Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-12

lay In store for her
For goodness sake. Anne, Is there
really a friend of your mothers meet
ing us?" she demanded at the first OPP
portunity. Il shall feel terribly small
If there isn't. because Miss Stanhope
put me on my honor and I hate be-
traying her trust"
Now listen. Pat. don't act like a
Sunday school superintendent. ] told
you I was going to duck chaperon
ii I could. Mrs. Benson Is meeting us,
but that is all there Is to it,. We are
having lunch with the boys. then We are
going TO the game and TO tea and drive
back to New York with them for dinner
and q theater My roommate Is TO De
at the theater with her father ana
they will meet us afterward and take
us back TO school so that no one VIII
ever be the wiser It is simple as any
thing"
"oh. Anne" exclaimed Patricia
aghast.
why. whatever is the matter with
you? II is going TO be quite all right.
| II Is nothing more than we would 40
at home. You never have chaperon
logging your footsteps when you go 70
games at the u do your"
mo" admitted Patricia. But can't
YOU see that this is a matter OF honor?
That puts the whole thing In an en-
tirely different light.
"oh. pooh. Don't be silly" scof1ed
Anne lightly.
But Patricia's day was quite spoiled.
The raw November day seemed q re-
Election OF her spirits. She shiyereo
and drew her fur coat more closely
about her as she greeted the beamlng
Bunny alphabetically. Even the lovely
Parma yiolets which ne pinned 10 the
lapel of her coat looked coldly and UNI
compromisingly blue.
His round face dropped with disap.
pointment. what's matter. Pat?
Thought you liked vi0lets. You must
wear em today for Yale. you know.
Come Bunny" cheer her up
laughed Anne. She brought 10 con-
gciences with her when she found we
are 10 have no chaperon.
Bunny glared at Anne. why. we
could have had any number OF chap.
erons. hut you told me you didn't need
one I'm afraid It's too late now. Ev'
! cry one Is booked by this time"
Anne only laughed impishly
| IRE a darn shame, Pat" pleaded
! Bunny. II didn't know~~Anne said
"Ycs. ! know" said Patricia She
! told me. TOO, but never thought she
would really 90 through with It, You
sse they nut me on my honor. and
/ hate failing them this way. But there
liz no use spelling every ones DAY
Let's forget IL, Goodness. what crowds
Of people!"
with the approach of the hour ap'
! pointed for the game, all roads. Appar-
entity, led u the same point~-the great
/ bowl" The streets were packed with
| cars loaded To more than their capac"
ity with cheering. laughing supporter
al those ancient enemies, Harvard and
Yale Crimson banners WITH . theif
white letters waved side by side with
the blue and white. streaming ribbons
intermingied their cOiOrs In VAST
pauopIy over the moving garden oi
yiolets and crimson chrysanthsnurns
! Fair Harvard" and old Eli Joined IN
their annual chcaph0ny
The ancient rivals met With little
at stake but their ancient war a dis
| c,iiraging season u foot ball had found
each team lacking In the strength thai
makes victory There remained little
10 be decided save 10 learn which team
should suffer a flnai Hefeat. But tl.t
spectators who packed the bowl ~. DOC
strong, were stu able To catch the
aplrit III byg0ne eiorifs, They cheersc
1 hff ff1FiHtS tbbDiFs EWFtJ 6"HAi
and child III the ~, 900 Something 6l
thai mob spirit caught al Patricia and
dispeiled her glaims for the moment
| When the big blue guard made TIN
first touchdown for Yale she found
herself quite carried away on th'
great bjltowing wave III Wild excite
! n,eut thsi surrounded her, and when
At that crucial moment IN The ma
quarter, a kick from the sO~yard iln'
with enough power behind u 10 have
served for 10 yards. carried the bal
soaring over ne goal. making tins INA
scare IL ~ Z Ia favor Ut Yale, Fatficis
found herself, ~ her great dlse0mnl
ure, beatins her small eieDciiEd flsL
violently On ihe shoulders 0f dlgni
fed, elderly woman on the seat u
fr1nt III her,
1ha woman turned with NH infiii
gent smile which TUNED ~ Klanc'
, III suspicion he her eye uayetsd IRON
Patricia ~ her companions. quite IN
| Tiissi' foGsd
." aiae DyeTwo0fi" gsaped Patricia
wsk INDEED The Latin teacher un
der iu9as INSTITUTION Patricia stfng
gied with Tie otations ofneto.