Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1922-08-04

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the medley of colors. First he told
Noah bluntly that his work In psy-
chology 4 was below par and then
that he had looked up his record and
saw that he was usually a good stu
dent
II want you to tell me, Mr.. Jen-
kins,' said Doctor Gregory, as ply
sician asks for symptoms, what pc
culiar circumstances exist In this
class Of mine that have resulted In
your poor work." Then Doctor Greg
ory leveled his clear eyes on the
young man and seemed to exact the
truth.
81 suppose l am fool" began
Noah when he saw that there was
no object or hope Of keeping back
the truth. And somehow, before Noah
left, Doctor Gregory had learned that
Noah jenkins had failed in his tests
because he had been unable to con
centrate his thoughts when distract
ed by Mary Jefferson, and that his
state was even more hopeless as far
as psychology was concerned, be-
cause Mary Jefferson had let him
know that she was perfectly indlffer-
ent. Noah suggested that Doctor
Gregory change their seats, IL a
plausible excuse might be found.
This suggestion Doctor Gregory ig-
nOred. He looked long and amused
ly at Gregory and then held his hand
out to him.
~ am glad to have talked with
you" said he. with your studlous
habits and good mind know you will
get through the final examination.
Perhaps the situation Is not so bad as
you think"
Very soon afterward Mary Jeffer-
son, whose work had also fallen below
par, In spite OF her good record else
where, approached Doctor Gregory in
consultation, and somehow the I'M
Outstanding old professor found out
that Mary Jefferson was worrying
over Noah. He overheard bits Of stu
dent gossip and decided to set matters
straight
That is why he chose as the sub
ject for the lecture not long after
ward the subject OF color blindness.
That 1t was more usual among men
than women, he told his class. Then
with whimsical smile he added {:
"Some men go through life never
knowing that they are color blind.
They wear atrocious color combina-
natlons-red and yellow striped ties
and purple socks and all that sort OF
thing and get the reputation for lack
ing taste when really their taste Is not
at fault. 1t Is all very curious"
Not long afterward, Mary Jefferson,
smiling shyly, waited until after class
to consult Doctor Gregory. He greet
ed her with the good news that her
work on the test few days ago had
shown marked Improvement. II she
continued to work az well there would
be no danger of failing at her final
examination.
II wanted to tell you" she sale
blushlng, "of something that has mad'
me very happy. It was the oddes
coincidence that you lectured abou
color blindness. ] am going to tel
you because I want to thank you.
don't know Just how to say lt-bu
Noah and | are engaged and 1t never
could have happened II hadn't real
lied that he was just color blind. Oh
course he can't help the kind of ties
he wears. And after this I'm going ia
pick all his socks and ties and things
out for him."
Pretty Mary Jefferson didn't finish
college, because she consented to
marry Noah az soon as he was gradu-
ated and to go with him out to west
ern mountains where he was engaged
on an engineering expedition. Before
they went Noah sought out old Doctor
Gregory.
~ want to tell you something" he
said. perhaps I ought to call It II
confession. From that lecture Of
yours on color blindness Mary decided
was color blind. had to take a
test for that before | could get my
job with the engineering company. |
pissed 100 per cent But Mary
doesn't know. II you hadn't just hap
pened to lecture on color blindness
when you did she would never have
forgiven me for the awful ties and
socks | used to wear. Wasn't 1t an
odd coincidence that you happened to
lecture Oh that subject?"
"A very curious coincidence" said
Doctor Gregory who was also keeping
a little secret Of his own.