Molly Brown's Junior Days

that's a Beta Phi freeze-out," remarked Judy Kean one Satur

jects, Judy? Have you been getting a

I saw some one else get one of the most flattening, extinguishing, crushing call-downs ever received by

laimed an inte

th some enjoyment of the curiosity she was exciting. "You know

masses," int

. She's bright, I hear, ver

id Katherine. "She's one of those brightest-gi

relative difference between a freshman and a senior. I honestly believe she thought everybody in Welling

ink it's rather pathetic, myself. She is more to be pitied

live and learn,

nguished her?" ejaculated Margaret Wakefield, i

y people at once?" exclaimed Judy. "Besides, I have

-natured over the jibes of her friends

of concentrated exclusiveness at Wellington. Anyhow, she knows it now. She came rushing up behind them and gave Rosomond a light, friendly slap on the back. If you could have seen Rosomond's face! But Miss H

did sh

g. Nobody said anything. Eloise Blai

need them," b

t to make hersel

se raised the

Higgins," c

Then they all walked on, leaving little Higgi

ere you?" as

y, flushing slightly. "I had been over to

orking to get into the "Shakespeareans," the most exclusive dramatic club in college. There was an awkward silence as this thought flashed through their minds. Molly felt

inguisher Miss Higgins

rupted him in the middle of a lecture with one of those unnecessary questions new girls ask to

d the voices. "An

in Mill Town High School, and he would be obliged if she would pay at

hing," excl

ted boy at college is always thoroughly hazed until there's not a drop of conceit left, and it does him good. And since we can't haze, we simply hav

autiously. "I've invited her

ling her with sofa cushions and

st restrain your invit

" apologize

? You know perfectly wel

onesome at the same time. I thought it might help her some to

't try to get ou

r. "I thought it would be nice to pit her against Margaret and Edith. She discusses deep subjects and us

one of authority, and Minerva H

k of indigo blue, and by pinning on some of her most conspicuo

r head over t

nds could wear i

ould frame a cordial greetin

calling you by your first name, do you? My name is Minerva but the girls

ered Molly, rather taken b

ecessary introductions, wicke

'Minerva' after the Goddess of Wisdom. She never wore gold me

was the picture

ld have been 'Athe

ats and Judy, as usual, was seize

an Minnie," said Molly hastily. "

e before, Minerva?" aske

ked somewha

t. A diploma from there will admit a girl into any of the best colleges in the country. I could have gone to a private school. My father is professor of Gre

e in Greek caused him to name

Greek, Julia," ad

un of the poor girl, although there was no den

ich," she sai

l of silence while Miner

one grand triumphal progress, judging from your m

roudly down at th

an they could stand. "And there are more of them still. I've won one or two medals

ery modes

asked Margaret Wakefield, really meaning to be kind and lea

too, and after I skim through a little Greek and Latin, I inten

ame of them? They regarded her suspicious

ient tongue of the Basques?

d Minerva, "but I want to get throu

enly eyes and suddenl

t seem so small to us. We have to study all the time and then just barely pull throug

ry school girls learning the rudiments of education. We have not had the advantages

p of water dashed against a granite boulder. She was already up, wandering about the room,

're easy. 'Green's Short History of the English People,' very interesting b

e on the divan, gave an inaudible gr

ed helpless

ted by her own intelligence. "Good artist, but I don't care for th

until only the whites could be seen, whic

a took her departure, and Molly, hospitable to the last

e. Nobody laughed, but the room was filled with painful sounds, moans and groans. J

y felt beate

emotions," cried Judy. "I couldn'

much as she clai

laim anything. It's only ignorant people who boast of knowledge. I suppose she ha

Edith firmly. "This mustn't be

sn't allowed,

little practical joke that will show

eed that something should be done to save

ituted chairman of all committees, impromptu or otherwise, "they may be stated in w

they cried i

the guest of honor, almost that, at a junior tea, and had found the girls rather interes