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ly, and both girls laughed.


Two more blocks and they drove
up before the Alpha Nu house.
There were q half dozen girls on
the terrace and as she walked up
the flagstone path Joan felt, rather
than noticed, their frank looks of
appraisal.
"You sure had us guessing" Kay
Granger said during the course
Of introductions, "but then, YOU
couldn't blame us, popping In at
the last minute"
Joan smiled In agreement and
turned to hear Chesbro chatter:
PAY your fees yet? ThereIl be
a goshawful lineup at the regis
trar's office tomorrow If you hay
emit"
IT refuse to be worried" Joan
replied lightly as they entered the
house.
"Okay," Elaine said mournfuly,
but five dollars is five dollars.
And"
"or five pair Of hose" Kay
added.
Three pair" Joan corrected, and
Elaine said "Oh-pardon me-"
They went on a tour of inspec.
ton and showed Joan the room
she was TO occupy with Marianne
Burrowes and Chesbro. Marianne
was q Junior from Cincinnati with
small, almost doll-uke features and
dusty blond hair.
Hope you don't mind three In
q room," Marianne laughed, '"but
1t won't be so bad because ! take
up hardly any space at ALL"
They went downstairs and found
Keith and Dan ready to leave.
Webs afraid we'll be late to
practice and wanted to dash off.
I insisted on staying to say good
by-for the time being, that Is"
II wasn't just rushing off," Dan
blurted. Keith knows darn well
we're due down at the stadium by
$3.50, latest. Only have four days
before the first game"
"You abide by all the rules.
don't your" Joan observed.
"His only bad habit" Keith cut
in. "Okay, Web - let's 60 before |
you work yourself up into q frenzy |
and kill some poor third-string |
well, there goes the varsity"
said Carol when they had gone.
"You said something then"
Elaine Chesbro added. Especially |
Keith. Gee - remember that Pur-
due game last year when he scored
two touchdowns In the last five
minutes? They just couldn't grab |
him. And Webber leading the |
way"
Carol led Joan over to the glider.
There isn't girl on the campus
whowouldnt 60 wild over Keith |
Rhodes II he gave her half a |
chance" she explained. "Hes the
glamor boy If ever there was one. !
But he just isn't the kind that can |
be pinned down. And the best have |
worked on him."
There was q slight CLEAN In
Joan's eye. That's SOP" she purred. |
Maybe people around here don't |
have what 1t takes"
Carol detected the challenge In |
aer voice and smiled. '.It's an open |
field. darling"
May ! be so bold as to ask If !
you're one Of those who have |
tried?"
Carol laughed heartily at that. |
Lord, no. Keith and come from |
the same town upstate =. went |
through high school together. I |
probably know him better than
anyone ON campus.
Really" she went on to ex-
plain, Keith is swell kid. But
70 him life is just q lark and
hes never heard Of clipped wings"
1t was then that an express
truck rolled up. Luggage for Miss
Joan johnson the driver an
nounced, coming up the walk.
That's me-" Joan called, stand
ng up. She hailed Q red-headed
pledge. Helene, show them where
ny room Is, win you please?"
The girls on the terrace stared
vide.eyed as the driver and his
ieiper started to bring up the
luggage.
First Q steamer trunk, then a
mailer hand trunk, four fuli-si1ed |
Iuitcases, and numerous hat boxes. /
Would you look ct that stuff, =
chesboro whispered TO a pledge.
II that isn't . travelling depart
nent store 1t sure ought to be-
lie BE Continued