Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-05-11
P II

Marland-1928, and candidate for a
Masters degree, sat at his desk In
Academic hall facing rows of empty
benches. From the outside came the
drone OF a campus gone lazy, and
Larry leaned back In his chair, half
closed his eyes. and gave himself over
to the luxury of formless-but de-
Hcious-thoughts.
One more month and he'd have his
Masters degree. One more month and
his connection with MARYLAND would be
officially severed. Today of all days
It came to Larry WEIGH most poignant
ly that he was sorry.
For five years his life had been
lived on the Marland campus. Until
the preceding June there had been
salowered upon him all the calcium
glare that a great athlete and an out
standing student can receive In a
small, Intimate and prideful college.
He was not a large man. At no
time had Larry ever weighed more
than q hundred and sixty-fve. A
casual observer would have considered
him well formed, but rather inclined
to slenderness; never ~suspecting the
powerful muscular development be-
meath his l~oese-ftting clothes; nor the
superb synchronization OF those mus
cles with a keen and alert brain.
Nor was he handsome In a classic
sense. Like his sister, Ivy, he was in
tensely blond-rather Morse In type.
His cheeks were pink and boyish his
eyes the blue of a spring sky.
Every person In college was Larry's
friend. or wanted to be. The fresh
men who took English from him this
year adored him. Frankly, he consid-
cred himself a rather poor teacher and
was delighted that his freshmen liked
him 10 we'll that they studied reason
ably hard and did not confront him
with the horror OF nunking anyone.
There wasn't a boy or girl OF them
who wonldn't-and didn't-Work his
head of for 'Fessor WEIGH.
But Commencement marked the end.
To-day that idea struck Larry more
forcibly than ever before. While the
weather was bleak and damp, Com
mencement had seemed far away now
that summer had burst suddenly upon
the campus, 1t seemed that the end
was upon him. He almost regretted
his refusal of an offer from the presi-
dent that would carry with 1t the posi-
tion Of assistant football coach and
associate professor. Yet he knew
that he dared not let sentiment sway
him.
He was tWenty-three years of G
In the city OF Birmingham q good Job
awaited him a Job offering him
enough salary to live well, save a
trife-and plan for the future; the
last being something which Larry most
ardently desired to do.
The future the prospect was
delightfully."- linked with visions OF q
home and q girl a girl slim and
and wildly brunette; a girl
whom he had known for three mar
velous years and who was the envy
Of Marland Ii for no other reason than
that she had won the affection OF the
great Larry WEIGH.
And even as Larry thought Of her,
the door opened and Tony Peyton en-
tered the room abruptly.
She stood framed In the doorway,
In exquisite little figure, her big, black
eyes shining into his, an eager smile
ON her sensitive lips. He gazed his
for the full period OF time 1t
took the mellow chimes OF the old
clock In the tower Of the main build
Ing to toll twelve. Noon! Noon of
May day
1t was the girl who broke the spell.
She closed the door leading into the
and advanced toward his
iesk. He was smiling eagerly as he
rose to greet her.
Believe 1t or not" he challenged:
7 was just thinking OF you, Tony
She flushed at the declaration In his
Eyes. She put both her hands In his
Ind he pressed them tightly.
4 wish ! loved you less, Tony"
-WhyT'
I'D kiss you
For an instant the roguish smile
he 80 loved played across her
ips- But 1t was gone almost as 0 o
u 1t appeared and the face she turned
lp to his was very, very serious.
@Have yon a class this hour, Larry7"
\ no
@Where can we talkT1
Here Nobody's likely to bother
1H-in a classroom on such a day AZ
He took her chin In his hand
ind turned her head this way and
hat, regarding her Quizzically. "Why
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