The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-03-24
THE DEAN
BY MoLLIE MATHER

Copyright. 1922, Western Newspaper Union.
We girls had been the happiest little
crowd until Celia Warren came among
us. She was visiting the Llvingston's
when we met her, and after that, she
and her snobbish old aunt came and
rented the Bailie's fiat, the Battles
were south for the winter. AS rule,
we girls welcome stranger, and try
to make her enjoy herself. But If
Celia Warren needed any ones assist
ance in enjoying herself, hadn't no
ticed it. The trouble was, she let
nothing stand in the way Of her en-
joyment; other peoples hurt feelings
or things like that did not give her
the slightest concern. In fact, we
learned later that hurt feelings were
part of Miss Celias enjoyment, yes,
really. Else why did she walk Dora
Bars beloved Billy up and down be
fore the Barr home, after she had un-
fairly taken him away from Dora?
That was why we heartily disliked
Celia Warren when we knew her I'M
fairness. Perhaps she reasoned that
"aIl is fair in love and war" But she
had not been with US month before
we were quarreling with each other
we who had been so peacefully chum-
my.
Dora and Billy were the first to sep
arate. 1t seemed that Celia Warren
told Billy things which he should have
known true little Dora never said
And the last to drop each others So
ciety were Ted and 1, and never
would have believed that Ted could
be such a goose.
When Ted started out IN business,
wasn't a bit surprised that he asked
me to marry him, while Dad agreed.
cheerfully and resignedly, as matter
of course.
But like Dora and Billy, and Nell
and her Jackie, Ted and had decided
not to announce our engagement until
nearer the somewhat distant marriage
time.
Then all at once Celia Warren blew
In like a mischievous cyclone and
mixed things all up.
"Sallie DEAR" Celia Warren said to
me with her annoying, amused smile,
"Why in the world do you let Ted
Loring be so dead sure of your affec-
ton for him. If a man were as sure
! and conceited about his power over
me, I'd show him, would. Why, when
he was talking to me at the party last
night 1 said, jokingly, You'd better
60 and find Sallie or some other hand
some man will take her to supper, and
Ted laughed, a queer sort OF laugh II
was and said, oh, I will find Sallie
alright, just where I left her. That
new LIE Strange man has bit OF
crush on you, too, Sallie," Celia added,
though it would be hard to make your
Ted believe that"
So l did just what Nell and Dora
had done under the same provocauon
Il determined to show Ted Loring
that he need not be so conceitedly sure
of me, after all. I talked to that lie
Strange man so long at our next gath
ering that he insisted upon taking me
into supper, while Ted walked off
laughing, with Celia Warren.
So she added another conquest-and
and had another man, as days passed,
leaning over the piano joking with her
as she played, while we three deserted
girls sat, like wall flowers, back on
the divan.
eff Jackie only would not take in
everything that girl says" lamented
Nell. "He wouldn't attach himself to
her train if it wasn't in pique against
me-"
Gentle Dora's tone was actually
spiteful, "When Celia Warren talks
about the wonderful places she has
been and the noted people who enter
tanned her and the great musicians
whom she accompanies. well, 1 just
wish 1 could face her with her lie."
Nell sat up.
"That's it." she exclaimed wrathful-
ly, "if we could show those inbecile
unhappy boys that she is untruthful
in one thing, they might guess that
she's been untruthful too, concerning
u.s."
The music ceased abruptly and Celia
Warren swung around on the piano
stool.
Fine" she praised my obtuse Ted,
"you sing as well as Georger."
Georger was being lionized In our town
just then.
did you every hear the Dean Of
Hampton sing, Miss Warren sud-
denly asked.
Probably not. Hampton was our
college Dora, Nell and / went through
together.
1.-The Dean is really celebrated as
singer. You took up music, believe,
you said, at our Hampton one year?
OF course then, you know Dean Cor
dom"
"Oh, yes" Celia Warren answered
carelessly.
She looked up ut the three boys i'm
pressively.
II have eten played for him." she
told them. And he was mighty good
looking. Such wonderful dark eyes.
He used to take me around lot.
though it wasn't In accordance with
college rules You see, had the happy
excuse Of playing his accomplishments.
It was then that / stood up dramat-
ically.
(which" I remarked clearly, sis all
very strange, Miss Warren, inasmuch
as the Dean Of Hampton college is
woman, small blonde woman, Eliza
beth Gordon
1t was mean and STOPPING to Celia
Warren's level, too, but there are times
when a lesson is necessary. And
must admit that there was no regret
In our crowd when Miss Celia moved