lapse of years TO br
sure it was matter of business A
client nj the laW nm of which be- WHs
junior partner lived in The ouisklrts
OF Mii'nrd. and Dalton Drew bad been
detailed 10 take this necessary trip io
see hlm Dalton arrived at ax O'Clock
of the eyeu.ug preceding thc morning
when he was booked to Cll on thr
client. and at the railroad station sot
ln touch with one of hs fraternity
brothers whom De- knew to De- still d
resident oi MIlari henson Forsyth
had married and lived Ht bonn, hui he
upoiorIfed tn Dalton. ns his wife vas
taking vacation. nnd us the cook bad
taken French leave. he could not p.ay
very good host
Dalton. however took a taxi 10 ihe
home " hsnson Forsyth.
There ls nothing 90 eat IN che
house" explained henson. "and there
isn't thlng In town hy way of nmuse
menf Sometimes w. have a good shou
Wen have 90 go down 20 the Mil.ari
house and have dinner and then come
20 my home here Tor quiet evening
"what ls the matter With narlou'sf
asked Dalton. recnil.nE the cnufeciion
cry restaurant that bad been q vefiia
bic Institution among the college boys
when be- was in college "hafios
hasn't gone oui u hus.nessr
That's me trouble" complained
nenson 'narloW sun sets all the
business Tonight is junior prom The
whole junior class viii be- dininr ~
narlows with their Girls We could
probably go a table iiarlow always
puts up extra tables and he's extra
walters hut its enough 10 take your
appeiiie awav--
Dalton dIi not unfersiaud so nen
900 explained To see aii those girls
most ~ them iusi foolish girls from
country homes coming 90 their rrsf
biz college dance Going o. nariou's
with some grass green college student
is great event Some of them are
pretty enough buf no style After
shat you're used o. in the c.iy. I'm
afraid you uosid he dlsrusei-
"sull deiIheuted ualton. .-ae were
iust as green when We were juniors
and the girls ue Thought rerieri.nn
were probably lust ns simple aud de
mure Pact is Benson. I've an Iia
be- would he Interesting rm OBJ uraf
nfmIrr ri the seifrossessri sf'f slt.
isfol f.H of ibe big c.iy Lets Fo to
HarIoas"
That is hou o. happened thar nrea
and Ioruih. ~ the class 0f 1919 .nas
ine quite worldly wise und m.ii'e
aged to tte hoIs and E.ris uho were
dining 90 nari8us that night ions
their places ut a small table s.i up Iu
one of the ais.es % vas theY. unt CO.
siudruis uhn fDit o. little embarrassed
no the contrast They mair rn rom.
meufs mfl the walter tai 30 before
them the fr.f course of thr famous
uar'ou uh.r fhuir. especially r'Hh.
oraie on ths uIght ~ une - thr hs
college fanrrs
They're raf fn iams lnH..ng us .
thought" uid henson Forsyth With
considerable s.ifrans..aHmss. mol he
tccame aware of the fa.i tHaf hr Bod
been 'uosne with considerable intent.
uess no Goo fInefa at o. Table nrftf.
which. however un|ion ufas could
not have seen ulfhnui fuu.us around
in Die chair u dare nY ar.t even
country Firla ere more sophisticated
know hnt tn dress better Hnd aI That
than kris ~ that sort usri to A.
the table behind youyou can't 80
them now there are q couple ~ cal
lov.loosIng juniors and two o. the
trimmcsi looking little tuins 500 ever
s1v-hohhcd hair. Jade earrings
peaches and cream completiuus 10
you see anything that looks good 10
your
"Yes- uld Dalton "ths rlr ~ ne
litilr table 90 The uehf"
Henson Forsyth turned enough o.
notice the rifl in question ~Ynu'rs
joking poor Firi she looks searrd
enough % choke. And she's with her
brother Hes iack Maielaud's vounF
sr brother fraternity brothers n ours
Poor rId Tunny she's s1 plain 1acl
and Tom are good looking fellows
nalion Drew looked aEain. reflect
ing on ne obvious difference In his
own and Henson forsyths taste To
10 sure the Hr te admired vas nnt
well dressed Likewise she uas iHrt
inr in assurance. The stiT hst that
crowned hef smoothly brushed haIr
seemed tnH large anf from ume Co
time ne rri lifted e. slender hui ava.
ward index nnErr siraiEhi before hrf
ness 10 raise ne hrim of ihe hat that
ssemed in peril of cc'Ips'ne hcf fact
shtIrely. when she dld this her round
eyes that she kept Wide open and that
looked q little humid FROM excitement
seemed 20 cross iust e small fraction
~ a degree Awkward us the gesture
aud expression wna q struck Dalton
Drew a. amusing and really delight
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riirailon. che more hscauss n took con
siderable persplcacliy 10 realize that
she was really very pretty. Ne ossi