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A sense of embarrassment acco after the triuusta Hall He reeable episode of the previous night, and ate silently amid the chatter of Babe and the monosyllabic answers of her h-ride and dance co

"I fear it will be too cold," objected Mrs Graves, in her fretful, weary voice

"I can wrap up war and Dan will take care of , mother, and that's all there is to it"

"It see Jordan, Teola," her father said "He's been here every night for a week, hasn't he?"

Teola irl in toho had callers, and looked pleadingly to Frederick for aid The young student flashed her a sht, father," he exclai?"

"No," answered Frederick, "but sister would be no safer if I were I have implicit confidencs in Dan Jordan and the country roads are perfect By the way, Dan would like to take a class of boys in the Sunday School I told him to see you about it"

The mollified minister finished his h-ride was a thing of the past That it had brought disaster to Teola Graves showed in the tired eyes as they rested on the sky, gray with the co her cha either father or mother At theshe halted Here and there a star sparkled, dying di sky Teola's eyes rested upon the street below for several aze upward and beyond--beyond to the long road that led to the yard of the dead which stretched over the hillside, rearing itsthe leafless trees, like sentinels over sleeping soldiers There was soirl, watching the birth of her first real day of living The University frowned down upon the graveyard; in its turn the graveyard frowned " to itsthe air with its sonorous sound reverberating into the hills And still the girl stood waiting for--she knew not what