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Digital Commons @ George Fox University "The Crescent" Student Newspaper Archives and Museum 2-1-1913 The Crescent - February 1913 George Fox University Archives Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent Recommended Citation George Fox University Archives, "The Crescent - February 1913" (1913). "The Crescent" Student Newspaper. 115. https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/the_crescent/115 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Archives and Museum at Digital Commons @ George Fox University. It has been accepted for inclusion in "The Crescent" Student Newspaper by an authorized administrator of Digital Commons @ George Fox University. For more information, please contact [email protected]. D In Ci3 Phone White 113 Chocolate Candy in boxes or in bulk THE CRESCENT All kinds of Candy will be found at VOL. XXIV. FEBRUARY, 1913 NO. 5 THE NEWBERO ORUO CL Next door Postoffice to I 31otx jat Worteb otIj Lap Newberg Hdw. & Plumbing Co. “Oh, girls,” cried Gae, bursting into the room where the girls had gathered to talk until study hour, for the BEST QUALITY and PRICES “I’ve got the splendidest news! You couldn’t guess it in a month of Sundays!” “Well, what is it now? You’re always having a “Campustry” spell over something,” said Bernice, languidly from her seat at the table, “what is it this time? An A in Ger of the interesting subjects Spring is one of the term man or has Miss Andrews complimented you on your and you’d better get it on your program but don’t work in the Indian Club Drill?” little forget to play a Lawn Tennis and Base Ball “Not at all,” responded Gae, cheerfully as she and remember that dropped down on the floor beside her room-mate, Nell The Big Hardware Store Bird. “This is a really truly something. I’ll give you I each one guess.” is headquarters for A. G. Spalding’s athletic sup Two or three random guesses were made but Nell plies, and can fit you out with the necessary equip I interrupted, “Gae, you little witch, what is it? I can ment. see it really is something great and we’re getting We’ll treat you right farther away every minute.” Gae put her hand into her sweater pocket and drew I out a letter. The act was sufficient to bring the girls LARKIN!PAINCE into a circle close about her as she opened the letter HDW.CO I and read, THE CRESCENT 3 2 THE CRESCENT discuss plans for the following day. They were un “Dearest Gae: Doubtless you haven’t forgotten decided a skating party on the little lake or a which I made you at Xmas time and your ‘.vhether the promise sleigh-ride through the surrounding country would and I decided that this would be the best time father prove most enjoyable for the morning’s outing and redeem it. We will send the car down to Hartford to appealed to Mrs. Lewis for a decision. the six o’clock train Friday evening. Bring as to meet girls, I think it would be nicest to leave the girls as you wish. Now don’t let these “Well, many of the skating party for the afternoon or evening and make interfere with your studies this week but come pre plans use of the sleigh in the morning.” Gae knew from the to forget all your lessons for a while. Your lov pared expression on her mother’s face and the understanding Mother.” ing from her father, that they had a plan for the nearly crushed for a few minutes as each smile Gae was morning which was to be a susprise. The girls rose girls tried to get nearest to her and rapturous one of the early the next morning (at half past eight) and after a filled the room. “Did you ever hear any exclamations hearty breakfast, they all gathered in the hall to pre jolly?” “Wont that be the greatest fun?” thing so pare for the ride. All dressed in heavy dark skirts, mother just the dearest ever?” until at last “Isn’t her white golf sweaters with little knit caps of their school in mounting a chair and getting the girls’ Gae succeeded colors, maroon and white, they made a pretty sight. attention. The air was crisp and cold and put everyone in the best she said, authoritively, “everyone of you “Now,” of spirits. Although her father took a round-about going and as this is Wednesday we’ll all have to are course, Gae saw that they were on a road which led to hurry.” * * * * * * the little station of Hartford, and several times she saw at his watch. They drew up at the station that was how it happened that a merry crowd him look And the morning train whistled at the curve. The alighted from the train at the little town of just as of girls girls remarked what fun it was to watch and see who one evening in January. Hartford was twen Hartford, came to this little out-of-the-way place when suddenly miles back in the hills from the town which held ty Gladys called out, “Well, if there isn’t Rob Meredith! College where Gae attended school and the Harberly And Phil Evans! Why, there’s a whole crowd of college girls were delighted to find everything buried in snow. boys!” Mr. Lewis had alighted from the sleigh and Instead of the big red touring car which they had ex was piloting the boys toward it. For a moment, the pected to see, there was a big open sleigh, heaped full girls were too surprised to speak but it didn’t take long and drawn by a splendid span of big dapple- of robes the explanation of how Mr. and Mrs. Lewis had Mr. Lewis, Gae’s father, was there to to get grey horses. to make it a complete surprise and it was a out to the big farm-house where rs. Lewis managed drive them piled into the sleigh ready for the ride them. jolly crowd who was awaiting the farm. After they had done full justice to the old-fashioned back to In the afternoon, they decided to leave the skating country supper, the girls gathered in the wide hall to 4 THE CRESCENT THE CRESCENT 5 party for the evening and spent the afternoon telling cold; the starry heavens overhead and the sparkling stories and popping corn over the open fire in the hail. snow beneath seemed to invite them out to Early in the afternoon the little Gae and Nell met on the stair frozen lake. As they left the piazza, ray and there they scattered was a frown on Gae’s usually smiling out and according to previous planning, face. She drew Nell Gae was left down on the step beside her. with Roy Marshall. Gae proved equal “Nell,” she whispered, to the occasion “I can’t understand what and they were soon engaged in an mother had that earnest conversation Roy Marshall come out for. He’s not which, much to the disgust of the others, a bit like the rest of was kept too the crowd and it just spoils the low to be overheard. At the edge of fun. I’m sure the rest the lake, he knelt feel just as I do but I don’t see to adjust her skates and Nell noted with how I can help matters any.” growing jeal ousy, that he did it as easily as any of Nell thought minute the others. Af a and then a mischevious smile ter the skating began, most of the party broke over her face. forgot Gae for a time but Nell drew Gladys aside and whispered anx “Gae,” she whispered, “I’ve got the dandiest plan. iously, “Glad, have you seen Gae! I’m kind o’ sorry I’m sure it’ll work fine if you’ll just do it. I will tell that I started this thing. Have you noticed how those the rest of the crowd so they can enjoy the joke too. two have been acting? Of course, it’s all put on with Now promise you’ll do it.” Gae (there was more assurance in Nell’s words than “But tell me what is first. I don’t want to go into in her voice) “and say, Glad, he is quite stunning, isn’t it before I know what I’m doing.” he? “We can’t let just one spoil the whole party for us Gladys understood Nell’s anxiety and patted her re when we can have a jolly good time out of it. Now you assuringly on the shoulder, “Now, never you mind, pretend you think Roy is pretty nice and talk to him Nell; of course Gae is only playing and just wait ‘till every chance you get. That’ll wake him up if anything it’s over and you see, she’ll have the biggest laugh over will and I feel it in my bones that something will happen it of any.” but if all the rest are in the plan, the joke will fall on Then Rob and Lester appeared Roy—see? and the girls were soon deep in the mystery of learning a fancy step At first Gae had her misgivings as the but to feasibility Nell gave a sigh of relief when she saw Gae of the plan; her duty as a hostess hurt pass with her conscience Phil Evans. He was teaching her a new but she soothed it by saying that way of turn it was merely a little ing quickly and Gae wished to try it joke and consented to play her part.