The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-15
CHAPTER VI

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 CHAPTER VI
 "Youre liar," Donna spat out, Sand some day maybe you'll wish you'd told me-" She ran angrily into the building, leaving Coral staring concernedly after her. Why was Donna so anxious to know that process?
 Donna and Coral were sitting on the front steps of the sorority house waiting for Hoyt. Its very swell ot you to take Hoyt in charge for me this afternoon, Donna" Coral said. "Whatever made me promise to help on the decorating committee when Emmy Lou got sick at the last min- ute, I wouldn't know. Force of habit, I guess. I've helped decorate that gym for dances so often since I've been at Elton that the day of every dance finds me vending my way over there to get snarled up in yards and yards of crepe paper and cellophane. Last year when we had the Junior Prom, I spent the whole afternoon blowing up balloons and my lips were so sore I couldn't do anything but num- ble all evening"" She laughed reminiscently. Tt did look pretty though, when we got through.
 Donna smiled scornfully. Are you sure It isn't just your love for being in the public eye via com- mittees and such that makes you take on extra work so readily? You didn't have to help out you know. If they had secured the campus carefully they might pos sibly have found someone else to take Emmy Lou's place, though of course there's only one expert like yourself. Don't thank me for drag ging your boy friend around this afternoon. He's cute, and the pleasure is mine. I'm going to take him away from you"
 Coral ignored the first part of Donna's speech, and chuckled. ''Go ahead. You're welcome to him."
 Coral, why on earth did you ask Hoyt Marquis to the prom" Donna asked curiously. T should think your lord and master, the prominent young scientists, would have been your escort"
 Coral flushed. She wouldn't tell Donna why David was not taking her to the prom she wouldn't oF it was just one of those things" She said casually. You know It seemed like a good idea at the time, and all that"
 Donna grinned maliciously. "Oh, sure. I don't suppose your little lovers quarrel with David had any thing to do with it. Of course not Not much!"
 T haven't quarreled with David . that is, it's nothing serious. We just well, really, Donna, I don't see that it's any of your bus mess in the first place. Coral's voice shook litle. Why couldn't she keep her temper with Donna? She wanted to be nice to her to be friends with her. It was childish tor them to picker as they did. Yet she was forced to admit to herself that Donna seemed to have the same effect on everyone "She has the art of giving the eternal pin prick down to an expert system" Coral thought.
 Don't be silly, Coral" Donna said q was only teasing you. I know that David must be awfully busy with his work in the lab these days probably hasn't time to go around much. And speaking of the lab and your con- quering hero, he hasn't told you any more about that process he and Maxwell and Bendorf discov- cred, has he?"
 Truly, Donna, I don't know one single thing about that process that you don't I have talked to David about it and I have no intention of trying to find out the details until they're made public. If I knew" she added pointedly, "I might forget and tell someone, which would simply ruin every kbi1oo tbav bouo dopa iI, tho Ia h