The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-20

dldr l,1efF any of The Latnbda
CHS. They were all students
With some money and never ask.
led town girls to dances and things
but Imported them from home.
The next Friday Roy Yates ar
rived again. and Sally follow Ing
Instructions, was already seated
on the window seat when he
came. He took his place be-
fore he saw her, and then, finding
no chance TO escape, did his pest
TO retain his air Of polite indlt-
fernce, But he melted, as who
wouldn't under the clrcum-
stances?
Quite without intent, Sally
could touch the heart Of most un-
dergraduates; II not at first sight.
at least on second sight. And, II
Sally tried, she could make any
one fall in love with her. She
was trying now. Her father and
mother had asked her to be nice,
and that meant to Sally to be as
fascinating as possible.
Then she sang. Prof. Burton
had suggested something a little
light So she selected an old
time fayorite of her fathers that
her mother had sung in .courtshIp
days and looked straight at the
student sitting on the window seat
when she came to the refrain that
she was looking right into the
eyes OF the only man she loved"
SO effective was her song when
she came to these words eaat sew
eral OF the students turned around
10 see where her eyes rested, and
Roy Yates, now really embarrass-
ed for the first time, rose with ap-
parent listlessness and, after pre-
tending to look at one or two pic
! lures on the wall. stood beside the
plano. When Sally finished her
song he said something to her that
made Sally as much embarrassed
as he had been.
Then came tea. Mrs. Burton
poured and Sally helped the stu
. dents who we're too awkward to
help themselves. Sally passed Roy
a cup OF tea, which he, accepted
with much gravity and without
smile. How many Jumps OF
sugar?" she asked, holding the
sugar tongs over the teacup.
None, thank, you" he said.
Cream or lemon?" she asked.
Neither" he said, and sighed c
little.
Then Sally lowered about him
with a plate OF little cakes. She
begged him to take one. She had
made them herself. but he deelln-
cd them. "And frosted this one
Just for YOU" she pleaded. Still
he declined. She was no more
successful with the nuts and bon
bons.
1t seemed like a coincidence,
thought probably 1t was the result.
OF careful planning. that Sally
happened to sit beside Roy Yates
at basketball meet a few nights
later. He was alone and she was
with her mother on the invitation
OF one Of the men who playei on
the team.
After the first intermission Roy
looked quite intently at Sally and
said clearly, though in tone that
was audible only 10 themselves:
Il don't know what you meant by
torturlng me so, Sally Burton.
You deliberately set out to mako
me-loYe you-and you succeed
ed. Tell me now why you did IT,"
Il did it," faltered Sally with
Rher eyesAl lowered; x:Fbeeause: you,
seemed so bored. Father said 4
ought to try and mako the stu
dent feel acquainted and-well,
! so few Of the students at those
tea parties seem worth getting &C.
quainted with"
a few days later, Sally was
Roy Yates guest at one OF the
Lambda Chi dances. Roy broke
an unwritten rule by bringing a
town girl. But then the rule Is
always broken in favor Of engag-
ed men. Roy told the committee
he was as good as engaged.
He told Sally the circumstauc-
! es. 81 couldn't tell the commit
tee definitely" he said, "hs.Guse
haven't proposed, and l can't
| propose now because 1t isn't good
form. TO propose to a girl away
from. her home, is it,"
Sally said she didn't know, that
she never thought Of such things.
Then she danced with Roy
Yates roommate. He asked for
a second dance and she promised
just one II he would tell her some
| thing she wanted TO know. why
did Roy Yates come to fathers
at-homes?" She rather expected
that Roy had seen her somewhere
and had sought this means Of get
ting better acquainted.
"oh. that was funny" replied
Roy's roommate. I'VE had to
penalize Roy in. some way. He
dropped lighted sIgarette in the
waste basket one day and nearly
set the house on fire. Some
thing had to be done. So we sent
him to those tea parties for-I'm
sorry In have 20 fa1l SON For