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BUf 'ER 'LIES AND GIRLS nN TINUID FROM PAGE TWO. a saw he was cornered, he w:n.s determined that 13b should not know the truth, "Oh, I ve been to help a oung lady classify some bugs' "Might have known it. Well, I don't care who she was, since it wasn't Helen." "How do you know it wasn't?" "Because she hates anything that looks like a bug." "That's why she hates you eh?" Jim quizzed, as he went into his own room, thankful that he had escaped from Bob. But still, he was puzzled at what Bob had said about Hel en hating bugs. And so things continued for several months. Jim still call ed on Helen, but never oncE did he confide in Bob. Hi, chum, however, noticed how quiet he had become and teas ed him about being in love. "Don't take it so har*l, Jim,' he counselled. "You'll get over it pretty soon. There are lot, more pretty girls left in the world, you know." His only answer was a well aimed book, which he escaped only by quickly ducking undei the table. - One morning Bob cam( bouncing into the room wherE Jim was studying. "Say, Jim, any mail Mark', got an invite to a dance at Chi cora-if Helen has'nt sent mE one-Oh, there it is," he added as he caught sight of the tiny white envelope on the mantel "Hurrah for Helen !" he ex claimed, dancing around the room. "Say, old man, don'l you envy me?" "Oh, I don't know," Jirr spoke carelessly, "I kindei thought I'd go myself. How about this." lie took an envelope, simi lar to Bob's, out of his pockei and tossed it across the table Bob picked it up, and his eye. widened-"The dickens, you say! And from Helen! Well I like that. I suppose you'rE going?" He threw himself or the lounge, propped his feet ur on a gaudy pillow and lit a ci garette. "I'm afraid not, 'cause1 don't dance." Bob leaned back luxuriously and blew a cloud of smoke rings before he answered. "Let's see, the stunt come: off a week from now." ''Yes." "You haven't got the sense of a Soph." Bob threw away his cigar ette and got up. "Comc on you lazy creature. I'll teaci you in no time Push yom chair back and kick that rug out of the way." "But I've got to study Rural E." 'Cut out study if it inter feres with pleasure' is the law of the campus. Come on be fore the bell rings." From that- time on Jim though of nothing but the "stunt," as Bob persisted in calling it. He lived to the tune of "one, two, three, bal ance, turn, balance." He thought of it in the class-room and practiced it in the halls. Wednesday night the two boys were dressed by eight o'clock. Jim was still young enough to be vain of his ap pearance. In a dress suit he raded, like a peacock, first past his own mirror and then Bob's. Bob looked at his watch. "Bout time for us to start, I guess." Jim patted his third and last tie and flicked an imaginary speck of dust from his sleeve. "Say, Bob?" "Yep?" "After you take two steps this way what do you do?" "Same thing to the left, of course." "Well, Bob, just once, watch me do it once more. Whistle 'China Town.' How's this?" He one-sepped down the room, his arms extended as if holding an imaginary partner. He balanced and turned, nar rowly missing a collision with the Morris-chir, and came back to the starting place. "Why, Mr. Darden, how ex quisitely you dance," said Bob 'in a thin, shaky voice. "Confound you, Bob, don't make fun of me !" Jim ex claimed, mopping his fore head. "Don't you know I'm in earnest? This is worse than a Math, quiz. I'd rath er play two Clemson games all by myself than go through that Helen to myself and be all the dance tonight." "Then stay at home. I'll have more pleased." "No, I'm going and I'll (lance with Miss Helen, even if I step on every toe there, her own included." "You'll probably do that any way," Bob remarked dryly." "Yes, but Bob, you'll stand [by a fellow, won't you? For heaven's sake don't leave me by myself. You're used to this kind of thing, but I'm not." t"Why, sure. I'll stand ready to dfendyouin case a Fresh man tries to bother you." "Cut out that clatter and watch me just this once, p)lease. I'm so afraid I'll forget it." "No, I've watched you do it for a week. You're all right. Come on, it's time to go." .524 Main St. Phone 1831 Tom Hook L Clothing and Furnishing Goods Si Suits Made to Order Students Welcome fc AT THE PALMETTO < RESTAURANT Wingfield's 1443 Mai Chas. L. SI Corsage Bouquets, B All orders given 1436 Main Street The Bank of COI.UMBIA. SOUT L. L. HARDIN, President E. G. SEIBELS, Vice-Preside JAMES MAC1)ONALI STANMORI 1). NETTLES & TOBIAS, Attorneys Solicits Studeni WINTHI NORMAL AND ] COILE of South Carolina I 110 Officers, Teacher Over One Thousi Normal, Scientific and Literary Co Expenses for season of nine moi For students paying Tuiti For students having Free For Scholarship Students For Catalogue and other D. B. 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