Evening star., 1927-11-27
4 LIKE THIS ONE BETTER" SAID LOUISE.

duplicates of each article of furniture.
with coaches instead of beds. There
was a bow window with a deep win.
dow seat, which overlooked an open
court with a garden in the center. 1t
was a large room divided by a wide
archway which give it the appearance
OF two adjoining rooms.
II like this one much BETTER" said
Louise. I'VE could put chintZ covers
on the couches. That would make it
seem more like living room. And
like the plain rose-colored walls. Pic
lures will look better on them than on
that fiowered paper downstairs. We
could make it most attractive, don't
you think so. Mrs. Hollingshead?"
Yes, / think it should be quite
comfortable. However, you girls must
decide for yourselves
why. look. Here is a piano." ex.
claimed Patricia gleefully. 1.-The piano
decides me-" and she proceeded at
once to play. How do we happen to
have a piano."
"All the pianos which are used by
the young ladies who study music are
practice periods" stated tie maid.
some of the young ladies do not like
them for that reason, if they are not
studying music themselves"
That's all right. l am studying
music. How about you, Louise?"
mo, I'm not. ! must admit I don
know one note from another and can't
even carry a tune" laughed Louise.
But / think it will be fun to have a
piano, anyway. l shan't mind having
the other girls coming in to use it.
Besides, if you are taking lessons, you
will probably use it most of the time
yourself"
II vote that we decide on this room.
What do you say. Louise?"
II certainly second the notion"
'Do you think you will like having
all these stairs to climb every time
you go to your room?" asked Mrs.
Hollingshead, as they went down to
tell Miss Stanhope of their decision.
But the girls were far too busy with
their plans to worry about mere stairs.
Most Of the young ladies who are
here for the first time are on the third
floor" pointed out the maid.
So 1t was decided that Louise and
Patricia should be roommates on the
third-foor court" at least until the
end of the first month. Neither one
had the slightest doubt in her mind
that she would remain in the chosen
place.
Luncheon was served in the large
dining room, where all who had ar.
rived were seated at round tables.
each one set with eight places. Many
OF the chairs were still vacant. for
some Of the "old girls" had not yet re-
turned. At each table was seated a
teacher, Miss Stanhope occupying n
place at the center table, at which
Ernest, the butler, officiated. Some OF
the girls who were accompanied by
their mothers were also at this table
Mrs. Hollingshead and Patricia, as
well as Louise, whom they had taken
under their wing, found themselves
among this number.
They were introduced to Mrs. Bisbee
and her daughter, Eleanor. who were
from Cleveland; Mrs. Harris and hel
daughter, Mar, from Los Angeles
Mrs. Darwin and her daughter. Eloise
from Goswich, Conn.
Patricia and Louise. seated side by
side, viewed their neighbors with
much interest.
do you suppose we shall ever know
these girls well enough to laugh and
have real fun with them?" sighed Pat
ricia, looking longingly about at the
groups at other tables, who were ir
high spirits, chatting and enjoying
"reminiscences of last year.
"Why, of course, we shall" an
swered Louise valiantly. Just re
member that all the other new girls
feel the same way you do, probably
Mary Harris looks most attractive
doesn't she? So tall and slender and
such lovely blond hair. Think o.
coming all the way from California I,
go to boarding school. I know I an
going to like her"
Patricia looked at Mary and botf
smiled when their glsnces met. Jus
think l have never seen snow
Storm" said Mary. ut must bt
simply wonderful. Of course. we have
snow on our mountains, but l have
never seen it come down. / know
shall be thrilled"
'Of course, it is such common oc
currence in Minnesota that we never
give it a thought" responded Patricia