Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-11
SHE PICKED 1T UP CINCERLY
AND READ 1T.

1t really was not such bad day
after all. The golf was so fascinating
that they played three rounds, two
before luncheon and one after, and
were tired out but happy. Patricia
shot a par on the sixth hole across the
marsh, and felt almost at peace with
the world.
BY $50 they were all drowsy and
ready for bed, but stumbled sleepily
down to the gym, where they found
the new girls crowded around the
locked doors. whispering excitedly.
Has the show started" yawned
Mary. "Oh, how I yearn for the
downy couch and the murmur of my
rattlesnake skin
Yes, it certainly has started. -
whispered a girl with her eyes to the
keyhole. They have Lucille Marvin
in there eating something out of
huge bowl and they are all sitting
around in a circle jeering at her. She's
vegetarian, you know"
You don't say so. l hadn't heard
tell. Now why is she that, L wonder.
1t commends her to me. Let's incor-
porate her into the gang" whispered
Mary to Patricia.
'Sh-sh, they're reopening the doors"
The girl at the keyhole drew back
abruptly, as the senior president ap-
peared.
will Mary Harris and Eloise Darwin
come in she called in commanding
tone. Mary walked in with a swagger,
followed meekly by Eloise, and they
were ordered to stand in the center of
the circle beside Lucille, who, on closer
examination, was discovered to be
eating bowl of raw potatoes with a
wry face.
have been frightening Eloise with
your stories of Western life" said the
president. You will stand blindfolded
before the wall while Polly Downing
shoots arrows at a target behind you.
Polly is not a very accurate shot, but
it will give you taste of something
wild and woolly."
Eloise gave a little scream as she
saw Mary take her stand against the
wall with handkerchief tied over her
eyes, while Polly stood across the
room with bow and arrows. Mary
never fiinched as she felt successive
arrows pin her hair to the wall. The
arrows were not shot from Polly's
bow, as she learned afterwards. but
were pinned there carefully by a girl
who stood close to the target. though
the effect was satisfactory. At the
close Of the archery feat Mary was
led, still bindfolded, to a dark closet
and locked in for the remainder of
the evening.
In the meantime poor little Eloise
was informed that she was far too
great a baby to be in boarding school.
Her place was in a perambulator,
Thereupon the wreck of what had
once been a baby carriage was pro.
duced; Eloise. with an infants cap
tied under her chin, was forced to sit
in it. tucked into a blanket, while the
other girls were put through their
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Some were treated much more len
ientlv than others, but no lamb went
unshorn. One girl who was noted
for her untidy room was set to wash.
ing all the windows OF the gym and
/ sweeping out the corners; Franny
| Elliott and Elizabeth Stanton, the
! star musicians of the new girls, were
! ordered to play jazz duets, which, for
/ lack Of preparation, were startling to
( the ear and met with adverse crit.
cism; Louise learned that she was
| a "highbrow" and was made to stand
! before the assemblage and give a
! lengthy discourse on current events,
amid boots of derision.
When Patricia's turn came the
senior president told her scathingly
2 Ai'"k 9ilN was a NppiiNA DhD9 anu a
bit of snob. To lower her pride
she was set TO rolling Il pencil across
the floor with her nose. which she
did with as good grace as possible
and rose crimson with shame.
The ordeals over. the new girls
were left quite shredded of whatever
pride and dignity had been theirs.
They sat about in various stages of
discontinue. some trying to smile II
| off, others looking on9the verge OF
tears, as they listened TO the closing