Bishopthorpe Manor School - Manorisms Yearbook (South Bethelehem, PA)

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iinnern Qtnnerrlla r I-IE eventful day had at last arrived. Girls were standing around in groups, discussing what they V ii should wear to the Alpha Pi dance. This was the big dance of the season, so of course every one Eg wanted to look her prettiest. Only one girl stood aloof, trying hard to keep back the tears which B QE would come. jane, together with four of her school-mates had not been invited to the dance. She suffered many heart-aches and pangs during that day, for Jane, even if she was quiet and queer', as the girls termed her, loved dances as much as any of them. jane Austin was a girl not very easily understood. She loved to be alone and the girls, seeing this, did leave her sadly alone. Only her room-mate, Betty jo-nes, seemed to understand her, and many times had she bravely pointed out jane's good traits, when the other .girls criticised or made fun of her. jane, do pin this bow on, cried Betty, as, with brush in hand, she was vainly trying to make her toilet for the dance. O, dear, I am so rushed, how shall I ever get ready? Did you ever see a clock move so fast? Yes, that is in exactly the right place. O, Jane, I never could do without you. just then Mary poked her head in the door, a head done up in curlers, asked for the matches, and hastily withdrew it again. Now who's at the door? jane, put out an engaged sign. I canit bother with any one. But Betty, it is a telegram for you. I hope, dear, it is not bad news. Betty rushed for the telegram, tore it o-pen and then with a gasp sank down upon the bed. For a moment she sat with blanched face, gazing, half dazed, at a slip of paper, but the next minute she was pulling off her finery and packing a suit case. I shall just have time to catch the 7.45 train, she gasped, mother is ill and I must go home at once. You must go to the dance in my place, jane,-now donit say no. Oh, jane, won't yo-u helpxme pack this? jack Dennison has to have a partner and, besides, he has our dance orders filled and you just must say that you will go. Think what a position I shall be in if you don't go-I'll explain everything to him, so thereis a dear. I knew you would be willing to do me this favor. So saying, she fairly Hew out of the room to telephone. Q In the meantime Jane pondered things over as she slowly started to dress. At last she was going to the dance-her dream had come true. Betty would be placed in an awkward position if she did not go, so she thought that it would be best for her to take her place. And to think of it, she, Jane Austin, was going to the Alpha Dance, and with jack Dennison of all persons! He, the ideal of all the girls, wouldn't f Q. E' 4 1. P k L H- x :- F. -- - f E ,Ai 4-.P its Trash' Nm g .

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cular Xluch pro- lf the horpe at one Llships irtues, e hold 'ociety ve our :niality '5 1' P31115 VVhen we travel to the realm of sleep, Sweet things we see, a pleasure to our sight, And memories that in our hearts we keep Come back to us when we lie do-wn at night. At night, when all is at peace and rest, VVe pass into the wondrous land of dreams, And then is when the world is at its best For all is as we wished, so it seems. Castles in Spain we build while we lie, And never think to see the towers fall, 'VVhen we have raised them almost to the sky They crumble, and the1'e's nothing left at all. But all our plans and fancies fade away, For dreams are meant for night and not for day. MABLE BALLARD GQ-sLiML1w. A Salina.

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' they y one which dance. -er' as g this, times tke her K move 1 Mary lrew it t Betty pen and f dazed at once Lck this? gay that there s a room 10 cgmg to ot go S0 stm was wo ildnt ky'-H, BhHhQ,,JL-.Q-,,q4,g-.,,. CHQ-'l.LL Q .J J.. ulli-LI nl-A--av -4-bb he be disappointed when he saw who his partner was? But her musings were cut short as Betty re-entered the roo-m. Wliy, jane, how pretty you look. Turn around and let me see you. I never saw you look so pretty before. And then tor herself, If Jack doesn't like her, I'll give up. e As it chanced none o-f the girls came in, so Jane, flushed and excited, was able to get dressed without much difficulty. It was not until the dancing had commenced that Betty was missed. Then the girls, not being able to see her, thought that she must be in the next room dancing, and so gave themselves up to the enjoyment of the evening. - jane, in a corner of one of the large rooms, was unnoticed by the dancers. Never had she looked lovelier, and never did she fee'l happier. I-Ier partner had looked disappointed when he called for her, but no one could accuse him of any such thing after he had seen the two together. He seemed loath to leave her side, and to tell the truth he did not leave it often. Q, by the way, do you know Betty's room-mate? Jack said, during one of the intermissions. She is a queer sort of a girl,'isn't she? Jane, who was very busy at that moment examined her handkerchief, did not look up, so all that he could see was a very red cheek and an ear still more red. Yes, she is a very queer girl, but come, I am awfully warm, let's find a cooler place. Another thing, jack continued, as they sauntered out of the room, do you realize that you haven't told me your name and Betty forgot to mention it? 'Its its Helen Armstrong she blushed a delicate crimson and quickly lool ed away for how could she tell a falsehood w1th those big brown eyes looking into hers Not on e did she see any of her schoolmates nor did they dream that she was there fo they were far too enorossed to notice her ack is hard hit one chap told Mary in a confidential talk Ilvery time I see him he 1S talkinof earnestly to the same girl I-Ie won t introduce me and every t11ne I come near he looks daggers at me so I thought I had better beat It Jane f iofning fatigue begged to be taken home when the ex ening was nearly spent She was too excited to talk all that sl e wanted to do was to think things over She liked jack immensely but if only he hadn t said she was queer Cf couise he didn t know that she was Betty s room mate but then if he only hadn t said lt The d11ve home was a dream to her she scarcely heard jack s murmured compliments and not once did she dare look at him XVhen they arrived at the school she gave lim a hasty good night and left him standing leat in hand gazing absent mindedly after her Cn re entering the cab som thin wi ite cauffht his eye a handkerchief could it be? Yes it was hers I-Ie held it to the cab window and by the light of a nearby street lamp read the nan e ai e Austin in one corner