The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-10-12
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE


Arriving to teach At Pendleton
University, Judith Martin il kiss
I'd at the station by n green
eyed stranger.
She makes the acquaint ance Of
Myra Aldrich. q student In love
with one Eric Waters who has
come from Princeton. Myfa
thinks Judith . student.
Judith also meets DIR. Peter
Dorm. earnest young astronomy
professor.
In . tea ,shop with judith.
Myra hears that Waters has kiss
ed . girl at the station, on .
bet. She rushes home. followed
by Judith, and has . fit of tears.
Learning from the college
catalog that Judith IL . teacher,
Myra goes into = tantrum. &C.
cusing Judith of deceiving her
into making condolences.
Eric signs up for Judith'i
Horace class. not knowing she 10
. teacher. They leave the library
together on registration day.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
CHAPTER
rCongrats!" said someone.
Judith and Eric looked up, just as
Will Witherel reached them, clad In
full riding regalia and flicking the
hedge top with an elaborate leather
crop. He was smiling at Erik
paternally.
Hello" said Eric, cooliy. "And
to what do | owe your kind felicia.
tions?''
Will raised panied eyebrows
well, really, you know, that se1m.
a bit thick. Yesterday you spike
Sig Psi, and today you ask why
congratulate you."
Eric thrust his hands in his peck
cts. '.Oh. my error. I'm sure.
got the idea somewhere that it wa.
the fraternity that should be con
graduated. Perhaps was misled b,
the salty tears Of your rush captain
as he. pleaded with me not to tur,
him down, and the curses Of tn,
Phi Dclts, as they skulked away il
defeat"
Wctherel looked mystified. "Mor'
Of that famous wit Of yours, sup
pose. but I'll give you . tin. T.,
ments."
Eric listened in mock humility
$50 sorry, old man. II was tina
smiling rush captain who was t
blame. He said the frat would e
into q decline and flicker out. if ! 81
much as looked ut any other fratern
ity. ! see now that l shouldn't hav
believed him."
Wctherel turned cold shouldc
on Eric and looked under the brin
Of Judith's hat for the first time
you might introduce me. Eric
why, it's Miss--er--"
Eric smiled. "Yes, that's m
trouble too. haven't learned he
name. Perhaps you'll have bette
luck"
Wethcrel recovered quickly.
know her name. It's Judith Maj
tin. l was just astonished to Sc
her with you. Didn't know you knee
he-"
Eric smiled loftily and the thre
, walked on together.
| Wetherel was evidently bent Q
Earring Eric's cold self-assuranc'
"Nice little ducking party given 70
you yesterday, wasn't it," he sail
| "kext time fancy you'll find som
other place except the sacred mound
to lie and mediate on. Didn't 70
know better?"
! Eric shrugged. II haven't an
traffic with your silly fetishes.
reasoned that no better place coul
be found for scholarly meditation
| They were approaching the Prairi
Schooner tea shop, when Wcther
spoke again. "Say. Waters, VIII,
about that $50 kiss? Don't ye
think you ought to stand treat G
the proceeds! Miss Martin wou
like fudge yundae and ] could U,
q matted milk. But what want
know is, did you earn the $50, /
was the kiss clear profit? Noboi
seems to know just what the 81
was like"
I! He had slipped his arm throul
Judith's and was gently guiding HI
and Eric toward the tea shop doc
But she pulled away from him.
"pm sorry" she said, very 10
II must 60 home"
\ She walked quickly away. lcayi,
them staring after her. Her fa
was still flaming when she saw il
ahead Of her q stopped figure
gray tweeds, beside which trotted
gaunt police dog.
n Judith was about TO turn asi(
but Dr.. Dorm hsd seen her and IN
! rieds to- nAaet her, The conversatl.
be1an with commonplaces about 4