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rented a Faust masquerade costume
dtnvn at the little second-hand hook
fitoro on) Main street, and got Bomr
theatrical red light powder, the kind
that hurnB In a shovel with a crack
ling noise.
"Then we climhed down (lie fire es
cape and sneaked through the .Junior's
bedroom window. The performance
was going on in (he n?xt room and wo
almost got there too late. The place
woe pitch dark, but we could heai
Yonkers repenting a lot ol mournful
Incantations, andi every once in n
while the rest we found out that then
were- threo afterwards, salaamed 01
something In response.
"Finally he says: 'I summon thee
to come forth, Elhia!' and Fothergak
lit the powder and thr tliow began.
"Yonkers seemed Kclf-possessed to
our disappointment, and oven had
nerve enough to ask me some questions
In Latin. That phazed me for a mo
ment, never having taken the .stuff -
but Fcthergale whispered something
In my car and I repeated it. spread
ing my hands out impressively jusi
as the light went out. I never saw
fellows more scared in my life as the
other two were then, but Yonkers
seems t6 have taken it the hardest
after all. I kind of with it hadn't hap
pened. But anyone who'd take any
thing like that seriously i.s a lool -con't
you think so? Hut it was kind
of rough. I admit. .Jove!" and lu
slammed a book back on the shelf and
tho two walked down the rubber mat
ting. Needless to say 1 was just boiling
and didn't know just what to do first
I must toll the president, I de -ided. and
wtos almost up to the office when I re
alized thiat we Juniors might not get
of scott free. I'd hae to tell Prexy"
what wo were doing at that late hour.
So taking all thing? Into considera
tion I decided to go back to Hilly and
think awhile, but I had not Idea of
telling him. But that's jutt what I
did do.
Dr. Angy told me when I went in
that he had tsken It u,;on hinu-elf to
wire Billy's father in Indianapolis. I
hadn't thought it as bad as that, but
when I looked at Billy I know tha
ho was worse than he had ever been.
He lay so white and' lifeless except
when he jumped occasionally, pressed
rhls head between his palms ami asked
pathetically If something or some-
0 wasn't pulling his hair.
r. Angy shook his head solemnly
id said the boy was raving in de-
!rlum, but I knew he was sane, and
IB soon as the doctor had left and tin
iiirse had gone dawn for his- dinner I
lad an evil Impulse, perhaps, you maj
;ay, and acted upon It. Hilly might
io from the shock the truth would
iecc3sarlly give him. 1 was perfectly
.ware of that, but -I leaned over and
;troked the whito hand and tried to
iay It quietly, but It came like a can-
ion. ball It seemed to me.
"Billy, that stuff's all bosh you
know you didn't really believe in that
rttl books, do you? I can tell you
omolhlns which will make you laugh
t yourself for over believing such
riutfC ... :
Bat ho drew his hand away with a
igh, and tilfnect over on his- side wltlr
ibis back to me. "I know your inten
tions are O. K. but Lanny' you make
mo tired." He ended In a whisper.
Neerthelc. .-. I told him the whol
stoiy fiom the Sophomore's- point of
view and he lny quietly listening until
I came to the witching scene Itself,
when he turned over against mo and
"burst out passionately:
"Oh. Lanny. you're etufllng me!"
"I swear by anything you want me
to," I answered, folemlily. "that U'b
all t-traight goods."
He didn't say anything more, but lay
quietly looking into space. I sat
breathless on the edge of the bed. fear
ing I had' killed by deareet friend, and
when the doctor came in two hours
later I was still sitting there; for Bil
ly was fast asleep with his' hand closed
over mine.
It was the next evening at dusk when
Mr Yonkers arrived. He had been
snow-bound for a whole day and night
of horrible suspense. He came Into
the room without knocking and must
have htood there a full moment hat
ing to see his boy, when Billy's laugh
inng out fioni the adjoining room. I
had jnsl been telling him how Profes
sor Foiennan had fallen on the lc.
Lab steps.
We braid his steps and I turned
on the light just in time to sc Mr.
Yonkers standing dumbfounded in the
doorway He d'ldn't stay there long,
but went for Hilly with outstretched
arms
"(Had ou lu"pened in, father." said
Billy jovially, though somewhat taker
aback by the unaccustomed greeting
"Sorry can't be more hospitable." he
went on apologetically, "but I've beer
playing sick lately. Hi. Lanny! Kind
ly remoye that tray from the chair
o father c an sit in it."
That night I wrote another letter
to HUh's uncle, which was on my own
hook, and full of joyful things
Follow the Flag."
Circular Letters Being Prepared.
Circular letters are being prepared
by Professors (J K Barber, H. B
Ward, Rcwa Boutou. 0. It. Richards
and T M. Hodjman. to the interested
teachers in their respective summei
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vantages of thetr and tho need felt
by the University or more thorough co
o;.eiition on thr pait of the public
school teachers with the University
The Junior Not mals , recently estab
lished have seduced the teachers of
the elate from their formir dependenc co
upon the University summer school,
(specially the teachers in the western
part of the state, and jet it Is unde
niable that the University ran and
should lead the educational forces of
the state.
Band May Go Along.
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Lo accompany the
indications it seems
anangements can
the band will be able
Univertity excursion
to St. I ouls during ths summer sesr
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up, but a scheme has been devised' for
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that concerts may be given at Lincoln
and Wahoo and perhaps at Ashland,
and that-the proceeds will partially
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