Katherine's Sheaves

terest, and Katherine found her time fully occupied in attendin

Adam" beginning to stir resentfully again, for she was impressed that, when the topic came up fo

sh, had come the inspiration to treat the subject from a humorous point of view. She knew that the committee had used the term in its perverted sense, so she wou

se, she became enthused over the idea, hence the mirthful gleam in her eyes when she

egan to take a more definite form, and, before the week

Sadie, Miss Walton, the president, and Miss Felton, whom she now regarded as stanch frie

o or three occasions, Katherine came suddenly upon a group of the members in earnest conversation, which was instantly cut short, or abrupt

r League?" she inquired, as she encountered Katherine in

vasively, and wondering if, by any poss

ut a 'great time' that is on the tapis for the next meeting; and-and you

et was safe, for it had always been discussed behind locked doors, and all

y own province," she replied. "I am to read a

he subject?" Jenni

it is a rule, in both

formation regarding

e public without a

smilingl

ell," said the girl, i

will not," was th

nie, with a good-natured grimace. "Well, whatever t

e, perhaps, you may be enlightened regarding what is at pr

ere's more than that in the wind," Jennie thoughtfully observed. "But"-all on the

osed her companion,

down the corners of her mouth, crossing her eyes, and assuming the air of a would-be prude-"the prospective infraction of law and order would have to be decorously stated something like this: ahem! 'Those irrepressible, irresponsible and notorious sophomores are secretly preparing to engag

nnie'!" cried Katherine, laughing heartily, f

will give the teachers a tremendous nightmare one of these fine nights. You just watch out, Miss Minturn-I've o

volved in something that you will be so

keep your eyes peeled about your own affairs. Ta- ta!" and, with a wave of

ical joke upon me for Tuesday evening!" Katherin

nk that there might be "something brewing"; but, as there appeared to be no way to solve the mystery, she wisel

st was anticipated was evinced by the fact that every member of the club was promptly on hand, while curio

fore the reading and discussion of the paper, there would be a shor

applause, and an air of eager inte

iently until quiet was

which is propounded by one of our membe

s at once o

he chairman, "is a

hat comes to al

ticulation, to a form of s

to certain theories

e a certain form of philosophy which is

s asked to read the conundrum again, which she did, w

as also been prepared by a member of our club, after which you wil

young lady apparently asleep, while two others, wearing black dominoes and lace masks, attempted to arouse her, Their efforts proved ineffectual, however,

mino to the other, who sighed heavily, and mournf

was now in the room, but a short piece o

s. A lady was seated in a chair, and beside her stood a gentleman(?) holding aloft in one hand a pair of forceps, in which there

ion. Rinse your mouth, please, and then we will

to attitude and attire, her face partially concealed by a profusion of corkscrew curls that dangled from her temples. She appeared to be ab

out her expansive shoulders; a bright red bandanna was coiled around her woolly

d into the room in true darky style, but with signs

?" demanded the spinster, but wi

done got sumpin' in

er mistress, reluctantly laying her book

, who made a careful examina

it. There!"- carefully removing something wit

'mote,' but, golly! it done feel mo' like de 'beam.' Yah! yah! yah!" laughed the negress, revealin

eried the spinster, as she care

oaning, "de rumatism do work de mischief wi' dese yere po' ole bones." But M

" queried Dinah, after watching he

nce and smile to the ceiling, "I am still engaged with my

udience. "I 'spec' some day, honey, you's so uplifted, you'll go soa

ving your attention to your dinner," i

ng her white teeth in a broad grin, she added: "I's gwine ter 'gage in m' soupy-logical, lamby-logical, pie-o-logical research; y'sm, sho!" and, striking a superior attitude, she cake-walked o

yo'll take de cake,

er with her book clasped to her breast, her head

is receptive heart-this heart already upborne on waves of ecstasy and o'er- mastering joy; fulfill its psychic dreams and lift it to thine own supersensible heights"-she breathed

or charade, or both?" inquired the president with

r cheeks. "Dinah gave it away to me with her 'is'm' and her 'ruma

answer, with, the various hints

e paper on the same subject from Miss Minturn, who

h the curtain was raised and Katherine appeared upon the stage, in

d bowed her thanks for the ge

audience, and she observed that significant and inquiring gla

be just what the club may have expected from me; but it will at

e-'twas not so

something of Ph

of culture armed

ool of Sages so

n rare, she here

re, and conned

in grew dazed b

fact, Miss Puff m

first, with arg

ystical, the wi

platform next, to

foll'wing near c

renology! what

und! how high her

etness for fut

she give a luc

ychology! tran

n upon her phi

ne to realms of

grow dim upon t

hydra-head T

nd chill her heart

r spare not in s

alas! no longer

e, 'twas lovely t

if she were wi

in themes on whic

ep on transcende

, the Summer Schoo

, well primed, to s

clouds of blis

erchance (?) in som

nds, Miss Puff's ca

us frauds, she sho

you know, and too

d heal, and fad

the town!-was n

ch was made o'er mou

that begat lon

as I am autho

stical must have

tter phrase to ch

doctors vowed-ab

her fads and Tr

eyond anything she had yet received and was kept up, with cries of "come out," "come out," un

us treatment of the subject might be more enjoyable than any other, and"-with an arch look and nod-"more applicable to your conception of the

ent looked

aid; but even as she spoke there was a nervou

is will elucidate my meaning," Katherine explained, and, bringing to light something, which she had until the

greeted this annou

old you, Miss Minturn?" came breathle

and, being arrayed in the dentist's garb with only a domino over it, I did not wish to be seen. I fled into the closet there, and the next moment two juniors passed, carrying something in their arms, wrapped in shawls. I heard one say, 'When I give the signal, Miss

therine concluded, and there were some very r

ng to her feet, and, addre

leader in this affair, m

ades, Miss Folle

suggestive shrug-"we, of course, expected she would go into it deep, and mount, and soar, and all that; so some of us put our heads together and planned a ghost walk. We were going to wait until she reached the zenith of her flight, when, at a signal from me, the electrics would be turned off, which would leave us a very dim light through the transoms opening into the hall; then eight of us were to slip into our robes, form a circle around Miss Minturn, and c

clapping and bursts of irrepressible laughter

tored order, and Miss Foll

-turning to Katherine with a low, graceful bow-"if she will accept the homage from the chief transgressor, who-to make all possible atonement-proposes to give the best spre

atherine, who grasped it cordially, amid en

transacted and Miss Follet's proposal to give a spread in Miss Minturn's h

er of attraction and held a delightful little reception for a while; but this was cut short by the ringing of the retiring bell, and th

ating in joyous rhythm with three beautiful words gleaned from her beloved "Science and He