Evening star., 1922-09-10

black teddy would have on Miss AM
berly and her emotions. But when-
ever put it on I felt positively reck-
less. just as when I first began to
powder my nose. ! could see my ex-
precision change. ! actually looked
and felt world-wise and weary and
terribly blase. which is undoubtedly
the effect of clothes on manners and
morals.
And 80, believe implicitly that If
had had on my Peter Thompsons
yesterday afternoon would not have
spoken to gentleman joe" alias The
Slick Kid" in Schuyler's. Or. rather.
1 would not have let him speak to me.
The way I happened to be in
Schuyler's alone is as follows: AL
though yesterday was a free day,
which means girls can go to Phila-
delphia if properly chaperoned. I was
confined to the dormitory. having ac-
cidentally broken one of the green
house windows. I knew that I was
not supposed to practice golf strokes
there. but one. would have supposed
that having to pay for the window
would be punishment enough. with
the high cost of glass and labor these
days. watched the man putting 1t
in. and the time he took was nothing
in his life-but such was not the case.
| thought Hilda might stay with
me. but all she said was:
Nothing doing"
"All right" | retorted. You Just
wait"
please shut up" she said. II want
to finish this letter"
L is almost thirty. to whom she
writes reams 1t was perfectly plain
to me that If she didn't bite it off
pretty soon the others would be gone
but did as she advised and shut up.
A, last she finished and began to
search wildly for stamp. which she
said she was sure she had seen Just
the day before. l maintained dignified
silence. though. IL she had been half
way decent ] would have told her
used it. intending to replace it later
r
on her arm and hatpins in her mouth,
and was alone.
There was no other girl kept in yes
terday. except those in the infirmary
with mumps and measles and things
like that Presently Hilda returned
She had been all the way to the car
line. hoping to catch up with one OF
the chaperons. but. she was too late.
/ wished then she had gone. as she
was very bitter because Of the letter
to her beloved.
OF course she writes him daily. but
on free days. when she can mail 1t in
and just let's herself out. She does not
dare do this other days. because there
is always the chance that some teacher
will get hold of the letter and consider
1t her duty to read it.
II am just positive he will do some
thing reckless if he doesn't hear tomor-
row." she walled. He expects let
ter-''
1T seems to me-" told her. that
middle-aged man like that ought to
have some sense and not act like
silly schoolgirl"
She was miffed. ignored her. and
proceeded to dress myself. or, at least,
to put on the black teddy.
"If you don't stop making faces at
yourself in the mirror" she said. II
shall scream" ..-.- =
This was wholly uncalled for. as /
was simply practicing different express
sions such as anger, pride. inrfocence,
disdain and reverie. 1t is very inter-
esting. and also valuable at times.
Especially reverie.
Therefore, I paid no attention to
Hilda's remark, except to give her
glance of disdain. After which pro-
ceeded to dress-or rather. started to.
because Hilda, seeing the frock 1 took
from the closet, demanded:
Where are you Eoingr'
"I am not going anywhere"
Then what Is the big idea"
The idea was that, having nothing
else to do. would put on my stun
ningest things. which always makes me
feel better. I did not choose to satisfy
Hilda's curiosity. however. but shook
out the frock, which is yellow crepe de
chine, and was about to drop 1t over
my shoulders when she said:
Far be IT, from me to butt In. but
that black teddy will certainly show
through"
This was so. Therefore, I paused.
Before I could decide whether to 20
back to first principles - It were, and
start over again. or nnub her by put
ting on the crepe dc chine anyway. she
broke out excitedly:
Betty, have an idea! Let's bor-
row that black frock and veil Ruth Ed
wards wore 70 her aunt's funeral, and