Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-06-01
CHAPTER III-Continued

I've got to. Leave yourself out of
1t. II you wish I've got to consider
Ivy His affair With her can't be per
mItted to run on"
THAT'S true" she said thoughtfully.
Then an Idea came to her and she
looked up brightly. Lets compromise,
Larry. You go chat with Ivy. See II
you a do anything with her. OF
course she mustn't know that I'm Pats
wife. But e II you can't get her to
do what You want-to stay away from
Pat And meanwhile I'll 90 to Pat
right now. I'll tell him that Ii he con-
tinues running around with Ivy I'll
tell the truth to the whole campus.
That will spike his guns Don't you
see that's the sensible thing7"
He looked at her keenIy-
do you think you a blum him,
Tony7H
This time, Larry" she said, "rn
make him understand that I'm not
blnffing."
The main building OF MARYLAND uni
versity looks down from the top of a
modest hill upon the quiet, far-fiung
residential town OF Marland-
The roadway which descends some
what precipitously from the main
building to Mariand road Is lined on
both sides with fraternity houses.
Hallway down the hilI stands the
home OF Psi Tau Theta, by all odds
the largest OF them all
Shortly after o0n of May first
at the very hour when Tony Peyton
and Larry WEIGH were having their
conversation In Larry's classroom
two young men descended the hill,
turned in at the Psi Tau Theta house.
and sought accommodation. one In a
saggy hammock and the other In q
somewhat decreplt wicker chair.
The lad who Topped In the ham
mock was .Rube" Farnum, 4 tall, an
gular. gangly junior whose nickname
fitted his appearance rather more
EuukEJ LuAD AA1 Dn&hEAbAAiA hAA4Alty
Rube was an urban product
Phil Gleason. his companion. was
also q Junior: but even In the first hot
wave of approaching summer. he was
immaculate-jauntv. even He was
short and slender and inclined to be
dynamic. He spoke always In explo-
sives, whereas nothing ever excited
Rube to more than a slow, amused
drawl.
The verandas OF the various fra
ternity houses were not empty nor
were they particularly well filed. On
several OF the porches, young men
slept calmly In hammocks. A few
were reading
Phil Gleason glanced at his watch ;
froWned shook the timepIece violently,
and then turned to his friend.
Oh things busted againEr he ex-
ploded. what time, Rube77
Mr.. Farnum reached Into his pocket
and extracted a large but reliable
watch.
.Twelve-thirty-"
"HumphI / got a class at one
twenty
G~leason's sharp eyes swung toward
the street as a tall, graceful figure
turned In on the concrete walk leading
to the house Hello" he observed
softly-"Here comes What the Well
Dressed Man Should Wear"
Rube eyed the approaching figure
Of Pat Thayer with tolerant amuse.
ment. 1Gollyl" said he--I wish
was a raw freshie so / could get =
kick out OF just looking at that bird
Amt he too sweet7"
Thayer, happily ignorant OF their
caustic comment, mounted the porch
steps and nodded to the occupants OF
chair and hammock
Hello. Phil. Howdy. Ruba..
10, Pat"
Thayer passed through the door into
the big downstairs reception hall
Rube chuckled- Hes got 1t soft
that bimbo. Star boarder here. Ever
been In that room OF his"
"Yeh. Second floor, front Ray
window and everything Fixed mp likt
! boudoir OF one Of Louis F%onrteenth'i
lady friends"
Amt 1t sol And II Rube eockef
his head on one side and listened ut
tentively. The soft summer air WA,
rudely shattered by the roaring Of
hIgh-powered motor. Il think said
Rnbe, that a most shrinking vislea
= about to approach In his Easolins
chariot