The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-04-18

|lyeang man and seemedsto esd tlse
q suppose am ! tt,pi, SeSau
Noah when he saw thar tssiars was
no object or hope Of kecriing back
the truth. and somehow before
Noait left Dr.. Gregory lad learned
that Noah jenkins had failed "a ME
tests because he had besn unable
70 concentrate his thoughts when
distracted by Mary Jefferson, and
mat MS state was even more hoIe-
lesE as far rs psychology 4 was
concerned, because MarV JsIfei sun
had let him know that she was
perfectly indifferent. Noah suggest.
ed that Dr.. Gregory change their
seats II a plausible excuse might
be found.
This suggestion DR.. Gregory ig-
norec. He looked long and
amusedly at Gregory and then held
his hand out TO him.
l am glad to have talked with
You" said he. with your studioIs
habits and good mind I know yOu
will get through tho sinal Gamma.
ton. Perhaps the si.uptIon is not
so lad as you think"
Very soon afterwar1 Mary JEFF
terson, whose work had also fallen
below par, in spite OF der good -as.
orc elsewhere. approached Or.
Gregory In consultation, and some.
how the understanding old rrofes.
sor found out that Mary Jefferson
was worrying over Noah. lie over.
heard bits OF student GOSSIP aud dc.
cided to set matters straight.
That Is why he chose aS the Sub.
ject for his lecture not long AFTER
ward the subject OF color blindness.
That 1t was more usual among men
thon women he told his class. Then
with a whimsical smile he addrJ:
SOME men go through life nsyer
knowing that they are color blind,
They wear atrocious color comb.
llations-red and yeliuH striped
ties and purple socks and all tint
snit Of thing, and &c. the teputa.
ticn for lacking taste when really
their taste is not at fanlt. II is all
Verv curious"
Not long afterward, Mary IeiIer.
soE smiling shyly, waited until at.
e. class to consult DR.. Gregory, lie
greeted her with the good news
that her work on thu test a few
dSyE ago had shown marked i'm
IIovement. II she Continued 10
work as well there would lie no
danger of failing at ner final ex.
animation.
q wanted to tell you" She said
blushtng, "of something that
has made me very happy. 1t was
the oldest coincidence that you lee
tured about color blindness. | am
going to tell you because want to
thank you. | don't know just how
to say tt-but Noah and | are en-.
gagged and 1t never could have hap
pened II hadn't realized that he
was Just color blind. OF course he
can't help the kind OF ties he wears,
And after this I'm going to pick all
his socks and ties and things out
for him."
Pretty Mary Jefferson didn't fin.
ish college, because she consented
to marry Noah as soon as he was
graduated and to so with him on.
to western mountains where he was
engaged on an engineering expedi.
tion. Before they went Noah sought
out old DIR. Gregory.
II want to tell you something"
he said. Perhaps ought>to call
It a confession. From that lecture
Of yours on color blindness Mary
decided was color blind. had
TO take test for that before could
get my job with the engineering
company. passed 100 per cent. But
Mary doesn't know. II you hadn't
Just happened 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 on that
subject"
"a very curious coincidence"
said DR.. Gregory who was also
keeping little secret of his own,
Copyright, 1927