The Gavelyte, March 1906

THE (;AVl~LY'H\ -------- - --· ----· ·-------- I Romethingelse quick. Ask him if he has I But Mr. Thompson thoug-ht other- any brothers or sister, : Mr. Thomp- 1 1 wise. He askecl Miss WilLon if she c:;on has gotten us into a place where would go with him to supper, leaving we can not get away. It would be I Russel and Miss Alden LogethEr. very impolite to. leave him. I guess , Russel promptly wrote, I'll go and talk to Bertha Aikin j "May I have your company to awhile and let you talk to him ." J supper?" "You'll do nothing of the kind I Miss Alden couldn't say, "No" Bthel ! Leave me here to talk to him! j Ethel never could tell Ruth after– Ask him how long he's been deaf and I wards how she got along writing to dumb. [t might offend him though Mr. Russel during supper-time, but to think we noticed it. He isn't a one thing she did know, that she felt , bad looking fellow is he? Red hair and very queer, for even President Long blue eyes are they not? Look and and all the professors seemed to be see. Write something to him Ethel, laughing at her. She thought it qujck ! He's staring traight at you.'' very serious. "I know he is,'' said Miss Alden, But she saw through it all when "so I can't look at him. It makes I supper was over, and the time had me feel rather queer to know a young I arrived for all to depart, Thompson man is looking at you, and can't talk came_up to them and asked Miss Wil– to you, who says he fe_ll in l?ve with , 1 ~on if. he might accompan.y h~~· h0me. a girl that looked Just hk~ you. peaking to Russel he said, Russel, Maybe it is I he meant. Look at I I suppo.:ie you will see that Miss Al– his ~anrl s, Ruth! .~re they not funny I de?, arriv~~ home ,safely ... looking? He's p1dgeoned-toed too. Certamly, 'lhompson - I'll be \\ hat do you think of that pin in his pleased to do s,/' he spoke plainly. , tie? It looks like a ten cent one I And then it just dawned on th,e saw down town yesterday. Look, minds of these young ladies that they Ruth, there is President Long tell- had been talking to an impo tor all ing the people to go to supper. evening ,ind that he had ht>ard every Which one l)f us i,;; going with Mr. word said in his presence. l{ussel? I am sure I nm not. Why ! --LmrnTTE ::'TERRETT. how will I t>vet· eat anything if I stop every other minute and It is reported that Gov. Pattison, write on his 1nd? Uh. here comes I on account of his continued illness, is Mr. 'l'hompson. I'll go with him.'· J contemplating resignation.