The Gavelyte, November 1909

The Gavelyte. VOL. IV. NOVEMBER 1909. ohe Call of the Woods . (BY WENDELL FOSTER) A TRUE FRIEND. Chapter III. NO. 9 . Commencement evening arrived all too soon, and as Beth looked out thru her window, and watched the lights turned on, one at a time, looking like stars; as they would twinkle here and there until the whole valley looked like the heavens. But Beth did not think about nor see this beauti– ful scl-ne. She was watching Roy and Gertrude. as they started out across - the campus for Palace Hall, where the exercises would be held that ev-ening. It was not long till McNeil passed them and she noticed the frown that spread over his face, yet it made him look more beautiful as his graceful figure swung up the walk in the twilight. But why did she feel jealous of < :ntrude this evening. She had been hoping against hope that she could ·.-pend her last evening with Will but her wishes were dashed to pieces when thf-' week before, Gertrude came rushing into her room, and asked her to gur>1:s who had invited her to commencement. So when McNeil asked her to accomµariy him, she accepted. ~he dreaded this evening for she knew that hP wonl<l af;k hn for a promh,e RhP would have gladly given a year ago,