The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-11-04
THESE COLLEGE GIRLS.
BY Allison NJ. Granite.
Copyright, 1922, by Wheeler Syn
dictate. Inc1

NSOpyIiSut, 1J1I, ny uStleF oyu-
dictate, Inc.1
Paula Leighton stretched her
round, tanned arms above her head
and yawned deeply and YEARLY;
yawned till the. big tears rolled
down her cheeks.
Il know l should he tipping
these reports" she muttered half
aloud, but oh. if there were only
some excitement"
The deep silence of the desert
ed room seemed to mock her. Ex-
element! 1t was all she could do
to prevent herself falling fast
asleep in that somnolent atmo$
phere. Suddenly the jingle of the
telephone bell shattered the peace
full quiet of the twilight room. Pau
la stretched luxuriously. The tele-
phone shrilled again, loud and in
sistent.
"Oh, I'm coming" remarked
Paula irritably.
She lifted the receiver from the
hook and at the sound of the voice
at the other end of the line gal
vanized into attention.
"Acme Advertising Company
speaking. May-I talk to Mr.. Mil
TOM
I'm sorry" she replied sweetly.
There is no one here but myself.
Is there any message | can take?'
"No, thanks. I'll call tomorrow
at quarter past nine"
Paula started to hang up.
Hey, just minute" stammered
the voice. please don't think I'm
fresh, but haven't l heard your
voice before? II mean, don't l
know you?"
Paula laughed. II don't think
So" she returned merrily, and
hung the receiver in its place.
But she wasn't so sure She was
positive that sometime in the past
she had met the owner of that fas-
cinating voice. Certainly, it didn't
seem <-possible there were two
voices so much alike. If she could
only remember. AS she leaned
against a pillar in the damp, mus
ty subway. waiting patiently for
her car, she racked her brain in
an effort to recall any man among
her numerous acquaintances who
possessed such a beautiful voice.
No; the more she thought the, more
puzzled she became. Finally she
gave up the effort in disgust and
settled down to read her newspa-
per as the car crawled jerkily on
its way.
An item about some improve
ments being made on the Chi Sig
ma Chi. fraternity house attracted
her attention. That was where she
had met the owner of the wonder
full bass voice; at the Chi Sigma
Chi masquerade. A satisfied little
smile rippled over her face to think
that she had remembered even
that much, but for the life Of her
she couldn't recollect his name.
The next morning, promptly at
9:15, the telephone bell rang.
Paula was In such haste to an
swer its shrill summons that her
AASha AAO NA0ooAA0tCs A1CACu 2uOOI q,
stared In wonder. Hardly replying
to Paula's Hello" the excited
tones of that musical bass voice
came over the wires. II do know
1you!" it declared triumphantly. II
knew1 did. Il danced with you
the Chi. Sigma Chi masquerade in
April and at one Of the house
dances. Don't you remember
Il remember the voice, all right. .
admitted Paula, hut I am very
much ashamed to say that I don't
recall your face or name"
Never mind" chuckled the VI
brant, cello-sweet voice, Il know
you. You are Paula Leighton, q
junior at B. U. / used to play with
you when we were kids. In fact,
Miss Leighton. it is not so many
moons ago since you kissed me
gncd-hv and"